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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 2863 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 290 p4p, 234 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Leo Vuce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Great elbows
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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 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vuce 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.
Vuce moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vuce misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vuce throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vuce misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vuce working the strikes but Petrov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vuce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vuce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vuce seems to be looking for submissions.
Petrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vuce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Vuce is proving a slippery customer.
Vuce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vuce throwing strikes but missing.
Vuce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vuce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses. Petrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vuce's guard. Nice move by Petrov!
Vuce lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vuce kicks Petrov off and gets to his feet.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Vuce counters with a one-two to the body.
Aaron Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuce shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrov sprawls well. He's pushed Vuce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aaron Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrov is rocked!
Vuce looks for a takedown but Petrov sprawls well.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov misses with a kick to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Vuce. Vuce maintains the clinch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Vuce drops back down to his feet.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrov to keep the fight standing.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce jumps into guard, dragging Petrov to the mat.
Vuce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov is standing up over Vuce. Vuce looks to escape but Petrov dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov advances nicely into full mount.
Petrov controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuce tries to improve his position but instead Petrov has taken his back!
Petrov tries to get the hooks in deep but Vuce pushed the leg off.
Vuce can't escape the position.
Vuce is still trying to improve position.
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 Aaron Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Petrov.
Vuce moves out of range of the strikes.
Aaron Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov swings for the body but Vuce moves out of range.
Petrov throws a hook but Vuce avoids it easily.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Vuce.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Vuce off the cage and back into range.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vuce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce shoots and misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Vuce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Vuce slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Vuce saw that one coming.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vuce tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vuce.
Vuce looks for a takedown but Petrov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Vuce.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Vuce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vuce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vuce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aaron Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vuce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Vuce moved out of range.
Petrov throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrov swivels and escapes.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Vuce saw it coming and moves away.
Vuce slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Petrov misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Vuce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vuce wants to clinch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vuce is rocked!
Petrov cracks Vuce with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Vuce falls to his knees and Petrov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Petrov!
Aaron Petrov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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hype
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