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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Podgaetschii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dragos Podgaetschii was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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153 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Podgaetschii!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podgaetschii slips under a jab from Andre.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a takedown. Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Podgaetschii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andre scores with a jab to the body.
Podgaetschii lands with an uppercut that bounces Andre off the cage and back into range.
Podgaetschii throws a series of punches but Andre moves out of range.
Podgaetschii is looking to clinch but Andre is avoiding it.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andre defends it nicely.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up
and Andre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Podgaetschii pushes Andre up against the cage in a clinch.
Podgaetschii goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andre prevents it.
Jean Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii goes for a takedown attempt but Andre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podgaetschii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Andre misses the target.
Podgaetschii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andre sprawls well. Andre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Podgaetschii gets slowly back to his feet.
Podgaetschii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Podgaetschii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podgaetschii looks for a takedown but Andre sprawls well.
Podgaetschii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but Podgaetschii slips the punch.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but Andre is having none of it.
Podgaetschii on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jean Louis Andre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Podgaetschii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Podgaetschii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dragos Podgaetschii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Podgaetschii.
Andre swings for the body but Podgaetschii moves out of range.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Podgaetschii looks to land a combination but Andre avoids it well.
Podgaetschii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Andre fails to land.
Podgaetschii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Andre to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Podgaetschii.
Andre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Podgaetschii up against the cage.
Andre breaks the clinch.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podgaetschii.
Andre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andre wants it to stay on the feet.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andre defends it nicely.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podgaetschii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podgaetschii manages to avoid it.
Andre tests Podgaetschii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Podgaetschii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.
Andre misses with a hook. Podgaetschii ducked under it nicely.
Andre is looking to wear down Podgaetschii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Podgaetschii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Podgaetschii postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Andre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Podgaetschii, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Podgaetschii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Jean Louis Andre will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Andre cracks Podgaetschii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii takes the fight into the clinch.
Andre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Podgaetschii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Podgaetschii wants to clinch.
Podgaetschii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up.
Podgaetschii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Podgaetschii doesn't manage to clinch there - Andre circles away.
Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Podgaetschii moves in looking to clinch but Andre pushes him off.
Podgaetschii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Podgaetschii.
Andre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Podgaetschii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up.
Andre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andre swings for the body but Podgaetschii moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andre tries to avoid it but Podgaetschii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andre to the ground. Andre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jean Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up but Andre circles away and keeps his distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andre, right into the meat.
Podgaetschii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Podgaetschii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andre.
Andre swings for the body but Podgaetschii moves out of range.
Andre keeps the fight on the outside.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre slips a jab and a cross from Podgaetschii.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andre gets tackled into the cage by Podgaetschii. Podgaetschii maintains the clinch.
Andre is trying to break the clinch but Podgaetschii is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii wants to take the fight to the mat but Andre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Podgaetschii has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andre after a bit of a struggle.
Podgaetschii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Andre.
Podgaetschii pushes Andre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Podgaetschii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jean Louis Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Podgaetschii scores with a body shot.
Podgaetschii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podgaetschii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andre.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podgaetschii manages to avoid it.
Podgaetschii rushes Andre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andre breaks from the clinch.
Podgaetschii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andre throws a head kick that misses.
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Podgaetschii instigates a clinch.
Podgaetschii is trying to pull guard but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podgaetschii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Podgaetschii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dragos Podgaetschii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Podgaetschii tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Podgaetschii manages to avoid it.
Andre tries a low kick but Podgaetschii avoids it.
Podgaetschii looks for a takedown but Andre sprawls well.
Andre swats away the attempt to clinch by Podgaetschii.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Podgaetschii digs a good body shot into Andre's ribs.
Nice jab there from Andre.
Podgaetschii looks to throw the jab but Andre is out of range.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podgaetschii ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Andre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andre keeps the fight on the outside.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up
and Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.
Podgaetschii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andre.
Podgaetschii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Podgaetschii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Podgaetschii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andre as he avoids it easily.
Podgaetschii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Podgaetschii counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre takes a swing at Podgaetschii's ribcage but misses.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a takedown. Andre tries to sprawl out of it but Podgaetschii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii gets a clinch.
Andre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragos Podgaetschii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Podgaetschii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre thows a body shot but no joy.
Podgaetschii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andre as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre throws a low kick but it's checked well by Podgaetschii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a shot to the body.
Podgaetschii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Podgaetschii tries to close the distance and clinch but Andre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre thuds a left hand into Podgaetschii's body.
Podgaetschii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andre throws a leg kick but Podgaetschii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Podgaetschii rushes Andre and presses him up against the cage.
Andre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andre jabs Podgaetschii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch but Andre is having none of it.
Podgaetschii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Podgaetschii cracks Andre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Podgaetschii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Podgaetschii somewhat.
Podgaetschii is looking to clinch.
Andre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podgaetschii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andre as he avoids it easily.
Podgaetschii shoots in looking for a takedown but Andre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Podgaetschii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Podgaetschii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Podgaetschii fails with the takedown.
Podgaetschii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Louis Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andre 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Louis Andre!
Our winner, Jean Louis Andre, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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