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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Shovkovskyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jotko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Romantic Revenge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzysztof Jotko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Valentin Shovkovskyj!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jotko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jotko looking to stall.
Jotko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shovkovskyj has Jotko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jotko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jotko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jotko misses with a knee to the head.
Jotko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jotko has Shovkovskyj pressed against the cage.
Shovkovskyj has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jotko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jotko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jotko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shovkovskyj was well out of range. Poor timing from Jotko.
Shovkovskyj feints a counter leg kick.
Jotko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jotko has closed the distance and engaged Shovkovskyj in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Jotko has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jotko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jotko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shovkovskyj backwards.
Jotko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shovkovskyj being controlled against the cage.
Jotko swings wildly with an uppercut but Shovkovskyj uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Jotko.
Shovkovskyj jumps guard but Jotko stands there with Shovkovskyj around his waist. Shovkovskyj gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shovkovskyj's coach down at Foot Loves was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shovkovskyj's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Krzysztof Jotko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
Jotko misses with some punches.
Jotko throws a punch but it's blocked by Shovkovskyj.
Shovkovskyj pulls Jotko into guard.
Shovkovskyj has Jotko pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jotko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shovkovskyj pulls Jotko in close to prevent any damage.
Shovkovskyj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jotko wants to stand and escape but instead Shovkovskyj has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shovkovskyj drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shovkovskyj jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shovkovskyj pushes down on Jotko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shovkovskyj is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jotko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shovkovskyj.
Shovkovskyj is trying to work for a kimura but Jotko is defending well.
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.
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.
Shovkovskyj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jotko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shovkovskyj on the ground.
Jotko is trying to stand up here but Shovkovskyj is controlling him well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shovkovskyj seems to be looking for submissions.
Jotko pushes Shovkovskyj off looking to stand but Shovkovskyj dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jotko dominated that round.
That's time! Jotko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jotko misses with a wild body shot.
Shovkovskyj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jotko. Jotko obviously looking to wear him down.
Jotko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shovkovskyj's hands.
Shovkovskyj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jotko.
Jotko closes the distance and pushes Shovkovskyj back into the cage.
Jotko lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jotko obliges.
Jotko landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jotko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shovkovskyj backwards.
Jotko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shovkovskyj pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shovkovskyj wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj has a closed guard, preventing Jotko from standing up.
Shovkovskyj is looking for a triangle but Jotko pushes his legs off easily.
Jotko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shovkovskyj's guard.
Jotko looking to sit in guard and control but Shovkovskyj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj chips away with some ground and pound.
Jotko keeping full guard, as Shovkovskyj tries to pass.
Shovkovskyj working some strikes from top position.
Shovkovskyj distracts Jotko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jotko is trying to control the position but Shovkovskyj postures up.
Shovkovskyj stops Jotko from standing up.
Shovkovskyj trying to control but Jotko is working from the bottom.
Jotko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jotko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shovkovskyj prevents a body shot from Jotko.
Shovkovskyj tries to pull guard but Jotko holds him up against the cage and eventually Shovkovskyj drops back down to his feet.
Shovkovskyj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jotko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jotko clinches.
Shovkovskyj tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krzysztof Jotko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jotko lands a damaging elbow.
Krzysztof Jotko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shovkovskyj is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jotko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jotko.
Jotko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shovkovskyj can do to turn this around?
Jotko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shovkovskyj backwards.
Shovkovskyj is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jotko to keep the fight standing.
Shovkovskyj is trying to pull guard but Jotko has him pressed against the cage.
Shovkovskyj taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jotko.
Jotko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shovkovskyj is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Jotko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shovkovskyj lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jotko wants to control but Shovkovskyj is keeping busy.
Shovkovskyj seems to be working for a kimura but Jotko defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Jotko dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Jotko has closed the distance and engaged Shovkovskyj in a clinch.
Jotko slows down the pace here.
Shovkovskyj successfully pulls guard.
Jotko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shovkovskyj's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shovkovskyj controls Jotko momentarily but Jotko frees himself.
Jotko is looking to stand up but Shovkovskyj won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jotko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shovkovskyj is proving hard to escape from.
Shovkovskyj has control of Jotko's left arm, preventing Jotko from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shovkovskyj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shovkovskyj takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jotko has closed the distance and engaged Shovkovskyj in a clinch.
Jotko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shovkovskyj backwards.
Jotko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jotko breaks the clinch.
Jotko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shovkovskyj, pushing him back against the cage.
Jotko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jotko avoiding damage.
Shovkovskyj avoids a wild elbow strike from Jotko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj jumps guard.
Shovkovskyj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jotko's guard.
Jotko is looking to stand up but Shovkovskyj isn't so interested in that idea.
Shovkovskyj lands a couple of elbows.
Shovkovskyj drops back looking for a leg! Jotko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jotko manages to kick Shovkovskyj off! Shovkovskyj jumps back into Jotko's guard.
Shovkovskyj gets to his feet - Jotko follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jotko moves into the clinch.
Jotko is trying to maintain a safe position but Shovkovskyj gets an underhook and turns Jotko into the cage.
Shovkovskyj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jotko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shovkovskyj fails with the takedown.
Jotko takes the fight into the clinch.
Krzysztof Jotko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shovkovskyj can't get the takedown.
Valentin Shovkovskyj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krzysztof Jotko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentin Shovkovskyj.
Shovkovskyj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jotko avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzysztof Jotko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jotko, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzysztof Jotko!
Krzysztof Jotko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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