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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday IX
Date: Feb 27, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Bektic instigates a clinch. #BC#
Jerome breaks from the clinch.
Jerome throws a head kick that misses.
Jerome misses with a wild combination.
#CL#
Jerome has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bektic missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Jerome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Jerome darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jerome lands with a punch from half guard.
Bektic wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jerome content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Bektic trying to control but Jerome postures up.
Bektic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jerome seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bektic is looking to escape.#SU#
Jerome decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL2#
Bektic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jerome, pushing him back against the cage.
Bektic is trying to force a seperation but Jerome has the dominant position.
Bektic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD#
Jerome jumps into guard, dragging Bektic to the mat.
#T2#
Jerome wants to sweep here but Bektic controlling him for the moment.
Jerome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Jerome takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bektic gets full guard.
Jerome with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Bektic working for a triangle but Jerome defends it easily.
Jerome content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Jerome trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bektic's guard.
Bektic wants to sweep but no luck.
Bektic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bektic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jerome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bektic is trying to control the position but Jerome postures up. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jerome distracts Bektic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jerome works over Bektic with some ground and pound from guard.
Jerome 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.
Jerome passes Bektic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jerome perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jerome seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bektic for as long as he can get away with.
Bektic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jerome is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bektic is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jerome dominated 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.
#R2#
Bektic tries to clinch up.
Jerome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bektic.
Jerome misses with a hook.
Jerome lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bektic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jerome leaves Bektic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Jerome gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bektic throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Jerome breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jerome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bektic shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Jerome closes the distance and clinches.#T1##TD#
Jerome gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bektic regains guard.
Jerome trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bektic's guard.
Jerome stays in close to Bektic's body and controls the position.
Jerome postures up.
Jerome loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SU#
Jerome gets to his feet. Bektic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No joy there for Jerome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bektic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Jerome was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bektic.
Jack Jerome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.#TD#
Jerome closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bektic to the mat! Bektic manages to get full guard.
Bektic wants to get back to his feet but Jerome is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Jerome with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jack Jerome overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jerome is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bektic 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.#SUB2#
Bektic has his foot on Jerome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jerome works his way back into a safe position though.
Bektic is breathing heavily.
Jerome passes into half guard. #T3#
Jerome is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jerome looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bektic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bektic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jerome.
Jerome not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jerome in particular looking to stall.#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.
Bektic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bektic tries to get to full guard but Jerome has control of the leg.
Jerome is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jerome throwing shots but Bektic is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jerome trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bektic tests Jerome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jerome dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bektic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Jerome wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Jerome does it's job there.
Bektic moves in looking to clinch but Jerome pushes him off.
Jerome throwing a counter right hand but Bektic manages to avoid it.
Jerome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC#
Bektic is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Sulejman Bektic has been cut.
No joy there for Jerome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD#
Jerome looking to score a takedown here. Bektic is defending well but Jerome drives through and ends up in Bektic's guard.
Bektic is still in real trouble! Can Jerome finish him?
Jerome is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bektic seems to have recovered his senses.
Bektic trying to control the position.
Bektic looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Bektic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jerome.
Jerome slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jerome prevents Bektic from getting back to his feet.
Bektic looking to control.
Jerome is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jerome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bektic manages to avoid it.
Bektic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bektic takes one on the button.
Bektic avoids the head kick by Jerome.
#TD#
Jerome closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bektic's guard.#T2##SUB2#
Bektic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jerome has picked Bektic up and slammed him! Bektic can't keep hold of the triangle and Jerome manages to pass to side control!
Bektic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jerome 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.
Jerome lands an elbow.
Jerome creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bektic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB#
Jerome is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bektic looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jerome gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bektic is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jerome lets go of the hold and Bektic can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Jerome!
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Event:
WPFA: Dominance II
Date: Jan 07, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Bektic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bektic lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Alonzo looking for a guillotine here but Bektic defends easily.
Bektic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bektic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bektic landing some decent shots from guard.
Bektic works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Bektic 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.
Bektic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Alonzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bektic pulls his head out easily. #T1##SUB#
Alonzo looking for submissions off his back.
Bektic trying to control from half guard but Alonzo is working away.
Alonzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Alonzo looking for submissions off his back.
Bektic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Alonzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bektic pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Alonzo actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Alonzo actively working from the bottom here.
Bektic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alonzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T2##SUB2#
Bektic seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Alonzo actively working from the bottom here.
Bektic lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Bektic is looking for a kimura but Alonzo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bektic to get the leverage.
Alonzo manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bektic is working Alonzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bektic wants to pass the guard but Alonzo is keeping the position.#SUB#
Alonzo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bektic is defending well. Alonzo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bektic has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Alonzo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ferdinand Alonzo!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Bektic clinches up against the cage.
Kleins misses with a punch to the body.
Bektic gets through Kleins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bektic is trying to maintain a safe position but Kleins gets an underhook and turns Bektic into the cage.
Kleins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bektic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kleins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bektic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kleins if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL#
Bektic rushes Kleins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Kleins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bektic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kleins manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Kleins performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Bektic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kleins.
Kleins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kleins wants to pass the guard but Bektic is keeping the position.
Bektic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bektic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kleins is controlling him.
Kleins postures up.
Kleins wants to control from the top but Bektic keeps moving.
Bektic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kleins wanted to stand there but Bektic had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bektic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kleins counters with a nice uppercut.
Bektic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kleins.#T3##TD#
Bektic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kleins was covering up waiting for the punch and Bektic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kleins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bektic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kleins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bektic has managed to get both his arms back between Kleins's legs - danger averted.
Bektic wants to control from the top but Kleins keeps moving.
Kleins 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##T4##SU2#
Kleins stands up out of the half guard.
Kleins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bektic throws a quick counter head kick but Kleins was just out of range.#CL2#
Kleins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Bektic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kleins or perhaps it was just good defense by Bektic, which made it look bad.
Sulejman Bektic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Kleins.
Bektic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kleins will feel that in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kleins misses with a takedown attempt - Bektic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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 Sulejman Bektic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bektic.
Kleins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kleins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A control attempt from Kleins but he's now mounted!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bektic avoids the attempt from Kleins to control.#T1#
Kleins is trying desperately to improve position.
Bektic lands a big shot there that rocks Kleins but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bektic prevents Kleins from getting the reversal.#ES2#
Kleins bucks up and throws Bektic to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!#CL2#
Kleins moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2##TD2#
Kleins pulls guard successfully.
Bektic prevents Kleins from getting back to his feet.
Bektic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kleins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bektic wants to stand but Kleins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kleins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kleins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kleins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bektic is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Kleins controlling Bektic's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kleins trying to keep a closed guard but Bektic is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sulejman Bektic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bektic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kleins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bektic shoots for a takedown but Kleins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A low kick from Bektic misses #TD2#
and Kleins counters with a shoot takedown. Bektic fights it but they end up in guard.
Kleins postures up and lands a big shot to Bektic's brow. #T4#
Kleins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bektic's guard.
Bektic is trying to keep Kleins in close.
Bektic keeping moving, preventing Kleins from controlling successfully.
Bektic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kleins controls the pace.
Bektic looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kleins won't allow Bektic to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Kleins 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#
Bektic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kleins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Kleins moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Kleins pulls guard successfully.
Kleins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kleins is looking to sweep but instead, Bektic has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bektic lands a nice short elbow.
Kleins is refusing to be controlled, as Bektic sits in half guard. #T1#
Kleins trying to control from the bottom.
Bektic prevents Kleins from improving his position.
Hugo Kleins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bektic stops Kleins from getting back to his feet.
Bektic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kleins wants to control but Bektic is having none of it.
Kleins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bektic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kleins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kleins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kleins looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Kleins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bektic is aware though and is defending well.
Kleins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kleins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB2#
Kleins has an active guard here but Bektic has managed to pass into half guard.
Kleins looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Kleins gets full guard.#SUB2#
Kleins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bektic escapes and throws Kleins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kleins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bektic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kleins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bektic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kleins keeps working.
Kleins is looking to reverse the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bektic wants to take a breather but Kleins manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bektic.
Bektic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kleins is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sulejman Bektic.
I think Bektic 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sulejman Bektic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Bektic closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Bektic pushes Justice against the cage but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Bektic.
Bektic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bektic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justice pinned against the cage. Justice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bektic just manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Bektic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bektic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Justice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bektic manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Bektic trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice landing with the ground and pound.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Bektic controlling the position.#SU#
Justice gets to his feet - Bektic follows without any prompting.
Justice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bektic.
Justice appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Bektic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Bektic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bektic lands in his opponent's guard.
Bektic lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Justice throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#ES#
Justice manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Justice manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Bektic darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Bektic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Justice just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justice tries to work over Bektic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bektic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bektic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Stalling in the clinch from Justice.
Justice dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justice seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T4#
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Bektic has him pressed against the cage.
Justice misses with some punches.
Bektic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bektic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bektic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bektic looks winded!#CL2#
Bektic clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bektic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bektic prevents Justice from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clifton Justice will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Bektic tries for a takedown but Justice circles away easily
and Justice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Clifton Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bektic moves out of range as Justice throws a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bektic misses.#CL2#
Bektic closes the distance and clinches.
Justice stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bektic is trying to push Justice away but Justice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bektic wants a takedown.
Bektic pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Justice breaks from the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
Bektic moves into range and clinches up with Justice.
Justice displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bektic up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Justice.
Bektic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.
Bektic has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Justice prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC#
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Bektic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bektic swivels and escapes.
Bektic throws a low kick but Justice moves out of range easily. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bektic wants a takedown but no success here.
Bektic is breathing heavily.#BC#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justice breaks the clinch.
Bektic throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range.
Bektic scores with a one two! Justice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T3##CL2#
Bektic has managed to clinch.
Justice dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justice stalling the fight.
#BC#
Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Bektic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Justice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL#
Justice clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice avoiding damage.
Bektic fails to pull guard.
#T4#
Justice stalling in the clinch.
#TD2#
Bektic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Justice regains guard.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Justice is adopting a defensive guard.
Justice trying to keep a closed guard but Bektic is proving a slippery customer.
Justice wants to sweep here but Bektic controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clifton Justice will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Bektic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Bektic drives through with a takedown into Justice's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Justice has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bektic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bektic working hard to break the clinch.
Bektic scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Bektic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Justice smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Bektic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice prevents the takedown attempt.
Sulejman Bektic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1##BC#
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bektic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bektic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Justice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bektic throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.
#CL2#
Bektic has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Justice taking a breather.
Justice will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bektic up against the cage.
Justice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
Bektic is looking to break free of the clinch but Justice has double underhooks.
Bektic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clifton Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sulejman Bektic.#CL#
Justice moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Bektic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bektic shoots in but no luck this time.
It appears Justice was looking to counter with a kick there.#T3##TD#
Justice closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bektic struggling a bit here.
Justice lands a nice forearm strike.
Bektic is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SU#
Justice decides to stand back up.
Bektic throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely. #T4#
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bektic manages to avoid it.
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Bektic, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Bektic against the cage but Bektic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Bektic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Justice manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Bektic closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Justice breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Justice is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sulejman Bektic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifton Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL2#
Bektic takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sulejman Bektic.
I think Justice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sulejman Bektic!
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