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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Zelensky (ranked 3640 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Master Petrov (ranked 406 p4p, 372 weight class). Master Petrov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Zelensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Master Petrov !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelensky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov .
A swing and a miss from Zelensky.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zelensky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zelensky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov .
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov is looking to clinch but Zelensky is avoiding it.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Zelensky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a one two! Zelensky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zelensky misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zelensky throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov scores with a jab. Zelensky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zelensky.
Petrov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrov tries to bum rush Zelensky with a series of wild strikes but Zelensky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Zelensky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Petrov .
Petrov throws a hook but Zelensky blocks it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zelensky.
Zelensky could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Petrov slips under a jab from Zelensky.
Zelensky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov .
Zelensky throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Zelensky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrov throws a hook but Zelensky avoids it easily.
Petrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zelensky ducks right into an uppercut from Petrov .
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zelensky takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov . That's going to slow Zelensky down.
Zelensky throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelensky loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Zelensky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zelensky misses with a straight left.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Zelensky is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Zelensky.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Master Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Zelensky moved out of range nicely.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Zelensky is out of range.
Zelensky slips a straight right by Petrov .
A jab lands there for Petrov .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zelensky. That did some damage!
Petrov misses with a hook. Zelensky ducked under it nicely.
Zelensky 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.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zelensky.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Zelensky's shoulder, as Zelensky tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Zelensky avoids nicely.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Zelensky defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Zelensky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov slips a jab from Zelensky.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Zelensky's shoulder, as Zelensky tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov slips a jab from Zelensky.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zelensky.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Zelensky avoids it well.
Zelensky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zelensky moves away from the strike by Petrov .
Petrov slips a straight right by Zelensky.
Zelensky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zelensky.
Petrov works Zelensky's body with a nice hook.
Zelensky ducks under a wild hook from Petrov .
Zelensky throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov cracks Zelensky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zelensky throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Zelensky.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. Zelensky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Petrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov blocks a jab.
Zelensky keeps the fight on the outside.
Zelensky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Fred Zelensky has been cut.
Zelensky loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zelensky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Zelensky misses the jab.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelensky misses with a hook.
Zelensky throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov .
Zelensky sets himself, and Petrov steps forward looking for the clinch! Zelensky avoids it this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Petrov with a hook.
A big left from Petrov misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Zelensky misses the target.
Nice cross by Petrov .
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Zelensky.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Zelensky throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov wants to counter the offense by Zelensky and move into the clinch position.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zelensky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zelensky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zelensky.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zelensky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zelensky looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zelensky's sensitive parts.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zelensky throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Zelensky misses its intended target.
Petrov slips a jab from Zelensky.
Zelensky blocks a jab.
Petrov defending well as Zelensky loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Master Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Zelensky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Zelensky.
Zelensky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zelensky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov tests Zelensky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zelensky misses the jab.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Zelensky misses the target.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Zelensky throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Zelensky's shoulder, as Zelensky tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Zelensky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Zelensky's body.
Zelensky blocks a jab.
Zelensky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Petrov .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a three punch combo!
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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Petrov .
Zelensky throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Zelensky circles away.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Zelensky should have avoided that one.
Zelensky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov .
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Zelensky off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov . That snapped Zelensky's head back.
Petrov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zelensky takes a step back to recover.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zelensky.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Master Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Zelensky's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zelensky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov .
Zelensky throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Zelensky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zelensky tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Zelensky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zelensky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zelensky is rocked!
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Zelensky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov lands a nice hook to Zelensky's body. Zelensky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Petrov lands a big head kick that sends Zelensky tumbling to the mat! Petrov takes a step backwards and waves Zelensky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Zelensky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Petrov . Those never looked like landing.
Zelensky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov lands a big right hand that sends Zelensky crashing to the mat! Petrov stays standing though and waves Zelensky back to his feet!
Petrov tries to clinch up but Zelensky circles away and keeps his distance.
Zelensky is looking to counter punch.
Zelensky is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Petrov Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Zelensky is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Master Petrov !
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