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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Dussander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dussander comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Jules - Mad World (2011 Electro Mix). Heinrich Dussander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heinrich Dussander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giorgio Petrosyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dussander avoids a kick to the body.
Petrosyan looks to throw a body kick
and Dussander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dussander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrosyan.
Dussander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dussander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dussander.
Petrosyan clinches up with Dussander and pushes him back against the cage.
Dussander looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrosyan is looking to control Dussander's arms but Dussander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrosyan has his back to the cage.
Dussander dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dussander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dussander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dussander leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrosyan has Dussander pushed against the cage.
Dussander wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dussander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dussander lands a head kick. Petrosyan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Petrosyan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dussander.
Petrosyan clinches.
Dussander tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Petrosyan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dussander lands with a right to the head.
Petrosyan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dussander stalling in the clinch but Petrosyan improves position.
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!
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dussander.
Dussander stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dussander looking to stall.
Dussander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrosyans head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Petrosyan controlling the action here for a moment.
Dussander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Petrosyan taking a breather.
Dussander avoiding damage as Petrosyan throws knees to the body.
Dussander slowing the pace effectively.
Petrosyan wants to stall.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrosyan as Dussander tries to tie him up.
Dussander misses with a body punch.
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Dussander can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petrosyan crunches a lovely knee into Dussander's ribcage.
Petrosyan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dussander up against the cage.
Dussander managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
Dussander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to stall but Dussander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dussander fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dussander bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dussander throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
Dussander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Dussander can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Dussander lands a shoulder strike.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dussander lands an uppercut.
Dussander tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dussander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dussander can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Petrosyan working Dussander over with knees to the body.
Dussander pushes Petrosyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrosyan is looking to control Dussander's arms but Dussander gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrosyan has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dussander.
Dussander managing to block the knees to the body from Petrosyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrosyan prevents a body shot from Dussander.
Petrosyan just leaning against Dussander, taking a breather.
Petrosyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrosyan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dussander swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dussander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrosyan misses with a kick to the body.
Dussander slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrosyan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan rushes Dussander and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrosyan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan has managed to clinch.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dussander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrosyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dussander avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dussander pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dussander is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petrosyan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dussander.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Dussander throws knees to the body.
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Dussander fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrosyan misses with a body kick.
Dussander throws a wild body kick that Petrosyan sees coming a mile off.
Dussander avoids the head kick by Petrosyan.
Dussander forces Petrosyan back against the cage and clinches.
Dussander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Dussander looking to stall.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dussander lands with a slapping head kick.
Petrosyan drives through and clinches with Dussander against the cage.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dussander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrosyan trying to control the position but instead, Dussander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrosyan into the cage.
Dussander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dussander avoids it.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dussander.
Dussander breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dussander moves out of range of the body kick from Petrosyan.
Dussander has closed the distance and engaged Petrosyan in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dussander fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Dussander.
Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dussander thows a body shot but no joy.
Giorgio Petrosyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dussander misses with a wild body shot.
Dussander lands with a cross.
Petrosyan looks to throw a body kick
and Dussander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander forces Petrosyan back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosyan is trying to break the clinch but Dussander is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dussander lands a nice shot to the body.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dussander can't find room to land a body shot as Petrosyan controls the action.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dussander is defending well for now.
Dussander scores with a shoulder strike.
Dussander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Petrosyan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dussander in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dussander working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrosyan backwards.
Petrosyan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dussander pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dussander looking to control but Petrosyan passes into half guard.
Petrosyan is keen to just control but Dussander is a slippery customer.
Petrosyan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Petrosyan throws a sloppy head kick and Dussander moves out of range easily.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrosyan avoids the body shot from Dussander.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Petrosyan.
Dussander fails to land with a series of punches.
Dussander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the leg kick from Dussander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giorgio Petrosyan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Petrosyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dussander, pushing him back against the cage.
Dussander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrosyan is defending well for now.
Dussander is looking to control Petrosyan's arms but Petrosyan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dussander has his back to the cage.
Maybe Dussander would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dussander takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dussander taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Heinrich Dussander.
Dussander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Petrosyan lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dussander.
Come on Dussander - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dussander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Dussander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Heinrich Dussander has been cut.
Dussander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Dussander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dussander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Dussander tries to work over Petrosyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Dussander.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dussander scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrosyan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dussander. That did some damage!
Dussander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dussander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrosyan.
Petrosyan walks into a straight right hand from Dussander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dussander misses with a straight left.
Dussander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dussander clinches up with Petrosyan and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dussander is trying to stall.
Petrosyan scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dussander is defending well for now.
Heinrich Dussander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrosyan connects with a knee to the head.
Dussander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petrosyan.
A short right from Dussander on the inside.
Petrosyan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Dussander blocks with his arms.
Petrosyan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Petrosyan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dussander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrosyan stalling in the clinch but Dussander improves position.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Dussander blocks it.
Dussander tries a body shot but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan tries to stall but Dussander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dussander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dussander wants to stall.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.
Petrosyan looking to throw knees to the head but Dussander is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Dussander.
Dussander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dussander avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dussander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosyan's elbow.
Dussander pulls guard successfully.
Petrosyan throws a big elbow that misses.
Dussander has his foot on Petrosyan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrosyan works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrosyan preventing the sweep.
Dussander looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrosyan trying to control but Dussander is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heinrich Dussander.
I think Petrosyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heinrich Dussander!
A victorious Heinrich Dussander thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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