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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Sullivan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Sullivan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sullivan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sullivan can't get the takedown.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Sullivan has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Sullivan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sullivan is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sullivan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sullivan's back!
Sullivan tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Sullivan wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
Sullivan not doing much here.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sullivan trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is in trouble now - Sullivan has advanced to mount!
Sullivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.
Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Sullivan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sullivan lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sullivan with good strikes from the mount here!
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sullivan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sullivan wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Sullivan is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sullivan in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
Sullivan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot lands for Sullivan.
A right-left combo lands from Sullivan.
Sullivan pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sullivan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sullivan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sullivan 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.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Sullivan scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Sullivan isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan unloading with bombs!
Sullivan lands a big elbow.
Sullivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sullivan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan controlling his opponent.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sullivan working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working Johnson over with strikes here.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sullivan controlling the pace for now.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Sullivan landing strikes from the mount.
Sullivan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan with a couple of short strikes.
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sullivan controlling from mount.
Sullivan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sullivan winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
Sullivan prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Bobby Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Sullivan there.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sullivan with a jab.
Sullivan rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sullivan.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson letting Sullivan take a breather here.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body.
Sullivan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sullivan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Sullivan 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The is referee keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sullivan wants a takedown but no success here.
Sullivan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sullivan manages to end up in side control.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Sullivan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sullivan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sullivan is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Sullivan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan working the head and body with strikes.
Sullivan controlling the pace.
Sullivan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Sullivan scores with a four punch combination!
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sullivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Sullivan is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson wants to control but Sullivan is having none of it.
Sullivan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Sullivan tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Sullivan's attempts to control the action.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan raining down shots from the mount!
Sullivan avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Sullivan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Sullivan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sullivan with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sullivan landing punches.
Johnson tries to hold on but Sullivan pushes him away.
Sullivan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Sullivan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sullivan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sullivan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sullivan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sullivan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Sullivan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruel ile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yannick Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ile comes to the cage accompanied by Fabolous- Breathe. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cruel ile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yannick Doucet!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doucet momentarily.
Doucet tries for a takedown but ile sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ile shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doucet counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Doucet.
Doucet looks to land a combination but ile avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ile!
ile changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doucet tries to avoid it but ile manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doucet to the ground. Doucet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ile blocks a head kick by Doucet.
Doucet misses with a right hand
and ile counters with a nice uppercut.
Doucet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doucet misses with a two punch combination.
Doucet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ile fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruel ile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ile shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet wants to stand up but ile is controlling him.
Doucet is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and ile dives into side control.
Doucet looks gassed!
Doucet takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Doucet pushes ile away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ile gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doucet throws ile to one side and escapes!
ile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
ile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doucet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Doucet misses
and ile decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doucet's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ile throwing strikes from guard but Doucet blocks nicely.
Doucet wants to stand and escape but ile is having none of it.
Doucet scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Doucet throws a right and a left that both miss.
ile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doucet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doucet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doucet would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
ile trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ile bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doucet's guard.
Doucet wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and ile manages to pass to side control.
Doucet is trying to stand.
Doucet blocking the ground and pound attempt from ile.
Doucet has one foot on ile's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ile has his takedown stuffed
and Doucet counters with a single leg into guard. ile didn't expect that.
Doucet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ile. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doucet wants to stand and escape but instead ile has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
ile is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
ile prevents Doucet from getting back to his feet.
ile wants to control from the top but Doucet keeps moving.
ile distracts Doucet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ile postures up and lands a big shot to Doucet's brow.
ile wants to control from the top but Doucet keeps moving.
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 Cruel ile 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.
Doucet misses with a head kick.
ile fails with the takedown
and Doucet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Doucet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and ile counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doucet is trying to stand back up but ile is controlling him
Doucet taking some punishment here, with ile in his half guard.
ile prevents Doucet from standing back up.
Doucet manages to escape and get back to his feet!
ile has his takedown stuffed
and Doucet counters with a nice leg kick.
Yannick Doucet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doucet throws a lazy uppercut
and ile counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ile prevents Doucet from getting back to his feet.
ile throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doucet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ile passes Doucet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
ile 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.
Doucet pushes ile off looking to stand but ile dives back in and keeps control.
Doucet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ile scores with a couple of nice shots.
ile is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
ile has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
ile raining down shots from the mount!
ile looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
ile raining down shots from the mount!
Doucet is trying to stand.
Doucet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Doucet really wants to buck ile off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
ile landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
ile won't let Doucet get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
ile working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by ile.
ile thowing shots but they're missing.
Doucet is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ile throws some wild stikes that Doucet manages to avoid easily.
ile thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
ile landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruel ile dominated that second round.
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!
ile avoids the head kick by Doucet.
Doucet is looking to land body kicks.
ile slips a jab and a cross from Doucet.
Doucet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Doucet as ile shoots in.
Doucet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ile counters with a shoot takedown. Doucet fights it but they end up in guard.
ile trying to control but Doucet is working from the bottom.
ile passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doucet pushes ile away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ile gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ile wants to control but Doucet is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet throws ile to one side and escapes!
ile shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doucet but Doucet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doucet lands a nice looking body kick.
ile shoots in for a double leg but Doucet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruel ile. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doucet misses with a lunging right hand
and ile counters with a left and a right that stings Doucet.
ile on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doucet tries to land a front kick but ile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doucet tries for a takedown but ile circles away easily
and ile counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doucet uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as ile lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doucet doesn't seem phased though.
ile tries for a takedown but Doucet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
ile lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Doucet is rocked!
Doucet misses with a takedown attempt
and ile counters with a takedown into side control.
Doucet is still in real trouble! Can ile finish him?
ile working the head and body with strikes.
Doucet pushes ile away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ile gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Doucet seems to have recovered his senses.
Doucet throws ile to one side and escapes!
Horrible takedown by ile or perhaps it was just good defense by Doucet which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet lands a head kick!
Doucet cracks ile with a good jab.
ile throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doucet counters with a right hand to the body.
ile shoots for a double leg takedown but Doucet sprawls well. He's pushed ile's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ile shoots in for a double leg but Doucet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doucet lands a jab-cross combination.
ile falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doucet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ile's guard now.
Doucet wanted to stand there but ile had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now ile is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doucet is looking to stand up but ile isn't so interested in that idea.
Doucet has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ile off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yannick Doucet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ile shoots in but Doucet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doucet throws a left and a right that both miss
and ile counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doucet is trying to get back to his feet.
Doucet is looking to get back to his feet here but ile is keeping cool and he's managed to take Doucet's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruel ile showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ile, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruel ile!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurel Aitken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurel Aitken has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chase Mitchell's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Laurel Aitken!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aitken throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aitken off to one side.
Aitken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aitken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
Aitken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell pulls Aitken into guard.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Aitken from controlling successfully.
Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but Aitken defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aitken 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.
Mitchell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Aitken misses with a wild combination.
Aitken throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aitken throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Aitken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aitken is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Aitken gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Aitken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aitken is working to get back to half guard.
Aitken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mitchell looking to secure an arm triangle but Aitken defends it well.
Aitken is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is working for a guillotine from mount but Aitken frees his head quite easily.
Mitchell wants to finish this one by submission but Aitken is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mitchell.
Mitchell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aitken has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mitchell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Aitken takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitchell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Aitken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aitken looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aitken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitchell working Aitken over with strikes.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Aitken dodges it nicely.
Mitchell uses his free foot to push down on Aitken's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aitken.
Aitken wants to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell goes for an armbar but Aitken turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Aitken.
Aitken trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aitken passes Mitchell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aitken prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Aitken moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aitken's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
Aitken must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mitchell working for a triangle but Aitken defends it easily.
Mitchell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but Aitken defends easily.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mitchell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura but Aitken is defending well.
Aitken tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aitken looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Mitchell 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.
Aitken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Aitken tries to bench press Mitchell off him but Mitchell keeps the position.
Mitchell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mitchell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aitken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aitken wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Aitken moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aitken looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mitchell is defending well. Aitken quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mitchell has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Aitken celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laurel Aitken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Cardinal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Van Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hook has chosen The Cure's Close To Me as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Cardinal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Van Hook!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardinal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Hook is not content to let Cardinal control the position.
Van Hook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardinal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Hook's head.
Cardinal throwing shots but Van Hook is blocking nicely.
Cardinal trying to advance position but Van Hook counters by regaining guard.
Cardinal controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardinal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardinal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Hook has an active guard here but Cardinal has managed to pass into half guard.
Cardinal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Hook is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardinal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Hook gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cardinal taking a break here but Van Hook is having none of it and regains half guard.
Cardinal is just content to waste time from the top position. Van Hook takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Hook throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cardinal escapes and throws Van Hook's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Cardinal trying to control the position but Van Hook is working away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Cardinal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cardinal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Hook throws a series of punches but Cardinal avoids them all with ease.
Cardinal throws a right and a left that Van Hook avoids nicely.
Van Hook gets caught flat footed, as Cardinal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cardinal has gone for a leg lock! Van Hook slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cardinal's guard.
Van Hook looks gassed!
Cardinal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cardinal is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Cardinal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cardinal feints and as Van Hook raises his hands in defense, Cardinal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Hook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cardinal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Hook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cardinal stands and steps away. Van Hook gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Hook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardinal.
Van Hook misses with a combination
and Cardinal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Hook keeping moving, preventing Cardinal from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cardinal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cardinal pushes Van Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hook throws a left and a right that both miss
so Cardinal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cardinal 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.
Van Hook working for a triangle but Cardinal defends it easily.
Cardinal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Van Hook is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Van Hook has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cardinal has a closed guard, preventing Van Hook from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cardinal is on top in guard.
Cardinal wants to control from the top but Van Hook keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal throws and elbow that misses. Van Hook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cardinal's guard. Nice move by Van Hook!
Cardinal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Hook!
Cardinal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Hook is looking to escape.
Van Hook is looking to get to half guard.
Cardinal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardinal controlling from the full mount.
Van Hook wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cardinal.
Cardinal thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Hook slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cardinal seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Van Hook has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Cardinal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cardinal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cardinal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Hook tries to avoid it but Cardinal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Hook to the ground. Van Hook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kyle Van Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hook misses with a combination
and Cardinal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cardinal.
Cardinal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cardinal trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Hook looking for a guillotine here but Cardinal defends easily.
Cardinal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hook keeping full guard, as Cardinal tries to pass.
Cardinal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cardinal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Hook's guard.
Van Hook regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cardinal.
Cardinal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Hook is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cardinal wants to control but Van Hook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hook is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cardinal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cardinal manages to get to full guard.
Cardinal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cardinal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardinal is trying to control the position but Van Hook postures up.
Cardinal is looking for a triangle here but Van Hook uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cardinal can't do much from the bottom here.
Cardinal throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Cardinal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cardinal punching from the bottom.
Cardinal is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Van Hook pulls his head out easily.
Cardinal actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cardinal tries to roll over but Van Hook keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cardinal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cardinal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cardinal trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardinal throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Cardinal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardinal 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Cardinal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by system of a down - violent pornography. Frank Jordan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jordan as he jumps to the side.
Jordan scores with a shot to the body.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jordan tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jordan to the ground. Jordan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Jordan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rickson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands a nice looking body kick.
Jordan scores with a hook.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jordan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Jordan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jordan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
Jordan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jordan with a hook.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Silva shoots in.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Jordan sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jordan scores with a jab.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Jordan lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jordan.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense.
Jordan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jordan is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Jordan circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jordan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jordan against the cage but Jordan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jordan tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jordan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jordan scores with a hook.
Jordan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Jordan which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
Jordan gets a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Jordan stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jordan tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Jordan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Jordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a body kick.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for a sweep but Jordan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Silva gets back to half guard.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva 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.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jordan passes into side control.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Jordan wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Jordan dominated that 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.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jordan to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
A short right from Jordan.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jordan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jordan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jordan looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Jordan keeps him under control.
Jordan is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jordan scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva with a poor takedown
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Jordan off him but Jordan keeps the position.
Jordan wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Jordan wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Jordan has passed into mount! Damn!
Jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jordan is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jordan wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jordan pulls his head out easily.
Jordan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jordan controlling the position.
Jordan stands up.
Jordan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rickson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Jordan is stalling here.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Jordan 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. This is the final round!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Jordan counters by clinching up.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Jordan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jordan counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Jordan from standing up.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rickson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands and throws Jordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva advances to full mount.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jordan turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Jordan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jordan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Jordan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 16 FEVER. Scott Sanford acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Sanford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanford stopping the sweep attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Sanford pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
Sanford preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre uses the cage to get back to his feet.
St Pierre throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for St Pierre.
Sanford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
St Pierre looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Lance St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lance St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Sanford.
Sanford staying out of range there.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanford counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Pierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St Pierre throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck for Sanford with that takedown attempt.
Sanford looks gassed!
St Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
St Pierre is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sanford walks into a straight right hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre cracks Sanford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Pierre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanford.
Sanford is rocked!
Lance St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
It's a brutal combination of punches from St Pierre! Sanford is backing up but he can't get away as St Pierre lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sanford and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lance St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Paixao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paixao has chosen "Death by Blonde" by Devotchka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Octavio Paixao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Octavio Paixao!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paixao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paixao. That's going to slow Jones down.
Nice sprawl there from Paixao as Jones shoots in.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Paixao.
Paixao cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Paixao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paixao throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Paixao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Octavio Paixao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Paixao lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paixao.
Paixao misses with a double jab.
Paixao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paixao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paixao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paixao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paixao moves out of range of the body kick.
Paixao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paixao.
Paixao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paixao takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves away from the strike by Paixao.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jones. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paixao wants to get back to his feet.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paixao is positioning himself well to prevent Jones advancing to mount.
Jones is just content to waste time from the top position. Paixao takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Paixao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from Paixao's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paixao.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Paixao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paixao connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Paixao, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Paixao against the cage but Paixao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paixao just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paixao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paixao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paixao misses with an uppercut.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Paixao 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.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paixao misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Paixao finds it's target.
Jones defending well as Paixao loads up on a big left hand.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paixao pinned against the cage. Paixao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paixao with a jab.
Paixao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones tries to clinch but Paixao is having none of it.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paixao's waist but Paixao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Paixao digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Paixao is retaining full guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Paixao keeps moving.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Paixao is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Paixao keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones 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.
Jones wants to stand but Paixao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Paixao 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.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones trying to control but Paixao is having none of it.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones avoids the attempt from Paixao to control.
Jones trying to control but Paixao is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones prevents Paixao from getting the reversal.
Paixao regains half guard.
Paixao is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Paixao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Paixao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paixao throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Paixao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Octavio Paixao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paixao misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paixao.
Paixao misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paixao connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paixao as he avoids it easily.
Paixao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paixao lands a two punch combo.
Paixao wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones lands with a right that hurts Paixao. Paixao looks to clinch but Jones throws a short knee that drops Paixao. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mike Jones!
Mike Jones retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Luvzya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Andrews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Andrews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Luvzya!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luvzya 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.
Andrews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Luvzya defends easily.
Luvzya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luvzya thows a big elbow that misses.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrews is looking for a triangle but Luvzya pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luvzya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luvzya connects with a couple of short punches.
Luvzya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Luvzya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luvzya is rocked!
Andrews lands a nice shot to the body.
Luvzya is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrews finish him?
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luvzya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Luvzya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luvzya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luvzya seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Andrews.
Andrews misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvzya moves out of range as Andrews strikes.
Luvzya closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luvzya lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Luvzya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
Luvzya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrews looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrews, not yet.
Luvzya works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andrews is looking to control Luvzya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andrews avoid being mounted?
Luvzya works his way into side control.
Luvzya wants to control but Andrews is keeping him busy.
Andrews tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Luvzya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Andrews some visible discomfort.
Luvzya cracks Andrews with a big right hand but Andrews just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Luvzya is chipping away with strikes.
Luvzya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andrews is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvzya looks up at the clock and then as Andrews takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Luvzya smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Luvzya tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Luvzya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andrews manages to get back to half guard.
Luvzya landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Luvzya is nestled in close to Andrews, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Luvzya slips a nice elbow through Andrews's hands, connecting with Andrews's forehead.
Luvzya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrews with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andrews on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luvzya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luvzya drops an elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
Andrews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luvzya prevents Andrews from improving his position.
Luvzya trying to mount his opponent but Andrews defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Luvzya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Luvzya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Luvzya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrews misses with a few strikes there.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luvzya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luvzya has a takedown stuffed.
Andrews bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andrews tries to clinch but Luvzya moves out of range.
Luvzya gets a takedown into half guard.
Luvzya drops an elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
Andrews is trying to control but can't.
Andrews manages to get to full guard.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Luvzya slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andrews 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.
Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andrews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luvzya manages to get himself to full guard.
Andrews wants to control from the top but Luvzya keeps moving.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Luvzya is retaining full guard.
Luvzya throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Andrews trying to control but Luvzya is working from the bottom.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Luvzya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luvzya manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andrews manages to get himself to full guard.
Luvzya looking to pass the guard.
Andrews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Luvzya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Luvzya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andrews misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luvzya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Luvzya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Luvzya's back!
Andrews looking for the choke but no joy.
Luvzya turns into Andrews and is now in his guard.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
Luvzya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luvzya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Luvzya thows a big elbow that misses.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jesus Luvzya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andrews is looking for a triangle but Luvzya pushes his legs off easily.
Luvzya won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.
Luvzya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andrews's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrews.
Luvzya is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrews.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andrews.
Andrews tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
Luvzya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews lands a nice knee to the body.
Andrews misses with a knee strike.
Andrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Luvzya avoids the damage to the body.
Andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Andrews scores with a knee to the head.
Andrews misses with an elbow over the top.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Andrews landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luvzya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luvzya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andrews avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Andrews gets underhooks to prevent Luvzya's takedown attempt.
Luvzya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luvzya manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Andrews pushes down on Luvzya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews slows the pace down in half guard.
Luvzya has hold of Andrews's hands but Andrews slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luvzya wants to improve his position but Andrews is controlling well.
Andrews is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Luvzya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luvzya is trying to get back to full guard.
Andrews trying to control the action but Luvzya is working from the bottom.
Luvzya lands with a few short shots to the body.
Andrews throwing shots but Luvzya is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luvzya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Andrews throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews stuffs the takedown.
Alex Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Luvzya.
Andrews darts in and clinches Luvzya up against the cage.
Andrews misses with an elbow over the top.
Luvzya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luvzya shoots in but no luck this time.
Andrews throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Luvzya circles away.
Andrews connects with a high kick.
Luvzya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alex Andrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch but Luvzya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luvzya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luvzya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Luvzya with that takedown attempt.
Andrews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alex Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luvzya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luvzya shoots in for a double leg but Andrews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luvzya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvzya works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Luvzya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andrews has his foot on Luvzya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luvzya works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luvzya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.
Luvzya working some strikes from top position.
Andrews looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrews, not yet.
Andrews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luvzya!
Andrews can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luvzya is looking to escape.
Andrews prevents Luvzya from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Luvzya taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luvzya tries to reverse the position but Andrews maintains control.
Andrews punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andrews 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.
Luvzya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrews clinches.
Andrews misses with an elbow strike.
Andrews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Luvzya avoids the damage to the body.
Andrews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luvzya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luvzya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Andrews.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
Luvzya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andrews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luvzya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Andrews lands an elbow inside that Luvzya shrugs off.
Andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Luvzya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luvzya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alex Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Luvzya.
Andrews throws a head kick that Luvzya semi-blocks.
Andrews throws a combination. Luvzya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andrews rushes Luvzya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luvzya tries for a takedown but Andrews manages to get underhooks.
Andrews keeps control of Luvzya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Andrews throws an elbow but misses.
Andrews scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Luvzya is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andrews.
Luvzya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Andrews is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
Luvzya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrews fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Andrews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luvzya, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrews missing with knees to the body.
Luvzya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Andrews misses with a knee to the head.
Andrews looking to throw knees to the head but Luvzya is blocking nicely.
Andrews gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andrews with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andrews connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luvzya's face.
Andrews tries to land knees in the clinch but Luvzya avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andrews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luvzya's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews breaks the clinch.
Andrews tries to land a front kick but Luvzya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luvzya gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrews is pressing down on Luvzya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
Luvzya chips away with some ground and pound.
Luvzya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andrews trying to control the position.
Luvzya stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
Luvzya is in close to Andrews's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Luvzya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Luvzya defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luvzya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Luvzya circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Luvzya circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Luvzya circles away.
Andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alex Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luvzya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luvzya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Andrews looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luvzya landing strikes.
Andrews is looking for a sweep.
Andrews is trying to control Luvzya's posture but Luvzya avoids it.
Andrews sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Luvzya throwing shots but Andrews is blocking nicely.
Andrews is pressing down on Luvzya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Andrews holds on and takes a little breather.
Luvzya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Andrews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrews is looking for a triangle but Luvzya pushes his legs off easily.
Luvzya stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
Luvzya trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews controls Luvzya momentarily but Luvzya frees himself.
Andrews is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Luvzya is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luvzya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luvzya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andrews is on top in guard.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Luvzya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andrews clearly takes that 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.
Andrews lands a head kick that stumbles Luvzya and the fighters go to the mat.
Luvzya with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Andrews can't handle though.
Andrews trying to control but Luvzya is working from the bottom.
Andrews 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.
Andrews stopping the sweep attempt from Luvzya.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Luvzya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Andrews scores with a one two! Luvzya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Andrews has managed to clinch.
Andrews crunches a lovely knee into Luvzya's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvzya has hold of one of Andrews's legs. Andrews is fighting the takedown attempt but Luvzya gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andrews is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andrews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luvzya is refusing to be controlled, as Andrews sits in half guard.
Luvzya is looking for a sweep. Andrews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luvzya gets full guard.
Luvzya trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews won't allow Luvzya to sweep him here.
Andrews passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Luvzya wants to get back to full guard.
Andrews wants to free his trapped foot but Luvzya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Luvzya is pressing down on Andrews's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luvzya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control but Luvzya is working from the bottom.
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
Luvzya can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andrews controls the pace.
Andrews is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Luvzya wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrews trying to control but Luvzya is working from the bottom.
Andrews throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Luvzya gets the takedown into side control.
Andrews regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews gets full guard.
Andrews has his foot on Luvzya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Luvzya works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luvzya is one step ahead there.
Luvzya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luvzya won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.
Luvzya postures up and lands a big shot to Andrews's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews trying to control the position.
Luvzya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andrews looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrews, not yet.
Luvzya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luvzya works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Luvzya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luvzya with a nice head shot there.
Andrews throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luvzya content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrews 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.
Andrews working for a triangle but Luvzya defends it easily.
Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luvzya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luvzya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvzya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luvzya postures up.
Andrews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luvzya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luvzya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luvzya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luvzya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luvzya landing some decent shots from guard.
Andrews trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Andrews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luvzya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrews working for a triangle but Luvzya defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andrews had his way with Jesus Luvzya in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luvzya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luvzya avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews is looking to clinch.
Andrews throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrews scores with the left hand. Luvzya knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Luvzya circles away and keeps his distance.
Luvzya slips under a jab from Andrews.
Luvzya takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Luvzya circles away.
Luvzya avoids the head kick by Andrews.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Andrews as Luvzya shoots in.
Luvzya looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Andrews regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Luvzya postures up.
Luvzya cracks Andrews with a solid left hand.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Luvzya postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvzya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luvzya in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andrews 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.
Luvzya chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrews has momentary wrist control but Luvzya slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Luvzya keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Andrews. No joy for Luvzya on that attempt.
Alex Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Luvzya.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Andrews.
Andrews clinches up against the cage.
Andrews is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Andrews gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Luvzya.
Andrews lands a knee to the body.
Andrews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luvzya blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andrews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luvzya's brow.
Andrews gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andrews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andrews just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luvzya's brow.
Luvzya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Andrews avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Andrews lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luvzya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luvzya has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Andrews clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Andrews rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Andrews is trying to maintain the position but Luvzya is very close to passing his half guard.
Luvzya takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back.
Andrews looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andrews manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Luvzya stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
Luvzya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luvzya wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Luvzya defends easily.
Luvzya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Luvzya postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Luvzya defends easily.
Andrews working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luvzya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luvzya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luvzya lands a couple of elbows.
Luvzya landing with the ground and pound.
Luvzya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvzya preventing the sweep.
Luvzya works over Andrews with some ground and pound from guard.
Luvzya scoring with some ground and pound.
Andrews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrews wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Andrews gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Andrews working for a triangle but Luvzya defends it easily.
Andrews wants to sweep here but Luvzya controlling him for the moment.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Luvzya from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luvzya stands and throws Andrews's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Andrews takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jesus Luvzya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luvzya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Andrews, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrews 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Andrews!
Alex Andrews retains his middleweight title!
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