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Event: CWC 316 - Prelims     
Date:   Aug 07, 2022





179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs



175 cm
43 yrs
155 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Ernie Tertelgte! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 14 losses; Alexey Andreev!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Tertelgte tries to sprawl but Andreev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tertelgte (0) vs (2) Andreev
Andreev trying to mount his opponent but Tertelgte defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tertelgte is trying to maintain the position but Andreev is very close to passing his half guard.
My spies in Silverback MMA inform me that Andreev has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tertelgte wants to improve his position but Andreev is controlling well.
Andreev trying to control the pace.
Tertelgte is not content to let Andreev control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Well, if Andreev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tertelgte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1##SUB#
Tertelgte looking for submissions off his back.
Andreev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tertelgte is looking to improve his position.
Andreev is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
Andreev works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tertelgte (0) vs (5) Andreev
Andreev taking a breather here.
Tertelgte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andreev tries to advance to mount but can't.
Andreev happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Tertelgte is looking to reverse the position.
Tertelgte is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Andreev is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Tertelgte (0) vs (7) Andreev
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tertelgte is looking to escape.
Andreev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tertelgte is desperately trying to improve his position but Andreev has a good base and remains in mount.
Andreev controlling his opponent.
Tertelgte wants to hold on but Andreev pushes him away.
Tertelgte working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Andreev looking to control but Tertelgte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andreev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andreev trying to control but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Andreev controlling the pace for now.
Tertelgte wants to control but Andreev is having none of it.
Tertelgte regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Andreev in particular looking to stall.#T5##SUB#
Tertelgte looking for submissions off his back.
Tertelgte gets full guard.
Andreev is fighting to break Tertelgte's control of his arms but Tertelgte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Tertelgte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andreev passes Tertelgte's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tertelgte manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Andreev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tertelgte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andreev has managed to get both his arms back between Tertelgte's legs - danger averted.#T6##SUB#
Tertelgte looking for a guillotine here but Andreev defends easily.
Andreev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andreev forces his way into half guard.
Andreev prevents Tertelgte from improving his position.
Andreev trying to control the pace. #T7#
Andreev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tertelgte!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tertelgte (0) vs (10) Andreev
Andreev looking to control but Tertelgte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Andreev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andreev tries to control but Tertelgte wriggling away. #T8#
Andreev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tertelgte haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tertelgte bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tertelgte (2) vs (10) Andreev
Andreev controlling the position.
Tertelgte wants to pass the guard but Andreev is keeping the position.
Andreev is pulling down on Tertelgte's head to control his posture. #T9#
Andreev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tertelgte trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom.
Andreev trying to control the position. #T10#
Andreev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tertelgte manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tertelgte (2) vs (12) Andreev
Andreev preventing the sweep.
Andreev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tertelgte is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Tertelgte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andreev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Tertelgte keeps moving.
Andreev controlling from the top position. #T11#
Tertelgte can't keep his opponent in guard - Andreev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tertelgte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Tertelgte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Andreev pulls his head out easily.
Andreev tries to pass to full mount but Tertelgte defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andreev is working away from the top position though.#T12#
Andreev controlling the action here.
Tertelgte trying to control from the bottom.
Tertelgte tries to roll over but Andreev keeps him under control.
Andreev stalling.
Andreev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tertelgte is looking to improve his position. #T13#
Andreev moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tertelgte (2) vs (15) Andreev
The referee asks Andreev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Andreev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tertelgte tries to bench press Andreev off him but Andreev keeps the position.
Tertelgte gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Tertelgte looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Andreev in particular looking to stall.#T14#
It looks like Andreev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Andreev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andreev content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andreev moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tertelgte (2) vs (18) Andreev

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreev wins on points by 18 to 2.
Alexey Andreev thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: CWC 314 - Fiso vs Jan     
Date:   Jul 24, 2022





164 cm
36 yrs
144 lbs



179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Disco Kid! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Tertelgte scores with a takedown into Kid's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kid (0) vs (2) Tertelgte
We've been hearing good reports from Kid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tertelgte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kid is trying to control the position but Tertelgte postures up.
Kid might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Tertelgte is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tertelgte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tertelgte has managed to get both his arms back between Kid's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid is pulling down on Tertelgte's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Kid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Tertelgte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kid's guard.
Tertelgte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Tertelgte is working for a kimura but Kid is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Tertelgte wants to work for an arm triangle but Kid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Kid wants to control but Tertelgte is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Kid is defending against the submission attempts here by Tertelgte.
Kid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tertelgte.
Kid wants to get back to full guard but Tertelgte has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (0) vs (5) Tertelgte#T3#
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tertelgte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kid haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kid knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tertelgte tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
Kid manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tertelgte's best efforts.
Tertelgte prevents Kid from improving his position.
Kid is looking to control Tertelgte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kid avoid being mounted?
Kid wants to get back to full guard.
Tertelgte seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kid gets full guard.#T5#
Kid keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Kid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tertelgte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kid looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tertelgte preventing the sweep. #T6#
Tertelgte looking to pass the guard.
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Kid keeping full guard, as Tertelgte tries to pass.
Tertelgte trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Tertelgte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T7#
Kid keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Kid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kid pulls Tertelgte in to control the position.
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Kid 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.
Kid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T8#
Tertelgte advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kid (0) vs (8) Tertelgte
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kid is looking for a sweep.
Kid manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tertelgte performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tertelgte stalling away here and it's allowed Kid to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T9#
Kid keeping full guard, as Tertelgte tries to pass.
Kid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kid, not yet.
Kid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tertelgte wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Kid controls Tertelgte momentarily but Tertelgte frees himself. #T10#
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving. #SUB#
Tertelgte looking to improve position, pressing down on Kid's thigh with his hand. Kid seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Tertelgte paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Tertelgte's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Kid picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Disco Kid!
In his post fight interview, Disco Kid started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: CWC 313 - Prelims     
Date:   Jul 17, 2022





170 cm
34 yrs
145 lbs



179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Lester Burnham! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Burnham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnham wants it to stay on the feet.
Burnham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burnham wants it to stay on the feet.
Tertelgte has a takedown stuffed.
Lester Burnham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Tertelgte.#TD#
Burnham closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tertelgte did well to prevent Burnham getting side control.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Burnham (2) vs (0) Tertelgte
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burnham is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burnham controlling the action here. #SUB#
Burnham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tertelgte is just riding it out for now. Burnham eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Burnham 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. #T1#
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burnham is working away from the top position though.
Tertelgte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Burnham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burnham wants to free his trapped foot but Tertelgte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tertelgte is staying active underneath Burnham, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Tertelgte looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
Tertelgte tries to roll over but Burnham keeps him under control.#T2#
Tertelgte trying to hold on to Burnham's head to control him but Burnham postures up. #SUB#
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
Burnham wants to free his trapped foot but Tertelgte is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Burnham seems to be working for a kimura but Tertelgte defends the submission attempt.
Tertelgte is looking for a sweep. Burnham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Burnham 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.
Burnham is thwarting Tertelgte's attempts to control the position.#T3##SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burnham pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Burnham is working for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Burnham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tertelgte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burnham.
Burnham is pressing down on Tertelgte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tertelgte is holding on for now.
Burnham controlling the action here. #T4#
Burnham is trying to control. Tertelgte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burnham is working away from the top position though.
Burnham moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burnham (5) vs (0) Tertelgte
Tertelgte is trying to improve his position.
Tertelgte gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Burnham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tertelgte gets full guard.
Burnham stopping the sweep attempt from Tertelgte.
Burnham passes into half guard. #T5#
Tertelgte is looking to control Burnham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tertelgte avoid being mounted?
Tertelgte wants to get back to full guard.
Burnham is thwarting Tertelgte's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Burnham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tertelgte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burnham.
Tertelgte is looking to control Burnham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tertelgte avoid being mounted?
Tertelgte is doing well to control the position and prevent Burnham from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Burnham is looking for a kimura but Tertelgte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burnham to get the leverage. #T6##SUB#
Burnham seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burnham pulls his head out easily.
Burnham prevents Tertelgte from improving his position.#SUB#
Burnham seems to be looking for submissions.
Burnham wants to control but Tertelgte is keeping him busy.
Tertelgte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burnham wants to pass the guard but Tertelgte is defending well. #SUB#
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
Tertelgte tries to roll over but Burnham keeps him under control.#T7##SUB#
Burnham seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Burnham is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Burnham 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. #SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burnham pulls his head out easily.
Tertelgte is positioning himself well to prevent Burnham advancing to mount. #T8##SUB#
Burnham is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Burnham 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.
Tertelgte trying to control from the bottom.
Tertelgte manages to get to full guard.
Burnham looking to pass the guard.
Burnham postures up. #T9#
Tertelgte keeping full guard, as Burnham tries to pass.
Tertelgte working a defensive guard here.
Burnham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burnham stands and throws Tertelgte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Burnham (8) vs (0) Tertelgte#SUB#
Burnham tries for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
Tertelgte tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Burnham tries for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well. #SUB#
Burnham is trying to get an arm triangle but Tertelgte is defending well. #T10##SUB#
Burnham is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tertelgte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burnham's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tertelgte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burnham showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tertelgte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burnham trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T11#
Burnham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tertelgte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burnham stays in close to Tertelgte's body and controls the position.
Tertelgte trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Tertelgte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burnham defends it easily.
Tertelgte wants to sweep here but Burnham controlling him for the moment.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Burnham from controlling successfully.
Burnham pushing down on Tertelgte's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T12#
Burnham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tertelgte keeps working.
Burnham trying to mount his opponent but Tertelgte defends it.
Burnham prevents Tertelgte from improving his position.
Tertelgte trying to control but Burnham postures up. #SUB#
Burnham is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tertelgte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tertelgte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burnham trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom. #T13##SUB#
Burnham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Burnham from controlling successfully.
Tertelgte working a defensive guard here.
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.
Burnham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burnham not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tertelgte is trying to keep Burnham in close.
Burnham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tertelgte is keeping the position for now. #T14##SUB2#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burnham is stalling in the full guard.
Tertelgte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tertelgte controlling Burnham's posture. #SUB#
Burnham drops back looking for a leg! Tertelgte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tertelgte manages to kick Burnham off! Burnham jumps back into Tertelgte's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burnham wants to control from the top but Tertelgte keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Burnham takes the fight on points by 8 to 0.
Our winner, Lester Burnham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: CWC 312 - Prelims     
Date:   Jul 10, 2022





173 cm
36 yrs
146 lbs



179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 28 losses; Darian Cruz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tertelgte or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz, which made it look bad.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tertelgte is defended easily by Cruz.
Tertelgte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.#TD2#
Tertelgte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cruz to the ground. Tertelgte is now in Cruz's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cruz (0) vs (2) Tertelgte
Tertelgte stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte looking to pass the guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet. #T1#
Tertelgte passes Cruz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking for a kimura but Cruz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tertelgte to get the leverage.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Tertelgte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2#
Tertelgte trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cruz working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily. #SUB#
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tertelgte defends well.
Tertelgte advances to half guard.
Cruz manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Tertelgte trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tertelgte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruz is looking to sweep but instead, Tertelgte has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is pressing down on Tertelgte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Tertelgte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tertelgte preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tertelgte looking to pass the guard.
Tertelgte stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.#SUB2#
Tertelgte is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T5#
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (2) vs (2) Tertelgte
Tertelgte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tertelgte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz won't allow Tertelgte to sweep him here.
Cruz is fighting to break Tertelgte's control of his arms but Tertelgte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily. #T6#
Tertelgte is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Tertelgte is retaining full guard.
Cruz trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Tertelgte working a defensive guard here. #T7#
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (5) vs (2) Tertelgte
Tertelgte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cruz off and has taken his back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Cruz (5) vs (6) Tertelgte
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #SUB2#
Tertelgte patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cruz tries to break free.
Cruz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tertelgte is looking to advance position but Cruz won't allow it. #T8#
Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tertelgte's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (7) vs (6) Tertelgte
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tertelgte is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Cruz (7) vs (8) Tertelgte
Tertelgte trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom. #T9#
Cruz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tertelgte puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tertelgte prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Tertelgte tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz moves into full guard. #SUB#
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tertelgte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tertelgte passes into half guard. #T10#
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Cruz working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily.
Tertelgte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tertelgte pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Tertelgte has control of the leg. #T11#
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Tertelgte sits in half guard.
Cruz tries to roll over but Tertelgte keeps him under control.
Cruz manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tertelgte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tertelgte has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Cruz (7) vs (11) Tertelgte#T12#
Tertelgte looking to control but instead Cruz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Tertelgte controlling him for the moment.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck. #T13#
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Tertelgte thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Cruz looking for subs off his back but Tertelgte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tertelgte is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tertelgte won't allow Cruz to sweep him here. #T14#
Cruz wants to improve his position but instead Tertelgte has moved into half guard.
Tertelgte wants to free his trapped foot but Cruz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Tertelgte tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tertelgte wins on points by 11 to 7.
Ernie Tertelgte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: CWC 311 - Prelims     
Date:   Jul 03, 2022





156 cm
26 yrs
150 lbs



179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jack McScramble! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Tertelgte looking to score a takedown here. McScramble is defending well but Tertelgte drives through and ends up in McScramble's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: McScramble (0) vs (2) Tertelgte
McScramble pulls Tertelgte in close to his closed guard and prevents Tertelgte from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tertelgte postures up.
McScramble has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tertelgte has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McScramble (0) vs (5) Tertelgte#SUB2#
Tertelgte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McScramble has escaped the position, nice work there.
McScramble sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble tries to roll over but Tertelgte keeps him under control.
McScramble is trying is best to control the position here. #T1#
McScramble trying to control here.
Tertelgte is trying to control. McScramble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McScramble trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
McScramble looking for submissions off his back.
McScramble gets back to full guard.
McScramble keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
McScramble looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tertelgte puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2#
Well, if Tertelgte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tertelgte is thwarting McScramble's attempts to control the position.
McScramble wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McScramble is refusing to be controlled, as Tertelgte sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McScramble wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Tertelgte is thwarting McScramble's attempts to control the position.
Tertelgte content to control rather than advance.
McScramble trying to control from the bottom.
McScramble is looking for a sweep. Tertelgte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McScramble is concentrating on defense, preventing Tertelgte from advancing position. #SUB#
McScramble looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Tertelgte is pressing down on McScramble's thigh, looking to free his foot. McScramble is holding on for now.
McScramble tries to roll over but Tertelgte keeps him under control.
Well, if Tertelgte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but McScramble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McScramble is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tertelgte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tertelgte's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: McScramble (4) vs (5) Tertelgte
Tertelgte trying to control the hands but McScramble won't let him.
We've been hearing good reports from McScramble's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T5#
Tertelgte tries to roll but McScramble sticks to his back.
Tertelgte trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
McScramble is trying to stick to Tertelgte's back but Tertelgte is turning into McScramble. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McScramble's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tertelgte.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McScramble (4) vs (7) Tertelgte
Tertelgte trying to control but McScramble is working from the bottom. #SUB#
McScramble is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Tertelgte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McScramble working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
McScramble has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tertelgte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T6##SUB#
McScramble has his feet on Tertelgte's thighs here. He's pushed Tertelgte off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tertelgte screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack McScramble!
A victorious Jack McScramble thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: CWC 310 - Prelims     
Date:   Jun 26, 2022





165 cm
30 yrs
146 lbs



179 cm
41 yrs
157 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 7 losses; Dragon Li Chai! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Chai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chai wants it to stay on the feet.
Tertelgte goes for a double leg but Chai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chai continues to drive forward.#CL2#
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Tertelgte. Tertelgte maintains the clinch.
Chai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tertelgte after a bit of a struggle.
Chai tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Tertelgte ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tertelgte no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tertelgte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (0) vs (2) Tertelgte
Chai keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
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.#SUB#
Chai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Chai looking for a guillotine here but Tertelgte defends easily. #T1#
Tertelgte trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Chai trying to control the position.
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving. #T2#
Chai is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Chai looking for subs off his back but Tertelgte has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chai wants to get back to full guard.
Tertelgte is keen to just control but Chai is a slippery customer.#T3#
Chai is in trouble now - Tertelgte has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (0) vs (5) Tertelgte
Tertelgte fails to advance to Chai's back.
We've been hearing good reports from Chai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chai tries to control the position but Tertelgte now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Chai (0) vs (8) Tertelgte
Tertelgte is riding his opponent, not letting Chai buck him off.
Chai tries to roll but Tertelgte sticks to his back. #T4##SUB2#
Chai showing good submission defense here.
Chai is really stuck here.
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte just sinks the hooks in.
Tertelgte is trying to stick to Chai's back but Chai is turning into Tertelgte. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tertelgte's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chai.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chai (2) vs (8) Tertelgte#T5#
Tertelgte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chai is one step ahead there.
Chai passes Tertelgte's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Tertelgte looking for submissions off his back.
Tertelgte wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chai is working away from the top position though.
Chai works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (5) vs (8) Tertelgte#T6#
Tertelgte is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Tertelgte manages to get back to half guard.
Chai wants to control but Tertelgte is keeping him busy.
Tertelgte is trying to get back to full guard.
Tertelgte is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chai jumps into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Chai (8) vs (8) Tertelgte
Tertelgte is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Chai is trying to get an arm triangle but Tertelgte is defending well. #SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there. #T7##SUB#
Chai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tertelgte struggling a bit here.#T8##SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tertelgte struggling a bit here.
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Chai working away.#SUB#
Chai is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T9#
Tertelgte struggling a bit here.
Tertelgte is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Chai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Chai working away.#T10#
Tertelgte is looking for a sweep.
Tertelgte is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Chai is staying tight to Tertelgte's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tertelgte wants to control but Chai postures up.
Tertelgte tries to improve position but can't.
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Chai controlling the position. #T11#
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Chai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tertelgte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tertelgte is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T12##SUB#
Chai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tertelgte is trying to control Chai's posture but Chai avoids it.
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Tertelgte sneaks back into half guard.
Chai trying to control the action but Tertelgte is working from the bottom. #T13##SUB2#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tertelgte is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Chai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tertelgte sees it coming and defends easily.#T14#
Tertelgte is trying to maintain the position but Chai is very close to passing his half guard.
Tertelgte regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chai trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chai is really struggling to control Tertelgte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Chai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tertelgte tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Chai gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Chai takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.
Dragon Li Chai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: SYN 820 Maluga vs. Mumu     
Date:   Aug 01, 2021
#R1#
Zonta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Zonta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zonta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zonta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zonta has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that misses.
Tertelgte has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch but Tertelgte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tertelgte is looking to counter the offense by Zonta and move into the clinch.
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zonta on the side of the head.
Tertelgte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tertelgte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Zonta was well out of range.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Zonta's head but Zonta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Zonta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zonta throws a series of punches but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zonta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zonta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tertelgte tries a low kick but Zonta avoids it.#T1#
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the body. #TD2#
Zonta gets a takedown into half guard.

Tertelgte has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zonta is on him like a limpet, forcing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Tertelgte. #BC#
Tertelgte breaks from the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Zonta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Tertelgte lands with a right hand.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Zonta moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Zonta. Beautiful body shot.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zonta.
Zonta throws a body shot but no joy. #T2##CL#
Tertelgte rushes Zonta and presses him up against the cage.
Zonta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zonta blocks an uppercut.
Zonta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte. #TD2#
Zonta gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Zonta wants to take a breather but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Tertelgte is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tertelgte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zonta.
Zonta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tertelgte keeps working.
Tertelgte tries to get to full guard but Zonta has control of the leg.
Zonta throws a strike but Tertelgte avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T3#
Tertelgte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zonta manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tertelgte stays in close to Zonta's body and controls the position.
Zonta wants to get back to his feet but Tertelgte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zonta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tertelgte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tertelgte showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tertelgte continues to stall.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zonta wants to sweep but no luck.
Tertelgte postures up.
Zonta wants to stand up but Tertelgte is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that misses.
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zonta throws a nice looking combination but Tertelgte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tertelgte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Zonta defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zonta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zonta lands a jab to the nose.
Zonta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zonta swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws out a powerful jab.
Zonta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Zonta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zonta.
Zonta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zonta fails with a takedown attempt.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zonta.
Peter Zonta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zonta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tertelgte is able to avoid easily.
Tertelgte misses with a low kick. #T1#
Zonta shoots in and drives through. Tertelgte sprawls well.
Zonta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zonta wants to clinch up but Tertelgte keeps it at a distance.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Zonta as he checks the leg kick.
Zonta throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Zonta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tertelgte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Tertelgte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tertelgte.
Zonta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zonta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tertelgte.
Zonta tries to clinch up.
Tertelgte quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tertelgte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zonta can do to turn this around?
Zonta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zonta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tertelgte pinned against the cage. Tertelgte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ernie Tertelgte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Zonta.#T2#
Zonta checks a low kick from Tertelgte.
Zonta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zonta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tertelgte can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zonta throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Zonta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tertelgte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Zonta tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tertelgte defends well and Zonta ends up having to push Tertelgte into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tertelgte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Zonta saw it coming and moves away.
Zonta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zonta tries for a takedown but Tertelgte circles away easily
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zonta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a leg kick. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Zonta.
Tertelgte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zonta doesn't seem bothered though.
Zonta scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tertelgte wants to clinch.
Tertelgte with the inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zonta or perhaps it was just good defense by Tertelgte, which made it look bad.
Zonta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tertelgte counters with a nice body shot.
Zonta tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tertelgte connects with a leg kick.
Zonta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
Zonta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tertelgte scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Tertelgte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte scores with a decent looking hook.
Zonta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tertelgte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zonta is out of range.
Tertelgte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #CL#
Tertelgte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zonta, pushing him back against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Tertelgte breaks from the clinch.
Zonta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zonta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tertelgte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zonta's sensitive parts.
Danga de danga de dang - Zonta scores with a four punch combination!
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zonta on the side of the head.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.
Zonta misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zonta.
Good work by Zonta as he checks the leg kick.
Tertelgte lands a glancing blow to the side of Zonta's head.
Zonta looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zonta lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Zonta sends Tertelgte down but not out. Zonta dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Tertelgte is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Zonta stands up.
Oh Tertelgte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zonta lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Tertelgte goes down and covers up as Zonta starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Zonta!
A victorious Peter Zonta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SYN 811 Mazziotti vs. Mumu     
Date:   Jul 04, 2021
#R1#
Nice shot by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Riku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tertelgte cracks Riku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riku there as he acknowledges the shot.
Riku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riku thows a leg kick but Tertelgte checks it
and Riku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tertelgte.
A big left from Riku misses.
Riku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
An inside leg kick from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riku at a distance. #T1#
Riku defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Riku throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Riku takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Tertelgte has Riku up against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Tertelgte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte with the inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tertelgte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Riku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riku slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Riku scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Tertelgte there.
Riku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Riku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Riku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a body shot. #T2#
Tertelgte scores with a jab. Riku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riku moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte's corner calls for a 1-2. Tertelgte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riku throws a shot to the body.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Tertelgte drives through and clinches with Riku against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riku.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Riku blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Riku controls his hands.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Riku.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot to the body.
Riku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC#
Riku manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Tertelgte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tertelgte scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Riku thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tertelgte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Riku.
Riku cracks Tertelgte with an open hand slap.
Tertelgte works Riku's body with a nice hook.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Riku is having none of it.
Tertelgte with a jab.#CL2#
Tertelgte rushes Riku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte keeps control of Riku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tertelgte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4##BC2#
Tertelgte manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Riku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Riku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Riku.
Tertelgte lands a slapping body shot.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Riku moved out of range.
Tertelgte takes a swing at Riku's ribcage but misses.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riku.
Tertelgte cracks Riku with a good jab.
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tertelgte misses with a hook
letting Riku counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tertelgte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riku moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
As Tertelgte backs away, Riku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tertelgte. Riku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Riku moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riku moves away.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Riku.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tertelgte fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Riku.
A nice leg kick from Tertelgte, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte looks to score with a jab to the body but Riku is just out of range.
Tertelgte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Riku.
Riku throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it. #T1#
Riku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Tertelgte forces Riku back against the cage and clinches.
Tertelgte has Riku pressed against the cage, preventing Riku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Riku.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Riku struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands. #BC#
Riku manages to break the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Tertelgte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riku is trying to push Tertelgte away but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tertelgte lands a body punch.
Riku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Riku controls his hands. #T2#
Tertelgte keeps control of Riku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riku tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riku tries to circle away but Tertelgte has him pinned against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Tertelgte.
Riku blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte is working Riku over against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a body punch.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Riku controls his hands.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tertelgte pushes Riku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Riku tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tertelgte lands a body shot.
Tertelgte lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Tertelgte presses Riku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Tertelgte as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riku. #BC2#
Tertelgte breaks from the clinch.
Tertelgte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tertelgte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riku.
Riku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riku throws a push kick but Tertelgte slaps the foot to one side.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Riku moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4#
Tertelgte moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte scores with a hook to the body. Riku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up
and Riku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Tertelgte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riku's head.
Riku checks the leg kick.
Riku throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Riku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tertelgte.
Riku takes one to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands with an uppercut that bounces Riku off the cage and back into range.
And that is 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte dips to his left and cracks Riku with an uppercut!
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Riku moved out of range nicely.
Riku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Riku as he checks the leg kick.
Jab by Tertelgte.
A swing and a miss from Riku.
Tertelgte clobbers Riku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Riku is predictable there
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Riku circles away.
Riku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tertelgte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tertelgte punishes Riku's body with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riku moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Tertelgte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riku doesn't seem phased though.
Riku lands the left hand.
Riku looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#CL2#
Tertelgte clinches up with Riku and pushes him back against the cage.
Riku is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike. #BC#
Riku manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Tertelgte connects with the punch.
Riku keeps the fight on the outside.
Riku throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Riku is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riku blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Riku takes a shot to the head.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Riku misses with the head strike. #BC#
Riku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riku throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riku.
Riku checks a leg kick.
Tertelgte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riku's sensitive parts. #T3#
Tertelgte thumps Riku with a low kick.
Tertelgte moves away from the strike by Riku.
Riku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Riku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Tertelgte forces Riku back against the cage and clinches.
Riku can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riku tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
Riku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riku struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Riku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riku throws a head punch that misses.
Riku looking to stall. #T4#
Riku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riku has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
Riku taking a breather.
Riku can't break the clinch.
Riku has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Riku is trying to maintain a safe position but Tertelgte gets an underhook and turns Riku into the cage.
Lazuran Riku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Riku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tertelgte cracks Riku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tertelgte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riku's hands.
Tertelgte takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

During a confident post fight interview, Ernie Tertelgte thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SYN 803 Whymer vs. Al Din     
Date:   Jun 07, 2021
#R1##CL2#
Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Pawlik back into the cage.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Tertelgte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pawlik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Pawlik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tertelgte doesn't seem phased though.#TD#
Pawlik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tertelgte is trying to control Pawlik's posture but Pawlik avoids it.
Pawlik working the ground and pound but Tertelgte is defending the strikes.
Pawlik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tertelgte is avoiding damage well.
Pawlik in side control, throwing shots but Tertelgte defends.
Pawlik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tertelgte is looking to reverse the position.
Tertelgte struggling a bit here.
Pawlik tries to move to mount but Tertelgte blocks the move with his legs.
We've been hearing that Pawlik has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Tertelgte can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Pawlik.#SUB#
Pawlik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tertelgte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tertelgte taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pawlik postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pawlik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tertelgte is avoiding damage well.
Pawlik grinds an elbow into Tertelgte's temple.
Pawlik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Pawlik goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tertelgte rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pawlik's guard! Nice work there by Tertelgte! #T2#
Tertelgte content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Pawlik has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tertelgte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pawlik.
Pawlik is trying to improve his position.
Tertelgte trying to control the position but Pawlik is working away.
Pawlik is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Pawlik is working hard here to advance position.
Pawlik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pawlik is looking to improve his position.
Tertelgte takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pawlik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tertelgte has advanced to mount. Uh oh. #T4#
Pawlik is trying to escape the mount.
Pawlik wants to hold on but Tertelgte pushes him away.
Pawlik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pawlik tries to hold on but Tertelgte postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pawlik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tertelgte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pawlik is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tertelgte lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pawlik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pawlik fails to land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tertelgte works Pawlik's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pawlik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick which misses Pawlik's front leg but catches the back leg as Pawlik tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pawlik tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.
Good shot there by Tertelgte.
Pawlik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pawlik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Pawlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tertelgte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pawlik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Pawlik slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tertelgte. Pawlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte 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.
Pawlik appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tertelgte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pawlik looks to land a right hand but Tertelgte moved out of range.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Pawlik was well out of range.
Pawlik lands with a cross.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pawlik was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.#T2#
Tertelgte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pawlik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Pawlik counters with a single leg into guard. Tertelgte didn't expect that.
Pawlik scoring with some ground and pound.
Pawlik trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pawlik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Pawlik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pawlik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Pawlik from controlling successfully.
Pawlik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pawlik works over Tertelgte with some ground and pound from guard.
Pawlik looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Pawlik has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tertelgte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pawlik.
Tertelgte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pawlik keeps working. #T4#
Tertelgte staying calm.
Pawlik is looking to regain half guard here but Tertelgte keeps moving and retains side control.
Tertelgte is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pawlik will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Dick Pawlik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pawlik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is 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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Pawlik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pawlik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tertelgte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Tertelgte is predictable there #TD#
and Pawlik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tertelgte!
Pawlik 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.
Pawlik is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tertelgte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ground and pound from Pawlik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte is looking to regain half guard here but Pawlik keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Pawlik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pawlik misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Pawlik tries for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending well.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pawlik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tertelgte keeps working.
Tertelgte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pawlik connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Pawlik are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Pawlik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pawlik scores with punches from side control. #T2#
Pawlik tries to score with some ground and pound. Tertelgte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tertelgte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pawlik's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tertelgte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pawlik.
Pawlik not doing much here.
Pawlik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pawlik throwing shots but Tertelgte is blocking nicely. #T3#
Tertelgte is trying to control but can't.
Pawlik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tertelgte defending well though. #SUB#
Pawlik 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.
Tertelgte controlling the position well.
Tertelgte moves into full guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pawlik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pawlik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Pawlik looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Pawlik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.
Tertelgte preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Pawlik throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tertelgte uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlik is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Pawlik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pawlik 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Pawlik!

A victorious Dick Pawlik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SYN 798 Conor vs. Maluga 6     
Date:   May 16, 2021
#R1#
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Tertelgte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tertelgte connects with the punch.
Kamei misses with a two punch combination.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tertelgte.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Kamei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamei.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamei misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Kamei slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
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!
Kamei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamei misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte staying out of range there.#T1#
Tertelgte slips a jab from Kamei.
Tertelgte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from Tertelgte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamei throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tertelgte defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte throwing a counter right hand but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Kamei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tertelgte defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Kamei throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte with a nice calf kick.
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!
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Kamei.
Tertelgte feints and then cracks Kamei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamei down.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Tertelgte thuds a left hand into Kamei's body.
A good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Kamei moves away and avoids it.
As Tertelgte backs off Kamei throws a huge counter combo but Tertelgte manages to avoid it all.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Kamei cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Tertelgte slips the punch.
Kamei throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamei misses with an uppercut.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Kamei misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamei catches Tertelgte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kamei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tertelgte's head backwards.
Kamei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Kamei throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tertelgte. That's going to slow Kamei down.
Kamei lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Kamei throws a hook but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte jabs Kamei right on the nose. Kamei blinks but takes it well.
Kamei lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.#T4#
Tertelgte throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Tertelgte throwing a counter right hand but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tertelgte works the jab nicely.
Tertelgte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Kamei's head back.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
Tertelgte jabs Kamei right on the nose. Kamei blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tertelgte to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.
Kamei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamei works over Tertelgte's head and body with a nice combination.
Tertelgte lands with a straight right. Kamei didn't see that one coming.
Tertelgte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kamei throws a nice looking combination but Tertelgte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tertelgte throws a shot to the body.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Kamei moved out of range.
Kamei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ernie Tertelgte is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Kamei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kamei tries to bum rush Tertelgte with a series of wild strikes but Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamei missing with a left hand there. Tertelgte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kamei slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Kamei just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei drops his hands momentarily and Tertelgte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tertelgte. That's going to slow Kamei down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei connects with a nice looking jab.
Tertelgte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
Kamei misses with a looping right.
Kamei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tertelgte lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamei off the cage and back into range.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Kamei ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kamei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kamei.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamei! But no joy.
Tertelgte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamei misses with a two punch combination.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamei throws a right hand that Tertelgte ducks under and follows up with a left that Tertelgte also avoids with ease.
Tertelgte with a nice cross.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Kamei moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
A big left from Kamei misses.
Kamei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamei has time to react.
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!
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamei.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target. #T2#
Tertelgte throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kamei there.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamei.
Tertelgte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kamei counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
Kamei lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Kamei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamei.
Kamei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Kamei.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Kamei loads up on a big right hand but Tertelgte slips the punch.
Kamei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Kamei slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Tertelgte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Tertelgte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot.
Kamei misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte counters with an inside leg kick.
Kamei misses the jab.
Tertelgte staying out of range there.
Kamei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kamei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamei misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei lands with a straight right. Tertelgte didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamei swinging wildly here.
Kamei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Tertelgte.
Kamei checks a leg kick.
Kamei looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Kamei misses with a hook
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Kamei lands with a nice combination. Tertelgte backs away looking to recover.
Tertelgte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kamei slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Kamei throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Kamei.
Tertelgte misses with a wild body shot.
Kamei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tertelgte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koichi Kamei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Tertelgte throwing a counter right hand but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Jab from Kamei.
Kamei stuns Tertelgte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamei.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kamei misses the body punch
and Tertelgte counters with an outside leg kick.
Kamei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Tertelgte tenderised Kamei's leg. Kamei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tertelgte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Kamei.
Kamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Kamei.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei throws a series of strikes that have Tertelgte backpedaling.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Kamei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tertelgte momentarily. #T1#
Kamei throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Tertelgte connects with a body shot that sends Kamei's belly button to the back.
Kamei scores with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte is looking to slow Kamei down with leg kicks.
Tertelgte lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tertelgte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Kamei misses.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tertelgte.
Kamei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Kamei's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tertelgte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kamei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick from Tertelgte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot. #T2#
Kamei misses with a body punch
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamei to score with a decent uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kamei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamei throws out the jab.
Tertelgte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kamei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tertelgte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a low kick, right behind Kamei 's knee.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
Kamei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tertelgte on the side of the head. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamei. That did some damage!
Kamei defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kamei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tertelgte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kamei throws a right hand that Tertelgte ducks under and follows up with a left that Tertelgte also avoids with ease.
Kamei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamei scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamei throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte connects with a single shot there.
Kamei misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a good low kick that Kamei was not able to check.
Kamei throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries to counter by clinching up but Kamei breaks away and moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte with a hook.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Kamei.#T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Tertelgte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamei has time to react.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Kamei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kamei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Kamei avoids it.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Kamei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tertelgte. Tertelgte obviously looking to wear him down.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kamei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tertelgte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

An out of breath Ernie Tertelgte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Syn Kerr vs Zulu     
Date:   Apr 18, 2021
#R1##TD2#
Graves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tertelgte did well to prevent Graves getting side control.#SUB2#
Graves is working for a submission of some sort.
Tertelgte is holding on to half guard well.
Graves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Tertelgte's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Graves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Graves.
Graves won't allow Tertelgte to get back to his feet. #T1#
Graves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tertelgte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graves's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves working a defensive guard here.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graves controls Tertelgte momentarily but Tertelgte frees himself. #SUB2#
Graves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tertelgte passes into half guard.
Graves has a hand on Tertelgte's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tertelgte takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Graves is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Graves is still trying to improve position.
Tertelgte controlling the pace for now.
Graves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Graves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Graves felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tertelgte prevents Graves from improving his position.
Well, if Tertelgte is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Graves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Graves is looking for a kimura but Tertelgte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Graves to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Graves is working for a kimura but Tertelgte is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Graves is working for a submission of some sort.
Tertelgte is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Graves stalling away here and it's allowed Tertelgte to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tertelgte keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Graves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Tertelgte moves to clinch but Graves breaks away
and Graves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Graves darts in looking for a takedown but Tertelgte gets double underhooks and turns Graves into the cage.
Graves has his takedown stuffed
and Tertelgte counters with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a body kick.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves dives in for a single leg takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ernie Tertelgte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Tertelgte scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte slaps away a takedown attempt from Graves, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.#T1#
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Graves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tertelgte pinned against the cage. Tertelgte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tertelgte seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Graves on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC#Graves is rocked!
Graves looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tertelgte lands a right hand from hell, dropping Graves. Tertelgte pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
A relieved looking Ernie Tertelgte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Syn Maluga vs Piano 2     
Date:   Mar 21, 2021
#R1#
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Starman moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Starman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Starman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Starman throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Starman is looking to clinch.
Starman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Tertelgte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starman throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Starman misses with a wild body shot.
Starman blocks a low kick nicely.
Starman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tertelgte misses with the body kick
and Starman counters with a stiff right hand.
Starman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Starman thuds a left hand into Tertelgte's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Starman. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Starman slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tertelgte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte looks for the body kick but Starman saw that one coming.
Starman misses with a two punch combination.
Tertelgte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Starman is looking for a counter combo.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Starman misses the target.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tertelgte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starman doesn't seem bothered though.
Starman swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Starman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Starman appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Starman misses. #T2#
Starman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Starman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Starman moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starman scores with the left hand. Tertelgte knows he should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Starman.
Tertelgte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Starman throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a lazy body kick
and Starman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starman scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Tertelgte has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Starman presses Tertelgte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Starman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tertelgte. Starman shrugs it off though.
Starman throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starman cracks Tertelgte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Starman throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.#T3#
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Starman with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Starman moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Starman throws a big counter combination but Tertelgte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Starman blocks it.
Starman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Starman throws a shot to the body.
Tertelgte works the jab nicely.
Starman misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Starman tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Starman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Starman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Starman swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Tertelgte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Starman, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Starman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Starman blocks an uppercut.
Starman blocking some punches.
Starman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starman cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Starman misses with a punch to the body.
Starman tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Starman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Starman is looking for a counter combo.
Starman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Starman moves out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick lands from Tertelgte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Starman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starman throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starman throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Starman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Starman fails to land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Starman tries to clinch up
and Starman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starman checks a leg kick nicely.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Tertelgte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte misses with the body kick
and Starman counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Tertelgte is looking to clinch but Starman is avoiding it.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Starman saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Tertelgte. Those never looked like landing.
Starman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Starman avoids a kick to the body.
Starman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tertelgte circles away quickly and effectively.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Starman misses.
A cross from Tertelgte lands.
Starman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tertelgte connects with a looping right hand.
Starman misses the body punch
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Starman blocks the body kick.
Starman misses the jab.
Starman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tertelgte at a distance.
Starman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starman missing with a left hand there. Tertelgte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte throws a front kick aimed at Starman's knee but Starman avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Starman misses its target.
Starman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Starman on the side of the head.
Starman misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte connects with a body shot that sends Starman's belly button to the back.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Starman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tertelgte, pushing him back against the cage.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman tries to score a body lock takedown but Tertelgte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
Still in the clinch, Starman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
A right hand to the body from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Starman.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage.
Starman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Starman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Starman misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Starman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starman throws an elbow but misses.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage. #BC#
Starman breaks from the clinch.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Starman moves away
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tertelgte.
Starman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Starman misses its intended target.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Starman ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte moves away from the strike by Starman.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick that knocks Starman off balance momentarily.
Starman checks a leg kick.
And that is 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.
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!#R3#
Tertelgte staying out of range there.
Starman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Starman lands the left hand.
Tertelgte misses with a leg kick
and Starman counters with a right hand to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Starman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Starman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Starman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Starman misses.
Starman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman scores with a hook to the body. Tertelgte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tertelgte slips a jab from Starman.
Tertelgte tries a quick counter leg kick but Starman is wise to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starman.
Tertelgte thows a leg kick but Starman checks it
and Starman counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Tertelgte jabs at Starman's body.
Tertelgte misses with a low kick as Starman jumps back.
Starman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #TD#
Starman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Starman postures up in Tertelgte's guard and throws a big left but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte looking for a sweep. Not yet Tertelgte, not yet.
Starman wants to control from the top but Tertelgte keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
Starman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tertelgte is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Starman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tertelgte escapes and throws Starman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tertelgte happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Starman is trying to get back to half guard.
Tertelgte trying to control the position but Starman is working away.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
John Starman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Tertelgte has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Starman tries to improve position but can't. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Starman moved out of range.
Starman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Starman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

Ernie Tertelgte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Starman was interviewed post fight and said 'Come on not again!'.

 

Event: Syn 780 Maluga vs Piano     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1#
Tertelgte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sea checks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tertelgte.#CL#
Tertelgte drives through and clinches with Sea against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sea.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Sea lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sea.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sea blocking some punches.
Sea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Sea's head.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Sea.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Sea pushes Tertelgte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte presses Sea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Sea has clasped his hands together around Tertelgte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte dodges the ground and pound from Sea.#SUB2#
Sea goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tertelgte rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sea's guard! Nice work there by Tertelgte!
Sea being controlled here, momentarily.
Sea looking to control. #T2##SUB2#
Tertelgte is posturing up here but Sea has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tertelgte tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tertelgte has to tap! Slick submission there by Sea!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Coral Sea!
In his post fight interview, Coral Sea started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: SYN 776 Piano vs Barbarian     
Date:   Jan 24, 2021
#R1#
Tertelgte throws a body kick that misses.
Rock avoids the head kick by Tertelgte.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Rock moves out of range as Tertelgte throws a body kick.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Tertelgte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tertelgte avoids the head kick by Rock.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rock has time to react.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock.
Rock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte tries to land a body kick
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte blocks a head kick by Rock.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Rock blocks it.#T1#
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rock misses the target.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rock dodges the punch combination from Tertelgte.
That kick from Tertelgte tenderised Rock's leg. Rock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tertelgte blocks a head kick by Rock.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rock misses the target.
Tertelgte scores with a spinning back kick!
Tertelgte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tertelgte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tertelgte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tertelgte scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tertelgte.
Rock avoids the body shot from Tertelgte.
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tertelgte can pounce on him.
Tertelgte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock throws out a leg kick but Tertelgte moves out of range and Rock only half commits.
Tertelgte tries to clinch
and Rock counters with a nice body shot.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte wants to slow Rock down by chopping away at his legs.
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Tertelgte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock throws a big counter combination but Tertelgte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tertelgte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rock lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Rock connects with a high kick.
Rock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tertelgte tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a wild body shot.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick which misses Rock's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock tries to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rock 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.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte misses the body punch
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#CL#
Rock rushes Tertelgte and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Rock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock tries to pull guard but Tertelgte holds him up against the cage and eventually Rock drops back down to his feet.
Rock jumps guard but Tertelgte stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rock prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
Rock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tertelgte just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Rock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Tertelgte thumps Rock with a low kick.
Tertelgte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tertelgte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tertelgte lands with a nice body punch.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte misses with a double jab.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking body shot.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Tertelgte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rock is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Rock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tertelgte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock wants to clinch up but Tertelgte keeps it at a distance.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
It looked like Rock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte jabs Rock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tertelgte lands a nice hook to Rock's body. Rock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1##CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Rock has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tertelgte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Rock.
Rock lands an uppercut.
Rock misses with a body punch.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock lands with a right to the head.
Rock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Rock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte tries to work over Rock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Rock avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock tries to pull guard but Tertelgte holds him up against the cage and eventually Rock drops back down to his feet.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head. #T3##TD#
Rock successfully pulls guard.
Rock has Tertelgte pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Rock throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tertelgte escapes and throws Rock's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rock keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tertelgte is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
Tertelgte prevents Rock from improving his position.
Rock trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that is 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Tertelgte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tertelgte tries a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Rock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tertelgte throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Rock avoids a kick to the body.
Rock is looking to counter the offense by Tertelgte and move into the clinch.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tertelgte is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rock rather than just go for the knockout.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Rock checks it.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte takes a swing at Rock's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Rock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##CL2#
Tertelgte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Rock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tertelgte to keep the fight standing.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock. #TD#
Rock decides to pull guard.
Rock wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tertelgte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Will Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
Rock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rock working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Tertelgte's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tertelgte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tertelgte. Tertelgte obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Tertelgte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rock tries to counter by clinching up but Tertelgte breaks away and moves out of range.
Tertelgte cracks a nice hook into Rock's ribs.
Rock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tertelgte.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Rock tries to clinch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tertelgte digs a good hook to Rock's body.
Tertelgte thuds a left hand into Rock's body.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Rock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tertelgte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up but Rock circles away and keeps his distance.
Tertelgte scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

A relieved looking Ernie Tertelgte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: SYN 769     
Date:   Jan 02, 2021
#R1#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitaker . Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker .
Whitaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1##CL2#
Tertelgte takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker trying to stall but Tertelgte improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitaker tries to stall but Tertelgte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards. #T2#
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker pushes Tertelgte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tertelgte up against the cage.
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Tertelgte. #T3#
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position. #T4#
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Still in the clinch, Whitaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tertelgte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker .
Tertelgte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitaker or not.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roy Whitaker 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.#R2#
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whitaker defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Whitaker tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tertelgte blocking some punches. #T1#
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
A short left from Whitaker .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Whitaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whitaker s head.
Tertelgte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tertelgte as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Whitaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Tertelgte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker scores with a push kick.
Whitaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
A left lands for Whitaker .
Tertelgte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Whitaker throws a body kick.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tertelgte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
Tertelgte misses with a head kick. #KD2#
Tertelgte lands a big head kick that sends Whitaker tumbling to the mat! Tertelgte takes a step backwards and waves Whitaker back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Whitaker is rocked!
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
and Tertelgte counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Whitaker ! He's just covering up as Tertelgte starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Syn 765     
Date:   Dec 13, 2020
#R1##TD#
Starman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tertelgte did well to prevent Starman getting side control.
Starman throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tertelgte to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starman throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Starman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Starman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1##SUB#
Starman working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily.
Tertelgte content to stall in guard here. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Starman looking to control.
Starman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tertelgte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tertelgte won't allow Starman to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Starman looks to land a combination but Tertelgte avoids it well.
Starman takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Tertelgte wants to counter with a clinch but Starman pushes him away.#CL#
Starman pushes Tertelgte up against the cage in a clinch.
Starman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Starman takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Starman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starman throws out the jab.
Starman throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Starman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch but Starman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.#CL2#
Tertelgte pushes Starman up against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Starman blocking some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Starman avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Starman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Starman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Starman.
Starman lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Starman avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Tertelgte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tertelgte as Starman tries to tie him up.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Starman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Starman gets tackled into the cage by Tertelgte. Tertelgte maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Starman tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starman wants to stall.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Starman gets underhooks to prevent Tertelgte's takedown attempt.
Starman throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Starman scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Tertelgte rushes Starman and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Starman manages to break the clinch.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte tries to counter with a clinch but Starman shakes him off and moves away.
Starman throws a series of punches but Tertelgte moves out of range.
A big left from Starman misses.
Tertelgte tries to counter with a clinch but Starman shakes him off and moves away.
Starman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starman scores with a nice right hand. #CL#
Starman clinches up with Tertelgte and pushes him back against the cage.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Starman.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Starman manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Tertelgte forces Starman back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
A short body shot lands from Starman as the two fighters clinch.
Starman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
Starman is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Starman breaks from the clinch.
Starman checks a low kick from Tertelgte.
Starman throws a body shot but no joy.
Starman lands a jab to Tertelgte's midsection.
Starman takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD#
Starman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte trying to control from the bottom.
Tertelgte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tertelgte is looking for a sweep. Starman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tertelgte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tertelgte.#T2#
Starman throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tertelgte trying to control but Starman is working from the bottom.
Starman being controlled here, momentarily.
Starman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Starman keeping moving, preventing Tertelgte from controlling successfully.
Starman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tertelgte has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Starman is trying to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tertelgte is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Starman lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Starman dominated that second round.
That's time! Starman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Starman throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John Starman is winning the standup battle so far.
Starman lands with a nice body punch.
Starman ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte dips to his left and cracks Starman with an uppercut!
Tertelgte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Starman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Tertelgte has managed to clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Starman misses with a punch on the inside.
Starman has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte tries to score a body lock takedown but Starman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Starman tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tertelgte tries a body shot but Starman blocks it.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Starman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte. #T1#
A hook to the body from Starman.
Starman tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Tertelgte controlling the action here for a moment.
Starman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tertelgte - that landed with a thud.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tertelgte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC#
Starman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Starman.
Starman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch but Starman is avoiding it.
Starman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Starman moves away
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch but Starman is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Starman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up but Starman circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Tertelgte forces Starman back against the cage and clinches.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starman's elbow.
Tertelgte gets through Starman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starman has Tertelgte pressed against the cage.
Starman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Starman backwards.
Tertelgte tries a body shot but Starman blocks it.
Tertelgte lands a body punch.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Starman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tertelgte. #T3##BC#
Starman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Starman goes for a double leg but Tertelgte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tertelgte continues to drive forward.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tertelgte as Starman tries to tie him up.
Starman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte is working Starman over against the cage.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a shot to the body.
Starman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Starman has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Starman misses with some punches. #T4#
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Starman tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Starman back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tertelgte. #TD#
Starman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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.
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!
Starman stays in close to Tertelgte's body and controls the position.
Tertelgte pulls Starman in close to his closed guard and prevents Starman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tertelgte's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Starman trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

Ernie Tertelgte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
John Starman was interviewed post fight and said 'Come on not again!'.

 

Event: Syn Turner vs Mumu     
Date:   Nov 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussain.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tertelgte has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussain blocking some punches. #BC2#
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Tertelgte tries to keep at a distance but Hussain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte is trying to maintain a safe position but Hussain gets an underhook and turns Tertelgte into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hussain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Hussain breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Hussain tries to keep at a distance but Tertelgte has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling the position.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte lands a body punch. #T1#
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tertelgte has Hussain up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tertelgte seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hussain can turn it around.
Tertelgte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Tertelgte.
Hussain blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte stalling against the cage.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Hussain can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Hussain breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tertelgte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hussain misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Tertelgte. #CL#
Tertelgte rushes Hussain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
A right hook to the body lands for Tertelgte. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Hussain connects with a body shot.#T3#
Tertelgte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hussain lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussain circles away.
Emre Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tertelgte has managed to clinch.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tertelgte holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hussain.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4##CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
Tertelgte can't get the takedown.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Hussain misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Hussain's head back. #CUT#It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.#CL#
Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tertelgte prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte is leaning against Hussain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hussain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks right into an uppercut from Hussain. #CL#
Tertelgte clinches up against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte digs a right hand into Hussain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hussain's gas tank.
Tertelgte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussain can do to turn this around?
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Ernie Tertelgte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussain ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte. #T1#
Tertelgte's corner calls for a 1-2. Tertelgte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
Hussain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.
Hussain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hussain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tertelgte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up but Hussain circles away and keeps his distance.
Emre Hussain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hussain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hussain misses its intended target.
Hussain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tertelgte. Tertelgte obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.#T2##CL#
Tertelgte closes the distance and pushes Hussain back into the cage.
Hussain is trying to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling him.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte taking a breather.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussain misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Hussain throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.
Hussain cracks Tertelgte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussain.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Hussain.#T3##CL#
Tertelgte rushes Hussain and presses him up against the cage.
Hussain tries to break the clinch but Tertelgte is controlling the position.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussain's efforts to push away.
Tertelgte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has Hussain pressed against the cage, preventing Hussain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tertelgte taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte. #BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Hussain is out of range.
Tertelgte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hussain.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Hussain pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussain! But no joy.
Hussain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL#
and Tertelgte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Hussain controls the action.
Hussain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tertelgte has double underhooks.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emre Hussain's cut.
That's time! Tertelgte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Hussain.
Tertelgte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussain's head.
Hussain tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussain tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Hussain misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands a body shot.
Hussain is trying to force a seperation but Tertelgte has the dominant position.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte tries to work over Hussain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Tertelgte prevents Hussain from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Hussain has had enough of the clinch but Tertelgte keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussain.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tertelgte.
Hussain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussain is trying to push Tertelgte away but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hussain can't break the clinch.
Hussain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tertelgte presses Hussain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hussain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emre Hussain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Tertelgte clinches up with Hussain and pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tertelgte won't allow it.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hussain's elbow.
Hussain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tertelgte won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Hussain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte keeps control of Hussain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Hussain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Hussain controls his hands.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Hussain's ribcage. Hussain let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte cracks Hussain with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Hussain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tertelgte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Tertelgte finds it's way through Hussain's defenses.
Hussain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussain tries to clinch there but Tertelgte circles away.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussain takes one to the chin there.
Hussain swats away the attempt to clinch by Tertelgte.
Jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swats away the attempt to clinch by Hussain.#T4##CL#
Tertelgte rushes Hussain and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Hussain breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hussain looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte throws a good cross that connects.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hussain keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Tertelgte.#CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussain tries to break free but Tertelgte pushes him back against the cage.
Hussain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussain tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tertelgte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

An out of breath Ernie Tertelgte thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Syn 722     
Date:   Oct 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Tertelgte instigates a clinch.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Tertelgte.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Uesugi fails to land.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Uesugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Uesugi on the inside.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte has Uesugi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Uesugi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Uesugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tertelgte.
Uesugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Uesugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Uesugi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
Tertelgte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to pull guard but Tertelgte holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uesugi drops back down to his feet.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Uesugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kagekatsu Uesugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uesugi scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uesugi.
Uesugi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Uesugi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Uesugi moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Tertelgte has closed the distance and engaged Uesugi in a clinch.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Uesugi misses with the head strike. #T2#
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Uesugi tries to pull guard but Tertelgte forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.
Uesugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
Uesugi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tertelgte smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Tertelgte instigates a clinch. #T3#
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uesugi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Uesugi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uesugi.
Uesugi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
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!
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Uesugi avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the ropes.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Uesugi can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
Tertelgte is working Uesugi over against the ropes.#TD#
Uesugi gets control of Tertelgte's arms and successfully pulls guard. Uesugi will no doubt be looking for submissions 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.#SUB#
Uesugi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Tertelgte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uesugi digs a good hook to Tertelgte's body. #CL#
Uesugi moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uesugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uesugi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Tertelgte to keep the fight standing.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tertelgte tries to work over Uesugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Uesugi. #TD#
Uesugi pulls guard.
Tertelgte sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Uesugi working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily. #T1#
Tertelgte trying to control but Uesugi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Uesugi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tertelgte passes into side control.
Uesugi gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Uesugi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tertelgte pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Uesugi actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Uesugi has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tertelgte escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte trying to control the position but Uesugi is working away.
Uesugi tries to buck Tertelgte off but Tertelgte is having none of it.
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.
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but Uesugi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uesugi tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but Uesugi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uesugi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tertelgte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Uesugi actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Uesugi looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Uesugi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tertelgte pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Uesugi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tertelgte is looking to take a break and control but Uesugi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Uesugi is looking for a sweep. Tertelgte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Uesugi looking for a kimura from the bottom but Tertelgte passes into side control!
Uesugi tries to improve position but can't.
Uesugi is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uesugi sneaks back into half guard.
Uesugi tries to roll over but Tertelgte keeps him under control.
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 Kagekatsu Uesugi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Tertelgte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Uesugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Uesugi moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Tertelgte defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte moves away from the strike by Uesugi.
Tertelgte lands a jab-cross combination.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Uesugi's head but Uesugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uesugi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uesugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Uesugi moves into the clinch.
Uesugi blocking some punches.
Uesugi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Uesugi tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Uesugi tries to pull guard but Tertelgte forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Uesugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Uesugi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kagekatsu Uesugi. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Tertelgte closes the distance and clinches.
Tertelgte tries for a takedown but Uesugi manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Uesugi's ribcage. Uesugi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uesugi works on Tertelgte's body with a couple of short punches.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
Uesugi cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Uesugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uesugi fails to pull guard.
Uesugi has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Uesugi tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Tertelgte.
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!
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tertelgte.
Uesugi is trying to pull guard but Tertelgte has him pressed against the ropes.
Uesugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uesugi's elbow.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uesugi backwards.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Uesugi controls his hands.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the ropes.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body.
Uesugi is trying to pull guard but Tertelgte has him pressed against the ropes.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with the head strike. #T3#
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Uesugi pulls Tertelgte into guard. #SUB#
Uesugi is looking for a triangle but Tertelgte pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB#
Uesugi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tertelgte stacks Uesugi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.#T4#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Uesugi is trying to improve his position.
Uesugi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tertelgte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uesugi keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uesugi manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Uesugi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tertelgte defends well.#SUB#
Uesugi looking for subs off his back but Tertelgte has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!

Kagekatsu Uesugi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

 

Event: Syn 711     
Date:   Aug 29, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starman swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Starman strikes.
Starman thuds his right hand into Tertelgte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tertelgte defending well as Starman loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Starman.
Tertelgte connects with a right hand. Starman shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starman. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Starman avoids the punch easily.
Tertelgte lands with an uppercut that bounces Starman off the cage and back into range.
Starman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starman throws a hook but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Starman moved out of range.
Starman scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Starman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Starman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tertelgte.
Starman throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Starman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Starman misses the target.
Starman misses with a hook to the body
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starman.
Starman lands a body shot.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick #TD#
and Starman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tertelgte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Starman is working away from the top position though.
Tertelgte is holding on to half guard well.
Starman is keen to just control but Tertelgte is a slippery customer.#T2#
Starman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Starman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Starman thows a huge punch but Tertelgte dodges it nicely.
Tertelgte trying to control from the bottom.
Starman controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Starman dodges the punch combination from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tertelgte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starman if he has to take too many more of those.
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Starman on the side of the head.#T3#
Tertelgte throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Starman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte misses with a body kick.
Starman throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starman throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a head kick.
Tertelgte connects with a body shot.
Starman throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Starman saw that one coming.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Starman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tertelgte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Starman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
It looked like Starman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tertelgte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tertelgte.
Starman misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Starman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Starman has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Tertelgte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
Starman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte throws a head kick but Starman moves out of range.
Tertelgte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte tests Starman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman misses with a straight right.
Starman sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Starman throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Starman takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Starman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Starman wants to clinch.
Starman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Starman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tertelgte was covering up waiting for the punch and Starman finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
Tertelgte pushes Starman off and scrambles back to his feet. #T1#
Starman tries to close the distance and clinch but Tertelgte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starman wants to clinch.
Starman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tertelgte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Starman.
Starman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tertelgte misses with a jab to the body
and Starman counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte is looking to slow Starman down with leg kicks. #CL#
Starman moves into the clinch.#T2#
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starman.
Starman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Starman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Starman misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte has Starman pressed against the cage, preventing Starman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Starman stalling the fight. #BC#
Starman breaks the clinch.
Starman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starman scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Starman counters with a nice body shot. #T3#
Tertelgte slips a jab and a cross from Starman.
Tertelgte tries a quick counter leg kick but Starman is wise to it.
Starman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tertelgte but Tertelgte pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Starman misses with a body shot.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danga de danga de dang - Starman scores with a four punch combination!
Starman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tertelgte misses with a body kick.
Starman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tertelgte's head backwards.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starman checks a leg kick.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Starman lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starman stuns Tertelgte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Starman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Starman misses with a looping right.
Starman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Starman.
A big right from Starman misses.
Starman tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starman looks to land a combination but Tertelgte avoids it well.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Starman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Starman lands a lovely overhand right.
Starman misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Starman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses.
Starman takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Starman blocks it.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
and Starman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tertelgte sprawls well. Tertelgte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Starman gets slowly back to his feet.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starman.
It looked like Starman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte scores with the left hand. Starman knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tertelgte. Starman shrugs it off though.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Starman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Starman scores with the left hand. Tertelgte knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Starman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Starman.
A countering left hand to the body from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Starman moves out of range of the leg kick from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tertelgte lands a high kick! #CL#
Starman darts in and clinches Tertelgte up against the cage.
Starman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Starman trying to control the position but instead, Tertelgte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starman into the cage.#BC2#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Starman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Starman moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Starman in his tracks.
Starman lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Starman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starman loads up on a big right hand but Tertelgte slips the punch.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte just misses with a punch to the body.
Starman feinted with a counter takedown.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tertelgte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte feints and then cracks Starman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Starman down.
Starman avoids the head kick by Tertelgte.
Starman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
No joy there for Tertelgte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Starman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starman misses with a wild combination.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Starman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte throws a head kick but Starman moves out of range.
Starman throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Starman misses with a straight right. #CL#
Starman gets a clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Starman backwards. #BC2#
Tertelgte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tertelgte throws a head kick but Starman moves out of range.
Starman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and moves away.#T4#
Starman fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Starman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tertelgte on his heels. He'll look to pass Tertelgte's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte is looking to stand up but Starman isn't so interested in that idea.
Tertelgte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tertelgte controlling the position.
Starman trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

Our winner, Ernie Tertelgte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
John Starman was interviewed post fight and said 'Come on not again!'.

 

Event: CFC 432     
Date:   Jul 25, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tertelgte throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kwoma.
Kwoma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tertelgte. Tertelgte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tertelgte 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.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kwoma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwoma is looking to counter punch.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick
and Kwoma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kwoma lands a jab to the head.
Kwoma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tertelgtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwoma throws a hook to the side of Tertelgte's head but Tertelgte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwoma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwoma there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Kwoma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Kwoma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Kwoma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tertelgte tries to work over Kwoma's front leg with a kick but Kwoma checks it.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Kwoma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwoma counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwoma blocks the body kick.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwoma takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Kwoma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kwoma. That did some damage!
Kwoma missing with a left hand there. Tertelgte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
A low kick from Kwoma is predictable there
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwoma ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tests Kwoma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tertelgte scores with a body shot. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Tertelgte.
A counter left hand to the body from Kwoma misses its target.
We've been hearing reports that Kwoma has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Kwoma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kwoma or perhaps it was just good defense by Tertelgte, which made it look bad.
A jab from Kwoma misses.
Nice shot by Kwoma.
Kwoma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwoma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.
Kwoma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#Kwoma is rocked!
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte and Kwoma are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tertelgte throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Kwoma into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tertelgte knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: EMP Rock vs Beliy     
Date:   Jan 05, 2020
#R1#
Nielsen missing with a left hand there. Tertelgte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte cracks Nielsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Nielsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Tertelgte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nielsen lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tertelgte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tertelgte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nielsen throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Nielsen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Tertelgte throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Nielsen moved out of range nicely.
Nielsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tertelgte on the side of the head.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Nielsen ducks down to avoid it.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen thows a body kick. Tertelgte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nielsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Nielsen ducks down to avoid it. #KD2#
Nielsen moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tertelgte goes down! Can Nielsen finish him!?#ROC2#
Tertelgte is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tertelgte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oh Tertelgte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nielsen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Nielsen being controlled here momentarily.
Tertelgte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tertelgte seems to have got his legs back now.
Nielsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nielsen throws a big elbow that misses.
Nielsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nielsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Tertelgte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nielsen cracks Tertelgte with a solid left hand.
Nielsen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Nielsen landing with the ground and pound.
Nielsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nielsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nielsen trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Nielsen is in close to Tertelgte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nielsen lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Tertelgte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tertelgte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Tertelgte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nielsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nielsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully.
Nielsen postures up in Tertelgte's guard and throws a big left but Tertelgte blocks it. #SUB#
Tertelgte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nielsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nielsen postures up and lands a big shot to Tertelgte's brow.
Nielsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobo Nielsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tertelgte blocks a head kick by Nielsen.
Tertelgte feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Nielsen's head back.
Tertelgte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tertelgte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Nielsen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nielsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Nielsen.
Bobo Nielsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Tertelgte. No joy for Nielsen on that attempt.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nielsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nielsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Tertelgte misses. #T1#
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nielsen wants to counter the offense by Tertelgte and move into the clinch position.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Nielsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tertelgte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nielsen lands a jab to the head.
Nielsen shoots in and drives through. Tertelgte sprawls well.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nielsen.
Nielsen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Nielsen strikes.
Nielsen misses with the combination.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nielsen throws out the jab.
Tertelgte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.#T2#
Tertelgte catches Nielsen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
A big left from Nielsen misses.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nielsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tertelgte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tertelgte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tertelgte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nielsen's calf.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
Tertelgte wants to land a leg kick but Nielsen is out of range. #T3#
Nielsen throws a sloppy head kick and Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Nielsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nielsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nielsen.
Nielsen thuds a left hand into Tertelgte's body.
Nielsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielsen misses the target.
Nielsen misses with a low kick.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nielsen sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tertelgte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Nielsen is out of range.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nielsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Nielsen tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nielsen throws a head kick but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Nielsen misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tertelgte to the canvas! Tertelgte doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nielsen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobo Nielsen!
Bobo Nielsen took some time post fight to say the following; 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.

 

Event: EMP Ispa vs Magufuli I V     
Date:   Dec 08, 2019
#R1#
Tertelgte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kansalainen throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.
Kansalainen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kansalainen counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Kansalainen misses.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kansalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kansalainen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kansalainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kansalainen scrambles back to his feet.
Kansalainen misses with a left hand
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Kansalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a right hand to the body.
Kansalainen lands a jab to the head.
Kansalainen scores with a one two! Tertelgte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.
Tertelgte cracks Kansalainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Kansalainen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Kansalainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kansalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
A head kick misses from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kansalainen throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Kansalainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Kansalainen's head but Kansalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Kansalainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kansalainen scores with a body shot.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen misses with a double jab.
Kansalainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Tertelgte finds it's target.
Tertelgte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Kansalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Kansalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansalainen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kansalainen manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Kansalainen lands an overhand right.
Tertelgte lands a really nice looking cross but Kansalainen seems unphased.
Kansalainen misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tapani Kansalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a solid body kick. #T3#
Kansalainen misses with a hook
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kansalainen slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Kansalainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kansalainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kansalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tertelgte looks to land a body kick but Kansalainen moved away.
Kansalainen ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen blocks a jab.
Kansalainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kansalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kansalainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Kansalainen misses the target.
Kansalainen throws a big shot that misses.
Kansalainen looks to land a left hand but Tertelgte moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Kansalainen digs a good hook to Tertelgte's body.
Kansalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.#T4#
Kansalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kansalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kansalainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tertelgte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Kansalainen finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Kansalainen avoids the punch easily.
Kansalainen lands a jab to the nose.
Tertelgte takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Kansalainen does no damage.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Kansalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kansalainen.
Kansalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kansalainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tertelgte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tertelgte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kansalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a series of punches but Kansalainen avoids them all with ease.
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 Tapani Kansalainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte moves away from the strike by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen moves out of range as Tertelgte throws a body kick.
Kansalainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kansalainen slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a front kick aimed at Kansalainen's knee but Kansalainen avoids it well.
Kansalainen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Kansalainen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansalainen misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte sizes up Kansalainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tapani Kansalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kansalainen cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kansalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand. #T1#
Kansalainen misses with a body shot.
Kansalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kansalainen throws a right and a left that Tertelgte avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kansalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Kansalainen throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kansalainen's knee momentarily.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tertelgte lands a lovely overhand right.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Tertelgte feints and then cracks Kansalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kansalainen down.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Kansalainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kansalainen, as that shot connected. #T2#
Kansalainen defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen lands a nice hook to Tertelgte's body. Tertelgte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Kansalainen saw that one coming.
Kansalainen swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Kansalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kansalainen.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen lands a jab to the nose.
Tertelgte throws a push kick but Kansalainen slaps the foot to one side.
Kansalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kansalainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kansalainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tertelgte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Kansalainen throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kansalainen.#T3#
Kansalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kansalainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte thumps Kansalainen with a low kick.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte misses with a jab to the body
and Kansalainen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tertelgte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kansalainen misses with a straight left.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kansalainen clobbers Tertelgte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansalainen misses the target.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.#T4#
Kansalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kansalainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Kansalainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansalainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tertelgte.#ROC#
Tertelgte is rocked!
Kansalainen throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte is still on wobbly legs! Can Kansalainen finish him?
Tertelgte misses with a leg kick.
Kansalainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kansalainen scores with a punch to the head.
Kansalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
and Kansalainen counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tertelgte! He's just covering up as Kansalainen starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapani Kansalainen!
Tapani Kansalainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: EMP Toivonen vs Ipsa     
Date:   Nov 17, 2019
#R1#
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Tertelgte counters with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Sitsongrit shoots in looking for a takedown. Tertelgte tries to sprawl out of it but Sitsongrit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tertelgte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Tertelgte throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tertelgte won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Tertelgte bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Tertelgte. #T2#
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit attempts a counter takedown but Tertelgte avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Sitsongrit rushes Tertelgte and presses him up against the cage.#T3#
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Sitsongrit pulls guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Sitsongrit working for submissions but it's allowed Tertelgte to get to half guard.
Tertelgte wants to stand up but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
Tertelgte is trying to control. Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sitsongrit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Tertelgte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Sitsongrit is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Sitsongrit is refusing to be controlled, as Tertelgte sits in half guard.
Sitsongrit is pressing down on Tertelgte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SU2#
Tertelgte gets to his feet - Sitsongrit follows without any prompting.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Tertelgte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Sitsongrit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tertelgte's waist but Tertelgte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sitsongrit off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tertelgte manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Tertelgte moved out of range.#TD#
Sitsongrit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tertelgte quickly recovers to half guard.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tertelgte knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Sitsongrit seems content to control.#SUB#
Tertelgte is defending against the submission attempts here by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is taking a breather. Tertelgte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Sitsongrit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marcinho Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte is not content to let Sitsongrit control the position.
Sitsongrit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura but Tertelgte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sitsongrit to get the leverage. #T3#
Tertelgte keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but Tertelgte defending well. #SUB#
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura here.
Marcinho Sitsongrit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tertelgte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
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.#SUB#
Sitsongrit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sitsongrit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sitsongrit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tertelgte keeps working. #SUB#
Sitsongrit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Who's going to make the next move?#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
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 Marcinho Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Sitsongrit tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Sitsongrit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Tertelgte has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sitsongrit is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow. #TD#
Sitsongrit successfully pulls guard.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare inform me that Tertelgte has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit looking to control. #SUB#
Sitsongrit is looking for a triangle but Tertelgte pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tertelgte passes into side control.
Sitsongrit trying to remain calm as Tertelgte controls from the top position.#T1##SU2#
Tertelgte stands up.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte scores with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that half lands.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Tertelgte misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T2##CL#
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but Tertelgte has him pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tertelgte after a bit of a struggle.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but Tertelgte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcinho Sitsongrit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tertelgte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but Tertelgte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards. #TD#
Sitsongrit drags the fight down to the ground. #T3##SU2#
Tertelgte stands up and waves to Sitsongrit to follow him.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tertelgte lands with a cross.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tertelgte, right into the meat. #T4#
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.#TD#
Sitsongrit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Tertelgte makes his way to full guard, as Sitsongrit worked for a kimura.
Sitsongrit wants to pass the guard but Tertelgte is keeping the position.
Tertelgte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tertelgte manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

A relieved looking Ernie Tertelgte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: EMP Gagnon vs Toivonen 4     
Date:   Oct 18, 2019
#R1#
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Madog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte lands a front kick.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madog.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
Madog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a sloppy head kick and Madog moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Some bone on bone action there as Madog checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Madog fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tertelgte just manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Madog gets a clinch.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog. #T1#
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
A short right from Madog on the inside.
Madog makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madog is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
I was talking to Madog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Madog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Madog gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Madog.
Madog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Madog tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Madog throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Madog.
Madog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Madog can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land. #T3#
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Madog cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Madog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
A right handed body shot lands from Madog.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madog.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madog lands a shoulder strike.
Madog lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Madog misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside. #T4#
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!
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Madog struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Madog lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Madog.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madog throws a head punch that misses.
Madog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madog takes a shot to the head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madog cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Madog.
Madog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
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 Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Madog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tertelgte thinking.
Tertelgte connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
As Tertelgte backs away, Madog returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Madog darts in and clinches Tertelgte up against the cage.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Madog's head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iolyn Madog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Madog digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Madog misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Madog tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Madog back against the cage. #T1#
Madog blocking some punches.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Madog misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madog.
Madog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Madog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Madog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Madog misses with a body punch.
Madog is working Tertelgte over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
A body shot lands from Madog.
Madog is leaning against Tertelgte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tertelgte is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Madog.
Madog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Madog. #T2#
Madog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Madog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madog lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madog.
A right hand to the body from Madog.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Madog looking to slow down the pace here.
Madog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madog tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Madog back against the cage.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Madog cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Madog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Madog.
Madog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Madog.
Madog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tertelgte can do to turn this around?
Madog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Madog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Madog can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Madog misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madog lands a nice shot to the body.
Madog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Madog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Madog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Madog lands an uppercut.
Madog tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Madog.
Madog lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards. #ROC#
Tertelgte is rocked!
Nice body punch from Madog - that landed with a thud.
Tertelgte is still on wobbly legs! Can Madog finish him?
Madog stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tertelgte seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Madog. #T4#
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Madog.
Madog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Madog.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Madog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Madog is working Tertelgte over against the cage.
Madog unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tertelgte! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Madog is unloading with more strikes now! Tertelgte drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iolyn Madog!
A relieved looking Iolyn Madog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: EMP Tower vs Tuala     
Date:   Sep 20, 2019
#R1#
Paddington misses with a body shot.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Paddington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paddington.
Paddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Paddington avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Paddington coming out on top.
Paddington throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Paddington.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tertelgte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tertelgte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paddington tries to counter by clinching up but Tertelgte breaks away and moves out of range.
Paddington tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Tertelgte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paddington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tertelgte scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington connects with a nice looking jab. #T1#
Tertelgte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Paddington.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Paddington moves out of range.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paddington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tertelgte lands a head shot.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington scores with a jab to the head.
Tertelgte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paddington's sensitive parts.
Paddington staying out of range there.
Paddington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Paddington.
Paddington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Tertelgte misses with a wild body shot.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paddington.
Paddington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington misses with a few strikes there.
Paddington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paddington throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington catches Tertelgte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No joy there for Tertelgte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington with a jab.
Paddington throws out a powerful jab.
Tertelgte throws out a leg kick but Paddington moves out of range and Tertelgte only half commits.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paddington throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Paddington misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Paddington avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Paddington.
A big right from Paddington misses.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paddington.
Tertelgte connects with a body shot.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tertelgte is looking to slow Paddington down with leg kicks.
Paddington throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Paddington avoids it with no problem.
Paddington staying out of range there.
Paddington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tertelgte wants to slow Paddington down by chopping away at his legs.
Paddington connects with a nice looking jab.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Paddington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paddington cracks a nice hook into Tertelgte's ribs.
Paddington moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte cracks the inside of Paddington's front leg.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paddington checks a leg kick.
Paddington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paddington looks to land a left hand but Tertelgte moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paddingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Paddington was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Paddington misses.
Paddington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paddington slips under a jab.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paddington throws out the jab.
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 David Paddington will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Some wild striking there from Paddington.
Paddington swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Paddington throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Paddington misses with a right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paddington misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paddington.
Paddington misses with a takedown attempt
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paddington misses with a body shot.
Paddington throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte tries a quick counter leg kick but Paddington is wise to it.
Paddington throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Paddington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Tertelgte thuds his shin into the meat of Paddington's side.
Paddington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Paddington moved away.
Tertelgte misses with a wild combination.
Paddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paddington throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Paddington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Paddington avoids it with no problem.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Paddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Paddington strikes.
Paddington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tertelgte steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington is looking to counter punch.
Paddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte slips a jab and a cross from Paddington. #T2#
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte jabs Paddington right on the nose. Paddington blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paddington 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.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Paddington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paddington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paddington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paddington is thwarting Tertelgte's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Paddington seems to be working for a kimura but Tertelgte defends the submission attempt.
Paddington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Paddington looks to land a strike but Tertelgte avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Paddington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tertelgte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paddington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paddington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tertelgte is on top in guard. #REVB#
Tertelgte wants to control from the top but Paddington keeps moving. #SUB#
Paddington is looking for a triangle here but Tertelgte uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T4##SU2#
Tertelgte decides to stand back up.
Paddington throws an off balance right hand
and Paddington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paddington misses with a hook.
Tertelgte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paddington. That did some damage!
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paddington.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks to land a combination but Paddington avoids it well.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Paddington throws a poor cross that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte scores with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
enabling Paddington to counter with a crisp jab.
Paddington misses with a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paddington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tertelgte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paddington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Tertelgte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tertelgte misses with a low kick as Paddington jumps back.
Paddington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tertelgte. Tertelgte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
Paddington slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Paddington is looking to counter punch.
Paddington misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Paddington has Tertelgte up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paddington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paddington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paddington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Paddington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paddington.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddington controls his hands.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Paddington.
Tertelgte misses with some punches. #TD#
Paddington jumps guard.
Tertelgte controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2##SUB#
Paddington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.#SU2#
Tertelgte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tertelgte lands with a hook. Paddington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tertelgte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paddington. #CL#
Paddington clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Paddington fails to land.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paddington backwards.
Paddington cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paddington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Paddington controls his hands.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paddington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paddington.
Paddington tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Paddington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paddington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paddington tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paddington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paddington wants to take the fight to the mat but Tertelgte manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paddington tries a knee to the head but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte blocking some punches. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Paddington.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paddington.
A right hand to the body from Paddington. #BC#
Paddington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Paddington slips the punch.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paddington lands with a straight right. Tertelgte didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tertelgte, as that shot connected.
A leg kick checked by Paddington.
Tertelgte lands a jab to the head.
Paddington blocks a jab.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paddington.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ernie Tertelgte.
I think Tertelgte 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

Our winner, Ernie Tertelgte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: EMP Gagnon Vs Toivonen 2     
Date:   Aug 16, 2019
#R1#
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beliy lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Beliy misses with a body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beliy looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
Tertelgte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beliy.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beliy.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beliy on the side of the head.
Beliy misses with a body punch
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Beliy is rocked!
Beliy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Beliy avoids it with no problem.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Beliy misses
and Tertelgte scores with a counter punch that sends Beliy to the canvas! Tertelgte smells blood - he's punishing Beliy with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Beliy has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: EMP Zulu vs Rain     
Date:   Jul 26, 2019
#R1#
Paddington avoids the body shot from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paddington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tertelgte under the eye.
Paddington looks for a takedown but Tertelgte sprawls well.
A big left from Paddington misses.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Paddington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tertelgte won't be happy with that. #ES2#
Tertelgte explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paddington dives in and grabs Tertelgte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tertelgte pushes down on Paddington's head and hops out.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paddington throws a combination. Tertelgte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tertelgte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Nice jab there from Paddington.
Paddington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Paddington misses.
Tertelgte 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.
Paddington misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tertelgte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paddington throws a good cross that connects.
Paddington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.
Paddington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tertelgtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paddington looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tertelgte throws a right and a left that Paddington avoids nicely.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Paddington.#T2##TD#
Tertelgte gets caught flat footed, as Paddington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Paddington looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Paddington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tertelgte uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Paddington's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tertelgte staying calm.
Paddington is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Paddington is working hard here to advance position.
Tertelgte is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Paddington will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
My spies in Gorilla Warfare inform me that Tertelgte has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Paddington is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paddington can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SU2#
Tertelgte stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tertelgte looks to score with a jab to the body but Paddington is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paddington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tertelgte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#
It looks like David Paddington has been cut.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Paddington counters by moving into the clinch.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paddington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tertelgte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Paddington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paddington misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Paddington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tertelgte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tertelgte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paddington was well out of range. Poor timing from Tertelgte.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Tertelgte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paddington defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte motions for Paddington to come forward. Tertelgte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paddington cracks a nice hook into Tertelgte's ribs.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Tertelgte slips a jab from Paddington.
Tertelgte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paddington with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
Paddington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paddington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
A big left from Paddington misses.
Tertelgte takes a swing at Paddington's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Paddington.
Tertelgte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paddington throws a nice looking combination but Tertelgte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paddington misses with a right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a low kick, right behind Paddington 's knee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paddington is defended easily by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Paddington with a body shot.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Paddington slips the punch.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paddington fails to land with a series of punches.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Paddington avoids it with no problem.
Paddington throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Tertelgte. No joy for Paddington on that attempt. #T2#
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Paddington.
Tertelgte throws out a leg kick but Paddington moves out of range and Tertelgte only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Paddington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Paddington misses with a double jab
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a spinning back kick!
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paddington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paddington throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paddington on the side of the head.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
so Paddington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tertelgte pulls Paddington in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Paddington throws an elbow that misses. Tertelgte uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paddington's guard. Nice move by Tertelgte!#REVB##SUB#
Tertelgte avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Paddington has his foot on Tertelgte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tertelgte works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Paddington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Paddington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Paddington has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tertelgte should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Paddington has tightened it up now! Tertelgte should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Paddington!
David Paddington decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: EMPWA8     
Date:   Jul 05, 2019
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses #TD#
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. #T4#
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.#REF3#
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.
#R2#
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 #TD#
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.#T1#
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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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. #T1#
Tertelgte misses with a right hand #TD#
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. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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 #TD#
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.#T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.

 

Event: EMP Graves Vs Gagnon     
Date:   May 31, 2019
#R1#
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar cracks Tertelgte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Escobar checks a low kick from Tertelgte.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Escobar.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tertelgte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tertelgte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tertelgte lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Tertelgte only half commits.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab. #T1#
Escobar stuns Tertelgte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Tertelgte feints and then cracks Escobar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tertelgte. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Escobar throws a low kick but Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Tertelgte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tertelgte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar. Escobar obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Escobar.#T2#
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!
Tertelgte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tertelgte tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Tertelgte tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Tertelgte's ribcage. Tertelgte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Escobar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Tertelgte blocking some punches. #T4#
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tertelgte scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tertelgte, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Escobar.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte. #T1#
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar lands a left hand.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar working aggressively here.
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!
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Tertelgte.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Escobar tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte. #T3#
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte gets through Escobar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diego Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar. #T4#
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tertelgte is breathing heavily.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Escobar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Tertelgte fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Escobar lands a jab.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Tertelgte's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Escobar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte checks a low kick from Escobar.
Tertelgte flicks out a counter leg kick but Escobar steps away.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tertelgte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Tertelgte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Escobar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tertelgte on the side of the head.
Escobar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte misses with a low kick.
Escobar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar lands with a hook. Tertelgte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Tertelgte clinches with his opponent.
Escobar working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Tertelgte avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a left hand. #T3#
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tertelgte can do to turn this around?
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Escobar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Escobar tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Escobar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escobar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!

Diego Escobar gave a mention to UnderGround Clothing Co. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 

Event: EMP Allen vs Orlov     
Date:   May 04, 2019
#R1#
Paddington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
Paddington takes one on the button.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Paddington counters with a left to the body.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Paddington's head but Paddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paddington scores with a nice right hand.
Paddington throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paddington tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
David Paddington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paddington misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Tertelgte.
A good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Paddington jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paddington misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Paddington wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Paddington misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
Paddington tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Paddington lands.
Paddington scores with a nice strike.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand
and Paddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Paddington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington scores with the left hand. Tertelgte knows he should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paddington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tertelgte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tertelgte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paddington swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Paddington misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Paddington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paddington throws a shot to the body.
Paddington throws a lazy uppercut
and Tertelgte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paddington has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Paddington takes one on the button.
Paddington throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Paddington ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Tertelgte lands.
Paddington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Paddington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paddington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Tertelgte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tertelgte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paddington was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tertelgte.
Paddington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tertelgte looks to land a combination but Paddington avoids it well.
Tertelgte is looking to slow Paddington down with leg kicks.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paddington is looking to counter the offense by Tertelgte and move into the clinch.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Paddington.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paddington slips a jab and a cross from Tertelgte. #T4#
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
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!
Jab, jab by Paddington - just one landing.
Paddington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paddington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Paddington counters with a straight right hand.
Paddington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tertelgte.
Paddington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Paddington misses with a hook
and Paddington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paddington. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paddington scores with a jab. Tertelgte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tertelgte - that will leave a mark!
Tertelgte throws a push kick but Paddington slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paddington.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Paddington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Paddington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paddington misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a series of strikes. Paddington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Tertelgte has knocked Paddington down with a huge combo! Tertelgte steps away and waves a wobbly Paddington back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Paddington is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like David Paddington has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paddington.
Paddington is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Paddington blocks it.
Tertelgte smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Paddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Paddington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tertelgte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paddington takes one to the chin there.
Paddington shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.#T1#
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paddington.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that Paddington ducks under and follows up with a left that Paddington also avoids with ease.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Paddington saw it coming and moves away.
Paddington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paddington scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Paddington.
As Paddington backs off Tertelgte throws a huge counter combo but Paddington manages to avoid it all.
Paddington throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Tertelgte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paddington goes for a double leg but Tertelgte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tertelgte continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Paddington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paddington misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tertelgte 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. #T2#
Paddington avoids the head kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Paddington.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Paddington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paddington throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Paddington moves away and avoids it.
Paddington thuds a left hand into Tertelgte's body.
Paddington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paddington blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paddington lands a head shot.
Paddington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tertelgte finds it's way round the side to connect with Paddington's head.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Paddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Paddington throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Paddington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Paddington.
Paddington thuds his right hand into Tertelgte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tertelgte lands a jab.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paddington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tertelgte in his tracks.
Paddington lands with a right hand.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paddington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Paddington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Paddington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paddington.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Paddington saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Paddington counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Paddington.
Paddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paddington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tertelgte can pounce on him.
Tertelgte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tertelgte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paddington is out of range and Tertelgte settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tertelgte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Tertelgte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paddington tries to counter by clinching up but Tertelgte breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tertelgte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paddington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
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 cut man is working on David Paddington's cut.
That's time! Paddington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Paddington dips to his left and cracks Tertelgte with an uppercut!
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Paddington ducks down to avoid it.
Paddington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paddington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Paddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Paddington is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paddington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paddington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Paddington moved out of range nicely.
Paddington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddington feinted with a counter takedown.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Paddington moves out of range easily.
Paddington tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Paddington as he connects with a hook.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Paddington's shoulder, as Paddington tries to avoid the shot.
Paddington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte dips to his left and cracks Paddington with an uppercut!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Paddington avoids it easily.#T1#
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paddington to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Paddington checks it.
Paddington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paddington attempts a counter takedown but Tertelgte avoids it well and moves away.
Tertelgte thuds his right hand into Paddington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Paddington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Tertelgte manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Paddington keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Paddington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paddington misses with some punches.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Paddington pulls Tertelgte into guard. #SUB#
Paddington looking for subs off his back but Tertelgte has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Paddington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2##SUB#
Paddington actively working from the bottom here.
Paddington is looking to control Tertelgte's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paddington avoid being mounted?
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Paddington has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tertelgte escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tertelgte!
David Paddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Paddington wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.#SU2#
Tertelgte decides to stand back up. Tertelgte steps back and let's Paddington get back to his feet.
Paddington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tertelgte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paddington throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Paddington counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paddington.
Paddington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Paddington from controlling successfully.
Ernie Tertelgte has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paddington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Paddington working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tertelgte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paddington throws a strike but Tertelgte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Paddington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tertelgte is aware though and is defending well.
Paddington wants to control but Tertelgte passes easily into half guard. #SUB#
Paddington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tertelgte pulls his head out easily.
Tertelgte trying to pass the guard but Paddington defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

After winning the bout, Ernie Tertelgte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: EMP Paddington vs Sainty     
Date:   Apr 05, 2019
#R1#
Tertelgte cracks Cooter with an open hand slap.
Cooter misses with a two punch combination.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tertelgte has closed the distance and engaged Cooter in a clinch.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooter.
A nice left hand lands by Cooter.
Cooter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Cooter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Tertelgte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter looking for a takedown.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Cooter tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Cooter pulls Tertelgte into guard.
Cooter has a closed guard, preventing Tertelgte from standing up.
Cooter wants to stand up but Tertelgte is controlling him. #SU#
Tertelgte gets to his feet - Cooter follows without any prompting.
Tertelgte scores with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.#T2#
Cooter tries to close the distance and clinch but Tertelgte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tertelgte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cooter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.#CL2#
Tertelgte gets tackled into the cage by Cooter. Cooter maintains the clinch.
Cooter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter misses with a punch to the body.
Cooter blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter lands a left hand.
Tertelgte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Cooter - that landed with a thud.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Cooter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooter struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooter. #T3##BC2#
Cooter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Cooter avoids it easily.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tertelgte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Cooter throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tertelgte, as that shot connected.
Tertelgte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooter as he connects with a hook.#TD2#
Cooter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooter showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter stalling away here and it's allowed Tertelgte to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T4#
Tertelgte keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tertelgte stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Tertelgte wants to stand but Cooter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cooter has his hands on Tertelgte's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tertelgte as he jumps to the side.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooter counters with a nice body shot.
Cooter slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Cooter misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooter.
Cooter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Cooter takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Tertelgte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but Cooter moves out of range easily.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown but Tertelgte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Cooter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tertelgte looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T1#
Cooter is looking to take a break and control but Tertelgte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooter working the body and head with strikes.
Tertelgte parries the strikes from Cooter easily there. Cooter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tertelgte to escape.
Tertelgte is not content to let Cooter control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter wants to take a breather but Tertelgte manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cooter.
Tertelgte looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooter trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Tertelgte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tertelgte wants to get up but he can't break Cooter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T3##SU#
Tertelgte gets to his feet - Cooter follows without any prompting.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Cobweb Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Cooter ducks down to avoid it.
Ernie Tertelgte is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooter lands a nice shot that snaps Tertelgte's head back.
Cooter throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tertelgte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
letting Cooter counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cooter. Those never looked like landing.
Cooter misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Tertelgte misses the target.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Cooter's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Cooter counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ernie Tertelgte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Cooter stuns Tertelgte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooter misses with a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooter throws a sloppy body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Cooter misses.
Tertelgte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cooter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooter throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Cooter with a poor takedown
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter lands with a straight right. Tertelgte didn't see that one coming.#TD2#
Cooter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tertelgte was covering up waiting for the punch and Cooter finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Tertelgte manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T1#
Cooter slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooter off the cage and back into range.
Tertelgte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Tertelgte does it's job there.
Tertelgte works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#
Cooter is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Cooter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooter is still on wobbly legs! Can Tertelgte finish him?
Cooter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tertelgte counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernie Tertelgte!
A very excited looking Ernie Tertelgte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Cobweb Cooter had this to say: 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.

 

Event: EMP Tower vs S.Heavyweight 4     
Date:   Mar 10, 2019
#R1#
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Beliy misses.
Beliy ducks right into an uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a low kick nicely.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Beliy.
Tertelgte scores with a hook.
Tertelgte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Beliy - just one landing.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte throws a combination. Beliy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#
It looks like Sasha Beliy has been cut.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Beliy.
As Beliy backs away, Tertelgte returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beliy tries to move into range but Tertelgte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#ROC#
Beliy is rocked!
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!
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beliy.
Beliy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tertelgte finish him?
Beliy looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tertelgte lands a right hand from hell, dropping Beliy. Tertelgte pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.

 

Event: Syn Europe 98     
Date:   Jan 30, 2019
#R1#
Tertelgte scores with a head kick.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand
and Shackleford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Tertelgte.#ROC2#
Shackleford is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Shackleford.
Oh Shackleford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Shackleford's head but Shackleford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shackleford misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Shackleford moved out of range nicely.
and Tertelgte counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Shackleford! He's just covering up as Tertelgte starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.

 

Event: ABW 188 Kai - Wild     
Date:   Jan 03, 2019
#R1#
Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte scores with a nice strike.
Doyea looks for a takedown but Tertelgte sprawls well.
Doyea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Doyea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Doyea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte misses with a double jab
and Doyea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyea throws a right hand that misses
and Doyea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
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!
Tertelgte swings widly with a right hand
and Doyea cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Doyea and sends Tertelgte crashing to the mat! Doyea follows him down to the mat - Tertelgte regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#
Tertelgte is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Ernie Tertelgte has been cut.
Tertelgte is staying active underneath Doyea, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tertelgte is still in real trouble! Can Doyea finish him?
Doyea is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T1#
Tertelgte is pulling down on Doyea's head. It's preventing any offense from Doyea, at least for the moment.
Doyea trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Tertelgte seems to have recovered his senses.
Doyea is really struggling to control Tertelgte but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tertelgte has Doyea pulled in close to control his posture.
Doyea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyea trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tertelgte is adopting a defensive guard.
Doyea is looking to pass into half guard but Tertelgte pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tertelgte is in guard.#REVB##SUB#
Doyea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tertelgte defends well.#SU2#
Tertelgte stands up from Doyea's guard - Tertelgte perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doyea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
A low kick from Doyea misses
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyea throws a head kick that misses.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Doyea on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tertelgte misses with a few strikes there.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte wants to counter the offense by Doyea and move into the clinch position.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyea scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyea.
Doyea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Tertelgte thuds his right hand into Doyea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Doyea lands a lovely overhand right.
Tertelgte lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyea's head.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Doyea.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Doyea.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doyea.
Doyea throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arod Doyea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Doyea scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyea misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Doyea throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Doyea misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Tertelgte counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Tertelgte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#KD#
Doyea waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tertelgte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Doyea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyea passes Tertelgte's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Doyea seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Doyea seems to be working for a kimura but Tertelgte defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyea is stalling here. Tertelgte is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Doyea seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tertelgte has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tertelgte working away.#T1#
Doyea tries to improve position but can't. #SU2#
Tertelgte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd cheers as Doyea lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tertelgte doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Tertelgte lands.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte stalks Doyea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Doyea's face. Doyea staggers backwards, shaken.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyea misses with a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyea takes a swing at Tertelgte's ribcage but misses.
Doyea gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tertelgte.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyea moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doyea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyea.
Doyea throws a front kick aimed at Tertelgte's knee but Tertelgte avoids it well. #CL2#
Tertelgte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyea is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tertelgte to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Doyea's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Doyea blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyea.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyea. #T3#
Tertelgte working aggressively here. #BC#
Doyea breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A big left from Doyea misses.
Tertelgte avoids the head kick by Doyea.
Tertelgte scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyea should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte catches Doyea with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tertelgte.
Doyea lands a nice looking body kick.
Tertelgte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doyea counters with a head kick.
Doyea throws a poor cross that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Doyea avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
A punch lands to the side of Doyea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyea throws a body kick that misses. #T4##CL2#
Doyea gets tackled into the cage by Tertelgte. Tertelgte maintains the clinch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Doyea breaks from the clinch.
Doyea takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Doyea moved out of range.
Tertelgte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyea throws out the jab.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.#KD2#
Tertelgte lands a left and a right that send Doyea crashing to the mat, dazed. Tertelgte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Doyea is rocked!
Tertelgte connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Doyea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Arod Doyea's cut is getting worse.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Doyea is out of range.
Doyea walks straight into a right hand from Tertelgte - that's dropped him! Tertelgte jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Doyea from any more punishment! Doyea complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ernie Tertelgte!
A very excited looking Ernie Tertelgte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: ABW 180 Bhullar - Maugon     
Date:   Nov 29, 2018
#R1#
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huhrera on the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Julio Valeron Huhrera has been cut.
Huhrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Huhrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Huhrera both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a glancing blow to the side of Huhrera 's head.
Julio Valeron Huhrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huhrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Huhrera has time to react.
Huhrera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Huhrera tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Tertelgte lands a left and a right that send Huhrera crashing to the mat, dazed. Tertelgte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Huhrera is rocked!
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Huhrera .
Oh Huhrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huhrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tertelgte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tertelgte lands a head shot.
Huhrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL2#
Tertelgte clinches.
Huhrera seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
Huhrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Huhrera backwards. #TD#
Huhrera has picked Tertelgte up - he's going for a ride! Huhrera dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Huhrera passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tertelgte!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huhrera controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tertelgte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tertelgte blocking the ground and pound.
Huhrera punching from mount but Tertelgte doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Huhrera tries to control but Tertelgte wriggling away.
Huhrera throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T2#
Huhrera wants to control the pace but Tertelgte is squirming around nicely.
Huhrera content just to control the position here.
Huhrera thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Huhrera is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Tertelgte is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Valeron Huhrera !
Julio Valeron Huhrera decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: ABW 170 Perez - Sweetie Pie     
Date:   Oct 25, 2018
#R1#
Tertelgte throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ali on the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ali.
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tried to counter with a leg kick but Tertelgte avoided it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali misses with a head kick.
Tertelgte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tertelgte. That's going to slow Ali down.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left. #T1#
Tertelgte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tertelgte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tertelgte. That did some damage!
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Ali throws a right hand that Tertelgte ducks under and follows up with a left that Tertelgte also avoids with ease.
Ali blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
Ali works Tertelgte's body with a nice hook.
Ali throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali slips under a jab.
As Tertelgte backs away, Ali returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tertelgte lands with an overhand left.
Tertelgte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tertelgte tries to score with a low kick but Ali moves his leg out of the way.#T2#
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Ali misses
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tertelgte's head but Tertelgte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte throws the kick towards the body but Ali avoids it.
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tertelgte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Ali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.#T3#
Ali misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tertelgte just manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Tertelgte avoids a kick to the body.
Tertelgte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ali. Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that misses.
Ali jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tertelgte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ali motions for Tertelgte to come forward. Ali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Ali goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali works the jab nicely.#T4#
A good leg kick by Ali.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Ali swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Ali looks to land a body kick but Tertelgte moved away.#CL2#
Tertelgte rushes Ali and presses him up against the cage.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tertelgte throws a body shot but no joy.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tertelgte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali tries to work over Tertelgte's front leg with a kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Tertelgte blocks the leg kick.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tertelgte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tertelgte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tertelgte misses with a leg kick.
Ali throws a big counter combination but Tertelgte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tertelgte can do to turn this around?
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ali misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tertelgte avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Tertelgte flicks out a counter leg kick but Ali steps away.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ali.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
A big right from Ali misses.
Nice shot by Ali.
Tertelgte needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Ali tried to counter with a leg kick but Tertelgte avoided it.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Tertelgte with an uppercut!
Ali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte ducks right into an uppercut from Ali.
Ali throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Ali misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte scores with a hook.#ROC2#
Ali is rocked!
Ali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tertelgte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
It looks like Ali has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ali throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tertelgte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tertelgte scrambles back to his feet.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing. #T3#
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Tertelgte moves his leg out of the way.
Tertelgte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali blocks a jab.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali looks for the body kick but Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Tertelgte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Tertelgte's head back.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Tertelgte tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Tertelgte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tertelgte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali. #T4#
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tertelgte wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali throws a low kick but Tertelgte avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tertelgte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Ali cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali 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.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali scores with a nice right hand.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tertelgte.
Ali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali lands a body shot.
Tertelgte 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.
Ali moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Tertelgte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick.
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tertelgte is trying to counter with his kicks.#T1#
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tertelgte. That did some damage!
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Ali connects with the punch.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
Tertelgte blocks a low kick nicely.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Ali throws a leg kick but Tertelgte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Tertelgte responds with a good body kick, but Ali manages to step out the way in time.
Ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tertelgte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Ali slips a jab from Tertelgte.#CL2#
Tertelgte takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
Ali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tertelgte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte has Ali pressed against the cage, preventing Ali from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ali lands with a right to the head.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Tertelgte breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
A head kick from Ali lands but Tertelgte takes it in his stride.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Tertelgte defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali feints and then cracks Tertelgte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tertelgte down. #CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Tertelgte tries to score with a low kick but Ali moves his leg out of the way.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Tertelgte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tertelgte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte blocks the body kick.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali counters with a nice body kick.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
Tertelgte wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!

Sarfraz Ali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: ABW 162 Perez - Gustafson     
Date:   Sep 20, 2018
#R1#
Kansalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Kansalainen lands.
Tertelgte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Kansalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Kansalainen moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kansalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kansalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kansalainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kansalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte cracks the inside of Kansalainen's front leg.
Kansalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte wants to land a leg kick but Kansalainen is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws a series of punches but Tertelgte avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Kansalainen misses.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Kansalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tertelgte throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT#
It looks like Tapani Kansalainen has been cut.
Kansalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tertelgte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Kansalainen has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Kansalainen was well out of range.#CL2#
Kansalainen rushes Tertelgte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kansalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kansalainen misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kansalainen's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansalainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kansalainen swings widly with a right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kansalainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte lands a really nice looking cross but Kansalainen seems unphased. #T2#
Tertelgte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kansalainen defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a solid leg kick but Kansalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a really nice looking cross but Kansalainen seems unphased.
Kansalainen lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Tertelgte does it's job there.
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tertelgte misses the target.
Kansalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Kansalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a jab when Tertelgte was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen cracks the inside of Tertelgte's front leg.
Tertelgte misses with a wild combination.
Kansalainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range and Kansalainen settles back down. #T3#
Kansalainen scores with a one two! Tertelgte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kansalainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tertelgte throws a good cross that connects.
Kansalainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Kansalainen moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Nice straight punches there by Tertelgte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tertelgte.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte connects with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kansalainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kansalainen wants to land a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range.
Tertelgte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Kansalainen saw that one coming.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Kansalainen strikes.#T4#
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Kansalainen avoids it easily.
Kansalainen pushes Tertelgte away with a front kick.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tertelgte defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen cracks Tertelgte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Kansalainen tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
Kansalainen misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kansalainen throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kansalainen just manages to avoid it.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Kansalainen throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Kansalainen was well out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kansalainen blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tapani Kansalainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tapani Kansalainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Tertelgte blocks a low kick nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tertelgte!
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kansalainen.
Ernie Tertelgte is winning the standup battle so far.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Tertelgte avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kansalainen.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Kansalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kansalainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kansalainen cracks the inside of Tertelgte's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Kansalainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kansalainen is looking to clinch.
Kansalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tertelgte scores with a nice right hand.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansalainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kansalainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tertelgte finds it's way round the side to connect with Kansalainen's head.
Kansalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tapani Kansalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Tertelgte throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.
Tertelgte throws a chopping leg kick but Kansalainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tertelgte throws a big shot that misses.
Kansalainen throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Kansalainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tertelgte motions for Kansalainen to come forward. Tertelgte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Tertelgte is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tertelgte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte lunges at Kansalainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kansalainen's hand.
Tertelgte lands with a nice combination. Kansalainen backs away looking to recover.
Tertelgte scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansalainen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tertelgte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tertelgte misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kansalainen! But no joy.
Kansalainen tries to land a front kick but Tertelgte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kansalainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a series of punches but Kansalainen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kansalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kansalainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kansalainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kansalainen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kansalainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tertelgte wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tertelgte digs a good hook to Kansalainen's body.
Kansalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Kansalainen blocks it.#CL2#
Kansalainen has managed to clinch. #T3#
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Kansalainen misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Kansalainen.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Tertelgte manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansalainen misses the target.
Tertelgte checks a low kick from Kansalainen.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Kansalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kansalainen. Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Kansalainen needs to keep his hands up - Tertelgte had a free shot at his head there.
Tertelgte takes one to the side of the head.
Kansalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Kansalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tertelgte takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte 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.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Kansalainen counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Kansalainen walks into a left hand.
Tertelgte checks a low kick from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
Kansalainen delivers a nice body kick.
Tertelgte defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Kansalainen is predictable there
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tertelgte throws a chopping leg kick but Kansalainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kansalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kansalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kansalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kansalainen in his tracks.
Tertelgte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tertelgte, as that shot connected.
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 Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tapani Kansalainen's cut.
That's time! Tertelgte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kansalainen ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
A big left from Kansalainen misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Kansalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tertelgte checks a leg kick nicely.
Kansalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tertelgte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kansalainen defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen moves forwards but Tertelgte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tertelgte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kansalainen looks to throw the jab but Tertelgte is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kansalainen tries to clinch but Tertelgte moves away
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kansalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Kansalainen cracks Tertelgte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tertelgte tries a low kick but Kansalainen avoids it.
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!
Kansalainen avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Kansalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Kansalainen avoids it easily.
Kansalainen counters with a body kick.
Tertelgte tests Kansalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kansalainen throws a push kick but Tertelgte slaps the foot to one side. #CL2#
Kansalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tertelgte, pushing him back against the cage.
Kansalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kansalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Kansalainen.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kansalainen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Kansalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Kansalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kansalainen misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Kansalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kansalainen misses with the head strike.
Kansalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Kansalainen breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kansalainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kansalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Tertelgte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kansalainen misses with a kick to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte is looking to chop away at Kansalainen's legs. #T3#
Kansalainen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kansalainen scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kansalainen scores with a nice strike.
Kansalainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansalainen tried to score with a low kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Kansalainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tertelgte looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kansalainen.
Tertelgte throws a push kick but Kansalainen slaps the foot to one side.
Kansalainen tried to score with a low kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Kansalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tertelgte is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Tertelgte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kansalainen staying out of range there.
Kansalainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kansalainen.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kansalainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick.
Kansalainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kansalainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kansalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kansalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
Kansalainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Kansalainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tapani Kansalainen.
I think Kansalainen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: ABW 156 Gonza - Bhullar     
Date:   Aug 28, 2018
#R1#
Choi sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Choi 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.
Tertelgte scores with a three punch combo!
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Tertelgte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
DooHo Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Choi's shoulder, as Choi tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tertelgte. Choi shrugs it off though.
Choi misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte throws a leg kick but Choi moved away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tertelgte. That snapped Choi's head back.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks to throw a body kick
and Choi counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Choi scores with a nice strike.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Tertelgte slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Tertelgte.
A big right from Choi misses.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tertelgte takes one to the side of the head.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choi. #T1#
Choi lands a jab to the head.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Choi misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Choi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte tries to land a leg kick but Choi saw it coming and moves away.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Choi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choi slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Choi is looking to counter punch.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Choi ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Choi.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Tertelgte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tertelgte.#ROC2#
Choi is rocked!
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Choi ducked under it nicely.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Choi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choi seems to have got his legs back now.
Choi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tertelgte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choi defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Choi is looking to counter punch.
Choi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Choi.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte misses with a series of wild punches.
Choi is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Tertelgte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Choi throwing a counter right hand but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Choi.
Choi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choi throws a combination that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a huge left! Choi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tertelgte isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Choi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tertelgte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: ABW 147 Benavidez - Blackblood     
Date:   Jul 24, 2018
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Ali has closed the distance and engaged Tertelgte in a clinch.
Ali works on Tertelgte's body with a couple of short punches.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Ali. #BC2#
Tertelgte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#KD2#
Tertelgte lands a left and a right that send Ali crashing to the mat, dazed. Tertelgte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Ali is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte walks into a left hand.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Tertelgte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tertelgte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali connects with a looping right hand.
Tertelgte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ali tries to clinch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte. #T1#
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
I was talking to Ali's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tertelgte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali lands with a straight right. Tertelgte didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali lands with a cross.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Ali gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Ali lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Ali misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ali.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Ali tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Ali cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank. #T4#
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte misses with some punches. #BC2#
Tertelgte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali connects with a body shot that sends Tertelgte's belly button to the back.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali blocks a leg kick.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ali throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Tertelgte.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Tertelgte moved out of range nicely.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Tertelgte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali darts in trying to clinch
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Ali.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tertelgte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali clobbers Tertelgte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tertelgte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tertelgte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali slips under a jab.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tertelgte moves away.
Tertelgte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tertelgte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tertelgte backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali cracks the inside of Tertelgte's front leg.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.#T2#
Ali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tertelgte misses with a low kick.
Tertelgte scores with a nice head shot.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tertelgte manages to avoid it.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tertelgte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Ali slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Ali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T3#
Ali moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
Ali is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tertelgte defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte wants to counter the offense by Ali and move into the clinch position.
Ali slips under a jab.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tertelgtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the body.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali swinging wildly here.
Ali connects with a leg kick. Tertelgte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tertelgte lands a lovely overhand right.
Tertelgte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Tertelgte circles away.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Tertelgte's shoulder, as Tertelgte tries to avoid the shot.
Ali throws a right and a left that Tertelgte avoids nicely.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tertelgte on the side of the head.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali backing away here, and Tertelgte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Tertelgte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Ali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tertelgte swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Tertelgte moves away from the strike by Ali.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tertelgte misses with a kick to the body.
Ali was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T1#
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tertelgte's head backwards.
Ali connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Tertelgte swinging wildly here.
Tertelgte scores with a nice head shot.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ali.
Ali wants to clinch but Tertelgte slips to the side
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Ali scores with a jab. Tertelgte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the head.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali wants to clinch
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali digs a good body shot into Tertelgte's ribs.
Ali misses the jab.
Tertelgte scores with a spinning back kick!
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali tries to clinch there but Tertelgte circles away.
Ali tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Ali thuds his right hand into Tertelgte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing. #T3#
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Tertelgte slips under a jab from Ali.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Tertelgte's head but Tertelgte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tertelgte lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That kick from Ali tenderised Tertelgte's leg. Tertelgte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tertelgte throws a combination. Ali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tertelgte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tertelgte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tertelgte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.#CL#
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.#CL#
Ali has closed the distance and engaged Tertelgte in a clinch.
Sarfraz Ali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tertelgte's efforts to push away.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarfraz Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!

A relieved looking Sarfraz Ali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: ABW 138 Perez - Byyler     
Date:   Jun 14, 2018
#R1#
Tertelgte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyea misses with a right hand
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
A lazy left from Tertelgte finds it's target.
Tertelgte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyea.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doyea blocks a jab.
Tertelgte swings widly with a right hand
and Doyea counters with a left to the body.
Tertelgte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Doyea slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Doyea wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tertelgte misses with a hook
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyea swings widly with a right hand
and Doyea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Doyea misses with a jab to the body
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyea throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range.
Doyea throws a body punch but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Doyea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range and Doyea settles back down.
Doyea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tertelgte.
Doyea just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyea misses with a right hand
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyea checks it well.
Doyea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyea can pounce on him.
Doyea staying out of range there.
Doyea lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #T2#
Tertelgte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyea's calf.
Doyea defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doyea throws a leg kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doyea throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a series of strikes. Doyea will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab lands there for Doyea.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyea throws a leg kick
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyea sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It looks like Doyea has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Doyea lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC#
Tertelgte is rocked!
Doyea flashes Tertelgte a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tertelgte's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tertelgte crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Doyea punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arod Doyea!

 

Event: ABW 130 Jones - Perez     
Date:   May 15, 2018
#R1##CL#
Skrarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tertelgte, pushing him back against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skrarez backwards.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Skrarez.
Nice body punch from Skrarez.
Skrarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Skrarez. #BC2#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Skrarez closes the distance and pushes Tertelgte back into the cage.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skrarez throws a head punch that misses.
Skrarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrarez misses with a knee strike. #BC2#
Tertelgte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Tertelgte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Skrarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Tertelgte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Tertelgte finds it's way through Skrarez's defenses. #T1#
Skrarez slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Skrarez tries to clinch
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skrarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tertelgte throws a shot to the body.
Skrarez is looking to clinch but Tertelgte is avoiding it.
Skrarez tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Tertelgte there.
Tertelgte has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Skrarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tertelgte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skrarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Skrarez's shoulder, as Skrarez tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tertelgte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skrarez circles away quickly and effectively.
Skrarez throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Skrarez saw that one coming.
Tertelgte misses with a series of wild punches.
Skrarez fails with the takedown
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skrarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Skrarez's head back.
Skrarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Skrarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skrarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skrarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Skrarez is rocked!
Skrarez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tertelgte lands a right hand from hell, dropping Skrarez. Tertelgte pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: ABW 122 Distacio Jr - Jones     
Date:   Apr 17, 2018
#R1#
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur lands with a hook. Tertelgte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Tertelgte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
McArthur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
McArthur tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McArthurs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McArthur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McArthurs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McArthur.
McArthur blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
A short left from McArthur.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
McArthur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur scores with a shoulder strike.
McArthur misses with some punches.
McArthur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
McArthur gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McArthur backwards. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for McArthur.
McArthur digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
McArthur tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tertelgte.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur throws a head punch that misses.
McArthur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tertelgtes head.
A short uppercut from McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur digs a right hand into Tertelgte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tertelgte's gas tank.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McArthur misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
A right hook to the body lands for McArthur.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur blocking some punches.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McArthur scores with a shot to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
McArthur tries a body shot but Tertelgte blocks it.
McArthur lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice body shot.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran McArthur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
McArthur misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
As McArthur tries to get set, Tertelgte tries to push him back and clinch up but McArthur manages to avoid the attempt.
Tertelgte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
McArthur misses with a looping left.
It looked like Tertelgte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McArthur jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Tertelgte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Tertelgte checks a low kick from McArthur.
Tertelgte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur misses with a straight left.
McArthur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tertelgte under the eye.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from McArthur misses its intended target. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
McArthur flicks out a counter leg kick but Tertelgte steps away.
McArthur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McArthur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McArthur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a good jab.
Tertelgte is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
McArthur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as McArthur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte checks the leg kick nicely there.
McArthur staying out of range there.#T2#
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and McArthur counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tertelgte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McArthur.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kieran McArthur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
Tertelgte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McArthur jabs at Tertelgte's body.
McArthur misses with a hook.
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
McArthur lands a front kick.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McArthur jabs at Tertelgte's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McArthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur cracks Tertelgte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McArthur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McArthur jabs Tertelgte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Tertelgte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
A short right from McArthur.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte pushes McArthur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
McArthur breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Tertelgte throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
McArthur has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur tries to work over Tertelgte's front leg with a kick but Tertelgte checks it. #CL#
Tertelgte clinches with his opponent.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McArthur.
A right hand to the body from McArthur.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieran McArthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte cracks McArthur with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tertelgte moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
McArthur throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tertelgte.
McArthur blocks a jab.
Tertelgte tries to bum rush McArthur with a series of wild strikes but McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McArthur doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from McArthur on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the strikes.
McArthur scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
McArthur takes the fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from McArthur.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tertelgte working aggressively here. #T1#
McArthur working aggressively here.
McArthur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McArthur blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
McArthur blocking some punches.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Kieran McArthur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from McArthur.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by McArthur.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McArthur.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land. #BC2#
McArthur manages to break the clinch.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur thuds his shin into the meat of Tertelgte's side.
McArthur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur throws the left hand but Tertelgte avoids the punch easily.
Donk. McArthur catches Tertelgte right on the button with a cross.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McArthur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tertelgte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McArthur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur thumps Tertelgte with a low kick.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McArthur.
McArthur throws out a counter right but Tertelgte avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - McArthur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McArthur connects with a solid leg kick.
McArthur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tertelgte's calf.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up.#T3#
Tertelgte throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Tertelgte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tertelgte throws the left hand but McArthur avoids the punch easily.
McArthur slips a jab from Tertelgte.
It seemed like McArthur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tertelgte is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McArthur moves away from the strike by Tertelgte.
McArthur throws a leg kick which misses Tertelgte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tertelgte tries to avoid it.
Tertelgte misses the shot to the body.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by McArthur.
McArthur staying out of range there.
McArthur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
McArthur sizes up Tertelgte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tertelgte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of McArthur's head but McArthur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from McArthur finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
McArthur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McArthur 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!

Kieran McArthur 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.

 

Event: ABW 115 Uzo - Distacio Jr     
Date:   Mar 20, 2018
#R1#
Viv closes the distance and clinches up with Tertelgte, looking for a takedown. Viv pushes Tertelgte against the cage but Tertelgte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tertelgte wants to counter with a clinch but Viv pushes him away.
Tertelgte lands with an overhand left.
Viv has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Viv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tertelgte pinned against the cage. Tertelgte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chosu Viv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chosu Viv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viv fails with the takedown
and Tertelgte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Viv misses with a series of wild punches.
Tertelgte lands with a hook. Viv tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Tertelgte tenderised Viv's leg. Viv is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte stuffs the takedown.
Viv shoots in but Tertelgte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viv looks for a takedown but Tertelgte sprawls well.
Viv dives in and grabs Tertelgte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tertelgte pushes down on Viv's head and hops out.#CL2#
Tertelgte clinches with his opponent. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Viv's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viv backwards.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Viv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viv can't get the takedown.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Viv is working for takedown but Tertelgte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viv backwards.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viv backwards.
Tertelgte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Viv.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Viv throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte gets through Viv's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Viv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viv jumps guard but Tertelgte turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Viv is rocked!
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Oh Viv is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viv blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viv tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Viv uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viv seems to have got his legs back now.
Viv goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tertelgte prevents it.
A short right from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Viv is working for takedown but Tertelgte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tertelgte gets through Viv's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Viv. #T3#
Viv drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viv blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Viv is looking for a takedown.
Viv tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tertelgte smiles and moves away.
Tertelgte goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tertelgte goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Viv stumbles back but Tertelgte runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Viv to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Viv will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ernie Tertelgte!
Our winner, Ernie Tertelgte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: ABW 108 Scrotum - Uesugi II     
Date:   Feb 22, 2018
#R1#
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov is looking for a counter combo.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plutov slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Plutov checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Plutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Tertelgte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tertelgte.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Plutov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Tertelgte blocks with his arms.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Tertelgte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tertelgte's brow.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but Tertelgte blocks with his arms.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Plutov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.#T3#
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov is leaning against Tertelgte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Plutov. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tertelgte avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte takes an elbow to the temple.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tertelgte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov throws a head kick but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Plutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Plutov scrambles back to his feet.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Plutov throws a leg kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Plutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Tertelgte closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T1#
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
Plutov tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Tertelgte.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tertelgte avoids it.#T2#
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte blocks a body shot from Plutov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Plutov misses with a body punch.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tertelgte on the inside.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Plutov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tertelgte blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tertelgte avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short left from Tertelgte. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Plutov lands a knee to the body.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte lands with a left to the head.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a body punch. #T4#
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tertelgte's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
A head kick by Plutov misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov pushes off an throws an elbow but Tertelgte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Plutov blocking some punches.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards. #T1#
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tertelgte lands with a right to the head.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Tertelgte gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tertelgte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Plutov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tertelgte lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Plutov trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head. #T3#
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tertelgte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tertelgte is defending well for now.
Tertelgte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Plutov.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tertelgte's elbow.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T4#
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Tertelgte lands an uppercut.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tertelgte.
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tertelgte avoiding damage as Plutov throws knees to the body.
Plutov tries to work over Tertelgte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tertelgte 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: ABW 103 Nielsen - Huhrera     
Date:   Jan 30, 2018
#R1#
Doyea moves forwards but Tertelgte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#
It looks like Arod Doyea has been cut.
Doyea throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Doyea misses.
Tertelgte blocks a head kick by Doyea.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyea.
Doyea misses with a left hand
and Doyea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Doyea.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyea.
Doyea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
The fighters circling - Doyea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arod Doyea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Doyea feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tertelgte sprawling to the canvas! Tertelgte rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Doyea finish him?!
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte needs to keep his hands up - Doyea had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#
Tertelgte is rocked!
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyea! But no joy.
Oh Tertelgte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyea pounces like a tiger and cracks Tertelgte with a vicious hook! Tertelgte is down but not out! Doyea follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arod Doyea!

 

Event: ABW 95 Jones- Fujiwara     
Date:   Jan 04, 2018
#R1#
Vasara slips under a jab.
Vasara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tertelgte pinned against the cage. Tertelgte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tertelgte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tertelgte leaves Vasara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vasara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand #TD#
and Vasara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vasara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vasara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tertelgte looking for a sweep. Not yet Tertelgte, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasara looking to pass the guard.
Tertelgte pulls Vasara in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Tertelgte managing to control the position.
Vasara wants to pass the guard but Tertelgte is keeping the position.
Vasara trying to control the position from guard on top but Tertelgte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Vasara closes the distance and clinches up with Tertelgte, looking for a takedown. Vasara pushes Tertelgte against the cage but Tertelgte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leka Vasara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tertelgte sprawls well. Tertelgte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vasara gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasara staying out of range there.
Vasara tries to counter with a takedown but Tertelgte is quick to defend against it.#T2#
Vasara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leka Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte tests Vasara's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Leka Vasara has been cut.
Vasara with a poor takedown
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte motions for Vasara to come forward. Tertelgte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Vasara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tertelgte's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara trying to control but Tertelgte is working from the bottom.
Vasara won't allow Tertelgte to sweep him here. #SUB#
Vasara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tertelgte dives on top into guard.#REVB##SU2#
Tertelgte gets to his feet. Vasara looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vasara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tertelgte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasara.
Vasara misses with a takedown attempt - Tertelgte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Vasara avoids it with no problem.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Tertelgte stuffs the takedown attempt from Vasara. Vasara gets slowly back to his feet.
Tertelgte scores with a hook.
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasara defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Vasara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Vasara saw that one coming.
Vasara moves forwards but Tertelgte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasara lands a right hook to the body.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Vasara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vasara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Vasara darts in looking for a takedown but Tertelgte gets double underhooks and turns Vasara into the cage.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Vasara throws a hook but Tertelgte blocks it.
Tertelgte connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Tertelgte.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Vasara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tertelgte circles away.
Tertelgte misses with a hook.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Vasara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#ROC2#
Vasara is rocked!
Vasara walks straight into a right hand from Tertelgte - that's dropped him! Tertelgte jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vasara from any more punishment! Vasara complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ernie Tertelgte!
Our winner, Ernie Tertelgte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: ABW 83 Toten - McBreezer II     
Date:   Nov 23, 2017
#R1#
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tertelgte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tertelgte takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte lands a jab.#KD2#
Tertelgte lands a big right hand that sends Murray crashing to the mat! Tertelgte stays standing though and waves Murray back to his feet!#ROC2#
Murray is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray glances at the clock... BAM! Tertelgte nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Murray crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Murray is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: ABW 75 Diamond Edition     
Date:   Oct 26, 2017
#R1#
Douglas feints and then cracks Tertelgte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tertelgte down.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Tertelgte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tertelgte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab. #T1#
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Tertelgte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas counters with a two punch combo.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Tertelgte misses
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Douglas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tertelgte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Douglas misses with a looping right.
A jab from Tertelgte finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Tertelgte checks it
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Douglas.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Douglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Douglas cracks Tertelgte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tertelgte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a body punch
and Douglas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tertelgte's knee momentarily.
Tertelgte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Douglas momentarily.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Tertelgte's corner calls for a 1-2. Tertelgte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tertelgte darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas counters with a good low kick that Tertelgte was not able to check. #T3#
Tertelgte takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas tried to counter with a leg kick but Tertelgte avoided it.
Douglas looks to throw a body kick
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Douglas on the side of the head.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Tertelgte checks the leg kick.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Tertelgte saw that one coming.
Tertelgte cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.
Douglas lands a jab to the head.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Tertelgte checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tertelgte jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a one-two to the body.
Tertelgte might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Tertelgte closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Douglas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Tertelgte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with Tertelgte's head.
Tertelgte scores with a punch to the head.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Nice jab there from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses. #T1#
Tertelgte tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Douglas misses with a low kick as Tertelgte jumps back.
Douglas slips a straight right by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tertelgte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Douglas.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte's corner calls for a 1-2. Tertelgte obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas throws a big counter combination but Tertelgte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Tertelgte seems unphased.
Tertelgte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
A jab from Douglas misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Douglas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas scores with a leg kick.
Douglas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tertelgte can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Douglas throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range.
Lenny Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Tertelgte jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Tertelgte's head.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Douglas swings for the body but Tertelgte moves out of range.
Tertelgte throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tertelgte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.#T3#
A low kick from Douglas misses
enabling Tertelgte to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tertelgte to score with a decent uppercut.
Douglas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas misses with a hook
and Tertelgte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and Tertelgte counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Tertelgte cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Tertelgte is just out of range.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Tertelgte avoids them all with ease.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.#T4#
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Douglas with a hook.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas with a nice cross.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC#
Tertelgte is rocked!
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 Lenny Douglas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte lands with an overhand left.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Tertelgte checks it.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tertelgte misses with a lunging right hand
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Douglas is looking to counter punch.
Douglas scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas throws a combination that misses
and Tertelgte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tertelgte seems to have recovered his senses.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tertelgte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and Tertelgte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Douglas scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Douglas defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Tertelgte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas stuns Tertelgte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas lands with a right hand.
Tertelgte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a looping left.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte throws out a counter right but Douglas avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tertelgte wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Tertelgte lands with a hook. Douglas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Tertelgte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tertelgte on the side of the head.
Tertelgte jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Douglas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas walks into a stiff left hand from Tertelgte.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab. #T3#
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas throws a low kick but Tertelgte avoids it.
Good exchange - Tertelgte coming out on top.
Douglas lands a jab-cross combination.
Tertelgte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Tertelgte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Douglas is out of range and Tertelgte settles back down.
Tertelgte wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
Douglas throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range.
Tertelgte swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas throws a low kick but Tertelgte moves out of range easily.
Tertelgte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Douglas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tertelgte throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tertelgte wants to clinch.
Douglas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lenny Douglas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Douglas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas connects with the punch.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tertelgte tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Douglas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tertelgte. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Douglas in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Douglas finds it's way through Tertelgte's defenses.
Tertelgte throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a thumping low kick.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
Douglas moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a low kick, right behind Tertelgte 's knee.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas connects with a body shot.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tertelgte.
And Douglas counters with a quick kick to the body but Tertelgte blocks it.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.#T2#
Tertelgte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tertelgte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Tertelgte checks it
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Douglas misses
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tertelgte tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas fakes the leg kick and cracks Tertelgte in the body.
Tertelgte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas feints and then cracks Tertelgte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tertelgte down.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Douglas scores with a push kick.#T3#
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
Douglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Douglas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Tertelgte throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas cracks the inside of Tertelgte's front leg. #T4#
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tertelgte.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte connects with a leg kick. Douglas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Tertelgte.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tertelgte throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Tertelgte.
Douglas scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenny Douglas had his way with Ernie Tertelgte in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Tertelgte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Douglas, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Tertelgte lands a glancing blow to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Tertelgte.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglas.
Douglas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas tries a low kick but Tertelgte avoids it.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tertelgte's calf.#T1#
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Douglas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Tertelgte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Douglas scores with a sloppy right hand. Tertelgte should have avoided that one.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tertelgte moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tertelgte counter with a right hand.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Ernie Tertelgte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenny Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Tertelgte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tertelgte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Tertelgte off balance momentarily.
Douglas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tertelgte circles away quickly and effectively.
Tertelgte blocks a jab.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Tertelgte off the cage and back into range.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Tertelgte misses with a hook
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Tertelgte backing up. Tertelgte nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Tertelgte misses with a left hand
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a good low kick that Tertelgte was not able to check.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up
letting Douglas counter with a right hand. #T3#
A right-left combo lands from Douglas.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tertelgte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Douglas to score with a decent uppercut.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right. #T4#
Tertelgte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Tertelgte avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tertelgte! But no joy.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Tertelgte throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tertelgte defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas wants to land a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Douglas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Douglas!

Lenny Douglas retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Lenny Douglas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: ABW 65 Swift Jr - Douglas     
Date:   Sep 21, 2017
#R1#
Ryzon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tertelgte lands an overhand right.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryzon shoots in looking for a takedown but Tertelgte manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryzon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryzon. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryzon throws a head kick that misses.
Tertelgte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte lands a jab to the head.
Ryzon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tertelgte defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte connects with a body shot that sends Ryzon's belly button to the back.#T1#
Tertelgte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ryzon's hands.
Tertelgte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ryzon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#
Ryzon is rocked!
Ernie Tertelgte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryzon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tertelgte to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryzon is still on wobbly legs! Can Tertelgte finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryzon dives in and grabs Tertelgte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tertelgte pushes down on Ryzon's head and hops out.
Ryzon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ernie Tertelgte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ryzon.
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tertelgte ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ryzon's jaw. Ryzon's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tertelgte does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernie Tertelgte!
After winning the bout, Ernie Tertelgte thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Angry Birds War 51     
Date:   Aug 08, 2017
#R1#
Duranto connects with the punch.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot
enabling Duranto to counter with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto is looking to clinch but Tertelgte is avoiding it.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Tertelgte scores with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Duranto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tertelgte throws an off balance right hand
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tertelgte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duranto.
Tertelgte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tertelgte lands with a hook. Duranto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte lands with a right hand. #CL#
Tertelgte gets a clinch. #T1#
Duranto wants to stall.
Tertelgte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
Duranto is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
Duranto stalling.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto is pushing Tertelgte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duranto wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Duranto.
Tertelgte lands with a cross.
Tertelgte missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Tertelgte lands a jab.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Duranto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tertelgte looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Tertelgte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tertelgte scores with a jab. Duranto acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Tertelgte.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duranto.#T3#
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a right hand.
Duranto tries to stall but Tertelgte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte lands a shoulder strike.
Tertelgte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duranto has Tertelgte pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Duranto.
Tertelgte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto. #T4#
Duranto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Tertelgte pushes Duranto up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Duranto fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Duranto looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tertelgte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
A head punch on the inside from Tertelgte fails to land.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duranto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tertelgte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tertelgte takes one to the chin there.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Tertelgte walks into a stiff left hand from Duranto.
Tertelgte feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durantos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duranto defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto wants to counter with a clinch but Tertelgte pushes him away.
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Tertelgte is looking to counter punch.
Tertelgte lands with a straight right. Duranto didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Tertelgte.
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!
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto has Tertelgte pressed against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#T1#
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Duranto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto trying to control the position but instead, Tertelgte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duranto into the cage.
Duranto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duranto is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tertelgte has denied him.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tertelgte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Duranto.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duranto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tertelgte thinking.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Tertelgte sets himself, and Duranto steps forward looking for the clinch! Tertelgte avoids it this time.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T2#
Tertelgte lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duranto can do to turn this around?
Duranto misses with a jab to the body
and Tertelgte counters with a straight right hand.
Duranto lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Ernie Tertelgte is winning the standup battle so far.
Duranto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duranto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duranto moves forwards but Tertelgte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Tertelgte moves away and avoids it.
Duranto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Tertelgte throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tertelgte defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tertelgte.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Duranto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Duranto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ernie Tertelgte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Duranto taking a breather.
A short left from Tertelgte.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto is trying to maintain a safe position but Tertelgte gets an underhook and turns Duranto into the cage.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto is pushing Tertelgte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Tertelgte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duranto trying to control the position but instead, Tertelgte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duranto into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tertelgte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Duranto tries to stall but Tertelgte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duranto backwards. #T1#
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto avoiding damage.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto blocking some punches. #TD2#
Duranto jumps into guard, dragging Tertelgte to the mat. #SU#
Tertelgte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tertelgte circles away quickly and effectively.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Duranto tries to counter with a clinch but Tertelgte shakes him off and moves away.
Tertelgte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Tertelgte lands a nice shot to the body.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tertelgte swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a one-two to the body.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tertelgte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tertelgte misses the target.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Duranto.
Tertelgte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte is looking to counter punch.
Tertelgte throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Duranto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duranto looking to stall. #T3#
Duranto is stalling here.
Duranto just leaning against Tertelgte, taking a breather.
Duranto continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tertelgte pushes Duranto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duranto is struggling to control the position.
Duranto wants to stall.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roberto Duranto.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tertelgte connects with the punch.
Tertelgte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duranto has time to react.#T4#
Tertelgte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tertelgte.#CL#
Duranto tries to keep at a distance but Tertelgte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Duranto trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tertelgte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

 

Event: ABW 39     
Date:   Jul 04, 2017
#R1#
Tertelgte jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.#KD#
Tertelgte lands a big right hand that sends Young crashing to the mat! Tertelgte stays standing though and waves Young back to his feet!#ROC#
Young is rocked!
Crack! Tertelgte connects with the perfect overhand right and Young falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Tertelgte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ernie Tertelgte!

 

Event: Forever Free 1     
Date:   Mar 18, 2017
#R1#
Hideyoshi slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Decent striking displayed by Tertelgte there.
Tertelgte lands a jab.
Tertelgte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Hideyoshi wants to counter the offense by Tertelgte and move into the clinch position.
Hideyoshi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tertelgte's head backwards.
A jab from Tertelgte finds it's way through Hideyoshi's defenses.
Hideyoshi throws a looping overhand right but Tertelgte ducks down to avoid it.
Tertelgte throws a big shot that misses.
Tertelgte sets himself, and Hideyoshi steps forward looking for the clinch! Tertelgte avoids it this time.
Hideyoshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hideyoshi defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte sets himself, and Hideyoshi steps forward looking for the clinch! Tertelgte avoids it this time.#T1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Tertelgte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Hideyoshi strikes.
Hideyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideyoshi throws a lazy right hand but Tertelgte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte misses with a straight left.
Hideyoshi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Tertelgte misses.
Hideyoshi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tertelgte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hideyoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Hideyoshi tries to counter with a clinch but Tertelgte shakes him off and moves away.
Hideyoshi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tertelgte connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hideyoshi scrambles back to his feet.
Hideyoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte scores with a decent looking hook.
Tertelgte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T2#
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Hideyoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideyoshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tertelgte.
Hideyoshi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideyoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hideyoshi throws a leg kick but Tertelgte sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tertelgte throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Hideyoshi counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hideyoshi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tertelgte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hideyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hideyoshi. #T3#
Hideyoshi jumps guard but Tertelgte stands there with Hideyoshi around his waist. Hideyoshi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hideyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tertelgte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hideyoshi backwards.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hideyoshi backwards.
Hideyoshi is trying to pull guard but Tertelgte turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hideyoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.#TD2#
Hideyoshi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tertelgte uses from the top position.
Hideyoshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Hideyoshi working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily. #T4#
Tertelgte wants to stand and escape but instead Hideyoshi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SU2#
Hideyoshi gets to his feet - Tertelgte follows without any prompting.
Hideyoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hideyoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tertelgte is out of range.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hideyoshi.
Nice defenses there by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernie Tertelgte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tertelgte lands the left hand.
Hideyoshi blocks a jab.
Tertelgte moves out of range of the strikes.
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Hideyoshi moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Hideyoshi has Tertelgte up against the cage in a clinch.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hideyoshi tries to pull guard but Tertelgte holds him up against the cage and eventually Hideyoshi drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideyoshi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tertelgte walks away with a smile on his face. Hideyoshi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tertelgte slips a straight right by Hideyoshi.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte throws a looping overhand right but Hideyoshi ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte slips under a jab.
Tertelgte changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Tertelgte moves out of range. #CL2#
Hideyoshi has Tertelgte up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideyoshi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Tertelgte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte misses with a looping right.
Tertelgte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tertelgte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tertelgte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi tries to counter with a clinch but Tertelgte shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tertelgte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hideyoshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tertelgte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hideyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ernie Tertelgte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakai Hideyoshi.#T3#
Hideyoshi looking to slow down the pace here.
Hideyoshi fails to pull guard. #TD2#
Hideyoshi jumps into guard, dragging Tertelgte to the mat. #SUB2#
Hideyoshi is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Hideyoshi working for a triangle but Tertelgte defends it easily. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hideyoshi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tertelgte stacks Hideyoshi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tertelgte!#T4#
Hideyoshi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hideyoshi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Ernie Tertelgte will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Hideyoshi is out of range.
Tertelgte throws a jab but it's blocked by Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch up.
Hideyoshi moves out of range as Tertelgte strikes.
Tertelgte lands a nice shot that snaps Hideyoshi's head back.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Tertelgte slips a jab from Hideyoshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Tertelgte finds it's target.
Tertelgte misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Hideyoshi moves into the clinch.#BC#
Tertelgte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Tertelgte moves out of range of the leg kick from Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte throws a jab when Hideyoshi was well out of range.
Tertelgte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Tertelgte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideyoshi slips a jab from Tertelgte.
Hideyoshi misses with a hook. Tertelgte ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hideyoshi misses.
Tertelgte appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tertelgte misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
A jab from Tertelgte misses.
Hideyoshi slips under a jab from Tertelgte.
Hideyoshi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ernie Tertelgte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ernie Tertelgte is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Tertelgte throws a jab when Hideyoshi was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Tertelgte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tertelgte.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideyoshi ducks under a wild hook from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideyoshi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hideyoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tertelgte misses the jab.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Hideyoshi is out of range.
Tertelgte misses with an uppercut.
Tertelgte ducks under a wild hook from Hideyoshi.
Tertelgte keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Tertelgte scores with a jab. Hideyoshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hideyoshi defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Tertelgte looks to throw the jab but Hideyoshi is out of range.
Hideyoshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tertelgte misses with a hook. Hideyoshi ducked under it nicely.
Sakai Hideyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Hideyoshi blocks it.
Hideyoshi tries to counter with a clinch but Tertelgte shakes him off and moves away.
Hideyoshi tries to clinch but Tertelgte is having none of it.
Tertelgte throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Hideyoshi counters by clinching up.
Hideyoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tertelgte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Hideyoshi is stalling here.
Sakai Hideyoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hideyoshi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tertelgte up against the cage.
Tertelgte misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hideyoshi stalling against the cage.
Tertelgte lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Tertelgte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tertelgte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernie Tertelgte!

 

 
 
 
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