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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petrenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DJs Sublime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
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167 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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162 cm
27
163 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holmberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrenko circles away. Petrenko misses with a body kick. Petrenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holmberg. Petrenko avoids a kick to the body.
Petrenko throws out a loose jab but Holmberg uses good head movement to avoid it. Holmberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Holmberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Holmberg walks into a straight right hand from Petrenko.
It looks like Lenart Holmberg has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Petrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice body kick there by Petrenko. Petrenko clinches up against the cage. Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Holmberg breaks the clinch.
Petrenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Holmberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmberg avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Petrenko is trying to stall.
Holmberg has a couple of punches blocked by Petrenko.
Petrenko is working Holmberg over against the cage. Holmberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Petrenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Petrenko misses with the combination.
Holmberg closes the distance and lands a one-two. Holmberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Holmberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrenko pinned against the cage. Petrenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dmitry Petrenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenart Holmberg. Holmberg looks to land a combination but Petrenko avoids it well. Petrenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Petrenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Holmberg misses with the combination.
Petrenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petrenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Holmberg off the cage and back into range.
Holmberg is rocked! Dmitry Petrenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Holmberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrenko.
Petrenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmberg doesn't seem bothered though. Holmberg looks winded! Holmberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Petrenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrenko. Petrenko tries to clinch but Holmberg is having none of it. Petrenko throws a series of punches but Holmberg moves out of range. Petrenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmberg checks it well. Holmberg scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Petrenko throws a quick inside leg kick. Petrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmberg swats him away and circles back towards the center. Holmberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrenko can pounce on him.
Holmberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holmberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lenart Holmberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Petrenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmberg's calf. Petrenko moves into the clinch. Petrenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmberg controls his hands.
Holmberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Holmberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Petrenko blocking some punches.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
Holmberg breaks from the clinch.
Holmberg swings for the body but Petrenko moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Petrenko darts in and clinches Holmberg up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Holmberg breaks from the clinch.
Petrenko feints and then cracks Holmberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmberg down. Holmberg is trying desperately to land a takedown but Petrenko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holmberg. Petrenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Petrenko throws a leg kick that is checked and Holmberg counters with a right hand to the body. Holmberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Holmberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrenko finish him?
That has opened up Lenart Holmberg's cut even more. Petrenko closes the distance and pushes Holmberg back into the cage. Petrenko working Holmberg over with knees to the body. Petrenko lands a nice knee to the body. Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
Petrenko stalling the fight.
Holmberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Petrenko looking to throw knees to the head but Holmberg is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrenko. Holmberg avoiding damage as Petrenko throws knees to the body.
Petrenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petrenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrenko ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Holmberg out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Petrenko! Dmitry Petrenko 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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