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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Jason Sturd Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley lands the left hand.
Kingsley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kingsley checks a leg kick.
Kingsley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturd Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Sturd Jr.
Kingsley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sturd Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Kingsley dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Kingsley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturd Jr misses with a looping right.
Good work by Kingsley as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Kingsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kingsley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingsley.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingsley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingsley misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Kingsley.
Sturd Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingsley.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr checks it.
Sturd Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kingsley throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kingsley throws a head kick that misses.
Sturd Jr throws out a counter right but Kingsley avoids it with no problem.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kingsley.
We've been told by Kingsley's head coaches at Cutthroat that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sturd Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kingsley backs up against the cage.
Kingsley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingsley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingsley slips a straight right by Sturd Jr.
Kingsley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturd Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr scores with a body shot.
Sturd Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingsley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingsley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturd Jr has time to react.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab from Kingsley.
Kingsley takes a swing at Sturd Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sturd Jr, right into the meat.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Kingsley tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters circling a little - Kingsley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kingsley scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Kingsley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturd Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kingsley misses with a head kick.
Sturd Jr clinches with his opponent.
Sturd Jr pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley won't allow Sturd Jr to sweep him here.
Sturd Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kingsley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kingsley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sturd Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kingsley trying to control the position.
Sturd Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
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.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kyle Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsley misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Kingsley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sturd Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kingsley takes a step back to recover.
Kingsley slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kingsley lands with an overhand left.
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Kingsley strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingsley blocks the body kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a straight left.
Kingsley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sturd Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kingsley misses.
Sturd Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Sturd Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsley misses with a straight right.
Kingsley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturd Jr.
Kingsley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Sturd Jr finds it's target.
Sturd Jr looks to throw the jab but Kingsley is out of range.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingsley steps away.
A low kick from Kingsley is predictable there
and Kingsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingsley.
Sturd Jr moves in looking to clinch but Kingsley pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Kingsley.
Sturd Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Kingsley gets underhooks to prevent Sturd Jr's takedown attempt.
Sturd Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sturd Jr looking for a takedown.
Sturd Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kingsley prevents it.
Kyle Kingsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sturd Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingsley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sturd Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kingsley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sturd Jr pulls guard.
Sturd Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sturd Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sturd Jr controlling Kingsley's posture.
Kingsley postures up in Sturd Jr's guard and throws a big left but Sturd Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kingsley preventing the sweep.
Kingsley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kingsley throws an elbow that misses. Sturd Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kingsley's guard. Nice move by Sturd Jr!
Kingsley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sturd Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sturd Jr preventing the sweep.
Kingsley looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No joy there for Sturd Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingsley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingsley checks a leg kick.
Kingsley throws a counter high kick but Sturd Jr was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kingsley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sturd Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Kingsley's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Sturd Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sturd Jr! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingsley throws a solid leg kick but Sturd Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingsley.
Kingsley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kingsley throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Kingsley moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingsley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
Kingsley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Kingsley misses with an uppercut. Sturd Jr saw that one coming.
Kingsley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Sturd Jr blocks the low kick.
Sturd Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Kingsley shakes him off and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kingsley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sturd Jr - the referee stops the clock and Kingsley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sturd Jr. Kingsley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kingsley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but Kingsley moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kingsley.
Kingsley avoids the body shot from Sturd Jr.
Kingsley is looking to counter punch.
Kingsley needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Kingsley tries to land a front kick but Sturd Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kingsley missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kingsley throws a right hand that misses
and Sturd Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Kingsley.
Kingsley sets himself, and Sturd Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Kingsley avoids it this time.
Sturd Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sturd Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sturd Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That kick from Sturd Jr tenderised Kingsley's leg. Kingsley is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsley looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
Kingsley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingsley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingsley misses with a body punch
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that Kingsley was not able to check.
Kingsley wants to land a leg kick but Sturd Jr is out of range.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Sturd Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sturd Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingsley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingsley. That's going to slow Sturd Jr down.
Kingsley swinging wildly here.
Sturd Jr with a hook.
Kingsley needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingsley.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturd Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingsley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kingsley in his tracks.
Sturd Jr throws a push kick but Kingsley slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Kingsley catches Sturd Jr right on the button with a cross.
Kyle Kingsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingsley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingsley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sturd Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Kingsley backing up. Kingsley nods at Sturd Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Sturd Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A shot to the liver by Sturd Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Sturd Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingsley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick, looking for Kingsley's leg but Kingsley calmly moves out of range.
Kingsley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingsley looks to land a left hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sturd Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Sturd Jr slams his shin into Kingsley's torso.
Kingsley throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kingsley misses the target.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kingsley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kingsley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Kingsley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Kingsley counters with a quick kick to the body but Sturd Jr blocks it.
Kingsley misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Kingsley.
Kingsley missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingsley misses with a hook. Sturd Jr ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingsley lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Sturd Jr.
Well Sturd Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
After winning the bout, Jason Sturd Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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