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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 28 p4p, 286 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 5 p4p, 39 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Черная Волга. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov wants to clinch.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
River takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River .
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrov on the side of the head.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River connects with the punch.
Petrov blocks a jab.
River misses with a body punch
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sloppy strikes from River . Those never looked like landing.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Petrov.
A jab from River finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
River moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River .
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a hook but River blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
River throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
That kick from River tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov lands a nice looking body kick.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River walks into a jab.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov avoids the body shot from River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
River misses with a leg kick
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
River replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov lands a nice hook to River 's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
River has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from River .
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petrov lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
River 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 throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
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 Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but River might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petrov has got the better of the exchanges.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Petrov.
River throws a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
River looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov blocks a head kick by River .
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River moves out of range of the body kick.
River scores with a hook.
River connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
River 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pushes Petrov up against the cage in a clinch.
River works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by River .
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River forces Petrov back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from River .
Petrov blocks a body shot from River .
River misses with some punches.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of River 's head.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from River on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
River looking to stall.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
River blocks a body shot from Petrov.
A hook to the body from Petrov.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov feints a jab promting River to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. River slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
River misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and River duly obliges.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
River drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov lands with a nice body kick.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
River misses with a body shot.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River 's head backwards.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a slapping inside 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 throws a hook but River blocks it.
A shot to the body from River misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov throws a leg kick but River moved away.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrov as River tries to tie him up.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River .
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
River throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Petrov will probably get the nod.
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!
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivan Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for River .
River takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
River misses the body punch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Nice body punch from River .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a left hand
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River .
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
River is looking to clinch.
Petrov moves away from the strike by River .
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by River .
River stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
A shot to the liver by River . Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Petrov misses.
River throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
River throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrov closes the distance looking to clinch
and River counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River . That did some damage!
River jabs Petrov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
River misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
River prevents a body shot from Petrov.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Clint River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
River breaks the clinch.
River lands with a good body shot.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles River 's knee momentarily.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
River loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles River 's knee momentarily.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Nice defenses there by River .
River misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick by River misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov is looking to counter with a body kick.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
River connects with a crisp jab.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Petrov!
A victorious Ivan Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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