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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sainty (ranked 646 p4p, 81 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 416 p4p, 51 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sainty's calf.
Sainty slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sainty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sainty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sainty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tertelgte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tertelgte pinned against the cage. Tertelgte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Sainty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sainty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Sainty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.
Sainty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty fails with the takedown.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sainty changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Sainty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Sainty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sainty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tertelgte to score with a decent uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Sainty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tertelgte checks it well.
A shot to the liver by Tertelgte. Beautiful body shot.
Tertelgte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sainty circles away quickly and effectively.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Tertelgte blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sainty tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sainty tries to pass to full mount but Tertelgte defends it.
Sainty wants to control but Tertelgte is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sainty is looking to advance position but Tertelgte won't allow it.
Sainty is looking to stall here but Tertelgte recovers full guard.
Sainty looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Tertelgte keeps moving.
Tertelgte pulls Sainty in close to his closed guard and prevents Sainty from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sainty throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sainty checks a leg kick.
Sainty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainty misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte cracks a nice hook into Sainty's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tertelgte.
Sainty shoots in but Tertelgte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tertelgte unleashes a big counter combination but Sainty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Sainty is out of range.
Sainty attempts a counter takedown but Tertelgte avoids it well and moves away.
Tertelgte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick
and Sainty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sainty slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tertelgte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte is pressing down on Sainty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sainty trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tertelgte pulls Sainty in close to prevent any damage.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tertelgte is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty is fighting to break Tertelgte's control of his arms but Tertelgte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tertelgte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sainty.
Sainty looks to land a left hand but Tertelgte moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sainty moves away.
Sainty slips under a jab.
Tertelgte lands a jab to Sainty's midsection.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sainty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tertelgte lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte stuns Sainty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Tertelgte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sainty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sainty throws a leg kick but Tertelgte moved away.
Tertelgte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sainty.
Sainty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries a low kick but Sainty avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Sainty's head but Sainty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Sainty coming out on top.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
Sainty dives in for a single leg takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sainty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tertelgte.
Donk. Tertelgte catches Sainty right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sainty slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lunges at Sainty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sainty's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Tertelgte 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tertelgte thumps Sainty with a low kick.
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sainty attempts a counter takedown but Tertelgte avoids it well and moves away.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Sainty's head but Sainty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Sainty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sainty shoots for a takedown but Tertelgte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sainty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Sainty ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown. Tertelgte fights it but they end up in guard.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tertelgte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sainty throwing strikes from guard but Tertelgte blocks nicely.
Sainty trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sainty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Sainty stops Tertelgte from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sainty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
A low kick from Tertelgte misses
and Sainty counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tertelgte 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.
Sainty won't allow Tertelgte to get back to his feet.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty preventing the sweep.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tertelgte is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sainty wants to control from the top but Tertelgte keeps moving.
Tertelgte pulls Sainty in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice uppercut lands for Tertelgte. That snapped Sainty's head back.
Tertelgte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Tertelgte. Those never looked like landing.
Sainty half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tertelgte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sainty misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tertelgte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!
A victorious Ernie Tertelgte thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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