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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Britva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Danes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Britva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Britva which made him look bad.
Britva wants to clinch up but Danes keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Britva.
Danes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Britva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Britva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Britva slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Britva counters by clinching up.
Danes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes lands an elbow just above Britva 's eye.
It looks like Boris Britva has been cut.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danes lands an elbow that stopped Britva in his tracks for a moment.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Danes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Britva avoids the elbow strike from Danes, against the ropes.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes is controlling him.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Britva is pushing Danes up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva being controlled against the ropes.
Britva landing knees to the body.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes looking to throw knees to the head but Britva is blocking nicely.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Britva is breathing heavily.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Britva avoiding damage as Danes throws knees to the body.
Britva blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Danes blocks an elbow strike.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes pushes off an throws an elbow but Britva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Danes is stalling here.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danes breaks the clinch.
Britva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danes throws an elbow that misses.
Danes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva taking a breather.
Britva wants to get back to striking at distance but Danes won't allow it.
Danes lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Britva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danes avoids it.
Britva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Britva taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes tries to land knees in the clinch but Britva avoids the damage to the body.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Britva avoiding damage as Danes throws knees to the body.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danes is defended easily by Britva.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Britva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Danes looks to clinch
and Britva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Britva takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes lands an elbow that stopped Britva in his tracks for a moment.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes is controlling him.
Danes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britva avoids it.
Britva trying to land knees to the body.
Danes throws an elbow but it misses.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva blocks the elbow strike.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Britva blocks an elbow strike from Danes.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Britva is defending well for now.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britva stuffs the takedown.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but Britva sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danes is defended easily by Britva.
A combination from Britva does no damage.
That's four 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.
Danes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britva wants to clinch up but Danes keeps it at a distance.
Danes fails with the takedown
and Britva moves into the clinch.
Britva is trying to maintain a safe position but Danes gets an underhook and turns Britva into the ropes.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luke Danes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danes.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes clinches up with Britva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Britva is trying to force a seperation but Danes has the dominant position.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boris Britva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Britva is fending him off so far but Danes persists. Nope, Britva circles away and we're back to standing.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Britva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Britva wants to clinch but Danes slips to the side
and Danes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Britva!
Danes content just to control the position here.
Danes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
Danes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Britva avoids it really well and circles away.
Danes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes shoots for a takedown but Britva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Britva looks to clinch
and Danes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Britva tries a knee to the head but Danes blocks it.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva misses with an elbow strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Britva takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Britva taking a breather.
Danes lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Britva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danes tries to land knees in the clinch but Britva avoids the damage to the body.
Britva throws an elbow but it misses.
Britva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Britva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danes's brow.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Britva tries a knee to the head but Danes blocks it.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Danes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Britva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Britva swivels and escapes.
Britva misses with a head kick.
Danes shoots in and drives through. Britva sprawls well.
Britva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Britva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Britva. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes blocks a head kick by Britva.
Danes has a takedown stuffed.
Danes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Britva tries to avoid it but Danes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Britva to the ground. Britva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danes shoots in but Britva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Britva tries to close the distance and clinch but Danes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva rushes Danes and presses him up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Britva pushes off an throws an elbow but Danes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Britva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danes's brow.
Danes throws an elbow that misses.
Danes lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Britva trying to land knees to the body.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Britva has had enough of the clinch but Danes keeps him there for the moment.
Danes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Britva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danes trying to control the position but instead, Britva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danes into the ropes.
Britva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danes avoids it.
Britva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danes is keeping busy.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Britva.
Britva misses with an elbow over the top.
Danes stalling in the clinch but Britva improves position.
Britva misses with a knee to the head.
Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt
and Britva counters by moving into the clinch.
Danes misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Britva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britva misses with a head kick.
Danes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danes lands in his opponent's guard.
Britva wants to get back to his feet but Danes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Britva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Danes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Danes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Britva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes wants to get up but he can't break Britva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Danes trying to control the position from guard on top but Britva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Danes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danes.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Danes throws an elbow but misses.
Danes misses with a knee strike.
Britva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes throws an elbow but it misses.
Britva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danes blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Britva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Britva up against the ropes.
Britva is trying to stall.
Danes pushes off an throws an elbow but Britva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
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.
Danes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Danes stalling.
Danes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Danes managing to block the knees to the body from Britva.
Britva tries to stall but Danes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Danes looking to stall.
Britva is trying to stall.
Danes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Danes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Britva as he jumps to the side.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Britva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes fails to land the takedown.
Boris Britva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Britva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Britva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danes somewhat.
Britva tries to clinch but Danes moves out of range.
Danes keeps the fight on the outside.
Britva stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Britva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danes is out of range and Britva settles back down.
That's four 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.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Danes or perhaps it was just good defense by Britva which made him look bad.
Danes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Britva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Britva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Danes dives into side control.
Danes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Britva to his feet.
Danes moves in looking to clinch but Britva pushes him off.
Danes has a takedown stuffed.
Danes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Britva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva'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.
Britva throws a nice looking combination but Danes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Britva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danes.
Britva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Britva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Britva missing with knees to the body.
Britva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Danes throws an elbow but misses.
Danes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Britva's face.
Britva avoids the elbow strike from Danes, against the ropes.
Britva looking to stall.
Danes keeps control of Britva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Danes.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Danes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Britva throws a head kick that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Britva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danes moves out of range of the body kick from Britva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britva wants to clinch.
Britva stuffs the takedown.
Britva moves into the clinch successfully.
Danes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danes dives in and grabs Britva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Britva pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Danes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Britva drives through and clinches with Danes against the ropes.
Danes trying to stall but Britva improves his position.
Britva lands an elbow just above Danes 's eye.
Britva misses with an elbow strike.
Danes is trying to break the clinch but Britva is controlling him.
Danes pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danes working a defensive guard here.
Britva preventing the sweep.
Danes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Britva is controlling him.
Britva postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Danes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Britva pushes Danes up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britva dodges an elbow strike from Danes.
Britva lands an elbow just above Danes 's eye.
Danes blocks an elbow strike from Britva.
Britva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Danes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside.
Danes has Britva pushed against the ropes.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Britva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danes.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Danes lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Britva throws an elbow but misses.
Danes misses with an elbow strike.
Britva breaks the clinch.
Danes rushes Britva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Britva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Danes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Britva's brow.
Britva tries to stall but Danes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Britva but Britva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Britva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Danes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes wants to pass to mount but Britva is defending the position.
Britva tries to kick Danes off but Danes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Danes moves nicely into side control.
Danes decides to stand back up.
Danes shoots in for a double leg but Britva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Britva moves in looking to clinch but Danes pushes him off.
Danes tries for a takedown but Britva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Britva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danes gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britva trying to remain calm as Danes controls from the top position.
Britva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Danes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Danes trying to control the position but Britva is working away.
Danes stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Danes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Boris Britva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Danes shoots in for a takedown but Britva shows good takedown defense.
Britva slaps away a takedown attempt from Danes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Britva throws a sloppy head kick and Danes moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Britva lands but Danes takes it in his stride.
Danes is looking to clinch but Britva is avoiding it.
Britva moves into the clinch.
Britva can't break the clinch.
Danes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Britva's defenses.
Danes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danes.
Boris Britva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Danes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Britva moves into the clinch.
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.
Danes manages to break the clinch.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Britva as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danes shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Britva.
Danes wants to clinch up but Britva keeps it at a distance.
Britva tries to clinch up but Danes circles away and keeps his distance.
Danes drives through and clinches with Britva against the ropes.
Danes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Britva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danes trying to land knees to the body.
Danes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Britva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danes blocks it with crossed arms.
Danes working Britva over with knees to the body.
Britva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Danes looking to stall.
Britva is looking to control Danes's arms but Danes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Britva has his back to the ropes.
Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes swats away the attempt to clinch by Britva.
Danes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Britva.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Britva as Danes shoots in.
Britva is looking to clinch but Danes is avoiding it.
Danes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Britva circles away.
Britva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Britva. No joy for Danes on that attempt.
Britva darts in and clinches Danes up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Danes.
Danes crunches a lovely knee into Britva's ribcage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Britva is trying to break the clinch but Danes has him pressed against the ropes.
Britva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Britva tries a head kick but it misses.
Britva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danes.
Britva tries to clinch up but Danes circles away and keeps his distance.
Danes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Britva but Britva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Britva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danes shoots for a double leg takedown but Britva sprawls well. He's pushed Danes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danes shoots and misses
and Britva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Britva.
Britva is trying to force a seperation but Danes has the dominant position.
Danes taking a breather.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Danes lands an elbow inside that Britva shrugs off.
Britva lands a knee to the body.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Britva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danes is defending well for now.
Danes trying to land knees to the body.
Danes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britva forces Danes back against the ropes and clinches.
Danes lands a nice elbow.
Britva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Britva looking to throw knees to the head but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes misses with an elbow strike.
Danes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Britva blocks an elbow strike.
Britva throws an elbow that misses.
Danes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danes is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Danes successfully pulls guard.
Boris Britva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Danes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Britva wants to stand but Danes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danes looking for a sweep. Not yet Danes, not yet.
Britva wants to get up but he can't break Danes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Luke Danes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Danes pushes Britva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Danes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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 Boris Britva.
I think Danes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Danes!
Luke Danes is the new welterweight champion!
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