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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 1182 p4p, 1019 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 160 p4p, 139 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Al Balushi with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Petrov.
Al Balushi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Balushi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov takes a swing at Al Balushi's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Balushi. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Al Balushi scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Balushi.
Al Balushi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Al Balushi connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it.
Petrov throws a hook but Al Balushi blocks it.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Al Balushi's shoulder, as Al Balushi tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Al Balushi.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Al Balushi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Petrov.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the body
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Al Balushi cracks Petrov with a good jab.
Al Balushi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Balushi thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Al Balushi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Al Balushi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Balushi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Al Balushi off the cage and back into range.
Al Balushi drives through and clinches with Petrov against the cage.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Al Balushi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Al Balushi throws an elbow that misses.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi stalling in the clinch but Petrov improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Balushi is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Al Balushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Balushi takes one to the chin there.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Petrov lands a jab to Al Balushi's midsection.
Al Balushi throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
A jab from Al Balushi misses.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Balushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Al Balushi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al Balushi's head.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Al Balushi's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Balushi.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Balushi thuds his shin into the meat of Petrov's side.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al Balushi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Al Balushi's shoulder, as Al Balushi tries to avoid the shot.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Al Balushi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Petrov tries a low kick but Al Balushi avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Al Balushi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Al Balushi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Balushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Al Balushi's shoulder, as Al Balushi tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Balushi. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov moves out of range as Al Balushi throws a body kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Al Balushi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Al Balushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Balushi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Balushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Petrov.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Balushi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Balushi throws out the jab.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Al Balushi tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
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!
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Al Balushi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Balushi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Balushi misses with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Al Balushi's ribs.
Al Balushi moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Al Balushi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Al Balushi scores with a jab.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Al Balushi just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
A big left from Al Balushi misses.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Petrov.
Al Balushi lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
A good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Al Balushi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Al Balushi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrov - the referee stops the clock and Al Balushi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrov. Al Balushi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Petrov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Al Balushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Balushi is just out of range.
Petrov throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with the combination.
Al Balushi connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Al Balushi misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Al Balushi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Petrov throws the kick towards the body but Al Balushi avoids it.
Al Balushi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrov will feel that in the morning.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Balushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Balushi thuds his shin into the meat of Petrov's side.
Nice defenses there by Al Balushi.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Petrov throws a body punch but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Al Balushi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Al Balushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A cross from Al Balushi lands.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks Al Balushi with an uppercut!
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Petrov scores with a nice body kick.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Petrov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov gets through Al Balushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the head.
Al Balushi is rocked!
Petrov lands a right hand.
Al Balushi is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Al Balushi tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Al Balushi back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Petrov.
Al Balushi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al Balushi. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Balushi. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Al Balushi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Al Balushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov slips a jab from Al Balushi.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Al Balushi seems to have recovered his senses.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that misses.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Al Balushi lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Balushi is looking to land body kicks.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Al Balushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Al Balushi thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Al Balushi lands a front kick.
Al Balushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Balushi to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Balushi at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Al Balushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrov in his tracks.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Al Balushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Balushi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Balushi.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Petrov throws a low kick but Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Al Balushi finds it's target.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Balushi clinches up with Petrov and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Balushi looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov takes an elbow to the temple.
Al Balushi tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Al Balushi tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Balushi lands a nice looking body kick.
Al Balushi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Al Balushi throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Petrov misses.
It seemed like Al Balushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Al Balushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Petrov.
Al Balushi tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grigoriy Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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