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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 19433 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Counter fighter
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boytsov cracks Average with a good jab.
Boytsov gets a clinch.
Average misses with a punch on the inside.
Average tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Average prevents Boytsov from breaking the clinch.
Average goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boytsov gets underhooks to prevent Average's takedown attempt.
Average lands an uppercut.
Average gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Boytsov wants to stand and escape but Average is having none of it.
Average seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Average in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Average in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boytsov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Average manages to pass to side control.
Average throws a strike but Boytsov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Average wants to pass the guard but Boytsov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Average throws a big elbow that misses.
Average has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Average wants to pass the guard but Boytsov is keeping the position.
Average trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Average passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boytsov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Average working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Average lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Average are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Average seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Average tries to score with some ground and pound. Boytsov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boytsov wants to get back to his feet.
Average misses with the ground and pound.
Average is looking to take a break and control but Boytsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Average.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Average.
Average tries for a kimura but Boytsov is defending well.
Boytsov is trying to buck Average off.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boytsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boytsov jabs at Average's body.
Average misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Average dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boytsov rushes Average and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Average tries to work over Boytsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Average misses with a body punch.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Boytsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Average lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Average tries to pass to full mount but Boytsov defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average with the ground and pound but Boytsov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Average is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boytsov can do to turn this around?
Average is looking to pass into half guard but Boytsov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boytsov is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov looking to pass the guard.
Average is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boytsov defends well.
Boytsov stopping the sweep attempt from Average.
Boytsov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Average is proving hard to escape from.
Boytsov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boytsov trying to control but Average is working from the bottom.
Average seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Average manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boytsov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average throwing strikes but missing.
Average pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boytsov is keeping the position for now.
Average 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.
Boytsov keeping full guard, as Average tries to pass.
Average 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average throwing strikes but missing.
Boytsov is looking to stand up but Average isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Average moves into the clinch.
Average tries to work over Boytsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Average as the two fighters clinch.
Boytsov blocks an uppercut.
Average prevents Boytsov from breaking the clinch.
Average struggles to land a body shot inside as Boytsov controls his hands.
Average doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Average has picked Boytsov up - he's going for a ride! Average dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average is looking to take a break and control but Boytsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Average sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boytsov defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Average dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boytsov jabs Average right on the nose. Average blinks but takes it well.
Boytsov lunges at Average with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Average's hand.
Boytsov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boytsov lands a body shot.
Boytsov cracks Average with a good jab.
Boytsov lands with a hook. Average tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boytsov throws a shot to the body.
Boytsov lands an overhand right.
Boytsov lands with a hook. Average tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Average has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Average misses with a short punch on the inside.
Average swings wildly with an uppercut but Boytsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Average goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average can't find room to land a body shot as Boytsov controls the action.
Average misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Average tries to throw a body punch but Boytsov avoids it by throwing Average back against the cage.
Average throws a punch but it's blocked by Boytsov.
Boytsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Average has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boytsov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Average throws a head punch that misses.
Average has a couple of punches blocked by Boytsov.
Boytsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boytsov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Average fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov jabs at Average's body.
Dmitry Boytsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boytsov, as that shot connected.
Average takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Average throws a body shot but no joy.
Boytsov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boytsov cracks Average with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe Average is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Average swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Average has clasped his hands together around Boytsov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Average.
Average is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Boytsov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Average seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boytsov for as long as he can get away with.
Boytsov is trying to buck Average off.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Average connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boytsov some visible discomfort.
Average controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boytsov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boytsov with a nice cross.
Average's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boytsov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Average scrambles back to his feet.
Boytsov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Average's head.
Boytsov misses with a left hand
and Average counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dmitry Boytsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Average prevents Boytsov from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Boytsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Average 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Average!
After winning the bout, Joe Average thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Dmitry Boytsov had this to say: 'fast '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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