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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnold Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rothstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draugovich Ii manages to avoid it.
Rothstein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draugovich Ii is rocked!
Rothstein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Draugovich Ii to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oh Draugovich Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rothstein is controlling Draugovich Ii's posture.
Draugovich Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Draugovich Ii stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Draugovich Ii looking to sit in guard and control but Rothstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rothstein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Rothstein from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Rothstein has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rothstein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draugovich Ii wants to sweep here but Rothstein controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rothstein wants to control from the top but Draugovich Ii keeps moving.
Draugovich Ii pulls Rothstein in close to his closed guard and prevents Rothstein from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Draugovich Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Draugovich Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Draugovich Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothstein.
Draugovich Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draugovich Ii throws a body punch but Rothstein moves out of range.
Draugovich Ii lands a nice shot to the body.
Draugovich Ii throws a series of punches but Rothstein moves out of range.
Rothstein stuns Draugovich Ii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothstein delivers a nice body kick.
Rothstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draugovich Ii moves away.
Draugovich Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothstein tries to land a leg kick but Draugovich Ii saw it coming and moves away.
Draugovich Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothstein.
A lazy body kick from Rothstein
and Draugovich Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draugovich Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rothstein checks a leg kick nicely.
Rothstein fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Draugovich Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Draugovich Ii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Draugovich Ii does no damage.
Rothstein misses with a double jab
and Draugovich Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Draugovich Ii is just out of range.
Rothstein lands with a nice body punch.
Rothstein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Draugovich Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Rothstein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draugovich Ii's sensitive parts.
Rothstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rothstein misses with a body shot.
Rothstein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draugovich Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Rothstein looks for the body kick but Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Rothstein looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Rothstein from controlling successfully.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Rothstein dominated that round.
That's time! Draugovich Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Rothstein. Beautiful body shot.
Draugovich Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rothstein is rocked!
Draugovich Ii lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rothstein is looking to close the distance but Draugovich Ii sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rothstein crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rothstein is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Grigori Draugovich Ii thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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