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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
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159 cm
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137 lbs
19 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 11 - 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
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andersen closes the distance but Draugovich Ii moves to the side
and Draugovich Ii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andersen's guard.
Draugovich Ii landing with the ground and pound.
Draugovich Ii will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Draugovich Ii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draugovich Ii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draugovich Ii defends well.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Draugovich Ii postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andersen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Draugovich Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Andersen.
Andersen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen working for a triangle but Draugovich Ii defends it easily.
Andersen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draugovich Ii.
Andersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draugovich Ii defends it easily.
Draugovich Ii won't allow Andersen to sweep him here.
Andersen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersen is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
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.
Draugovich Ii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Andersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draugovich Ii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draugovich Ii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Draugovich Ii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen advances to half guard.
Draugovich Ii wants to improve his position but Andersen is controlling well.
Draugovich Ii is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Andersen is looking for a kimura but Draugovich Ii is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andersen to get the leverage.
Draugovich Ii tries to get to full guard but Andersen has control of the leg.
Andersen is looking to take a break and control but Draugovich Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draugovich Ii won't allow Andersen to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andersen is keen to just control but Draugovich Ii is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Andersen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Andersen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Draugovich Ii turns into him and now he's in Andersen's guard.
Draugovich Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Andersen.
Andersen is looking to sweep but instead, Draugovich Ii has passed into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersen gets back to full guard.
Draugovich Ii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Draugovich Ii scores with a body shot.
Andersen looks to land a right hand but Draugovich Ii moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andersen.
Andersen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Andersen takes a swing at Draugovich Ii's ribcage but misses.
Andersen throws a looping overhand right but Draugovich Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Andersen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andersen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Draugovich Ii counters with a shoot takedown. Andersen fights it but they end up in guard.
Grigori Draugovich Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Andersen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Draugovich Ii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andersen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Andersen passes Draugovich Ii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draugovich Ii is looking for a sweep. Andersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen wants to pass the guard but Draugovich Ii is defending well.
Draugovich Ii tries to roll over but Andersen keeps him under control.
Andersen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draugovich Ii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersen.
Andersen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Andersen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Draugovich Ii is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Draugovich Ii and Andersen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Andersen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Draugovich Ii rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andersen's guard! Nice work there by Draugovich Ii!
Andersen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Andersen looking for a guillotine here but Draugovich Ii defends easily.
Draugovich Ii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen looking for a guillotine here but Draugovich Ii defends easily.
Draugovich Ii got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andersen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draugovich Ii has managed to get both his arms back between Andersen's legs - danger averted.
Draugovich Ii is stalling in the full guard.
Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draugovich Ii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andersen keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Andersen is looking for a triangle but Draugovich Ii pushes his legs off easily.
Draugovich Ii trying to control but Andersen is working from the bottom.
Draugovich Ii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersen. Draugovich Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draugovich Ii throws a one two combo.
Draugovich Ii scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draugovich Ii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Andersen.
Draugovich Ii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grigori Draugovich Ii will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Andersen misses with a wild body shot.
Draugovich Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersen.
Draugovich Ii throws a jab when Andersen was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draugovich Ii. Andersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grigori Draugovich Ii is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersen connects with a nice looking jab.
Andersen wants to clinch but Draugovich Ii slips to the side
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Draugovich Ii slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Andersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Draugovich Ii is now in half guard.
Andersen is looking for a sweep. Draugovich Ii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Draugovich Ii.
Andersen wants to improve his position but Draugovich Ii is controlling well.
Andersen moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
Draugovich Ii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Draugovich Ii is in close to Andersen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andersen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draugovich Ii defends well.
Andersen wants to sweep here but Draugovich Ii controlling him for the moment.
Andersen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draugovich Ii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Draugovich Ii lands a couple of digs.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jon Erik Andersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii wants to control from the top but Andersen keeps moving.
Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Draugovich Ii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Draugovich Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Andersen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen trying to keep a closed guard but Draugovich Ii is proving a slippery customer.
Andersen has his foot on Draugovich Ii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draugovich Ii works his way back into a safe position though.
Draugovich Ii is in close to Andersen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draugovich Ii manages to get himself to full guard.
Andersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draugovich Ii is keeping the position for now.
Grigori Draugovich Ii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws a big right hand that misses.
Andersen wants to control from the top but Draugovich Ii keeps moving.
Draugovich Ii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen wants to pass the guard but Draugovich Ii is keeping the position.
Andersen lying in Draugovich Ii's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Draugovich Ii decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Andersen taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigori Draugovich Ii!
Grigori Draugovich Ii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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