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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuju Kilju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein comes to the ring accompanied by Bring It On. Kilju has chosen One Of These Mornings as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, JD Wildstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuju Kilju!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilju.
Kilju throws a hook but Wildstein avoids it easily.
Wildstein closes the distance and clinches.
Kilju misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilju pushes Wildstein back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wildstein digs a right hand underneath Kilju's ribcage. Kilju let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wildstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kilju breaks from the clinch.
Kilju thuds a left hand into Wildstein's body.
Kilju bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Kilju misses.
Wildstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilju.
Kilju throws a leg kick but Wildstein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wildstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Kilju throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wildstein misses with a takedown attempt - Kilju sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilju misses with a body shot.
Kilju checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kilju has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wildstein throws a right hand that misses
and Kilju holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wildstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wildstein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wildstein blocks the elbow strike.
Wildstein can't find room to land a body shot as Kilju controls the action.
Kilju swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wildstein tries a body shot but Kilju blocks it.
Wildstein has been working on his balance at Wolf Training Lair, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kilju.
Kilju scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wildstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wildstein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilju lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilju lands a hook that snaps the head of Wildstein backwards.
Kilju tries to work over Wildstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilju goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilju swings wildly with an uppercut but Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilju makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilju tries a body shot but Wildstein blocks it.
Wildstein tries to work over Kilju's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wildstein tries to pull guard but Kilju won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JD Wildstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Kilju fails to land.
Wildstein is trying to pull guard but Kilju turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Wildstein can't find room to land a body shot as Kilju controls the action.
Wildstein ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wildstein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wildstein trying to control the position.
Kilju wants to stand but Wildstein is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kilju showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kilju won't allow Wildstein to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kilju defends well.
Wildstein has his foot on Kilju's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilju works his way back into a safe position though.
Wildstein wants to sweep here but Kilju controlling him for the moment.
Kilju trying to control but Wildstein is working from the bottom.
Wildstein is looking to sweep but instead, Kilju has passed into half guard.
Wildstein wants to improve his position but Kilju is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kilju wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wildstein keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wildstein is trying to control but Kilju manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wildstein is looking to get to half guard.
Wildstein is working hard here to advance position.
Kilju landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wildstein regains half guard.
Wildstein taking some punishment here, with Kilju in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuju Kilju dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wildstein tries to clinch but Kilju is having none of it.
Wildstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilju.
Kilju throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Kilju. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kilju. Those never looked like landing.
Wildstein tries to clinch but Kilju is having none of it.
Kilju throws a looping overhand right but Wildstein ducks down to avoid it.
Kilju misses with a low kick as Wildstein jumps back.
Wildstein tries to land a front kick but Kilju steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kilju bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wildstein's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilju. Wildstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wildstein fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilju, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wildstein tries a body shot but Kilju blocks it.
Wildstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wildstein misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Wildstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilju.
Kilju pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wildstein throws a push kick but Kilju slaps the foot to one side.
Kilju stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kilju wants it to stay on the feet.
Kilju connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kilju throws the left hand but Wildstein avoids the punch easily.
Tuju Kilju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wildstein. That's going to slow Kilju down.
Wildstein throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilju throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wildstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wildstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilju.
Wildstein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wildstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wildstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tuju Kilju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilju.
A head kick misses from Wildstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wildstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilju scoring well with a low kick there.
Wildstein slips under a jab from Kilju.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kilju lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kilju throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wildstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wildstein looks for the body kick but Kilju saw that one coming.
Kilju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wildstein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilju throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilju wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wildstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilju.
Wildstein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kilju sprawls and moves away.
Kilju scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Kilju cracks Wildstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kilju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilju jabs at Wildstein's body.
Wildstein darts in and clinches Kilju up against the ropes.
Kilju lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wildstein ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wildstein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wildstein keeping moving, preventing Kilju from controlling successfully.
Kilju is pushing down on Wildstein's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wildstein is fighting to maintain full guard but Kilju has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wildstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilju is trying to control. Wildstein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju wants to pass the guard but Wildstein is defending well.
Kilju looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kilju not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wildstein won't allow Kilju to pass to mount.
Kilju trying to control from half guard but Wildstein is working away.
Wildstein tries to get to full guard but Kilju has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuju Kilju showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wildstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wildstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wildstein sets himself, and Kilju steps forward looking for the clinch! Wildstein avoids it this time.
Kilju pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilju throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wildstein throws a shot to the body.
Wildstein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilju.
Kilju lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wildstein closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilju did well to prevent Wildstein getting side control.
Wildstein perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wildstein sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilju defending well though.
Kilju keeping hold of Wildstein's head, controlling as best he can.
Wildstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kilju does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
JD Wildstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein drops an elbow to the side of Kilju's head.
Wildstein not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wildstein thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wildstein lands a nice short elbow.
Wildstein is nestled in close to Kilju, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilju is not content to let Wildstein control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wildstein connects with a nice short shot to Kilju's temple.
Wildstein wants to take a breather but Kilju is having none of it.
Kilju is looking to improve his position.
Wildstein winds up and cracks Kilju with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wildstein is working away from the top position though.
Wildstein prevents Kilju from improving his position.
Kilju trying to control here.
Wildstein trying to pass the guard but Kilju defending well.
Wildstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilju has a hand on Wildstein's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wildstein takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wildstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to control but Kilju wriggling away.
Wildstein scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wildstein working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kilju is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wildstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wildstein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wildstein lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kilju is trying to escape the mount.
Wildstein wants to control the pace but Kilju is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wildstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Wildstein, not yet.
Wildstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wildstein wants to control the position but Kilju says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilju has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilju tries to control but Wildstein wriggling away.
Wildstein is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Wildstein clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wildstein throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kilju to counter with a crisp jab.
Wildstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilju manages to avoid it.
Wildstein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kilju defends well and Wildstein ends up having to push Kilju into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kilju lands a body shot.
Wildstein connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilju lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilju misses with a body shot.
Wildstein throws a solid leg kick but Kilju takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wildstein.
No joy there for Kilju, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wildstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilju.
Wildstein throws a lazy head kick
and Kilju makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kilju walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wildstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wildstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilju lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wildstein checks a low kick from Kilju.
Wildstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It appears Wildstein was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wildstein throws a good cross that connects.
Wildstein misses with a straight right.
Wildstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilju connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilju scores with the left hand. Wildstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Wildstein moves out of range of the strikes.
Wildstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilju.
Kilju misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilju.
Kilju throws a leg kick
and Wildstein counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kilju won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wildstein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilju keeps working.
Kilju is looking to reverse the position.
Wildstein cracks Kilju with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kilju taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kilju tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wildstein trying to control the position but Kilju is working away.
Kilju is trying to control Wildstein's posture but Wildstein avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein landing strikes.
Kilju struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Wildstein politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wildstein prefers to stall for the moment though.
An elbow from Wildstein crashes against the mat.
Wildstein working away.
Kilju is trying to improve his position.
Wildstein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kilju is avoiding damage well.
Kilju manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wildstein is trying to control. Kilju wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilju has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wildstein is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kilju manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kilju controlling Wildstein's posture.
Wildstein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wildstein is looking to stall here but Kilju recovers full guard.
Kilju is trying to keep Wildstein in close.
Kilju is trying to hold Wildstein in close to prevent damage but Wildstein has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tuju Kilju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilju fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wildstein.
Wildstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilju throws an overhand right that lands on Wildstein's shoulder, as Wildstein tries to avoid the shot.
Wildstein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Kilju on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wildstein is looking to wear down Kilju with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilju. Wildstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wildstein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kilju sprawls and moves away.
Kilju misses with an uppercut.
Kilju wants to slow Wildstein down by chopping away at his legs.
Wildstein defending well as Kilju loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilju looks to throw the jab but Wildstein is out of range.
Wildstein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kilju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wildstein takes a swing at Kilju's ribcage but misses.
Kilju throws a lazy head kick
and Wildstein counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kilju!
Kilju is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wildstein trying to control the position but Kilju is working away.
Kilju can't do much from the bottom here.
Wildstein looks up at the clock and then as Kilju takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wildstein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wildstein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kilju sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
JD Wildstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilju tries to improve position but can't.
Wildstein trying to control the position but Kilju is working away.
The ground and pound from Wildstein seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Wildstein crashes against the mat.
Kilju manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilju wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wildstein keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilju prevents Wildstein from improving his position.
Kilju looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wildstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilju trying to control the action but Wildstein is working from the bottom.
Wildstein is looking to control Kilju's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wildstein avoid being mounted?
Wildstein looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wildstein moves into full guard.
Wildstein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kilju stays in close to Wildstein's body and controls the position.
Wildstein working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kilju has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kilju not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Wildstein showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kilju has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuju Kilju!
Tuju Kilju spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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