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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 108 p4p, 22 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class). Nagasaki's entrance music is Execute Plan: Nuclear Tortoise. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santosh Nagasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Nagasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Nagasaki counters with a leg kick.
Nagasaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki misses with a double jab
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov feints and then cracks Nagasaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nagasaki down.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nagasaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Petrov.
Nagasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Nagasaki moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Nagasaki scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Petrov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Petrov is looking to slow Nagasaki down with leg kicks.
Sergei Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Petrov slips under a jab.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Nagasaki throwing a counter right hand but Petrov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Nagasaki blocks the low kick.
Petrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagasaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Nagasaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Nagasaki catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Nagasaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nagasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Nagasaki ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Nagasaki misses.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Nagasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Nagasaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nagasaki throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Petrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a right hand that Nagasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagasaki also avoids with ease.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nagasaki missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nagasaki looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nagasaki closes the distance and clinches up with Petrov, looking for a takedown. Nagasaki pushes Petrov against the cage but Petrov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nagasaki throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Nagasaki throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagasaki should have avoided that one.
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!
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Nagasaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki cracks Petrov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nagasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Nagasaki has a takedown stuffed.
Nagasaki connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagasaki at a distance.
Nagasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagasaki scores with a punch to the head.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Nagasaki attempts a counter takedown but Petrov avoids it well and moves away.
Petrov catches Nagasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagasaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petrov swings for the body but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov 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.
Petrov throws a body punch but Nagasaki moves out of range.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrov sprawls well. Petrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Petrov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nagasaki punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nagasaki cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Nagasaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagasaki slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Nagasaki settles back down.
Nagasaki ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagasaki. Nagasaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov cracks Nagasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki walks into a straight right hand from Petrov.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown
and Nagasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov leaves Nagasaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
so Nagasaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nagasaki stands and throws Petrov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Petrov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nagasaki trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nagasaki throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Petrov is trying to escape the position but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
Nagasaki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nagasaki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nagasaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nagasaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrov keeps working.
Petrov is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petrov parries the strikes from Nagasaki easily there. Nagasaki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Petrov to escape.
Nagasaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Petrov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nagasaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Petrov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki working away.
Petrov regains half guard, as Nagasaki was trying to land strikes.
Still in half guard, Nagasaki seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Santosh Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nagasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nagasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov moves forwards but Nagasaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagasaki counters with a straight right hand.
Nagasaki looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Nagasaki misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Sergei Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagasaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Nagasaki tries to counter with a takedown but Petrov is quick to defend against it.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagasaki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki dives in and grabs Petrov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrov pushes down on Nagasaki's head and hops out.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nagasaki scores with a kick to the body.
Nagasaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Petrov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Nagasaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nagasaki slips a jab from Petrov.
Nagasaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrov throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagasaki moves away.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a combination. Nagasaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Nagasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nagasaki.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagasaki is just out of range.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Nagasaki slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov leaves Nagasaki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagasaki throws a low kick but Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov throws a hook but Nagasaki avoids it easily.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagasaki loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nagasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from Nagasaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a one two! Nagasaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nagasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Nagasaki misses with a wild combination.
Nagasaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagasaki.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Petrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagasaki. Nagasaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nagasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagasaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Nagasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Nagasaki tries to counter with a takedown but Petrov is quick to defend against it.
Petrov cracks Nagasaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Petrov misses.
Nagasaki throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Nagasaki avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov jabs at Nagasaki's body.
Nagasaki takes one to the side of the head.
Nagasaki moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
As Petrov backs away, Nagasaki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws the left hand but Nagasaki avoids the punch easily.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petrov controls the position for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nagasaki dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Nagasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Nagasaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagasaki misses with a looping right.
Petrov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Nagasaki's ribs.
Nagasaki staying out of range there.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Nagasaki with a hook.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santosh Nagasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Petrov misses with a hook. Nagasaki ducked under it nicely.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov throws a hook but Nagasaki blocks it.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Nagasaki off balance momentarily.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagasaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Nagasaki is out of range.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagasaki.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nagasaki throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov lands a head shot.
Nagasaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nagasaki misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Nagasaki misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petrov as he jumps to the side.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nagasaki misses with a body shot.
Nagasaki slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nagasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagasaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nagasaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Nagasaki misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Nagasaki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nagasaki tried to score with a low kick but Petrov checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagasaki swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagasaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl out of it but Nagasaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nagasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nagasaki's head backwards.
Petrov scores with a jab. Nagasaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nagasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Nagasaki feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov dominated that fourth 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!
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Nagasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagasaki throws out a powerful jab.
Nagasaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Petrov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nagasaki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nagasaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov tries to work over Nagasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Nagasaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagasaki blocking some punches.
Nagasaki blocks the elbow strike.
Nagasaki blocks an elbow strike from Petrov.
Petrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagasaki gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
Nagasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petrov lands an elbow just above Nagasaki 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nagasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Nagasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws an elbow but it misses.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nagasaki blocks the elbow strike.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Petrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagasaki.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Nagasaki moved out of range nicely.
Nagasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrov sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Nagasaki misses.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagasaki throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Petrov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrov lunges at Nagasaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagasaki's hand.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nagasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nagasaki digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Nagasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagasaki scores with a takedown into Petrov's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Petrov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nagasaki backwards.
Santosh Nagasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Nagasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Nagasaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagasaki tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Nagasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Nagasaki's ribcage. Nagasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Petrov.
Nagasaki working aggressively here.
Nagasaki avoids the elbow strike from Petrov, against the cage.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike.
Nagasaki tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nagasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergei Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov! Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
Sergei Petrov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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