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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zayden Petrov (ranked 2626 p4p, 24763 weight class) and Sheldon House (ranked 180 p4p, 297 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 cm 21 135 4 - 3 - 0 |
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158 cm 21 143 2 - 5 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP Excellent boxer KO power |
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Good wrestler Good kicks Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zayden Petrov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheldon House! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! House throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily. House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by House. House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it. Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House. Petrov throws a body punch but House moves out of range. House thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him. Good leg kick by House. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House scores with a nice right hand.
House tries a head kick but it misses.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Petrov cracks House with an open hand slap. House fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well. House looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range. House misses with an uppercut
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. House throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A shot to the body from House misses letting Petrov counter with a right hand. Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Petrov throws a hook but House blocks it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrov tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot. House lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Zayden Petrov has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from House. House misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. House doesn't seem bothered though. Petrov cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Petrov swinging wildly here.
House is trying to counter with his kicks.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. House tries to land a body kick letting Petrov counter with a right hand. House lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Petrov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Sheldon House has been cut. House throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Petrov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. House works Petrov's body with a nice hook. Petrov thuds his right hand into House's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. House lands a head shot. Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House. We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. House throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. House shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a body kick. House scoring well with a low kick there.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. House with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed House momentarily.
House misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy body kick from House and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body. The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though. 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 Zayden Petrov will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react. House throws a body kick that misses enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab. House misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Petrov cracks House with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A looping hook to the body misses from House. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. House misses the shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab. And House responds with a good body kick, but Petrov manages to step out the way in time. Petrov throws a hook but House avoids it easily. House misses the jab. Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. House throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has House backing up. House nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes. House throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. House looks to throw a body kick and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Petrov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. House swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
House throws a leg kick and Petrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. House walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov. Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but House 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. House throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily. Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from House. As House looks to move away, Petrov throws a big counter combo but House just gets out of the way. House misses with a kick to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. House lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Petrov is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. BOOM! House lands a beautiful left hook that drops Petrov. Petrov tries to recover but House is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Petrov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheldon House!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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