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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Jouban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrey Arlovski enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks with his arms.
Arlovski manages to break the clinch.
Jouban closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jouban seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arlovski can turn it around.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
Jouban has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling him.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski drops Jouban with a beautiful combination! Jouban stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arlovski is looking for the KO!
It looks like Roger Jouban has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jouban ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
As Arlovski tries to get set, Jouban tries to push him back and clinch up but Arlovski manages to avoid the attempt.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jouban eats them both and turns towards Arlovski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arlovski looks to land a left hand but Jouban moved out of range nicely.
As Arlovski tries to get set, Jouban tries to push him back and clinch up but Arlovski manages to avoid the attempt.
Arlovski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jouban has Arlovski up against the cage in a clinch.
Jouban lands a good knee to the midsection. Arlovski won't want to take too many of those.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jouban lands a knee to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban misses with a knee to the head.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Jouban has double underhooks.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks with his arms.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Jouban's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Arlovski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Jouban slips a jab from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to clinch up but Arlovski circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrey Arlovski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arlovski throws out a powerful jab.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jouban wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski lands a head shot.
Arlovski throws a jab when Jouban was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jouban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jouban putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arlovski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Jouban keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jouban has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arlovski tries to break free but Jouban pushes him back against the cage.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is trying to break the clinch but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Jouban has the dominant position.
Roger Jouban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jouban keeps control of Arlovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Arlovski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jouban working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jouban misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Arlovski can't break the clinch.
Jouban tries a knee to the head but Arlovski blocks it.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski working hard to break the clinch.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jouban working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Arlovski managing to block the knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arlovski is trying to push Jouban away but Jouban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jouban dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jouban is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
Jouban ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jouban avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jouban is looking to counter the offense by Arlovski and move into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jouban moves into the clinch successfully.
Jouban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jouban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arlovski's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jouban throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arlovski blocks it with crossed arms.
Arlovski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski misses the jab.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Jab from Arlovski.
Jouban has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arlovski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Arlovski misses.
Arlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arlovski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jouban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jouban moves out of range as Arlovski strikes.
Roger Jouban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jouban takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski moves away
and Arlovski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jouban moves into range and clinches up with Arlovski.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jouban tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovski loads up on a big right hand but Jouban slips the punch.
Jouban doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Jouban slips under a jab.
Jouban closes the distance and clinches.
Jouban is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Jouban throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jouban.
Jouban using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arlovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arlovski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arlovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban trying to land knees to the body.
Jouban unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlovski wants to break free but Jouban has control.
Jouban tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arlovski avoids it.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jouban has him pressed against the cage.
Jouban prevents Arlovski from breaking the clinch.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Jouban has him pinned against the cage.
Jouban missing with knees to the body.
Jouban tries to land knees in the clinch but Arlovski avoids the damage to the body.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arlovski is defending well for now.
Jouban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arlovski.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Jouban won't allow it.
Arlovski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arlovski tries to break the clinch but Jouban is controlling the position.
Roger Jouban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Jouban won't allow 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 Roger Jouban.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jouban, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jouban!
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