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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linne moves away.
Petrov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Linne's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Linne is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov is pressing down on Linne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Linne is holding on for now.
Linne trying to control here.
Linne is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petrov.
Petrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov is working Linne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Linne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Linne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Linne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Linne!
Linne working away.
Petrov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Linne is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne controlling the pace for now.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne working Petrov over with strikes here.
Petrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petrov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Linne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linne's back!
Petrov misses with an elbow to the head.
Petrov gets his hands free as Linne looks to control.
Linne preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Petrov.
Linne trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov tries to keep control of the position but Linne is staying busy.
Petrov struggling to land strikes to the head as Linne covers up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne turns into Petrov and is now in his guard.
Linne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Linne postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Petrov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Linne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrov is working away from the top position though.
Linne wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov thows a huge punch but Linne dodges it nicely.
Linne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrov.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Linne is looking to improve his position.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Linne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Linne is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Linne tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Petrov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne is trying desperately to improve position.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Petrov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Petrov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Petrov misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne is working to get back to half guard.
Petrov working Linne over with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Linne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Petrov looking to control but Linne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Linne hang on?
Petrov trying to control but Linne is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Linne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov throws a jab when Linne was well out of range.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linne pinned against the cage. Linne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Linne counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Linne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linne as he jumps to the side.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Petrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Linne both land. Nice combination.
Linne slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Linne's defenses.
Petrov fails to land the takedown.
Linne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov tries to clinch
and Linne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Sebastien Linne is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linne lands a jab-cross combination.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but Linne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Linne gets caught flat footed, as Petrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Linne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linne throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linne checks a leg kick.
Linne fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linne scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Linne as he connects with a hook.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Linne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linne tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linne scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Linne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrov really felt that one!
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linne circles away quickly and effectively.
Linne delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linne misses with a leg kick.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne lands a front kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Linne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linne at a distance.
Linne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linne delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Petrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linne avoids it really well and circles away.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne had his way with Kirill Petrov in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Linne connects with a single shot there.
Linne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Linne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Linne throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Linne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Linne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from Linne.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov rushes Linne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne misses with some punches.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov managing to block the knees to the body from Linne.
Petrov trying to stall but Linne improves his position.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linne presses Petrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linne trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linne lands an elbow inside.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Linne lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kirill Petrov has been cut.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov goes for a takedown attempt but Linne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne retains his lightweight title!
Sebastien Linne took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '...'.
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