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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Worries. Petrenko has chosen Bro Hymm/ Pennywise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
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167 lbs
32 - 20 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Lazarus instigates a clinch.
Petrenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Lazarus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrenko backwards.
St Lazarus blocks a body shot from Petrenko.
St Lazarus can't find room to land a body shot as Petrenko controls the action.
Petrenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Lazarus has a couple of punches blocked by Petrenko.
Petrenko struggles to land a body shot inside as St Lazarus controls his hands.
Petrenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Petrenko.
It looks like Kirk St Lazarus has been cut.
Petrenko misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus lands a body shot.
St Lazarus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Lazarus pushes Petrenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko swings wildly with an uppercut but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrenko trying to land knees to the body.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus tries to work over Petrenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrenko throws an elbow that misses.
Petrenko has a couple of punches blocked by St Lazarus.
Petrenko dodges an elbow strike from St Lazarus.
Good body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands with a right to the head.
St Lazarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus lands a damaging elbow.
Petrenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Petrenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Lazarus misses with a punch on the inside.
St Lazarus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrenko's elbow.
Petrenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrenko blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks an elbow strike.
St Lazarus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petrenko backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrenko.
Petrenko tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Lazarus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Petrenko regains guard immediately.
St Lazarus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrenko pulls St Lazarus in close to prevent any damage.
St Lazarus throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko trying to keep a closed guard but St Lazarus is proving a slippery customer.
Petrenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Lazarus is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrenko holds on and takes a little breather.
St Lazarus stands and throws Petrenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrenko is looking to regain half guard here but St Lazarus keeps moving and retains side control.
Petrenko struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Lazarus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Petrenko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
St Lazarus in side control, throwing shots but Petrenko defends.
Petrenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Petrenko is looking to improve his position.
Petrenko is defending against the submission attempts here by St Lazarus.
Petrenko gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk St Lazarus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Lazarus has been working on his balance at Wolf Training Lair, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Petrenko.
St Lazarus throws a front kick that sends Petrenko stumbling back into the cage.
St Lazarus scores with a leg kick.
St Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrenko can do to turn this around?
Petrenko misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Petrenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk St Lazarus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Lazarus scores with a shot to the side of Petrenko's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrenko.
Petrenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrenko missing with knees to the body.
Petrenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Lazarus managing to block the knees to the body from Petrenko.
St Lazarus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Lazarus throws a push kick but Petrenko slaps the foot to one side.
Petrenko feints a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Petrenko moves out of range easily.
Petrenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St Lazarus with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Petrenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Lazarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Petrenko.
St Lazarus keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrenko manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Lazarus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus works the jab nicely.
St Lazarus scores with a leg kick.
St Lazarus swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrenko.
St Lazarus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kirk St Lazarus is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Lazarus.
Petrenko moves out of range of the body kick from St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko cracks a nice hook into St Lazarus's ribs.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by St Lazarus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick
and Petrenko counters with an outside leg kick.
St Lazarus throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrenko.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrenko manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Lazarus misses with a head shot. Petrenko uses the momentum to regain guard.
Petrenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrenko wants to stand and escape but St Lazarus is having none of it.
St Lazarus throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Lazarus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Lazarus throws a strike but Petrenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Petrenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Lazarus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Lazarus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petrenko won't allow St Lazarus to sweep him here.
St Lazarus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Petrenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Lazarus is trying to keep Petrenko in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Lazarus's head.
Petrenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Lazarus is proving hard to escape from.
St Lazarus has his foot on Petrenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrenko trying to control the position from guard on top but St Lazarus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Lazarus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrenko is aware though and is defending well.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but St Lazarus keeps moving.
St Lazarus has his foot on Petrenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petrenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Lazarus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Lazarus is looking for a triangle here but Petrenko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dmitry Petrenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kirk St Lazarus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Lazarus defending well as Petrenko loads up on a big left hand.
Petrenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
St Lazarus dives in and grabs Petrenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Petrenko pushes down on St Lazarus's head and hops out.
Petrenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from St Lazarus. That one must have hurt.
Petrenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Lazarus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dmitry Petrenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but St Lazarus is out of range and Petrenko settles back down.
St Lazarus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Lazarus showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrenko tries to roll over but St Lazarus keeps him under control.
St Lazarus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko wants to control but St Lazarus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kirk St Lazarus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Lazarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrenko's head.
St Lazarus throwing shots but Petrenko is blocking nicely.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrenko defending well though.
St Lazarus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Lazarus seems to be looking for submissions.
St Lazarus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Petrenko sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Petrenko is defending well.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Petrenko dodges it nicely.
Petrenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Petrenko is trying to stand back up but St Lazarus is controlling him
Petrenko is controlling St Lazarus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petrenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from St Lazarus. Petrenko shrugs it off though.
Petrenko tries to clinch but St Lazarus is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrenko moves out of range of the strikes.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrenko was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
Petrenko misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.
Petrenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrenko lands with a kick to the temple. St Lazarus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Petrenko moves out of range of the leg kick from St Lazarus.
Petrenko misses with a looping right.
Petrenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Lazarus is able to avoid easily.
It looked like St Lazarus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Petrenko.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrenko moves away.
Petrenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrenko tries a head kick but it misses.
St Lazarus has Petrenko up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a body punch.
St Lazarus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Lazarus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St Lazarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Lazarus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Lazarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrenko.
St Lazarus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petrenko.
St Lazarus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrenko ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus slips a straight right by Petrenko.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk St Lazarus.
I think St Lazarus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
A victorious Kirk St Lazarus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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