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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Petrenko's choice of entrance music: Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrenko throws a leg kick but Alvarez checks it.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Petrenko sprawls and moves away.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Petrenko.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
A shot to the liver by Petrenko. Beautiful body shot.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Petrenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Petrenko fails to land.
Petrenko keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrenko lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrenko blocking some punches.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with the head strike.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Petrenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Petrenko.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez tries to break free but Petrenko pushes him back against the cage.
Petrenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Petrenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrenko working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Petrenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petrenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Petrenko gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Petrenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Petrenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Petrenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrenko pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petrenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Petrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Petrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Petrenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrenko misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Petrenko throws an elbow but misses.
Petrenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez trying to stall but Petrenko improves his position.
Petrenko misses with some punches.
Petrenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petrenko throws a head punch that misses.
Petrenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Petrenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Petrenko lands a shoulder strike.
Petrenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Petrenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrenko has a couple of punches blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko gets underhooks to prevent Alvarez's takedown attempt.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Petrenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Petrenko 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.
Alvarez misses the jab.
Petrenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Petrenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alvarez is in Petrenko's guard.
Petrenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez landing with the ground and pound.
Petrenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Petrenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alvarez looking to control.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Petrenko is looking to pass into half guard but Alvarez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alvarez is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko looking to control.
Alvarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Petrenko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alvarez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Petrenko working aggressively here.
Petrenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petrenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Petrenko fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez tries to pull guard but Petrenko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Petrenko misses with an elbow strike.
Petrenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Petrenko tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Petrenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrenko lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrenko as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Petrenko misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrenko.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Petrenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrenko won't be happy with that.
Alvarez misses with the ground and pound.
Petrenko wants to get back to his feet.
Alvarez looks up at the clock and then as Petrenko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alvarez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Petrenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Petrenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Petrenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrenko tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez lands an overhand right.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
Petrenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Petrenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrenko misses with a body kick.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez jabs Petrenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarez connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Petrenko throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Petrenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alvarez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrenko in his tracks.
Alvarez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alvarez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Petrenko's guard.
Alvarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alvarez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrenko wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Petrenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to work for a kimura but Petrenko is defending well.
Petrenko is staying active underneath Alvarez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrenko trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Petrenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Petrenko is working from the bottom.
Alvarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dmitry Petrenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petrenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Petrenko is trying to control but can't.
Petrenko moves into full guard.
Petrenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrenko takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Alvarez finds it's target.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Dmitry Petrenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez misses with a hook.
Petrenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Petrenko!
Dmitry Petrenko gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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