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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Justice (ranked 4776 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sulejman Bektic (ranked 4516 p4p, 461 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clifton Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sulejman Bektic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bektic closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Bektic pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bektic.
Bektic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bektic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bektic just manages to avoid it.
Bektic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bektic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bektic manages to get himself to full guard.
Bektic trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice landing with the ground and pound.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bektic controlling the position.
Justice gets to his feet - Bektic follows without any prompting.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bektic.
Justice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Bektic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bektic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bektic lands in his opponent's guard.
Bektic lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Justice manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Justice manages to break the clinch.
Bektic darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Bektic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Justice just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to work over Bektic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bektic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bektic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Stalling in the clinch from Justice.
Justice dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justice seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Bektic has him pressed against the cage.
Justice misses with some punches.
Bektic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bektic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bektic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bektic looks winded!
Bektic clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bektic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bektic prevents Justice from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clifton Justice will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bektic tries for a takedown but Justice circles away easily
and Justice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clifton Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bektic moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bektic misses.
Bektic closes the distance and clinches.
Justice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bektic is trying to push Justice away but Justice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bektic wants a takedown.
Bektic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bektic moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Justice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bektic up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Justice.
Bektic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.
Bektic has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Justice prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bektic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bektic swivels and escapes.
Bektic throws a low kick but Justice moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bektic wants a takedown but no success here.
Bektic is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justice breaks the clinch.
Bektic throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Bektic scores with a one two! Justice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bektic has managed to clinch.
Justice dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justice stalling the fight.
Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bektic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Justice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Justice clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice avoiding damage.
Bektic fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice stalling in the clinch.
Bektic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Justice regains guard.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Justice is adopting a defensive guard.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Bektic is proving a slippery customer.
Justice wants to sweep here but Bektic controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clifton Justice will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bektic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bektic drives through with a takedown into Justice's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Justice has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bektic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bektic working hard to break the clinch.
Bektic scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Bektic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Justice smiles and moves away.
Bektic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice prevents the takedown attempt.
Sulejman Bektic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bektic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bektic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Justice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bektic throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
Bektic has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Justice taking a breather.
Justice will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bektic up against the cage.
Justice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bektic is looking to break free of the clinch but Justice has double underhooks.
Bektic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
Bektic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bektic shoots in but no luck this time.
It appears Justice was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bektic struggling a bit here.
Justice lands a nice forearm strike.
Bektic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justice decides to stand back up.
Bektic throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bektic manages to avoid it.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Bektic, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Bektic against the cage but Bektic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bektic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice leaning against his opponent.
Justice manages to break the clinch.
Bektic closes the distance and clinches.
Justice breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Justice is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sulejman Bektic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifton Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bektic takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sulejman Bektic.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sulejman Bektic!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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