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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteus Oxadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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207 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matteus Oxadus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxadus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrovs at a distance.
Petrovs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Matteus Oxadus has been cut.
Petrovs just misses with a punch to the body.
Oxadus slips a jab from Petrovs.
Kaspars Petrovs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs throws a hook to the side of Oxadus's head but Oxadus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oxadus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs blocks a head kick by Oxadus.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrovs. That snapped Oxadus's head back.
Oxadus gets a clinch.
Petrovs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrovs tries to circle away but Oxadus has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
Petrovs scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oxadus lands an uppercut.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but Oxadus blocks with his arms.
Oxadus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oxadus.
Oxadus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrovs.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but Oxadus blocks it.
Oxadus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrovs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oxadus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Petrovs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oxadus swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrovs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oxadus lands a takedown into guard.
Oxadus trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrovs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrovs is looking to stand up but Oxadus isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrovs keeping moving, preventing Oxadus from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oxadus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oxadus postures up in Petrovs's guard and throws a big left but Petrovs blocks it.
Petrovs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oxadus.
Oxadus won't allow Petrovs to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oxadus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oxadus, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oxadus defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
And Oxadus tries to counter it with a takedown but Petrovs pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Oxadus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrovs misses with a straight left.
Oxadus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Oxadus ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
Oxadus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrovs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oxadus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oxadus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Oxadus ducks down to avoid it.
Oxadus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrovs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oxadus moves out of range of the strikes.
Oxadus shoots in and drives through. Petrovs sprawls well.
Petrovs misses with a hook
and Oxadus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrovs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Oxadus moved out of range nicely.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oxadus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petrovs's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oxadus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxadus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Petrovs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oxadus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oxadus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oxadus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oxadus is trying to control. Petrovs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oxadus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oxadus working Petrovs over with strikes.
Oxadus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrovs defending well though.
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 Kaspars Petrovs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matteus Oxadus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oxadus slips under a jab from Petrovs.
Petrovs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Oxadus walks into a jab.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Oxadus got wobbled bad by a big combination! Petrovs presses forward with punches and knees until Oxadus stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Oxadus closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Petrovs!
Kaspars Petrovs retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Kaspars Petrovs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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