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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Burns (ranked 2053 p4p, 224 weight class) and Peter Petrov (ranked 941 p4p, 117 weight class). Burns's entrance music is Alberto Del Rio theme song. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alec Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Peter Petrov has been cut.
Burns throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burns misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Petrov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petrov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Petrov showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Petrov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burns defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is trying to stand.
Burns tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.
Petrov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Petrov lands with a punch from half guard.
Burns is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns trying to control from the bottom.
Burns manages to get to full guard.
Burns has his feet on Petrov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a lazy head kick
and Petrov counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
Burns is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Petrov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Burns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burns.
Burns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alec Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Burns misses with a double jab
so Petrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Petrov stops Burns from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrov is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov won't allow Burns to get back to his feet.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Petrov lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Burns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.
Petrov is working Burns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burns wants to stand and escape but Petrov is having none of it.
Burns controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Burns is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alec Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Petrov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burns throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Burns.
Petrov with the counter takedown but Burns avoids it easily.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burns throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Petrov shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Alec Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrov eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alec Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrov.
Alec Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns stuffs the takedown.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burns to the ground. Petrov is now in Burns's guard.
Petrov won't allow Burns to sweep him here.
Burns wants to get back to his feet but Petrov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Burns working a defensive guard here.
Burns wants to stand but Petrov is controlling the position.
Petrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Petrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burns is looking to stand up but Petrov isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns trying to control the position.
Burns wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Burns is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Petrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Petrov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burns is on top in guard.
Petrov controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Burns is defending well. Petrov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Burns has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Petrov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Petrov!
A very excited looking Peter Petrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Alec Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'I whooped his ass he caught me with some lucky shit '.
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