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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 22 p4p, 72 weight class) and Bimbo Slaissi (ranked 6 p4p, 12 weight class). Petrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Черная Волга. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 17 - 2 - 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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bimbo Slaissi!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaissi throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slaissi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Slaissi throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a kick to the body
and Slaissi counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Slaissi is just out of range.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slaissi was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch there but Slaissi circles away.
Slaissi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slaissi throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Slaissi staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Slaissi 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 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.
Bimbo Slaissi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slaissi lands a jab.
Slaissi tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov moves out of range as Slaissi strikes.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Slaissi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slaissi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slaissi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slaissi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Slaissi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slaissi throws a nice head kick!
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 takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from Slaissi.
Petrov with a nice cross.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Petrov catches Slaissi right on the button with a cross.
Petrov fakes the leg kick and cracks Slaissi in the body.
Slaissi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slaissi ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Slaissi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slaissi connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Slaissi moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrov.
Petrov throws a low kick but Slaissi avoids it.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaissi.
Petrov scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov forces Slaissi back against the cage and clinches.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov gets through Slaissi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slaissi's elbow.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Slaissi's head.
Slaissi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slaissi backwards.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaissi.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaissi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Slaissi breaks from the clinch.
Petrov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slaissi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slaissi lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Slaissi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaissi.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slaissi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slaissi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
Petrov takes a swing at Slaissi's ribcage but misses.
Slaissi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Slaissi finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Slaissi stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slaissi throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Slaissi manages to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a spinning back kick!
Petrov moves out of range as Slaissi strikes.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slaissi thuds his right hand into Petrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a front kick.
Petrov with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrov.
Petrov checks a low kick from Slaissi.
Good leg kick by Petrov.
Slaissi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Slaissi back into the cage.
Slaissi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Slaissi lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Slaissi blocks an uppercut.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slaissi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slaissi can turn it around.
Slaissi taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slaissi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slaissi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slaissi is breathing heavily.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrov tries a body shot but Slaissi blocks it.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Still in the clinch, Petrov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Slaissi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaissi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Petrov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slaissi. Slaissi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slaissi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slaissi.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Slaissi should have avoided that one.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slaissi.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slaissi is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaissi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Slaissi.
Slaissi throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Slaissi slips under a jab from Petrov.
Slaissi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slaissi keeps the fight on the outside.
Slaissi misses with a head kick.
Petrov throws the kick towards the body but Slaissi avoids it.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a body punch but Slaissi moves out of range.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Slaissi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Slaissi keeps it at a distance.
Slaissi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov connects with a right hand. Slaissi shakes it off.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Slaissi throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Slaissi takes one on the button.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
Slaissi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Slaissi moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Slaissi swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Slaissi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov connects with a body shot.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slaissi moves away.
A jab from Slaissi misses.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a jab when Slaissi was well out of range.
Slaissi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slaissi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slaissi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Slaissi
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slaissi thinking.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slaissi fails to land with a series of punches.
Slaissi misses with a body shot.
Petrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slaissi 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.
Slaissi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Slaissi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
A countering left hand to the body from Slaissi misses.
Ivan Petrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Slaissi looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slaissi tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slaissi throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slaissi throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slaissi takes a step back to recover.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Slaissi throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from Slaissi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov keeps control of Slaissi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slaissi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Slaissi's ribcage. Slaissi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slaissi can do to turn this around?
Slaissi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Slaissi misses with the head strike.
A short right from Petrov.
Slaissi misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Slaissi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slaissi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slaissi.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Slaissi throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
A low kick from Slaissi misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petrov.
Slaissi misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Slaissi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov swings for the body but Slaissi moves out of range.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Slaissi circles away.
Slaissi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slaissi misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Slaissi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slaissi misses with a looping left.
Slaissi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi misses with a straight right.
Petrov throws a front kick aimed at Slaissi's knee but Slaissi avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slaissi! But no joy.
Petrov cracks Slaissi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Slaissi just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Slaissi off balance momentarily.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slaissi.
Slaissi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slaissi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slaissi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slaissi throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov digs a good hook to Slaissi's body.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slaissi.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Slaissi.
Slaissi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slaissi cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Slaissi.
Slaissi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Petrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov defending well as Slaissi loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Slaissi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Slaissi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slaissi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slaissi throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Petrov throws the left hand but Slaissi avoids the punch easily.
Slaissi thows a leg kick but Petrov checks it
and Petrov counters with a thumping low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Slaissi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Slaissi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Slaissi.
Slaissi defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Slaissi walks into a jab.
Slaissi throws a head kick that misses.
Bimbo Slaissi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaissi checks a low kick from Petrov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva 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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