They clinch on the fence and Serra pulls guard, quickly going for the ankle on the ground. He can’t get leverage and Edwards spins out of it. Serra ends up on top of Edwards’ guard and can’t get any kind of position on him. Edwards escapes and gets some good knees from the clinch, but Serra pulls guard to get him on the ground again as the round expires. 10-9 Serra.
Second round and Edwards starts to dominate the standup battle, with Serra trying to get it to the ground again and avoid his striking. That finally does work as he forces it to his level and gets Edwards’ back, but Yves has a nice reversal to escape. Close round, but Serra wins it 10-9 with his jiu-jitsu skills.
Third round and they clinch again, and this time Serra is able to get the takedown straight away. And now he gets the back and hangs on even as Edwards stands up. Edwards shakes him off and starts throwing again, but Serra presses on the fence and gets another takedown. I think that might be enough to clinch the win. Edwards does nothing from the guard and the round expires, 10-9 Serra. The judges’ decision: Split decision for Matt Serra. Close fight, could have gone either way really despite how one-sided my scoring was. I think that’s the problem with the 10-point must system.