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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 5 p4p, 42 weight class) and Bo Duran (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Черная Волга. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Duran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duran moves out of range as Petrov throws a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Petrov feints a jab promting Duran to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Duran swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Petrov is predictable there
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Duran moved away.
Duran wants to counter with a clinch but Petrov pushes him away.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Duran cracks Petrov with a big right hand and Petrov goes down!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov trying to control the position here.
Duran slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Petrov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran content to stall in guard here.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duran is stalling in the full guard.
Duran throws a strike but Petrov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control the position here.
Duran is looking to work some ground and pound but Petrov has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov controlling the position.
Duran preventing the sweep.
Duran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Duran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
As Duran backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrov lands with a straight right. Duran didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Nice body kick there by Petrov.
Duran cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Duran counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran misses with a kick to the body
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duran counters with a nice body kick.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.
Duran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Petrov - that will leave a mark!
A left lands for Petrov.
Duran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duran on the side of the head.
Petrov with a jab.
Duran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duran's head backwards.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Ivan Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran misses with a hook
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Duran misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Duran is out of range.
Duran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Duran cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duran to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Duran fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Duran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick there by Duran.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duran has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Duran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov slips under a jab from Duran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duran counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duran tries to counter by closing the distance.
Duran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran avoids a kick to the body.
Duran misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Duran misses.
Petrov half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duran. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Duran 's knee.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Petrov misses with a right hand
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Duran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Duran takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov cracks Duran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov scores with the left hand. Duran knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Duran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Duran keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duran throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petrov punishes Duran's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a right hand that sends Petrov tumbling to the canvas! Can Duran finish him? He dives into Petrov's guard looking to do just that!
Petrov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duran showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Duran forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Duran has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Petrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duran trying to control the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but Duran has control of the leg.
Duran is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duran.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Duran moves out of range easily.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duran thinking.
Duran moves out of range as Petrov throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran lands a stunning uppercut that sends Petrov to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Duran seems content to control.
Duran's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but Duran has control of the leg.
Duran is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Petrov tries to get to full guard but Duran has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Duran dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bo Duran's cut.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Duran misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Duran counters with a beautiful punch that sends Petrov to the canvas!
Oh Petrov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Ivan Petrov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov has control of Duran's left arm, preventing Duran from doing any damage.
Duran content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Yet more stalling tactics from Duran.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Duran controlling him for the moment.
Duran controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Petrov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duran lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Duran.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Duran moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duran! But no joy.
A cross from Petrov lands.
Petrov is looking to score with low kicks.
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov feints and then cracks Duran's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duran down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Duran's shoulder, as Duran tries to avoid the shot.
Duran appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duran is out of range.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duran connects with the punch.
Duran checks the leg kick.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
Duran tries to counter with a clinch but Petrov shakes him off and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bo Duran.
I think Duran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Duran!
Bo Duran is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Duran thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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