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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 1706 p4p, 2013 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 243 p4p, 284 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
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 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahonen.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.
Papadopoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahonen.
Papadopoulos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos walks into a stiff left hand from Ahonen.
Ahonen swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Ahonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Papadopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahonen throws an overhand right that lands on Papadopoulos's shoulder, as Papadopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Papadopoulos cracks Ahonen with an open hand slap.
Ahonen fails with the takedown
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Papadopoulos dodges the punch combination from Ahonen.
A nice combination there by Ahonen.
Ahonen misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen is looking to slow Papadopoulos down with leg kicks.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Ahonen.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Ahonen tried to score with a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Ahonen checks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the side of Ahonen's head but Ahonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Papadopoulos misses
and Ahonen counters with a series of strikes. Papadopoulos will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos lands with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos walks into a straight right hand from Ahonen.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahonen stuns Papadopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ahonen throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Ahonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos lands the left hand.
Papadopoulos misses with a right hand
letting Ahonen counter with a right hand.
Papadopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos stuns Ahonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahonen.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahonen.
Papadopoulos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAhonen.
Ahonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papadopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahonen scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos backing away here, and Ahonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Ahonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping right hand.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Ahonen.
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahonen counters with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
Ahonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Papadopoulos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Ahonen misses.
Papadopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Ahonen manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahonen.
Ahonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Papadopoulos finds it's way round the side to connect with Ahonen's head.
Papadopoulos throws the left hand but Ahonen avoids the punch easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Ahonen finds it's way through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Ahonen's ribcage but misses.
Ahonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papadopoulos with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ahonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Ahonen.
Ahonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Ahonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papadopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ahonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Ahonen misses with a combination
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Ahonen moves away and avoids it.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body. Ahonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Papadopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donk. Ahonen catches Papadopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Ahonen ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Ahonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Papadopoulos was covering up waiting for the punch and Ahonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ahonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papadopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ahonen throws an elbow that misses. Papadopoulos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahonen's guard. Nice move by Papadopoulos!
Ahonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ahonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papadopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Papadopoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos continues to stall.
Ahonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papadopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papadopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Papadopoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ahonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ahonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Papadopoulos coming out on top.
Ahonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ahonen.
A counter left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses its target.
Nice straight punches there by Papadopoulos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahonen darts in looking for a takedown but Papadopoulos gets double underhooks and turns Ahonen into the cage.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Ahonen.
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Ahonen strikes.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papadopoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body. Ahonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papadopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ahonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to the nose.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahonen.
Ahonen throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahonen blocks a leg kick.
Ahonen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ahonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papadopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papadopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papadopoulos thumps Ahonen with a low kick.
Ahonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahonen moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahonen moves away.
Ahonen ducks right into an uppercut from Papadopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Ahonen.
Papadopoulos clobbers Ahonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the body
and Ahonen counters with a series of strikes. Papadopoulos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ahonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Ahonen swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ahonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahonen misses with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ahonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahonen checks a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahonen's head.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the side of Ahonen's head but Ahonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Ahonen moves away and avoids it.
Ahonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Ahonen is predictable there
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut. Ahonen saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Ahonen counters with a two punch combo.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahonen can do to turn this around?
Ahonen defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Ahonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Papadopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahonen.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Ahonen slips the punch.
Papadopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Ahonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Ahonen moves out of range easily.
Ahonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Ahonen strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ahonen checks a leg kick.
Ahonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahonen misses with a left hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahonen avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Ahonen moves away and avoids it.
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahonen lands with an overhand left.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Ahonen looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
Ahonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ahonen lands a leg kick that knocks Papadopoulos off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahonen fails with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Ahonen misses
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahonen's head backwards.
Manu Ahonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ahonen has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manu Ahonen.
Ahonen misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos lunges at Ahonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ahonen's hand.
Papadopoulos misses with a right hand
and Ahonen counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ahonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen stopping the sweep attempt from Papadopoulos.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopoulos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ahonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papadopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Papadopoulos seems keen to control Ahonen's posture.
Papadopoulos is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ahonen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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