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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1032 p4p, 493 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 148 p4p, 67 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 22 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Bader scores with a hook.
Petrov throws a right hand that Bader ducks under and follows up with a left that Bader also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bader scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bader shoots and misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bader is looking to clinch.
Petrov wants to counter the offense by Bader and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bader should have avoided that one.
Bader takes one on the button.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
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.
Bader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Bader misses with a takedown attempt - Petrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bader throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Bader in the body.
Bader tries for a takedown but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader lands the left hand.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Petrov catches Bader right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Bader would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Bader decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Petrov, up you get!
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Bader changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Petrov tries to avoid it but Bader manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Petrov to the ground. Petrov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Bader throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov misses with a hook. Bader ducked under it nicely.
Bader misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Bader backing up. Bader nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Petrov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bader had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Bader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Bader throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Bader throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Bader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bader misses with a hook.
Bader works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Bader misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Timo Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bader on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bader's sensitive parts.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Petrov works Bader's body with a nice hook.
Bader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrov pinned against the cage. Petrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bader with a body shot.
Bader misses with an uppercut
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bader throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Bader avoids it with no problem.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bader doesn't seem bothered though.
Bader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bader shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Petrov finds it's target.
Bader is rocked!
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader lands with a good body shot.
Bader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov 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.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
Bader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bader throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bader 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.
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bader throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bader wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Bader is trying to break free.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bader as Petrov tries to tie him up.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bader to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bader lands the left hand.
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov cracks Bader with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bader walks into a jab.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Petrov defending well as Bader loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bader blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bader.
Bader blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bader misses the target.
Bader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Bader misses.
Bader tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrov lands a two punch combo.
Bader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrov throws a low kick but Bader moves out of range easily.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bader should have avoided that one.
Bader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov slips a jab from Bader.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bader has time to react.
Bader lands with a hook. Petrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bader lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov moves into the clinch.
Bader wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bader throws an elbow but it misses.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Petrov.
Bader misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Bader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bader throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Bader cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader lands a body shot.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bader avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Bader darts in trying to clinch
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader closes the distance and clinches up with Petrov, looking for a takedown. Bader pushes Petrov against the cage but Petrov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Petrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Bader steps away.
A jab lands there for Bader.
Petrov moves out of range as Bader strikes.
Bader looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Bader lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
Petrov flicks out a counter leg kick but Bader steps away.
Bader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Bader walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bader lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bader throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Bader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bader is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bader's head.
Bader swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bader rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a huge left! Bader is in big trouble! He's backing up but Petrov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bader from any more damage. A dominating finish by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigoriy Petrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Grigoriy Petrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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