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Event:
Bantamweight Battle Round 1
Date: Jan 31, 2018 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dondon.
Dondon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Dondon saw that one coming.
Dondon cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Petrov backs away, Dondon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galli Dondon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dondon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov throws a jab when Dondon was well out of range.
Dondon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dondon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dondon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dondon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dondon. Petrov shrugs it off though.
Petrov checks a low kick from Dondon.#T1#
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Dondon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Dondon scores with a spinning back kick!
Dondon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dondon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Dondon swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Dondon circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Dondon circles away.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov throws a right hand that Dondon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dondon also avoids with ease.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dondon cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dondon. Dondon obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Dondon circles away.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
Petrov wants to clinch up but Dondon keeps it at a distance.
Dondon slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Dondon pushes him off.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Dondon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dondon.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov checks a low kick from Dondon.
Dondon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Dondon moved out of range.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Dondon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Dondon throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Petrov moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Dondon prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrov lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Dondon is rocked!
Dondon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrov smiles and moves away.
Oh Dondon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dondon tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Dondon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Dondon seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Dondon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dondon throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and moves out of range. #T4#
Dondon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab. #CL2#
Petrov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dondon fails to pull guard.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dondon backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
Dondon is breathing heavily.
Dondon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Petrov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Galli Dondon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Petrov instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dondon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dondon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Dondon jumps guard but Petrov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
BAM! Petrov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Dondon like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Sergei Petrov!
After winning the bout, Sergei Petrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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