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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Street fighter. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dubrov clinches up against the cage.
Hyatt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dubrov.
Hyatt tries to score a body lock takedown but Dubrov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hyatt wants to break free but Dubrov has control.
Hyatt successfully pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dubrov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hyatt wants to land a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range.
Hyatt dips to his left and cracks Dubrov with an uppercut!
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hyatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dubrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dubrov takes a swing at Hyatt's ribcage but misses.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Hyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hyatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dubrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt misses the body punch
and Dubrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dubrov is looking to clinch but Hyatt is avoiding it.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a hook but Hyatt blocks it.
Hyatt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Hyatt as he connects with a hook.
Hyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Hyatt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dubrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Dubrov clinches.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Hyatt blocks it.
A knee to the head by Dubrov.
Dubrov is stalling here.
Dubrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hyatt's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
Hyatt slips under a jab.
Hyatt misses with a head kick.
Hyatt looks to land a body kick but Dubrov moved away.
Dubrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyatt connects with a body shot that sends Dubrov's belly button to the back.
Hyatt misses with a straight left.
Hyatt 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.
Hyatt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hyatt is looking to slow Dubrov down with leg kicks.
Dubrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyatt circles away.
Dubrov looks to land a combination but Hyatt avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyatt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dubrov drops his hands momentarily and Hyatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Hyatt throws a hook but Dubrov blocks it.
Donk. Hyatt catches Dubrov right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Hyatt.
Hyatt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dubrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dubrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyatt is trying to pull guard but Dubrov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hyatt.
Dubrov looking to throw knees to the head but Hyatt is blocking nicely.
Hyatt taking a breather.
Dubrov keeps control of Hyatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubrov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hyatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubrov has him pressed against the cage.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hyatt avoids it.
Hyatt breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov has Hyatt pressed against the cage.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hyatt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hyatt is trying to break free.
Hyatt wants to get back to striking at distance but Dubrov won't allow it.
Dubrov tries to stall but Hyatt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dubrov keeps control of Hyatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dubrov landing knees to the head.
Hyatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hyatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hyatt blocking some punches.
Hyatt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hyatt throws a chopping leg kick but Dubrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Hyatt misses.
Jimmy Hyatt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dubrov tries to clinch up.
Hyatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dubrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyatt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dubrov eats them both and turns towards Hyatt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hyatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hyatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hyatt blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hyatt moves out of range easily.
Dubrov missing with a left hand there. Hyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dubrov ducks under a wild hook from Hyatt.
Hyatt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Hyatt.
Dubrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Dubrov darts in and clinches Hyatt up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hyatt tries to throw a body punch but Dubrov avoids it by throwing Hyatt back against the cage.
Hyatt managing to block the knees to the body from Dubrov.
Dubrov working Hyatt over with knees to the body.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Hyatt blocks with his arms.
Hyatt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hyatt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hyatt is looking to stand up but Dubrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Hyatt is breathing heavily.
Hyatt working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dubrov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jimmy Hyatt has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt misses the jab.
Dubrov misses with a looping right.
Dubrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyatt jabs Dubrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hyatt misses with a hook. Dubrov ducked under it nicely.
Dubrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dubrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyatt.
Dubrov avoids the body shot from Hyatt.
Hyatt misses with an uppercut. Dubrov saw that one coming.
Dubrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hyatt dips to his left and cracks Dubrov with an uppercut!
Hyatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Hyatt circles away.
Hyatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyatt. Dubrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dubrov blocks a jab.
Dubrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov tries to clinch up but Hyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
Hyatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubrov's head.
Hyatt blocks a head kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov misses with a head kick.
Dubrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubrov wants to clinch.
Dubrov avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a low kick but Dubrov moves out of range easily.
Hyatt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dubrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pavel Dubrov's cut is getting worse.
A jab from Dubrov finds it's way through Hyatt's defenses.
Hyatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubrov misses with a right hand
and Hyatt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hyatt throws a solid leg kick but Dubrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hyatt.
Dubrov misses with a head kick.
Hyatt misses with a hook. Dubrov ducked under it nicely.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hyatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hyatt throws a hook but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov drives through and clinches with Hyatt against the cage.
Hyatt blocks a body shot from Dubrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pavel Dubrov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hyatt tries to keep at a distance but Dubrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hyatt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hyatt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyatt misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Hyatt.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyatt tries for a takedown but Dubrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dubrov throws a lazy right hand but Hyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyatt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hyatt avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Hyatt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dubrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Dubrov tries to clinch there but Hyatt circles away.
Dubrov throws a head kick that Hyatt semi-blocks.
Hyatt throws the left hand but Dubrov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a looping right.
Dubrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Dubrov stalling the fight.
Hyatt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dubrov tries to throw a body punch but Hyatt avoids it by throwing Dubrov back against the cage.
Pavel Dubrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dubrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.
A right hook to the body lands for Dubrov.
Hyatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyatt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dubrov throws a body punch but Hyatt moves out of range.
Dubrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hyatt misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Dubrov misses its intended target.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Hyatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyatt misses with a straight right.
Dubrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Dubrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Dubrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hyatt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dubrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dubrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hyatt throws a body punch but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dubrov drops his hands momentarily and Hyatt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut lands for Hyatt. That snapped Dubrov's head back.
Hyatt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dubrov pinned against the cage. Dubrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hyatt avoids the body shot from Dubrov.
Dubrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Dubrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyatt off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyatt scores with the left hand. Dubrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Hyatt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dubrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hyatt misses with a leg kick.
Hyatt has a takedown stuffed.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hyatt.
Hyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Hyatt is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Hyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hyatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyatt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hyatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubrov manages to avoid it.
Dubrov misses with a looping left.
Hyatt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hyatt throws a series of punches but Dubrov avoids them all with ease.
Hyatt lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Hyatt misses its intended target.
Dubrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hyatt.
Hyatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dubrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hyatt in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dubrov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Hyatt misses.
Dubrov thows a body shot but no joy.
Hyatt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hyatt cracks Dubrov with a good jab.
Dubrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hyatt avoids the head kick by Dubrov.
Dubrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Hyatt breaks the clinch.
Hyatt works Dubrov's body with a nice hook.
Hyatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov moves out of range as Hyatt throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyatt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt thows a leg kick but Dubrov checks it
and Dubrov counters with a solid body kick.
Dubrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
Dubrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dubrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dubrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hyatt breaks from the clinch.
Hyatt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dubrov lands with a cross.
Dubrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hyatt.
Dubrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dubrov lands a jab.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Hyatt moves away
and Hyatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hyatt misses with a hook to the body
and Dubrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dubrov throws a lazy head kick
and Hyatt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyatt lands with a slapping head kick.
Hyatt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dubrov tries to clinch but Hyatt is having none of it.
Dubrov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hyatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dubrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hyatt looks to throw the jab but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov lands with a good body shot.
Hyatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dubrov wants to clinch.
Dubrov slips under a jab.
Dubrov lands with a kick to the temple. Hyatt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyatt takes one on the button.
Hyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
Dubrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyatt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dubrov scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dubrov scores with a hook.
Hyatt is rocked!
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Hyatt moves out of range easily.
Hyatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Dubrov finish him?
A punch combination from Hyatt misses.
Hyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hyatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dubrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hyatt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dubrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hyatt goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dubrov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hyatt's guard! Nice work there by Dubrov!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dubrov stands up and waves to Hyatt to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Dubrov had his way with Jimmy Hyatt in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hyatt misses the shot to the body.
Hyatt seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dubrov. That's going to slow Hyatt down.
Dubrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dubrov avoids the head kick by Hyatt.
Hyatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dubrov. Dubrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Dubrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Hyatt.
Dubrov has closed the distance and engaged Hyatt in a clinch.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Hyatt blocks with his arms.
Hyatt can't get the takedown.
Hyatt throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Dubrov has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyatt wants to break free but Dubrov has control.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hyatt manages to break the clinch.
Hyatt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dubrov takes a step back to recover.
Hyatt lands a glancing blow to the side of Dubrov's head.
Dubrov scores with a push kick.
Hyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Dubrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dubrov looks to land a right hand but Hyatt moved out of range.
Hyatt throws a push kick but Dubrov slaps the foot to one side.
Hyatt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hyatt digs a good hook to Dubrov's body.
A jab from Hyatt finds it's way through Dubrov's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt throws a looping overhand right but Dubrov ducks down to avoid it.
Hyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Dubrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dubrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyatt.
Dubrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dubrov is looking to clinch.
Dubrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Hyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Dubrov has double underhooks.
Dubrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hyatt backwards.
Hyatt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubrov has him pressed against the cage.
Hyatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hyatt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hyatt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dubrov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hyatt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hyatt up against the cage.
Dubrov gets through Hyatt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hyatt is trying to break the clinch but Dubrov is controlling him.
Hyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Dubrov has double underhooks.
Dubrov is pressed up against the cage. Hyatt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dubrov down to the mat. Dubrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dubrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pavel Dubrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hyatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dubrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dubrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hyatt throws a hook but Dubrov blocks it.
Dubrov instigates a clinch.
Hyatt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dubrov is defending well.
Pavel Dubrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Hyatt.
A frustrated look appears on Hyatt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyatt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dubrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hyatt scores with a nice right hand.
Jimmy Hyatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubrov throws a head kick that half lands.
Hyatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hyatt tries to work over Dubrov's front leg with a kick but Dubrov checks it.
Hyatt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt throws a leg kick
enabling Dubrov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyatt thows a body shot but no joy.
Dubrov slips a straight right by Hyatt.
Dubrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyatt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dubrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Dubrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dubrov 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Dubrov!
Pavel Dubrov is the new light heavyweight champion!
Pavel Dubrov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jimmy Hyatt spoke after the fight, saying 'I am really upset that I lost but Dragov was the better fighter tonight. I'll come back stronger next time.'.
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RATING
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