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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ride Grierson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ride Grierson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ride Grierson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eskobar Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grierson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Grierson circles away.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grierson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Grierson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersson wants to clinch.
Andersson tries to clinch up but Grierson circles away and keeps his distance.
Grierson tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson rushes Grierson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grierson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Andersson stalling against the cage.
Grierson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grierson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grierson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson with a knee to the head.
Grierson is rocked!
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Grierson blocks with his arms.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Grierson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Grierson blocks it.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson looks gassed!
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grierson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Grierson blocks it.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grierson seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grierson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grierson tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Grierson drops back down to his feet.
Grierson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ride Grierson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grierson avoids it.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Grierson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
Grierson tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Grierson drops back down to his feet.
Andersson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grierson blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Andersson misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grierson managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.
Grierson wants to break free but Andersson has control.
Andersson stalling the fight.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Grierson is blocking nicely.
Grierson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grierson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Grierson can't get the takedown.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grierson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andersson wants to stall.
Grierson tries for a takedown but Andersson manages to get underhooks.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grierson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andersson effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grierson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grierson avoiding damage as Andersson throws knees to the body.
Andersson looking to throw knees to the head but Grierson is blocking nicely.
Grierson letting Andersson take a breather here.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grierson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Grierson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grierson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersson pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskobar Andersson 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.
Andersson looks to clinch
and Grierson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andersson's guard now.
Andersson keeping full guard, as Grierson tries to pass.
Grierson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andersson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andersson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andersson!
Grierson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Grierson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andersson takes a little break here. Grierson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Grierson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Andersson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grierson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Andersson is working away from the top position though.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grierson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grierson is working an open guard so Andersson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grierson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson tries to clinch
and Grierson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Andersson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grierson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grierson is working for a kimura but Andersson is defending it quite comfortably.
Grierson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grierson wants to work for an arm triangle but Andersson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson wants to get back to his feet.
Grierson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like Grierson is going to stand back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grierson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ride Grierson dominated that second round.
That's time! Grierson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grierson tries to keep at a distance but Andersson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grierson tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Grierson drops back down to his feet.
Grierson working hard to break the clinch.
Andersson stalling the fight.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Andersson lands a knee to the body.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Andersson stalling.
Grierson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Andersson.
Andersson is pushing Grierson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andersson lands a good knee to the midsection. Grierson won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Grierson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grierson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Grierson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andersson drives through and clinches with Grierson against the cage.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
Andersson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grierson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ride Grierson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grierson tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grierson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Andersson is pressed up against the cage. Grierson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andersson down to the mat. Andersson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andersson closes the distance and clinches.
Grierson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Grierson blocks with his arms.
Andersson is pushing Grierson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grierson is trying to drag Andersson to the mat but Andersson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andersson taking a breather.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grierson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grierson blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grierson.
Grierson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andersson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eskobar Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Grierson keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grierson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grierson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Grierson blocks it.
Grierson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grierson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grierson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Grierson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andersson clinches.
Andersson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andersson landing knees to the body.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
Grierson looking for a takedown.
Andersson taking a breather.
Andersson connects with a knee to the head.
Andersson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eskobar Andersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eskobar Andersson!
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