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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes into the arena with Shunsei blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's choice of entrance music: Sinister - Leviathan. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacha Petrovich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice takedown defense from Petrovich. No joy for Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on that attempt. Petrovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has been cut. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a few strikes there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a body punch but Petrovich moves out of range. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks a head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki slips a straight right by Petrovich. Petrovich darts in and clinches Kvadratichnie Schtaniki up against the cage. Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a nice knee to the body. Petrovich is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it. Petrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids the damage to the body. Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kvadratichnie Schtaniki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petrovich's brow. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich tries to throw a body punch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it by throwing Petrovich back against the cage. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working some nice short punches in the clinch. Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Petrovich is looking to control Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's arms but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrovich has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to pull guard but Petrovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Petrovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovich sprawls well. Petrovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets slowly back to his feet. Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Petrovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki 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.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and clinches up with Petrovich, looking for a takedown. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pushes Petrovich against the cage but Petrovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Petrovich gets tackled into the cage by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki maintains the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Petrovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Petrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki letting Petrovich take a breather here. Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks with his arms.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrovich wants to stall.
Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Petrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's elbow. Petrovich keeps control of Kvadratichnie Schtaniki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break the clinch but Petrovich is controlling him. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to stall.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment. Petrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Petrovich lands an uppercut. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage. Petrovich trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break free. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break the clinch but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage. Petrovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kvadratichnie Schtaniki up against the cage. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Petrovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to stall.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a knee to the head. A frustrated look appears on Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's face as he tries to break the clinch. Petrovich tries a knee to the head but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks it.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body. Petrovich misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki can't break the clinch.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to stall but Petrovich improves his position.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki can't break the clinch.
Petrovich effectively controlling the action here. Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki won't want to take too many of those. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sacha Petrovich will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice inside leg kick. Petrovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrovich throws a head kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range.
Petrovich throws a jab when Kvadratichnie Schtaniki was well out of range. Petrovich is looking to score with low kicks. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a slapping body shot.
Petrovich scores with a one two! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses the shot to the body. Petrovich tries to score with a low kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves his leg out of the way. Petrovich lands a nice looking body kick. Petrovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A solid leg kick lands there for Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrovich is fending him off so far but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki persists. Nope, Petrovich circles away and we're back to standing. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrovich. Petrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Petrovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrovich tries to get out of the position. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Petrovich regains full guard. Nicely done. Petrovich keeping moving, preventing Kvadratichnie Schtaniki from controlling successfully. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stops Petrovich from standing up. Petrovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stands up and waves to Petrovich to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrovich scores with a nice head shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! An inside leg kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses. Sacha Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrovich but Petrovich pushes him off and we're back to square one. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a nice cross. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thows a body shot but no joy. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrovich. Sloppy strikes from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Those never looked like landing. Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with an uppercut
and Petrovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Petrovich avoids the head kick by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is breathing heavily. Some bone on bone action there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sacha Petrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Petrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a leg kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to bum rush Petrovich with a series of wild strikes but Petrovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrovich circles away quickly and effectively. Petrovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Petrovich moves out of range as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrovich is looking to slow Kvadratichnie Schtaniki down with leg kicks. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a series of punches but Petrovich avoids them all with ease. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Petrovich throws a lazy right hand but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Petrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Petrovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is out of range. Petrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Petrovich misses with a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Petrovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will feel that in the morning. Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A chopping leg kick lands by Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrovich swivels and escapes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacha Petrovich dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Petrovich!
Petrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Petrovich looks to throw a body kick and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stands up from Petrovich's guard - Kvadratichnie Schtaniki perhaps looking for a knockout. 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! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range as Petrovich throws a body kick.
Petrovich tries to clinch up but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki circles away and keeps his distance. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrovich - the referee stops the clock and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Petrovich throws a leg kick which misses Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to avoid it. Petrovich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrovich leaves Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Petrovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrovich misses with a body kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and pushes Petrovich back into the cage. Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now. Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working hard to break the clinch. Petrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrovich is leaning against Kvadratichnie Schtaniki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Petrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's face.
Sacha Petrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to circle away but Petrovich has him pinned against the cage. Petrovich misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Petrovich to work.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a knee to the side of the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Petrovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and turns Petrovich into the cage. Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoiding damage as Petrovich throws knees to the body.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage. Petrovich wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sacha Petrovich. Petrovich scores with a head kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice inside leg kick. Petrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a sloppy head kick and Petrovich moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a takedown attempt - Petrovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Petrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range easily. A chopping leg kick lands by Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrovich. Petrovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to avoid it. Petrovich misses with a head kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in but Petrovich avoids the takedown attempt easily. Petrovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses. Petrovich misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Petrovich throws a push kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki slaps the foot to one side. Sacha Petrovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrovich's calf. Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Petrovich misses with a straight left. Petrovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks it well. No luck for Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with that takedown attempt. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries for a takedown but Petrovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrovich can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Petrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Petrovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's sensitive parts. Petrovich lands a jab. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Sacha Petrovich showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrovich, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sacha Petrovich! Sacha Petrovich made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 in his post fight interview.
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