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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Grekulovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ion Golban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dragan Grekulovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ion Golban!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grekulovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Golban both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dragan Grekulovic has been cut.
Golban lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golban misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grekulovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golban thuds his right hand into Grekulovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grekulovic throws a hook but Golban blocks it.
Golban throws a jab when Grekulovic was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Golban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Golban misses.
Golban misses with a hook.
Grekulovic slips under a jab from Golban.
Grekulovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Golban throws a hook but Grekulovic blocks it.
Golban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grekulovic misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grekulovic slips a jab from Golban.
Grekulovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grekulovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Golban slips under a jab.
Grekulovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Grekulovic.
Grekulovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golban throws a combination that misses
and Grekulovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grekulovic walks into a left hand.
Grekulovic moves away from the strike by Golban.
Golban might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Some wild striking there from Golban.
Golban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grekulovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golban was well out of range. Poor timing from Grekulovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golban throws a hook to the side of Grekulovic's head but Grekulovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grekulovic blocks a jab.
Grekulovic throws a one two combo.
Golban misses with a looping left.
Golban cracks Grekulovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragan Grekulovic's cut is getting worse.
Golban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golban avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golban throws a jab when Grekulovic was well out of range.
Golban takes a swing at Grekulovic's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Golban misses
and Grekulovic counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golban misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golban tries to bum rush Grekulovic with a series of wild strikes but Grekulovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Golban looks gassed!
Golban keeps the fight on the outside.
Golban ducks under a wild hook from Grekulovic.
Grekulovic is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grekulovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golban misses the jab.
Grekulovic blocks a jab.
Grekulovic misses with an uppercut. Golban saw that one coming.
Golban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ion Golban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golban walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grekulovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grekulovic throws the left hand but Golban avoids the punch easily.
Grekulovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Golban misses with a hook. Grekulovic ducked under it nicely.
Golban throws a big shot that misses.
Golban misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grekulovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Golban rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grekulovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golban just misses with a punch to the body.
Grekulovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golban takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golban looks to land a right hand but Grekulovic moved out of range.
Golban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golban throws the left hand but Grekulovic avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dragan Grekulovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dragan Grekulovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Golban misses with a straight right.
Dragan Grekulovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Golban.
Golban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grekulovic.
Golban looks to throw the jab but Grekulovic is out of range.
Golban throws a hook but Grekulovic blocks it.
Grekulovic throws a shot to the body.
Golban throws a jab when Grekulovic was well out of range.
Golban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grekulovic.
Grekulovic throws a series of punches but Golban moves out of range.
Grekulovic moves away from the strike by Golban.
Golban just misses with a punch to the body.
Grekulovic throws out a loose jab but Golban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grekulovic lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grekulovic clobbers Golban with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grekulovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grekulovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grekulovic ducks under a wild hook from Golban.
Grekulovic blocks a jab.
Golban lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grekulovic at a distance.
Golban is breathing heavily.
Grekulovic misses with a hook. Golban ducked under it nicely.
Golban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grekulovic.
Golban misses with a hook. Grekulovic ducked under it nicely.
Golban misses with a hook. Grekulovic ducked under it nicely.
Grekulovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Golban backs up against the cage.
Golban clobbers Grekulovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golban scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golban throws a hook but Grekulovic avoids it easily.
Grekulovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Golban misses with a jab to the body
and Grekulovic counters with a left and a right that stings Golban.
Golban is rocked!
Golban misses with a body shot
and Grekulovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golban is still on wobbly legs! Can Grekulovic finish him?
Golban thows a body shot but no joy.
Golban seems to have recovered his senses.
Grekulovic lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Grekulovic misses the target.
Grekulovic throws a body punch but Golban moves out of range.
A jab from Golban misses.
Golban misses with a body shot.
Grekulovic staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grekulovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golban throws a lazy right hand but Grekulovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grekulovic connects with the punch.
Golban fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Golban on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grekulovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golban misses with a body punch
and Grekulovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grekulovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Golban takes one to the side of the head.
Grekulovic moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grekulovic stalls.
Grekulovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grekulovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grekulovic throws a jab when Golban was well out of range.
Grekulovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golban throws a hook but Grekulovic blocks it.
Golban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golban misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grekulovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golban.
Golban misses with a combination
and Grekulovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragan Grekulovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dragan Grekulovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grekulovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Golban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grekulovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Golban.
Golban throws a jab but it's blocked by Grekulovic.
Grekulovic lands a jab.
Grekulovic throws a combination. Golban tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grekulovic moves away from the strike by Golban.
Golban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grekulovic.
Golban fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Golban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Golban misses with a body shot
and Grekulovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golban misses with an uppercut.
Golban has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grekulovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golban.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golban connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grekulovic moves out of range as Golban strikes.
Good exchange - Grekulovic coming out on top.
Grekulovic slips under a jab.
Grekulovic looks to throw the jab but Golban is out of range.
Golban takes one on the button.
Grekulovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grekulovic takes a swing at Golban's ribcage but misses.
Golban misses with a wild body shot.
Golban throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Grekulovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Golban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golban blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golban throws a shot from downtown. Grekulovic moves away and avoids it.
Grekulovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golban at a distance.
Grekulovic stuns Golban with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grekulovic throws a right and a left that Golban avoids nicely.
Grekulovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golban slips a straight right by Grekulovic.
Grekulovic with a hook.
Golban looks to land a combination. Grekulovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grekulovic punishes Golban's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Grekulovic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grekulovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Golban misses.
Grekulovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Golban.
Grekulovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Golban takes a swing at Grekulovic's ribcage but misses.
Golban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grekulovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golban.
Grekulovic scores with the left hand. Golban knows he should have avoided that one.
Grekulovic clinches.
Golban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grekulovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grekulovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golban backwards.
Golban tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grekulovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grekulovic lands a shot to the body.
Grekulovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grekulovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Grekulovic misses.
Grekulovic cracks Golban with a right hand to the side of the head.
Golban's corner calls for a 1-2. Golban obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Golban takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grekulovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grekulovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grekulovic missing with a left hand there. Golban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golban throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grekulovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ion Golban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragan Grekulovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Golban throws a hook but Grekulovic blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Grekulovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grekulovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragan Grekulovic!
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energy
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pop
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