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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Tonon (ranked 591 p4p, 326 weight class) and Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 71 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Tonon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tonon swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Tonon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Petrov works Tonon's body with a nice hook.
Tonon looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov throws out a leg kick but Tonon moves out of range and Petrov only half commits.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonon manages to avoid it.
Tonon tries for a takedown but Petrov circles away easily
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Tonon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tonon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Petrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tonon's hands.
Petrov walks into a straight right hand from Tonon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrov as he jumps to the side.
Petrov feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Tonon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
Tonon 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.
Damian Tonon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Tonon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonon.
Tonon 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.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonon looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Tonon's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonon. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonon is just out of range.
Tonon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov swings for the body but Tonon moves out of range.
Tonon is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Petrov.
Tonon misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Tonon misses
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Tonon 's knee.
Tonon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tonon blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands an elbow inside.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tonon goes for a takedown attempt but Petrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tonon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon lands with a cross.
Tonon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Tonon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tonon takes a little break here. Petrov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Petrov wants to control but Tonon postures up.
Tonon taking a breather here.
Petrov prevents Tonon from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon taking a breather here.
Tonon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petrov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petrov has one of Tonon's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tonon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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.
Tonon misses the body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Tonon with that takedown attempt.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Tonon.
Petrov throws a big counter head kick but Tonon avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Tonon's leg. Tonon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Petrov. No joy for Tonon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Tonon misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon tries for a takedown but Petrov circles away easily
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tonon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Tonon. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonon shoots and misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov wants to control but Tonon is keeping busy.
Tonon not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is stalling here. Petrov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tonon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petrov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tonon is looking for a sweep.
Petrov working away.
Tonon is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Tonon can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
Tonon is trying to get back to half guard.
Petrov working away.
Tonon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Tonon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is keen to just control but Petrov is a slippery customer.
Tonon is stalling here. Petrov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tonon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petrov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tonon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
What's Tonon going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
Tonon struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
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!
Tonon throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Tonon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Petrov defends well and Tonon ends up having to push Petrov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Petrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tonon is working for takedown but Petrov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov stops a takedown attempt from Tonon.
Petrov is pressed up against the cage. Tonon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petrov down to the mat. Petrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tonon is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tonon's head backwards.
Petrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tonon looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Petrov as Tonon shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Petrov slams his shin into Tonon's torso.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Tonon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrov.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tonon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tonon stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
Tonon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damian Tonon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Petrov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
Tonon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
Tonon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petrov's guard.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Tonon from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov has control of Tonon's left arm, preventing Tonon from doing any damage.
Tonon is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrov has wrist control.
Petrov is adopting a defensive guard.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grigoriy Petrov.
I've got Petrov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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