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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Filipovich Petruhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred DiBiase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred DiBiase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred DiBiase!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petruhin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
DiBiase misses with a hook.
DiBiase with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Petruhin to counter with a crisp jab.
DiBiase moves out of range of the body kick from Petruhin.
DiBiase fails with the takedown
and Petruhin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petruhin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Petruhin tries to free his leg and advance position but DiBiase is retaining full guard.
Petruhin is working hard here to advance position.
DiBiase not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
DiBiase is looking to stand up but Petruhin isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiBiase keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Petruhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DiBiase throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiBiase throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petruhin keeps the fight on the outside.
DiBiase swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petruhin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DiBiase displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petruhin.
DiBiase with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petruhin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DiBiase's guard.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred DiBiase.
DiBiase wants to sweep but no luck.
Petruhin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petruhin trying to control but DiBiase is working from the bottom.
DiBiase is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin content to stall in guard here.
Petruhin trying to control but DiBiase is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
DiBiase is trying to control the position but Petruhin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Filipovich Petruhin.
DiBiase throws a body kick the misses
and Petruhin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DiBiase trying to control here.
DiBiase tries to roll over but Petruhin keeps him under control.
DiBiase looks gassed!
Petruhin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Petruhin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot lands for DiBiase.
DiBiase swings for the body but Petruhin moves out of range.
DiBiase with a poor takedown
and Petruhin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DiBiase managing to control the position.
Petruhin trying to control but DiBiase is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase wants to sweep here but Petruhin controlling him for the moment.
DiBiase keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petruhin gets the takedown into side control.
Petruhin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DiBiase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petruhin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DiBiase is not content to let Petruhin control the position.
DiBiase tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petruhin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DiBiase displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petruhin.
Petruhin moves out of range as DiBiase throws a body kick.
Petruhin has DiBiase up against the cage in a clinch.
DiBiase pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DiBiase stuffs the takedown attempt from Petruhin. Petruhin gets slowly back to his feet.
Petruhin with a poor takedown
and DiBiase counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Filipovich Petruhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DiBiase lands a leg kick that knocks Petruhin off balance momentarily.
DiBiase throws a right hand that Petruhin ducks under and follows up with a left that Petruhin also avoids with ease.
DiBiase throws a hook but Petruhin avoids it easily.
DiBiase lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petruhin at a distance.
DiBiase goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiBiase throws a chopping leg kick but Petruhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
DiBiase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petruhin manages to avoid it.
DiBiase closes the distance looking to clinch
and Petruhin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DiBiase's guard now.
DiBiase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Petruhin sitting in guard here, content to control.
DiBiase wants to sweep here but Petruhin controlling him for the moment.
Petruhin postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Petruhin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred DiBiase was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Petruhin.
DiBiase throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - DiBiase looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DiBiase throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petruhin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DiBiase looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Petruhin pushes past his half guard into mount!
DiBiase is breathing heavily.
Petruhin raining down hammerfists from mount.
DiBiase keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petruhin looking to control but DiBiase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Petruhin is landing with some decent strikes but DiBiase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Petruhin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Petruhin looking to control but DiBiase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petruhin controlling from mount.
DiBiase is trying desperately to improve position.
DiBiase wants to hold on but Petruhin pushes him away.
Petruhin controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase is in a horrible position here. Petruhin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Petruhin looking to control but DiBiase is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DiBiase bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Petruhin keeping moving, preventing DiBiase from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Petruhin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fred DiBiase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DiBiase throws a leg kick
and Petruhin counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from DiBiase as Petruhin shoots in.
DiBiase misses with a lunging right hand
and Petruhin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in DiBiase's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DiBiase is on top in guard.
DiBiase stopping the sweep attempt from Petruhin.
DiBiase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petruhin is keeping the position for now.
DiBiase is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Petruhin is controlling DiBiase's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiBiase trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DiBiase controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fred DiBiase.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petruhin.
Petruhin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but DiBiase avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Filipovich Petruhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice leg kick lands there from DiBiase.
DiBiase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petruhin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petruhin defending well as DiBiase loads up on a big left hand.
DiBiase goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
DiBiase wants to clinch up but Petruhin keeps it at a distance.
DiBiase thows a body kick. Petruhin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
DiBiase throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DiBiase drives through and clinches with Petruhin against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DiBiase struggles to land a body shot inside as Petruhin controls his hands.
DiBiase lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petruhin is trying to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DiBiase.
DiBiase lands a shoulder strike.
Petruhin tries for a takedown. No joy.
DiBiase lands a hook to the side of the head.
DiBiase lands a body punch in the clinch.
DiBiase is pressed up against the cage. Petruhin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag DiBiase down to the mat. DiBiase avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
DiBiase throws a head kick but Petruhin moves out of range.
Petruhin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DiBiase. That one must have hurt.
Petruhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DiBiase throws out the jab.
Petruhin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DiBiase, as that shot connected.
Petruhin staying out of range there.
Petruhin shoots in for a double leg but DiBiase sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as DiBiase throws out the jab.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DiBiase tries to clinch but Petruhin moves out of range.
DiBiase throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from DiBiase finds it's way through Petruhin's defenses.
DiBiase throws a leg kick but Petruhin checks it.
DiBiase is looking to score with low kicks.
DiBiase scores with a kick to the midsection.
DiBiase has closed the distance and engaged Petruhin in a clinch.
DiBiase misses with a short punch on the inside.
DiBiase scores with a shoulder strike.
DiBiase has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petruhin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DiBiase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fred DiBiase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Filipovich Petruhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DiBiase lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petruhin backwards.
DiBiase misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred DiBiase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petruhin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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