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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Markovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zoran Markovic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii looks to throw the jab but Markovic is out of range.
Markovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draugovich Ii's head backwards.
Markovic swings for the body but Draugovich Ii moves out of range.
Markovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Markovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Draugovich Ii makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Markovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zoran Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draugovich Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
Draugovich Ii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markovic but Markovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Draugovich Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Markovic throws a right hand that misses
and Markovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and pushes Markovic back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Draugovich Ii prevents a body shot from Markovic.
Draugovich Ii blocks a body shot from Markovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii misses with the head strike.
Markovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draugovich Ii working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Markovic as the two fighters clinch.
Draugovich Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Draugovich Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Draugovich Ii manages to end up in side control.
Draugovich Ii working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Draugovich Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markovic keeps working.
Draugovich Ii in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Draugovich Ii is working Markovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markovic tries to buck Draugovich Ii off but Draugovich Ii is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position but Markovic is working away.
Draugovich Ii working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Markovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Draugovich Ii thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Markovic bucks up and tries to throw Draugovich Ii off but instead Draugovich Ii has got his back!
Draugovich Ii seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Draugovich Ii misses with an elbow to the head.
Markovic trying to control the action but Draugovich Ii just sinks the hooks in.
Draugovich Ii controlling well, preventing Markovic from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii has Markovic flattened out and is raining down punches.
Even with his hooks in, Draugovich Ii manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Markovic wants to escape the position.
Draugovich Ii struggling to keep hold of the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Markovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draugovich Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Markovic just trying to survive but Draugovich Ii is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Markovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Draugovich Ii's guard. Nice work there by Markovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draugovich Ii 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Markovic stacks Draugovich Ii on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Markovic!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markovic wants to stand but Draugovich Ii has his arm trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draugovich Ii is not content to let Markovic control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Draugovich Ii 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.
Draugovich Ii throws out a powerful jab.
Draugovich Ii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Markovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Markovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Markovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Markovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draugovich Ii moves out of range of the body kick.
Markovic misses with an uppercut. Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Markovic throws a chopping leg kick but Draugovich Ii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draugovich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Markovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draugovich Ii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draugovich Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Markovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Markovic throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Markovic.
Markovic throws the left hand but Draugovich Ii avoids the punch easily.
Draugovich Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Markovic throws a series of punches but Draugovich Ii moves out of range.
Draugovich Ii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Markovic.
Draugovich Ii slips under a jab.
Markovic lands with a shot to the body.
Markovic scores with a nice head shot.
Markovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zoran Markovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draugovich Ii moves out of range of the body kick from Markovic.
Markovic misses with a body shot.
Markovic throws a body punch but Draugovich Ii moves out of range.
Markovic connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Markovic - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii avoids the head kick by Markovic.
Draugovich Ii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Markovic at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic ducks under a wild hook from Draugovich Ii.
Markovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draugovich Ii lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Markovic misses with an uppercut.
Draugovich Ii misses with a straight left.
Draugovich Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Markovic lands a nice looking body kick.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Draugovich Ii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Markovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Markovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Markovic throws a leg kick
and Draugovich Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Markovic connects with a leg kick. Draugovich Ii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draugovich Ii throws a hook to the side of Markovic's head but Markovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic scores with a kick to the body.
Markovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Markovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Draugovich Ii on the side of the head.
Draugovich Ii lands the left hand.
Markovic tried to score with a low kick but Draugovich Ii checks it.
Markovic tries to land a front kick but Draugovich Ii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draugovich Ii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Draugovich Ii lands with a straight right. Markovic didn't see that one coming.
Draugovich Ii blocks the body kick.
Draugovich Ii throws a solid leg kick but Markovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draugovich Ii.
Markovic swings widly with a right hand
and Draugovich Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draugovich Ii scores with a jab to the head.
Markovic misses with a kick to the body.
Markovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Markovic wants to slow Draugovich Ii down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Markovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Draugovich Ii is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draugovich Ii misses with a body shot.
Markovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Markovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draugovich Ii ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Markovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Draugovich Ii's head.
Markovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draugovich Ii shoots in but no luck this time.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draugovich Ii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draugovich Ii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Markovic. That one must have hurt.
Markovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draugovich Ii. Draugovich Ii circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Markovic throws a right hand that misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a shoot takedown. Markovic fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Markovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draugovich Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Markovic.
Markovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoran Markovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draugovich Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Markovic.
Draugovich Ii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Markovic to the mat! Markovic manages to get full guard.
Markovic wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Markovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Markovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Markovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Markovic wants to stand but Draugovich Ii is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Draugovich Ii regains half guard.
Markovic wants to stand up but Draugovich Ii has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draugovich Ii does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zoran Markovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Draugovich Ii lunges at Markovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markovic's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markovic.
Markovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Draugovich Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Markovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draugovich Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markovic. Markovic obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Markovic.
Markovic throws the kick towards the body but Draugovich Ii avoids it.
Draugovich Ii shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Markovic but Markovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws a front kick aimed at Markovic's knee but Markovic avoids it well.
Markovic looks for the body kick but Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Markovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draugovich Ii if he has to take too many more of those.
Markovic tries to work over Draugovich Ii's front leg with a kick but Draugovich Ii checks it.
Draugovich Ii blocks a leg kick.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Draugovich Ii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draugovich Ii passes Markovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Markovic tries to get to full guard but Draugovich Ii has control of the leg.
Draugovich Ii is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draugovich Ii is keen to just control but Markovic is a slippery customer.
Draugovich Ii trying to mount his opponent but Markovic defends it.
Draugovich Ii is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draugovich Ii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Markovic is trying to maintain the position but Draugovich Ii is very close to passing his half guard.
Draugovich Ii is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Draugovich Ii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Draugovich Ii 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Draugovich Ii!
A relieved looking Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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