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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a body punch
and Raptor counters with a three punch combo that has Petrov backing up. Petrov nods at Raptor to acknowledge the strikes.
Raptor darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Raptor.
Raptor has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrov stalling the fight.
Raptor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Raptor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Petrov.
Come on Petrov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor lands a left hand.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Raptor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raptor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Raptor controls his hands.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Raptor lands a left hand.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Raptor avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raptor.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Raptor is stalling here.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Petrov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raptor won't allow Petrov to sweep him here.
Petrov is trying to keep Raptor in close.
Petrov pulls Raptor in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor wants to pass the guard but Petrov is keeping the position.
Raptor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrov's guard.
Petrov tries to roll over but Raptor keeps him under control.
Raptor trying to pass the guard but Petrov defending well.
Raptor is just content to waste time from the top position. Petrov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Raptor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrov is proving hard to escape from.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raptor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raptor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raptor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raptor cracks Petrov with a solid left hand.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raptor tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Petrov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raptor is looking to improve his position.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov is thwarting Raptor's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raptor moves into full guard.
Raptor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
Raptor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raptor has his hands on Petrov's head, controlling the position.
Petrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raptor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petrov cracks Raptor with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raptor missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raptor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raptor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov misses with a low kick as Raptor jumps back.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raptor counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Raptor counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raptor.
Raptor dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Raptor avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov has closed the distance and engaged Raptor in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Raptor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Raptor.
Raptor throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Raptor scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Raptor lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raptor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Raptor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raptors head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Raptor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
Raptor working aggressively here.
A short right from Raptor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Raptor being controlled against the cage.
Raptor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petrov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raptor scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Raptor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Raptor digs a right hand underneath Petrov's ribcage. Petrov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raptor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Raptor fails to land.
Raptor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov can't get the takedown.
Raptor lands with a light punch inside.
Raptor misses with some punches.
Raptor lands a nice uppercut.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Raptor lands a nice shot to the body.
Raptor swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raptor throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Raptor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raptor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raptor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Raptor.
Raptor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raptor digs a right hand into Petrov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Petrov's gas tank.
Petrov jumps into guard, dragging Raptor to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor thows a big elbow that misses.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raptor stays in close to Petrov's body and controls the position.
Raptor scoring with some ground and pound.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrov is keeping the position for now.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Raptor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raptor tries to stand but Petrov is controlling from the bottom.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Raptor is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raptor chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Raptor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raptor misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov blocking some punches.
Raptor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raptor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raptor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raptor just leaning against Petrov, taking a breather.
Raptor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raptor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Petrov is trying to trip Raptor. He has hold of a leg but Raptor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Petrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Raptor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov won't allow Raptor to sweep him here.
Petrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov stopping the sweep attempt from Raptor.
Raptor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raptor keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Raptor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raptor is looking for a triangle but Petrov pushes his legs off easily.
Petrov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raptor seems keen to control Petrov's posture.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raptor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raptor wants to hit a switch here but Petrov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Raptor there!
Raptor tries to hold on but Petrov postures up.
Petrov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raptor is rocked!
Petrov cracks Raptor with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Petrov!
Kirill Petrov is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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RATING
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