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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 373 p4p, 89 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 60 p4p, 17 weight class). Mama Tosen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 23 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands with a straight right. Tosen didn't see that one coming.
Tosen throws a leg kick but Petrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tosen.
Tosen misses with a body kick.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tosen.
Petrov closes the distance and pushes Tosen back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen breaks the clinch.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Tosen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tosen! But no joy.
Tosen ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a hook. Tosen ducked under it nicely.
Tosen throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Tosen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A leg kick checked by Tosen.
Tosen lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Tosen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tosen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tosen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tosen throws out a leg kick but Petrov moves out of range and Tosen only half commits.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Tosen's defenses.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Tosen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Tosen.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Petrov backs off Tosen throws a huge counter combo but Petrov manages to avoid it all.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tosen.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Tosen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tosen counters with a body kick.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Tosen.
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Tosen misses the body punch
and Petrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petrov.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tosen backwards.
Tosen successfully pulls guard.
Tosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tosen wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tosen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petrov defends it easily.
Petrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tosen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrov has managed to get both his arms back between Tosen's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tosen controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Tosen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tosen looking for subs off his back but Petrov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Petrov not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tosen.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tosen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Tosen throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
Tosen works over Petrov's head and body with a nice combination.
Tosen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tosen checks it well.
Despite the aggression on Tosen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some bone on bone action there as Tosen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tosen throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
As Tosen backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grigoriy Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tosen lands with a kick to the temple. Petrov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tosen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tosen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Tosen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
An inside leg kick from Tosen misses.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Tosen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tosen misses with a straight left.
Petrov thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tosen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Tosen misses with a looping left.
Petrov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tosen is out of range and Petrov settles back down.
Tosen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tosen.
A low kick from Tosen is predictable there
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tosen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Tosen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tosen thinks about the counter body kick.
Petrov throws the left hand but Tosen avoids the punch easily.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Tosen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTosen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosen throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Tosen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lands a jab.
Tosen avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tosen under the eye.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tosen misses the shot to the body.
Petrov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tosen in his tracks.
Tosen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tosen. Tosen obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Tosen. Those never looked like landing.
Tosen misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tosens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Tosen's ribs.
Tosen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and Tosen counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov takes a swing at Tosen's ribcage but misses.
Tosen lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Tosen saw it coming and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Petrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Petrov is looking to slow Tosen down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Tosen.
Tosen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tosen counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Tosen counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Tosen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tosen slips under a jab from Petrov.
Tosen connects with a leg kick.
Tosen slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Tosen checks it
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tosen with the inside leg kick.
Tosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tosen swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a good low kick that Tosen was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tosen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tosen.
Tosen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Tosen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left lands for Tosen.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tosen can pounce on him.
Tosen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tosen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Petrov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Petrov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tosen at a distance.
Tosen slips under a jab.
Tosen flicks out a counter leg kick but Petrov steps away.
Tosen throws a leg kick
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Petrov throws a body punch but Tosen moves out of range.
Tosen misses with a leg kick.
Petrov drives through and clinches with Tosen against the cage.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Tosen looking to stall.
Tosen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tosen.
Tosen throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
Tosen with a knee to the head.
Tosen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov has a couple of punches blocked by Tosen.
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov lands a leg kick that knocks Tosen off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Tosen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrov is looking to clinch but Tosen is avoiding it.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Tosen.
Tosen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Tosen's leg. Tosen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Petrov misses
and Tosen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tosen at a distance.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tosen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Tosen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tosen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tosen missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tosen catches Petrov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov sizes up Tosen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tosen with a nice calf kick.
Tosen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick lands for Tosen.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Petrov avoids the head kick by Tosen.
Tosen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tosen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrov, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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