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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 8 p4p, 52 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 3 p4p, 6 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. The crowd seem to be enjoying Martell's choice of entrance music: I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 23 - 3 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell with a hook.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Martell off the cage and back into range.
Martell looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Martell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov is looking to slow Martell down with leg kicks.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Martell manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martell under the eye.
Martell misses with a hook.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Martell.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martell's elbow.
Petrov blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
Petrov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martell.
Petrov tries a body shot but Martell blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov lands a body punch.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Petrov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martell blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martell tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Martell blocks an uppercut.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Petrov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Martell wants a takedown.
Petrov tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martell blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Martell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Martell breaks from the clinch.
Martell shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Martell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Ivan Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentain Martell.
Martell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a good cross that connects.
Martell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Martell manages to avoid it.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov slips under a jab from Martell.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Petrov misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrov.
Martell throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov scores with a jab.
Martell cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ivan Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Martell 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.
Nice body kick there by Petrov.
Nice shot lands for Martell.
Martell connects with a high kick.
Martell checks a leg kick.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrov defends it well.
Martell throws a body kick that misses
and Martell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell is looking to slow Petrov down with leg kicks.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martell can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Martell manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov checks a low kick from Martell.
Petrov throws a quick counter head kick but Martell was just out of range.
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Martell back into the cage.
Petrov tries to work over Martell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martell breaks from the clinch.
Petrov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Martell avoided it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martell scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov clobbers Martell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martell misses with a double jab.
Martell misses with a straight left.
Martell throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quentain Martell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martell misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martell.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov dominated that second 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.
Martell throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martell thinking.
Martell moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Martell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martell misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martell manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Martell manages to circle out of the way.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Martell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Martell keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Petrov slams his shin into Martell's torso.
Martell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with a hook to the body
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Martell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Petrov.
Martell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
Martell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Martell.
Martell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martell throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Martell swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Martell replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Petrov blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Martell
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martell throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Petrov clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martell clinches with his opponent.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Martell's head.
Martell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Martell's head.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell prevents a body shot from Petrov.
A frustrated look appears on Martell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Martell is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Petrov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Martell.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martell.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Martell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Martell is rocked!
Petrov lands a big right hand that drops Martell! The killer instinct kicks in and Petrov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ivan Petrov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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