Post by The Sandman on Aug 17, 2021 22:05:29 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Petr Yan chants all around the place!
Petr Yan looks very relaxed.
Aljamain Sterling looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nice punch by Petr Yan
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Aljamain Sterling's Forehead
Aljamain Sterling tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yan is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The DQ Champ tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Deep breaths from Petr Yan who tries a hammer punch to The DQ Champ's ribs.
The DQ Champ blocks those punches
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan tries to close the guard.
Yan put Aljamain Sterling in closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Petr Yan holds Aljamain Sterling and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ is in closed guard... Yan tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Aljamain Sterling!
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
Pitty-pat punches from Yan
They're bothering The DQ Champ even though they aren't hurting him.
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Petr Yan pushes Aljamain Sterling down and prevents his attempts to escape
Yan tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Petr Yan fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to The DQ Champ's face!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to escape from the closed guard
The DQ Champ succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan breaths deeply while on the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to pass to half guard...
Petr Yan can't prevent his opponent from passing. The DQ Champ looks to work from half guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Aljamain Sterling uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan attempts to move to full guard
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He succeeds!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The DQ Champ pushes Petr Yan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Petr Yan moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Petr Yan takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Yan wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The DQ Champ doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The DQ Champ studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aljamain Sterling tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yan is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Yan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
The DQ Champ steps forward
Petr Yan catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Aljamain Sterling attempts a sweep single...
Petr Yan was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Solid shot from Aljamain Sterling to the body.
Yan didn't like that.
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Yan is moving on the ground...
The DQ Champ tries to counter Yan's moves on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling hooks Yan's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Petr Yan manages to kick The DQ Champ away and scrambles on top!
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Yan moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Petr Yan is in half guard over The DQ Champ
Yan launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The DQ Champ is covering himself! Yan tries to force the situation and The DQ Champ clumsily gives his back!
Yan is in rear mount over The DQ Champ
Yan tries to get a hook in!
The DQ Champ rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Poorly executed technique. Aljamain Sterling looks to counter!
The DQ Champ has Yan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is getting frustrated here.
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The DQ Champ's ribs.
The DQ Champ blocks Petr Yan's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling attempts to trap Petr Yan in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
The DQ Champ tries to close his guard around Yan
He succeeds!
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Petr Yan is looking to pass Aljamain Sterling's guard...
Aljamain Sterling has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Yan steps backwards away from Aljamain Sterling. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Aljamain Sterling attempts a sweep single...
Aljamain Sterling catches Petr Yan's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The DQ Champ.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling isolates Petr Yan's right arm looking for an armbar...
Petr Yan manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Aljamain Sterling lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Yan spins out, but Aljamain Sterling was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Yan is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The DQ Champ tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Yan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Aljamain Sterling, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Aljamain Sterling!
Yan is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Aljamain Sterling paws at Yan.
Yan answers with solid punches!
Petr Yan tries a hook to the body
and hits The DQ Champ ribs hard
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The DQ Champ grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
The DQ Champ launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yan is covering himself! The DQ Champ tries to force the situation and Yan clumsily gives his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yan! The DQ Champ has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan with one hook in
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The DQ Champ's side.
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan with one hook in
Yan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Yan holds Aljamain Sterling's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan breaths deeply while on the ground
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling attempts to trap Petr Yan in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Petr Yan looks to posture up and open Aljamain Sterling's guard...
Petr Yan forces Aljamain Sterling to open his guard.
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Yan throws a few hammer fists to the face of Aljamain Sterling
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Aljamain Sterling's Left eye
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
The DQ Champ is getting frustrated here.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ tries to close his guard around Yan
He succeeds!
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Yan tries to escape from closed guard...
Yan struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in half guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling attempts to move to full guard
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Yan is in closed guard... The DQ Champ tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Petr Yan!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan tries to roll to his side and trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard...
Aljamain Sterling rolls him over and takes his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan is taking this opportunity to rest.
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan has The DQ Champ controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Deep breaths from Petr Yan who tries a hammer punch to The DQ Champ's ribs.
That hit The DQ Champ who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The DQ Champ.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Yan wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The DQ Champ doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Petr Yan
goes nowhere.
Yan clumsily fails here and it's time for Aljamain Sterling to fight back!
The DQ Champ grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Aljamain Sterling
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The DQ Champ's ribs.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He is not able to do it
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ is in open guard over Yan... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yan rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Petr Yan circles around The DQ Champ
An overhand right from Petr Yan that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! The DQ Champ's stops that one with his face! How is The DQ Champ standing?!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Yan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The DQ Champ wants nothing of that and pushes Yan.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yan launches a flurry of punches
The DQ Champ slips out of danger.
Aljamain Sterling shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Petr Yan is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The DQ Champ into his guard.
Yan ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
Yan launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The DQ Champ's ribs.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan attempts to move to full guard
Aljamain Sterling keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling goes for an americana!
Yan breaks free.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling keeps control and remains in side mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling looks to pass to mount...
The DQ Champ slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Petr Yan.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Aljamain Sterling doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan tries to escape from the full mount...
Aljamain Sterling is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to better his position on the ground...
The DQ Champ is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Aljamain Sterling pushes Petr Yan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Tremendous strikes from Yan!
The DQ Champ blocks with confidence
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Petr Yan.
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Round 5
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Yan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Yan launches a furious low kick!
Aljamain Sterling blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from Yan
that goes awry.
Petr Yan fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The DQ Champ's chin
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Yan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Yan is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
The DQ Champ is smart enough to block that one.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ launches a hook to the body
Bang! Yan stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The DQ Champ leads with a punch
Petr Yan avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Petr Yan fires an unorthodox punch to The DQ Champ's torso
that hits its mark.
Aljamain Sterling and Yan engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
Petr Yan looks rather shattered.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yan pushes Aljamain Sterling and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The DQ Champ moves backwards and Petr Yan is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling looks to mount Petr Yan...
Aljamain Sterling slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Yan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Aljamain Sterling rolls Petr Yan to his stomach and takes his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan has The DQ Champ controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The DQ Champ is unable to move under Yan control.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling goes for an americana!
Yan breaks free.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling looks to pass to mount...
The DQ Champ slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Petr Yan.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Aljamain Sterling pushes Petr Yan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Petr Yan shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Petr Yan breaks that americana attempt!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yan and The DQ Champ circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
Winner is Petr Yan by Split decision
Statistics: Petr Yan
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/40 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 948 s
Statistics: Aljamain Sterling
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 9/10 (90%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 948 s
And this, ladies and gentlemen, was going to be our main event...
Petr Yan looks very relaxed.
Aljamain Sterling looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nice punch by Petr Yan
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Aljamain Sterling's Forehead
Aljamain Sterling tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yan is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
The DQ Champ tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Deep breaths from Petr Yan who tries a hammer punch to The DQ Champ's ribs.
The DQ Champ blocks those punches
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan tries to close the guard.
Yan put Aljamain Sterling in closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Petr Yan holds Aljamain Sterling and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ is in closed guard... Yan tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Aljamain Sterling!
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
Pitty-pat punches from Yan
They're bothering The DQ Champ even though they aren't hurting him.
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Petr Yan pushes Aljamain Sterling down and prevents his attempts to escape
Yan tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Petr Yan fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to The DQ Champ's face!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Petr Yan is in full mount over Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to escape from the closed guard
The DQ Champ succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan breaths deeply while on the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to pass to half guard...
Petr Yan can't prevent his opponent from passing. The DQ Champ looks to work from half guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Aljamain Sterling uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan attempts to move to full guard
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He succeeds!
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The DQ Champ pushes Petr Yan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Petr Yan moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Petr Yan takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Yan wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The DQ Champ doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The DQ Champ studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aljamain Sterling tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yan is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Yan, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
The DQ Champ steps forward
Petr Yan catches him with an uppercut to the face!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Aljamain Sterling attempts a sweep single...
Petr Yan was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Solid shot from Aljamain Sterling to the body.
Yan didn't like that.
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Yan is moving on the ground...
The DQ Champ tries to counter Yan's moves on the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling hooks Yan's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Petr Yan manages to kick The DQ Champ away and scrambles on top!
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Yan moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Petr Yan is in half guard over The DQ Champ
Yan launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
The DQ Champ is covering himself! Yan tries to force the situation and The DQ Champ clumsily gives his back!
Yan is in rear mount over The DQ Champ
Yan tries to get a hook in!
The DQ Champ rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Poorly executed technique. Aljamain Sterling looks to counter!
The DQ Champ has Yan controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
The DQ Champ is getting frustrated here.
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against The DQ Champ's ribs.
The DQ Champ blocks Petr Yan's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling attempts to trap Petr Yan in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
The DQ Champ tries to close his guard around Yan
He succeeds!
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Petr Yan is looking to pass Aljamain Sterling's guard...
Aljamain Sterling has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Yan steps backwards away from Aljamain Sterling. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Aljamain Sterling attempts a sweep single...
Aljamain Sterling catches Petr Yan's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The DQ Champ.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling isolates Petr Yan's right arm looking for an armbar...
Petr Yan manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Aljamain Sterling lost his dominant position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Yan spins out, but Aljamain Sterling was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Yan is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
The DQ Champ tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Yan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Aljamain Sterling, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Bone shattering straight right hand from Aljamain Sterling!
Yan is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Aljamain Sterling paws at Yan.
Yan answers with solid punches!
Petr Yan tries a hook to the body
and hits The DQ Champ ribs hard
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The DQ Champ grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
The DQ Champ launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yan is covering himself! The DQ Champ tries to force the situation and Yan clumsily gives his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yan! The DQ Champ has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan with one hook in
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The DQ Champ's side.
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan with one hook in
Yan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Yan holds Aljamain Sterling's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan breaths deeply while on the ground
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in side mount over Aljamain Sterling
Aljamain Sterling attempts to trap Petr Yan in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Petr Yan looks to posture up and open Aljamain Sterling's guard...
Petr Yan forces Aljamain Sterling to open his guard.
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
Yan throws a few hammer fists to the face of Aljamain Sterling
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Aljamain Sterling's Left eye
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in open guard over The DQ Champ
The DQ Champ is getting frustrated here.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ tries to close his guard around Yan
He succeeds!
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Yan tries to escape from closed guard...
Yan struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Petr Yan is in half guard over The DQ Champ
Aljamain Sterling attempts to move to full guard
Aljamain Sterling manages to switch to full guard.
Petr Yan is in closed guard over The DQ Champ
Yan is in closed guard... The DQ Champ tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Petr Yan!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan tries to roll to his side and trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard...
Aljamain Sterling rolls him over and takes his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan is taking this opportunity to rest.
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan has The DQ Champ controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Deep breaths from Petr Yan who tries a hammer punch to The DQ Champ's ribs.
That hit The DQ Champ who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan works on the ground with his fingers over The DQ Champ's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Petr Yan manages to switch to full guard.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for The DQ Champ.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Yan wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The DQ Champ doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Petr Yan
goes nowhere.
Yan clumsily fails here and it's time for Aljamain Sterling to fight back!
The DQ Champ grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Aljamain Sterling
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The DQ Champ's ribs.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan tries to close his guard around The DQ Champ
He is not able to do it
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in open guard over Yan
The DQ Champ is in open guard over Yan... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yan rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Aljamain Sterling. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
Petr Yan circles around The DQ Champ
An overhand right from Petr Yan that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! The DQ Champ's stops that one with his face! How is The DQ Champ standing?!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Yan wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
The DQ Champ wants nothing of that and pushes Yan.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yan launches a flurry of punches
The DQ Champ slips out of danger.
Aljamain Sterling shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Petr Yan is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The DQ Champ into his guard.
Yan ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
Yan launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The DQ Champ's ribs.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Aljamain Sterling fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan attempts to move to full guard
Aljamain Sterling keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan launches a few punches to The DQ Champ's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The DQ Champ tries to cover his face,
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Aljamain Sterling goes for an americana!
Yan breaks free.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
Petr Yan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Aljamain Sterling is in half guard over Yan
The DQ Champ tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan attempts to trap Aljamain Sterling in his guard.
Aljamain Sterling keeps control and remains in side mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling looks to pass to mount...
The DQ Champ slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Petr Yan.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Aljamain Sterling doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan tries to escape from the full mount...
Aljamain Sterling is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to better his position on the ground...
The DQ Champ is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:45 in the 4 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Aljamain Sterling pushes Petr Yan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Tremendous strikes from Yan!
The DQ Champ blocks with confidence
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Petr Yan.
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Round 5
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Yan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Yan launches a furious low kick!
Aljamain Sterling blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from Yan
that goes awry.
Petr Yan fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The DQ Champ's chin
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
Yan seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Yan is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
The DQ Champ is smart enough to block that one.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
The DQ Champ launches a hook to the body
Bang! Yan stops that one with his ribs!
The clock says 1:05 in the 5 round
The DQ Champ and Yan circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The DQ Champ leads with a punch
Petr Yan avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 1:35 in the 5 round
Petr Yan fires an unorthodox punch to The DQ Champ's torso
that hits its mark.
Aljamain Sterling and Yan engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Aljamain Sterling tries a hook to the body
and hits Yan's ribs hard
Petr Yan looks rather shattered.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yan pushes Aljamain Sterling and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The DQ Champ moves backwards and Petr Yan is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The DQ Champ is holding Petr Yan's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Petr Yan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling looks to mount Petr Yan...
Aljamain Sterling slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Yan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Petr Yan tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Aljamain Sterling rolls Petr Yan to his stomach and takes his back!
The DQ Champ is in rear mount over Yan
Yan has The DQ Champ controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The DQ Champ is unable to move under Yan control.
Aljamain Sterling is in closed guard over Yan
The DQ Champ use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Olympic Indoor Arena (Athens, Greece) is cheering him!
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling goes for an americana!
Yan breaks free.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in side mount over Petr Yan
Yan measures the resilience of The DQ Champ's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The DQ Champ blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The DQ Champ tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Aljamain Sterling looks to pass to mount...
The DQ Champ slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Petr Yan.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Yan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Aljamain Sterling pushes Petr Yan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
The DQ Champ tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aljamain Sterling controls the situation despite Petr Yan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Aljamain Sterling is in full mount over Petr Yan
Aljamain Sterling takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Petr Yan shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Petr Yan breaks that americana attempt!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yan and The DQ Champ circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
Winner is Petr Yan by Split decision
Statistics: Petr Yan
Punches 17/25 (68%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 20/40 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 948 s
Statistics: Aljamain Sterling
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 9/10 (90%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 948 s
And this, ladies and gentlemen, was going to be our main event...
