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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Yluches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Truelove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Yluches could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Truelove's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Yluches!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Truelove!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truelove on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yluches. Yluches obviously looking to wear him down.
Yluches scores with a shot to the body.
Yluches shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Truelove pinned against the cage. Truelove gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yluches swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yluches scores with a takedown into Truelove's guard.
Yluches trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Truelove is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yluches trying to control but Truelove is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yluches pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Truelove is keeping the position for now.
Yluches is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yluches stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Truelove swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Truelove fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yluches moves out of range as Truelove throws a body kick.
Truelove looks to score with a jab to the body but Yluches is just out of range.
Truelove has closed the distance and engaged Yluches in a clinch.
Yluches prevents Truelove from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Yluches.
Yluches changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Truelove fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Truelove fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Truelove looks gassed!
Yluches lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yluches buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yluches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truelove is trying to get back to his feet.
Truelove struggling a bit here.
Yluches just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Truelove's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yluches throwing strikes but Truelove manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truelove stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yluches misses with a low kick as Truelove jumps back.
Truelove throws a series of punches but Yluches moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Truelove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Truelove checks a leg kick nicely.
Truelove is looking to clinch.
Yluches is looking to slow Truelove down with leg kicks.
Yluches circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yluches 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 Truelove has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Truelove and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yluches throws a body punch but Truelove moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Truelove tries to clinch there but Yluches circles away.
Yluches has closed the distance and engaged Truelove in a clinch.
Yluches trying to land knees to the body.
Yluches misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Truelove.
Truelove has had enough of the clinch but Yluches keeps him there for the moment.
Truelove is trying to break the clinch but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
Truelove wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
Truelove wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yluches manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Truelove tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yluches smiles and moves away.
Yluches scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yluches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Truelove is looking to improve his position.
Yluches not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yluches seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Truelove is looking to improve his position.
Yluches wants to pass the guard but Truelove is defending well.
Yluches with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yluches looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truelove with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yluches is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yluches is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Truelove defends it well.
Truelove wants to control but Yluches is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yluches there.
Truelove is controlling Yluches's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Yluches missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Truelove is not content to let Yluches control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
An inside leg kick lands from Yluches.
Yluches fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Yluches. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truelove scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yluches has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yluches changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Truelove fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yluches pivots, looking for a leg kick but Truelove is out of range and Yluches settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yluches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yluches shoots in and bounces Truelove off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yluches wants to control from the top but Truelove keeps moving.
Truelove throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Yluches dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Truelove shoots in but Yluches avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Truelove takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Truelove blocks the leg kick.
Yluches scores with a leg kick.
Truelove throws a nice looking combination but Yluches bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yluches buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yluches shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Truelove desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yluches is nestled in close to Truelove, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yluches thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Truelove is trying to control but can't.
Truelove wants to get back to his feet.
Yluches looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Truelove wants to control but Yluches is keeping busy.
Truelove is breathing heavily.
Truelove wants to improve his position but Yluches is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Yluches there.
Truelove won't allow Yluches to pass to mount.
Truelove is trying to stand.
Truelove manages to get to full guard.
Yluches chips away with some ground and pound.
Truelove lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Yluches preventing the sweep.
Yluches is looking to work some ground and pound but Truelove has wrist control.
Yluches trying to control but Truelove is working from the bottom.
Truelove wants to sweep here but Yluches controlling him for the moment.
Yluches loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Truelove looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yluches is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yluches lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yluches keeps the fight on the outside.
Yluches throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yluches looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yluches has managed to clinch.
Yluches lands a knee to the body.
Truelove prevents a takedown attempt there.
Truelove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yluches is trying to maintain a safe position but Truelove gets an underhook and turns Yluches into the cage.
Truelove has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yluches avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Truelove wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Truelove has had enough of the clinch but Yluches keeps him there for the moment.
Truelove's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yluches keeps control of Truelove as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yluches wants to stall.
Truelove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truelove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pablo Yluches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yluches scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yluches wants to control but Truelove is keeping him busy.
Truelove is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Truelove throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Truelove checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truelove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yluches changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Truelove tries to avoid it but Yluches manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Truelove to the ground. Truelove escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Truelove doesn't manage to clinch there - Yluches circles away.
Yluches dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Truelove. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Truelove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truelove swinging wilding here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yluches, right into the meat.
Yluches swings away with a body shot that misses
and Truelove counters with a head kick.
No luck for Truelove with that takedown attempt.
Pablo Yluches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Truelove.
Yluches looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pablo Yluches is winning the standup battle so far.
Truelove wants to clinch.
Truelove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yluches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Truelove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truelove throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yluches.
Yluches looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yluches throws a low kick, looking for Truelove's leg but Truelove calmly moves out of range.
Truelove misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Truelove shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yluches as he avoids it easily.
Truelove throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yluches's waist but Yluches gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Truelove off to one side.
Yluches lands a nice leg kick that just misses Truelove's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truelove doesn't manage to clinch there - Yluches circles away.
Truelove tries to clinch but Yluches moves out of range.
Truelove is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yluches is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Truelove.
Truelove takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yluches scores with a leg kick.
Yluches swats away the attempt to clinch by Truelove.
Yluches misses with a wild body shot.
Truelove tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yluches wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Truelove is looking to clinch.
Truelove throws a sloppy head kick and Yluches moves out of range easily.
Yluches circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yluches misses with a leg kick
and Truelove counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truelove decides to return to a standing position.
Yluches has managed to clinch.
Yluches has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Truelove avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Truelove fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yluches tries for a takedown but Truelove manages to get underhooks.
Truelove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Truelove wants to get back to striking at distance but Yluches won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Truelove lands an elbow inside.
Truelove is looking to break free of the clinch but Yluches has double underhooks.
Yluches wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Truelove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yluches's brow.
Yluches has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Truelove avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yluches jumps into guard, dragging Truelove to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Yluches dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Truelove looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yluches.
Yluches throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Truelove tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yluches connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Truelove some visible discomfort.
Pablo Yluches overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Truelove is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yluches has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Yluches is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yluches trying to control the position but Truelove is working away.
Truelove throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yluches lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnny Truelove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yluches shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yluches showed some decent athleticism there.
Truelove controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Truelove is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truelove looks like he's trying to stand up.
Truelove kicks Yluches off and gets back to his feet.
Truelove throws a right hand that Yluches ducks under and follows up with a left that Yluches also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Yluches.
Yluches avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yluches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truelove.
Yluches fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Truelove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yluches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Truelove misses with a few strikes there.
Yluches misses with a takedown attempt - Truelove sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yluches misses with a low kick.
Yluches looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yluches takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Truelove is trying to maintain the position but Yluches is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yluches seems to be working for a kimura but Truelove defends the submission attempt.
Yluches lands with a punch from half guard.
Truelove is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yluches with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yluches wants to stand but Truelove has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Truelove pushes Yluches off looking to stand but Yluches dives back in and keeps control.
Yluches is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Truelove is holding on to half guard well.
Yluches prevents Truelove from standing back up.
Truelove makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Truelove.
Truelove is trying to keep Yluches in close.
Truelove bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yluches's guard.
Truelove not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Truelove is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Yluches controls Truelove momentarily but Truelove frees himself.
Truelove looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yluches trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Truelove slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yluches wants to control but Truelove postures up.
Truelove stands up.
Truelove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good leg kick by Yluches there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Truelove misses with the combination.
Truelove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yluches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yluches forces Truelove back against the cage and clinches.
Truelove wants to break the clinch but can't.
Truelove wants to break the clinch but can't.
Truelove prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Yluches. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truelove is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Truelove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truelove wants to break the clinch but can't.
Truelove is trying to break the clinch but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truelove misses with a knee to the head.
Yluches tries to stall but Truelove uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Truelove wants to get back to striking at distance but Yluches won't allow it.
Truelove wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yluches has him pressed against the cage.
Truelove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yluches thows a leg kick but Truelove checks it
and Truelove counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnny Truelove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yluches is not content to let Truelove control the position.
Truelove is thwarting Yluches's attempts to control the position.
Yluches moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yluches seems keen to control Truelove's posture.
Yluches is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yluches has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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 Pablo Yluches.
Well Yluches has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Yluches!
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