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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 240 p4p, 35 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 132 p4p, 19 weight class). Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
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178 lbs
29 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Granger misses
and Andreev counters with a stiff right hand.
Andreev lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Andreev scores with the left hand. Granger knows he should have avoided that one.
Andreev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Granger lands with a nice body kick.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Andreev misses.
Andreev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andreev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexey Andreev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Granger.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab from Andreev.
Andreev fails with a takedown attempt.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andreev to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Granger as he connects with a hook.
Granger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andreev connects with a right hand. Granger shakes it off.
Granger connects with the punch.
Andreev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Granger defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger moves away from the strike by Andreev.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Andreev misses with a hook.
Granger is trying to counter with his kicks.
Granger needs to keep his hands up - Andreev had a free shot at his head there.
Andreev walks into a left hand.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Andreev moved away.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Andreev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It looks like Andreev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Andreev punishes Granger's body with a nice straight punch.
Andreev misses with a straight left.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andreev.
Granger throws a low kick but Andreev moves out of range easily.
Andreev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andreev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andreev is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andreev.
Andreev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Granger controlling Andreev's posture.
Andreev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andreev trying to control but Granger is working from the bottom.
Andreev postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
Andreev lands a couple of elbows.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andreev postures up and lands a big shot to Granger's brow.
Andreev connects with a couple of short punches.
Andreev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Granger is controlling Andreev's posture.
Andreev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Granger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Granger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andreev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Andreev wants to control from the top but Granger keeps moving.
Granger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Granger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Alexey Andreev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andreev closes the distance and clinches.
Andreev has Granger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Andreev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Granger tumbling to the mat - Andreev dives into Granger's guard.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev drops back looking for a leg! Granger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Granger manages to kick Andreev off! Andreev jumps back into Granger's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Granger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger is controlling Andreev's posture.
Andreev is in close to Granger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andreev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Granger can do to turn this around?
Granger has Andreev pulled in close to control his posture.
Andreev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Andreev 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.
Andreev postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Andreev stands and throws Granger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Andreev looks up at the clock and then as Granger takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Andreev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Andreev controls the position.
Andreev lands an elbow.
Andreev landing strikes.
Granger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Andreev is controlling him well.
Andreev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Granger struggling a bit here.
Andreev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Granger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andreev's guard! Nice work there by Granger!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev working for a triangle but Granger defends it easily.
Andreev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Granger defends well.
Granger postures up.
Andreev looking for a guillotine here but Granger defends easily.
Andreev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Granger defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andreev wants to sweep here but Granger controlling him for the moment.
Andreev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Granger's guard.
Granger controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andreev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andreev working some strikes from top position.
Andreev throwing strikes from guard but Granger blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andreev has a takedown stuffed.
Granger closes the distance and clinches.
Andreev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andreev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Granger's brow.
Andreev tries to land knees in the clinch but Granger avoids the damage to the body.
Andreev lands with a light punch inside.
Granger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Andreev.
A bit of stalling here from Andreev.
Andreev tries for a takedown but Granger manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev has Granger pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Andreev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Granger tumbling to the mat - Andreev dives into Granger's guard.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Granger is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Granger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andreev is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Andreev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andreev misses with some punches.
Granger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Andreev.
Granger misses with the head strike.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreev tries to score a body lock takedown but Granger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andreev misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Granger.
Andreev throws an elbow that misses.
Granger can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.
Good body shot from Andreev.
Andreev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Granger backwards.
Andreev looking for a takedown.
Andreev blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Granger.
Andreev blocks a body shot from Granger.
Granger blocking some punches.
Andreev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Granger lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Andreev has Granger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Granger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pete Granger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andreev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Granger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andreev backwards.
Andreev tries to score a body lock takedown but Granger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Andreev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andreev misses with a body punch.
Andreev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Granger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andreev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Granger takes the fight into the clinch.
Granger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Andreev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Granger can turn it around.
Granger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andreev backwards.
Alexey Andreev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andreev is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Andreev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger scores with a hook to the body.
Granger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granger throws a big uppercut that drops Andreev! More strikes from Granger and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Andreev lies dazed against the cage as Granger celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Granger!
Pete Granger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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