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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Kimue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimue comes to the cage accompanied by Let the bodies hit the floor. Petrov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jesper Kyd - Apocalypse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Kimue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maksim Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov wants to clinch up but Kimue keeps it at a distance.
Kimue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimue circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimue looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kimue missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kimue missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petrov pushes Kimue off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kimue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrov circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kimue.
Kimue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kimue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Kimue drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kimue sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Petrov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kimue misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimue is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petrov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Petrov wants to control but Kimue postures up.
Kimue tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kimue misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimue goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Petrov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kimue but great work by Petrov.
Kimue is breathing heavily.
Petrov lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimue taking a bit of punishment here - Petrov scoring with strikes.
Kimue tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kimue has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kimue is trying to improve his position.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Kimue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petrov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimue is looking for a sweep.
Petrov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kimue takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Petrov wants to control but Kimue is keeping him busy.
Petrov cracks Kimue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Petrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kimue to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov wants to control but Kimue is keeping him busy.
Petrov is chipping away with strikes.
Petrov controls the position.
Petrov wants to control but Kimue is keeping him busy.
Kimue is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimue tries to roll over but Petrov keeps him under control.
Petrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Petrov wants to control but Kimue is keeping him busy.
Kimue on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Petrov wants to control but Kimue is keeping him busy.
Petrov prevents Kimue from improving his position.
Petrov drops an elbow to the side of Kimue's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kimue.
Kimue shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Kimue 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.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Kimue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrov pinned against the cage. Petrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Kimue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimue keeps the fight on the outside.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
Kimue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov pushes off an throws an elbow but Kimue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Kimue's ribcage. Kimue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrov taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Kimue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Petrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kimue fails with the takedown.
Petrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimue.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kimue's head backwards.
Petrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Petrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Kimue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov throws a right hand that Kimue ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimue also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Kimue counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a combination that misses
and Kimue counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimue preventing the sweep.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Kimue from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kimue drops back looking for a leg! Petrov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Petrov manages to kick Kimue off! Kimue jumps back into Petrov's guard.
Kimue throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Petrov pushes Kimue off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kimue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimue counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kimue.
Kimue passes into half guard.
Kimue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kimue throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kimue is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Petrov moves into full guard.
Kimue tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Kimue has gone for a leg lock! Petrov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kimue's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov postures up and lands a big shot to Kimue's brow.
Maksim Petrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimue is keeping the position for now.
Kimue has his foot on Petrov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kimue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Kimue throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Petrov postures up and lands a big shot to Kimue's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Petrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kimue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov wants to pass the guard but Kimue is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kimue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kimue is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrov defends well.
Petrov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Kimue dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Petrov tries to clinch up but Kimue circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kimue prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Kimue tries for a takedown but Petrov manages to get underhooks.
Kimue decides to pull guard.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Kimue blocks nicely.
Kimue looking for a guillotine here but Petrov defends easily.
Petrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimue has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrov has managed to get both his arms back between Kimue's legs - danger averted.
Petrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrov trying to control but Kimue is working from the bottom.
Kimue had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Kimue has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Petrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kimue has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Petrov is working Kimue over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrov wants to pass the guard but Kimue is keeping the position.
Petrov stands up over Kimue, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kimue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kimue keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kimue looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Kimue.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Kimue. No joy for Petrov on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kimue avoids a kick to the body.
Kimue scores with a one two! Petrov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kimue drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kimue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kimue's guard.
Kimue looking for a guillotine here but Petrov defends easily.
Petrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Petrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kimue is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrov is aware though and is defending well.
Petrov lands a couple of digs.
Kimue has momentary wrist control but Petrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kimue looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Petrov passes into half guard.
Kimue has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimue is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kimue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrov pulls his head out easily.
Petrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kimue tries to get to full guard but Petrov has control of the leg.
Kimue is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Petrov pulls his head out easily.
Kimue wants to get back to full guard.
Petrov working Kimue over with strikes.
Kimue is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Kimue looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kimue counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maksim Petrov.
Well Petrov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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