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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 78 p4p, 272 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 10 p4p, 37 weight class). 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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with the body kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Balushi tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
Al Balushi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al Balushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Al Balushi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Al Balushi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Balushi throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Petrov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrov catches Al Balushi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Balushi, as that shot connected.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Balushi tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Balushi scores with a leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a kick to the body.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Balushi. Al Balushi obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Al Balushi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Al Balushi moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Balushi throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick nicely.
Al Balushi throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Al Balushi misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Al Balushi blocks the leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Al Balushi thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Balushi lunges at Petrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrov's hand.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Al Balushi has him pressed against the cage.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Al Balushi obliges.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Petrov is struggling to control the position.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Balushi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Al Balushi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Balushi checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Balushi clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Al Balushi is able to avoid easily.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
It looked like Al Balushi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Balushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Balushi throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Al Balushi only half commits.
Al Balushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Al Balushi is predictable there
and Petrov counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Al Balushi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Al Balushi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Balushi. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Petrov throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Al Balushi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Balushi tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Balushi misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Al Balushi.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Balushi is just out of range.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov throws a chopping leg kick but Al Balushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Al Balushi had a free shot at his head there.
Al Balushi stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Al Balushi scores with a head kick.
Al Balushi with a nice calf kick.
Al Balushi missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Balushi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaid Al Balushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Petrov feints and then cracks Al Balushi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Al Balushi down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Balushi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Al Balushi throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrov as he connects with a hook.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Al Balushi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Al Balushi's body.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Al Balushi blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Balushi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrov.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Balushi misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Al Balushi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov throws a low kick but Al Balushi avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Balushi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Al Balushi moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Al Balushi there.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Balushi misses with a hook.
Al Balushi thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrov can do to turn this around?
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Balushi.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Balushi misses the target.
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Balushi.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Nice body kick from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Al Balushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi gets a clinch.
Al Balushi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Balushi throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Al Balushi as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the body
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Balushi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Al Balushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrov under the eye.
Al Balushi thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Balushi throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
A slow jab from Al Balushi misses its intended target.
Petrov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Balushi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Al Balushi clobbers Petrov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
A punch combination from Al Balushi misses.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick from Al Balushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 rushes Petrov and presses him up against the cage.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Balushi is leaning against Petrov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Balushi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Al Balushi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrov.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Balushi tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov moves out of range as Al Balushi throws a body kick.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
Petrov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Balushi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Balushi is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.
Petrov slips a jab from Al Balushi.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Balushi misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Al Balushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Al Balushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoriy Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Balushi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Al Balushi throws a lazy body kick
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Balushi dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Al Balushi.
Petrov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Al Balushi defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Al Balushi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Al Balushi misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Al Balushi coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
It looked like Al Balushi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Petrov jabs at Al Balushi's body.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Balushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Al Balushi tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Petrov ducks right into an uppercut from Al Balushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Petrov.
A slow jab from Al Balushi misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Balushi.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Balushi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Al Balushi's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Balushi throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Al Balushi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Balushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
A victorious Zaid Al Balushi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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