PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexev Savinov (ranked 1224 p4p, 1455 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 141 p4p, 170 weight class). Savinov comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Point A. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Savinov
vs
Cloud

195 cm
23
257
6 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
281
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Savinov misses with a body kick.
Cloud throws out a counter right but Savinov avoids it with no problem.
Savinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Savinov with a nice calf kick.
Savinov looks to throw a body kick
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cloud misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Savinov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov misses with an uppercut
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Savinov.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Savinov is out of range.
Cloud swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Savinov.
Savinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Savinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Savinov misses with a looping left.
Savinov sets himself, and Cloud steps forward looking for the clinch! Savinov avoids it this time.
Savinov throws a lazy head kick
and Cloud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Savinov.
Cloud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savinov.
Cloud's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cloud's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cloud lands a nice hook to Savinov's body. Savinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savinov tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
As Cloud tries to get set, Savinov tries to push him back and clinch up but Cloud manages to avoid the attempt.
Savinov tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savinov misses with a two punch combination.
Savinov misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cloud just manages to avoid it.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov connects with a crisp jab.
Savinov slips a jab and a cross from Cloud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savinov. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov looks to throw a body kick
and Savinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savinov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cloud finds it's way round the side to connect with Savinov's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Savinov.
Cloud slips under a jab from Savinov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Savinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Savinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cloud throws out the jab.
Savinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Savinov misses
and Cloud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Savinov thows a body kick. Cloud tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savinov can pounce on him.
Savinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Savinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Savinov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cloud blocks a leg kick.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Savinov counters with a low kick, right behind Cloud 's knee.
Savinov scores with a nice head shot.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Cloud sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloud.
Savinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloud.
Savinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Savinov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cloud doesn't seem phased though.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savinov.
Savinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cloud wants to counter the offense by Savinov and move into the clinch position.
Savinov connects with a leg kick.
Savinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Savinov throws the kick towards the body but Cloud avoids it.
Cloud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cloud throws the left hand but Savinov avoids the punch easily.
Savinov thumps Cloud with a low kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
Savinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov connects with a crisp jab.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Savinov misses with a double jab.
Savinov throws a front kick aimed at Cloud's knee but Cloud avoids it well.
Savinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Alexev Savinov has been cut.
Cloud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Savinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Savinov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Savinov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savinov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savinov throws a leg kick but Cloud moved away.
Savinov thumps Cloud with a low kick.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Savinov's body.
The fighters circling - Savinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savinov lands a head kick!
Savinov misses with a leg kick
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloud drops his hands momentarily and Savinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Savinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savinov throws a good cross that connects.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Cloud.
Savinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Savinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cloud now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Savinov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Savinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud looks to land a combination. Savinov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Savinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cloud cracks a nice hook into Savinov's ribs.
Cloud lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savinov.
Savinov misses with a kick to the body.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Savinov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
Savinov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cloud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savinov at a distance.
A jab from Cloud misses.
Cloud just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavinov.
Savinov throws a lazy uppercut

and Cloud counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savinov pushes off an throws an elbow but Cloud leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savinov.
Cloud blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexev Savinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexev Savinov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cloud misses with a right hand
and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud lands with an uppercut that bounces Savinov off the cage and back into range.
Savinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savinov. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloud can do to turn this around?
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cloud slips a jab from Savinov.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
As Cloud backs away, Savinov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Savinov misses the jab.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Savinov needs to keep his hands up - Cloud had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cloud darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savinov.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savinov tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Cloud as he connects with a hook.
Cloud lands a right hook to the body.

Cloud instigates a clinch.
Savinov working aggressively here.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.
Savinov blocks a body shot from Cloud.
Cloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Savinov.
Savinov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Savinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Cloud is working Savinov over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savinov blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cloud.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Savinov controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloud.
Savinov misses with an elbow strike.

Cloud breaks the clinch.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Savinov.
Cloud scores with a hook to the body. Savinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud's corner calls for a 1-2. Cloud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Cloud scores with a jab.
Savinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud throws a sloppy body shot
and Savinov counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savinov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Savinov slips under a jab from Cloud.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Cloud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cloud in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Cloud closes the distance and clinches.
Cloud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloud controls his hands.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Savinov tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud avoids the elbow strike from Savinov, against the cage.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cloud breaks the clinch.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Savinov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Savinov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savinov staying out of range there.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov sizes up Cloud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexev Savinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud throws a body punch but Savinov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Savinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savinov misses with an uppercut.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savinov can pounce on him.
Savinov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cloud in his tracks.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savinov ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Savinov is just out of range.
Savinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws the kick towards the body but Cloud avoids it.
Savinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cloud checks it well.
Savinov connects with a jab.
Savinov throws a body kick that misses.
Cloud misses with a body shot
and Savinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Savinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Cloud throws a series of punches but Savinov avoids them all with ease.
Cloud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savinov.
Cloud throws the left hand but Savinov avoids the punch easily.
Savinov is looking to chop away at Cloud's legs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov cracks Cloud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cloud connects with a body shot.
Cloud connects with a single shot there.
Savinov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savinov on the side of the head.
Savinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Savinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a lazy uppercut
and Savinov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Savinov saw that one coming.
Cloud throws a right and a left that Savinov avoids nicely.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Savinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Savinov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cloud takes a swing at Savinov's ribcage but misses.
Savinov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Savinov didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Savinov.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Savinov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savinov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cloud swings for the body but Savinov moves out of range.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Savinov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Savinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Savinov moves away and avoids it.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov slips under a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Savinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savinov sets himself, and Cloud steps forward looking for the clinch! Savinov avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savinov misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud wants to counter with a clinch but Savinov pushes him away.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Savinov misses the target.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.
Savinov throws a sloppy body shot
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick from Savinov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Savinov.
Cloud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
You can see that Cloud has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Savinov misses with a head kick.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Savinov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robby Cloud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexev Savinov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cloud throws a jab but it's blocked by Savinov.
Cloud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cloud tries to clinch but Savinov is having none of it.
Savinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Cloud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savinov.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Savinov moves out of range.
Savinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cloud on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Savinov's shoulder, as Savinov tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Savinov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Savinov throws out a powerful jab.
Cloud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Savinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savinov's head.
Savinov throws a sloppy head kick
and Cloud counters with a nice body shot.
Savinov lands with a good body shot.
Savinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloud.
Savinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Savinov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Savinov cracks Cloud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savinov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cloud on the side of the head.
Savinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savinov wants to land a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Cloud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savinov misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Cloud wants to clinch up but Savinov keeps it at a distance.
Savinov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Savinov thows a leg kick but Cloud checks it
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Savinov moved out of range.
Savinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Savinov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a combination
and Savinov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud checks a low kick from Savinov.
Cloud throws a hook but Savinov blocks it.
Cloud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cloud checks a leg kick.
Savinov throws a head kick that misses.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
Savinov moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Savinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savinov moves away.
Savinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud walks into a left hand.
Savinov throws a head kick that Cloud semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud cracks Savinov with a good jab.
Cloud misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Savinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Savinov with the inside leg kick.
Savinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savinov tries to score with a low kick but Cloud moves his leg out of the way.
Cloud defending well as Savinov loads up on a big left hand.
Savinov misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Cloud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cloud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Savinov eats them both and turns towards Cloud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Savinov.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Savinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savinov misses with a low kick.
Savinov throws out a leg kick but Cloud moves out of range and Savinov only half commits.
Decent striking displayed by Cloud there.
Cloud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Savinov.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Savinov ducks down to avoid it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Savinov is out of range.
Savinov ducks right into an uppercut from Cloud.
Nice defenses there by Savinov.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Savinov is just out of range.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Savinov saw that one coming.
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!
Cloud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Savinov backs up against the cage.
Savinov avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Savinov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savinov slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savinov lands an overhand right.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Savinov throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Cloud is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savinov with a body shot.
Cloud catches Savinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cloud swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Savinov.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savinov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cloud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savinov.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Savinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud misses with a hook. Savinov ducked under it nicely.
Savinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Savinov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloud is out of range and Savinov settles back down.
Savinov looks to land a left hand but Cloud moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Cloud was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Savinov moved out of range nicely.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Savinov.
Savinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Savinov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savinov throws an overhand right that lands on Cloud's shoulder, as Cloud tries to avoid the shot.
Savinov throws a nice head kick!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Savinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Savinov misses with a low kick as Cloud jumps back.
Cloud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Savinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savinov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cloud throws out a counter right but Savinov avoids it with no problem.
Savinov throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexev Savinov.
I think Savinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexev Savinov!
A victorious Alexev Savinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.