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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asim Ferhatovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartell has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Ferhatovic
vs
Sartell

195 cm
22
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

197 cm
22
281 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Asim Ferhatovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Sartell!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferhatovic throws a series of punches but Sartell avoids them all with ease.
Ferhatovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Sartell.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferhatovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Sartell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sartell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferhatovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sartell tries to clinch but Ferhatovic moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sartell checks a leg kick.
Ferhatovic lands a nice hook to Sartell's body. Sartell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sartell lands with a straight right. Ferhatovic didn't see that one coming.
Ferhatovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Will Sartell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartell slips a jab and a cross from Ferhatovic.
A punch combination from Ferhatovic misses.
Ferhatovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferhatovic cracks the inside of Sartell's front leg.
Ferhatovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Sartell looks gassed!
Sartell shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferhatovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferhatovic tries to bum rush Sartell with a series of wild strikes but Sartell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferhatovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sartell avoids the head kick by Ferhatovic.
Sartell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferhatovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferhatovic pushes Sartell away with a front kick.
Sartell moves out of range as Ferhatovic throws a body kick.
Ferhatovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ferhatovic misses with a head kick.
Ferhatovic scores with a slapping inside leg 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!
Ferhatovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferhatovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sartell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Asim Ferhatovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferhatovic throws a right hand that Sartell ducks under and follows up with a left that Sartell also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sartell, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic lands a jab.
Ferhatovic misses with a wild combination.

Sartell pushes Ferhatovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sartell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ferhatovic lands a knee to the body.
Ferhatovic wants to break free but Sartell has control.
Ferhatovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sartell is defending well for now.
Sartell has Ferhatovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Ferhatovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ferhatovic blocks an elbow strike.
Ferhatovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sartell.
Sartell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferhatovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sartell avoids it.
Ferhatovic is trying to break free.
Ferhatovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sartell has Ferhatovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Ferhatovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sartell looking to throw knees to the head but Ferhatovic is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferhatovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sartell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferhatovic taking a breather.
Sartell lands an elbow just above Ferhatovic 's eye.
Sartell controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferhatovic is trying to break the clinch but Sartell is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic throws an elbow that misses.
Ferhatovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferhatovic wants to break free but Sartell has control.
Sartell misses with an elbow strike.
Sartell avoiding damage as Ferhatovic throws knees to the body.
Ferhatovic tries to break the clinch but Sartell is controlling the position.

Ferhatovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sartell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferhatovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic misses with a few strikes there.
Ferhatovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Ferhatovic misses with the combination.
Ferhatovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferhatovic works the jab nicely.
Ferhatovic throws out a leg kick but Sartell moves out of range and Ferhatovic only half commits.
Ferhatovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferhatovic is looking to land body kicks.
Ferhatovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Sartell clinches with his opponent.
Ferhatovic tries to break free but Sartell pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferhatovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sartell throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferhatovic blocks the elbow strike.
Sartell lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sartell looking to slow down the pace here.
Ferhatovic lands an elbow that stopped Sartell in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asim Ferhatovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Sartell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferhatovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sartell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferhatovic misses with a few strikes there.
Ferhatovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sartell moves out of range of the body kick.
Sartell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferhatovic 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.
Sartell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sartell rushes Ferhatovic and presses him up against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Sartell.
Sartell wants to stall.
Sartell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ferhatovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ferhatovic is trying to force a seperation but Sartell has the dominant position.
Ferhatovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sartell has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sartell.
Ferhatovic blocks an elbow strike from Sartell.
Sartell trying to land knees to the body.
Sartell has Ferhatovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Ferhatovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferhatovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferhatovic has had enough of the clinch but Sartell keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ferhatovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferhatovic is trying to break the clinch but Sartell is controlling him.
Ferhatovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sartell lands an elbow inside that Ferhatovic shrugs off.

It looks like Asim Ferhatovic has been cut.
Sartell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sartell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferhatovic tries a knee to the head but Sartell blocks it.
Sartell leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sartell is breathing heavily.
Ferhatovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ferhatovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sartell taking a breather.
Sartell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferhatovic's defenses.
Sartell keeps control of Ferhatovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sartell stalling the fight.
Ferhatovic can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferhatovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asim Ferhatovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferhatovic blocks a head kick by Sartell.
Ferhatovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ferhatovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferhatovic throws a jab when Sartell was well out of range.
Ferhatovic is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Ferhatovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferhatovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sartell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferhatovic won't be happy with that.
Ferhatovic is pushing Sartell's head away, looking to escape. Sartell manages to hold on to the position though.
Ferhatovic wants to get back to his feet but Sartell is dominant here and he's now got Ferhatovic's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sartell lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sartell.
Ferhatovic has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sartell.
Sartell controls the position.
Ferhatovic trying to get back to his feet but Sartell is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Sartell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Sartell wants to clinch.
Ferhatovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Asim Ferhatovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Sartell tries to clinch up.
Ferhatovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sartell checks it well.
Sartell lands a head kick!
Ferhatovic throws a series of punches but Sartell moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferhatovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Sartell moves into the clinch.
Ferhatovic blocks an elbow strike.
Ferhatovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sartell throws a head punch that misses.
Ferhatovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferhatovic is trying to break the clinch but Sartell has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sartell.
Sartell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferhatovic lands a nice elbow.
Sartell managing to block the knees to the body from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Sartell.

Ferhatovic breaks the clinch.
Sartell is looking to clinch.
Ferhatovic throws a nice looking combination but Sartell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferhatovic misses with a low kick.
Ferhatovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sartell. That did some damage!
Sartell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferhatovic cracks the inside of Sartell's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferhatovic.
Good leg kick by Ferhatovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sartell slips a jab and a cross from Ferhatovic.
Ferhatovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sartell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferhatovic avoids the head kick by Sartell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferhatovic throws a right and a left that Sartell avoids nicely.
Ferhatovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferhatovic misses with a double jab

and Sartell counters with a shoot takedown. Ferhatovic fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Ferhatovic keeping full guard, as Sartell tries to pass.
Ferhatovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sartell is controlling him.
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.
Sartell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferhatovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sartell looking to sit in guard and control but Ferhatovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferhatovic is looking to stand up but Sartell won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferhatovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ferhatovic scores with a kick to the body.
Ferhatovic throws a head kick that misses

and Sartell counters with a shoot takedown. Ferhatovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Sartell trying to control but Ferhatovic is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sartell throws and elbow that misses. Ferhatovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sartell's guard. Nice move by Ferhatovic!

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 Asim Ferhatovic.
I think Ferhatovic 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asim Ferhatovic!