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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Ovill (ranked 5976 p4p, 4535 weight class) and Rueben Hoyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Ovill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rueben Hoyt!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoyt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ovill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ovill prevents Hoyt from getting back to his feet.
Ovill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ovill passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ovill seems content to control.
Hoyt is in trouble now - Ovill has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyt is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hoyt is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ovill controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyt is trying to stand up.
Ovill looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoyt really wants to buck Ovill off and get back to his feet.
Ovill controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Ovill seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoyt for as long as he can get away with.
Hoyt tries to buck Ovill off but he can't manage it.
Ovill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ovill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ovill.
Ovill with a poor takedown
and Hoyt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ovill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoyt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Ovill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ovill controls the position.
Ovill works to advance to full mount. Hoyt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovill trying to control but Hoyt is having none of it.
Ovill looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovill thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ovill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ovill continues to stall.
Hoyt is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ovill controlling his opponent.
More hug and hope from Ovill.
Andy Ovill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ovill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hoyt is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovill controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ovill.
Ovill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ovill looking to ground and pound but Hoyt is blocking nicely.
Ovill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoyt can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ovill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ovill throws some wild stikes that Hoyt manages to avoid easily.
Ovill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoyt blocking the ground and pound.
Ovill controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Ovill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hoyt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andy Ovill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoyt, pushing him back against the cage.
Ovill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hoyt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ovill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoyt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hoyt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ovill.
Ovill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoyt to the mat! Hoyt manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hoyt keeping full guard, as Ovill tries to pass.
Ovill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ovill throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovill engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ovill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Ovill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoyt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ovill.
Ovill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ovill with a poor takedown
letting Hoyt counter with a right hand.
Ovill fails with the takedown
and Hoyt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoyt but Hoyt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ovill drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ovill stops Hoyt from standing up.
Ovill trying to control but Hoyt is working from the bottom.
Ovill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hoyt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ovill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyt wants to get back to striking at distance but Ovill won't allow it.
Ovill has Hoyt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoyt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoyt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ovill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoyt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoyt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ovill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Hoyt.
Rueben Hoyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Ovill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoyt scores with a push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueben Hoyt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ovill 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Ovill!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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