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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skovgaard as he jumps to the side.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boitsov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice side step and Skovgaard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boitsov lands with a cross.
Skovgaard slips a jab from Boitsov.
And Skovgaard responds with a good body kick, but Boitsov manages to step out the way in time.
Skovgaard throws a looping overhand right but Boitsov ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard lands the left hand.
Skovgaard lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skovgaard wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boitsov dives in for a single leg takedown but Skovgaard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Skovgaard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boitsov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Skovgaard has control of Boitsov's left arm, preventing Boitsov from doing any damage.
Skovgaard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boitsov looking to pass the guard.
Boitsov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov 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.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Skovgaard keeps moving.
Boitsov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Skovgaard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Skovgaard has escaped and now he's on top!
Boitsov is trying to control the position but Skovgaard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Skovgaard defends it easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Boitsov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Skovgaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skovgaard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boitsov trying to keep a closed guard but Skovgaard is proving a slippery customer.
Skovgaard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skovgaard wanted to stand there but Boitsov had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boitsov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skovgaard controls the pace.
Boitsov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Skovgaard has passed into half guard!
Boitsov is looking for a sweep. Skovgaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boitsov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boitsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skovgaard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skovgaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boitsov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boitsov misses with an uppercut
and Skovgaard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skovgaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Boitsov should have avoided that one.
Skovgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Skovgaard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boitsov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skovgaard lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard fakes the leg kick and cracks Boitsov in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skovgaard throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Skovgaard there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boitsov moves out of range of the strikes.
Boitsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skovgaard stuffs the takedown attempt from Boitsov. Boitsov gets slowly back to his feet.
Skovgaard throws out a counter right but Boitsov avoids it with no problem.
Skovgaard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Skovgaard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boitsov throws an off balance right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a body kick that stops Boitsov in his tracks momentarily.
Boitsov looks for a takedown but Skovgaard sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boitsov throws the left hand but Skovgaard avoids the punch easily.
Skovgaard moves into range and clinches up with Boitsov.
Boitsov lands a takedown into 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!
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Skovgaard keeps moving.
Boitsov looking to sit in guard and control but Skovgaard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boitsov working for a triangle but Skovgaard defends it easily.
Skovgaard content to stall in guard here.
Boitsov is trying to control the position but Skovgaard postures up.
Skovgaard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skovgaard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skovgaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boitsov is looking for a triangle but Skovgaard pushes his legs off easily.
Boitsov looking for subs off his back but Skovgaard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Skovgaard slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Skovgaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Skovgaard ducks under a wild hook from Boitsov.
Boitsov fails with the takedown.
Boitsov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Skovgaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Skovgaard missing with a left hand there. Boitsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skovgaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boitsov under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skovgaard sprawls well. Skovgaard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boitsov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skovgaard looks to land a right hand but Boitsov moved out of range.
Skovgaard swings widly with a right hand
and Boitsov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dmitry Boitsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boitsov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skovgaard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Skovgaard defends it well.
Skovgaard trying to control but Boitsov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov is looking for a kimura but Skovgaard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boitsov to get the leverage.
Boitsov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Skovgaard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boitsov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skovgaard's head.
Boitsov trying to pass the guard but Skovgaard defending well.
Skovgaard manages to get to full guard.
Boitsov tries to free his leg and advance position but Skovgaard is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsov wants to control from the top but Skovgaard keeps moving.
Dmitry Boitsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boitsov is really struggling to control Skovgaard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Skovgaard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boitsov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skovgaard, as that shot connected.
Skovgaard stuns Boitsov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skovgaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boitsov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boitsov blocks a leg kick.
Skovgaard cracks Boitsov with a good jab.
Valentin Skovgaard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boitsov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard defending well as Boitsov loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Skovgaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skovgaard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Skovgaard!
After the big win, Valentin Skovgaard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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