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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu lands a jab to Petrosyan's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Tszyu lands a jab to the nose.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
A big left from Tszyu misses.
Petrosyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu connects with a nice looking jab.
Petrosyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tszyu throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrosyan. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu thuds his right hand into Petrosyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrosyan throws a chopping leg kick but Tszyu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tszyu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Tszyu sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tszyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu thows a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan misses with a takedown attempt - Tszyu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petrosyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Tszyu.
Petrosyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A lazy left from Tszyu finds it's target.
Tszyu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu catches Petrosyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Tszyu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.
Tszyu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrosyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Tszyu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Tszyu does it's job there.
Petrosyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Tszyu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
Tszyu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tszyu punishes Petrosyan's body with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Tszyu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot lands for Tszyu.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Tszyu.
Nice uppercut there from Tszyu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
Petrosyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrosyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tszyu pinned against the cage. Tszyu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kostya Tszyu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Petrosyan.
Petrosyan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tszyu.
Tszyu works the jab nicely.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petrosyan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tszyu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Petrosyan.
Tszyu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tszyu scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tszyu misses.
Petrosyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan misses the jab.
Tszyu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrosyan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Tszyu misses with a looping right.
Tszyu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tszyu moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrosyan.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a good cross that connects.
Tszyu scores with a jab.
Petrosyan defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tszyu connects with a right hand. Petrosyan shakes it off.
Tszyu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrosyan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu misses with a straight right.
Petrosyan defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Tszyu.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tszyu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrosyan's head backwards.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrosyan.
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tszyu.
Tszyu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tszyu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tszyu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tszyu.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Tszyu.
Petrosyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with a good jab.
Tszyu lands an overhand right.
Petrosyan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Petrosyan backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan wants to clinch.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu sizes up Petrosyan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrosyan moves forwards but Tszyu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tszyu connects with the punch.
Tszyu tests Petrosyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrosyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tszyu lands a lovely overhand right.
Tszyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tszyu.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
Tszyu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tszyu misses.
Petrosyan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tszyu finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrosyan's head.
A punch lands to the side of Petrosyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu is having none of it.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with an open hand slap.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Petrosyan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrosyan tries to move into range but Tszyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrosyan forces Tszyu back against the cage and clinches.
Tszyu manages to pull guard.
Petrosyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Petrosyan being controlled here momentarily.
Tszyu wants to sweep here but Petrosyan controlling him for the moment.
Petrosyan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tszyu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu has a closed guard, preventing Petrosyan from standing up.
Tszyu managing to control the position.
Petrosyan preventing the sweep.
Tszyu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tszyu wants to hit a switch here but Petrosyan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tszyu there!
Tszyu tries to hold on but Petrosyan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu 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!
Tszyu throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Tszyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Tszyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tszyu cracks Petrosyan with an open hand slap.
Tszyu scores with a hook to the body. Petrosyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrosyan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a lazy right hand but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tszyu throws a lazy right hand but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu tests Petrosyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Tszyu keeps it at a distance.
Tszyu lands a jab.
Tszyu throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu keeps the fight on the outside.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
Petrosyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Tszyu misses.
Tszyu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Petrosyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tszyu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrosyan somewhat.
Good exchange - Tszyu coming out on top.
Petrosyan tries to clinch up.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tszyu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tszyu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands a slapping body shot.
Tszyu lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrosyan's head.
Tszyu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tszyu avoids the head kick by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tszyu throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Petrosyan.
Nice jab there from Tszyu.
Petrosyan tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tszyu.
Petrosyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrosyan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrosyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan walks into a jab.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Petrosyan misses with a head kick.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Tszyu does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Petrosyan.
Tszyu looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
Tszyu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrosyan at a distance.
Tszyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kostya Tszyu is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Tszyu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrosyan can do to turn this around?
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrosyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu tries to bum rush Petrosyan with a series of wild strikes but Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tszyu lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrosyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tszyu.
Petrosyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tszyu checks it well.
Petrosyan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tszyu to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrosyan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
Jab by Tszyu.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tszyu scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrosyan should have avoided that one.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrosyan on the side of the head.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Petrosyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu tests Petrosyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tszyu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Tszyu.
Petrosyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tszyu throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tszyu, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
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