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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 2544 p4p, 1893 weight class) and Bate Pepo (ranked 328 p4p, 255 weight class). Papadopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bate Pepo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pepo misses.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pepo misses with a two punch combination.
Pepo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pepo moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pepo!
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pepo moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Pepo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Papadopoulos misses the target.
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 big left from Pepo misses.
Papadopoulos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepo at a distance.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pepo to score with a decent uppercut.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is looking to chop away at Pepo's legs.
Some wild striking there from Pepo.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pepo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pepo throws out the jab.
Papadopoulos punishes Pepo's body with a nice straight punch.
Pepo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Papadopoulos backs up against the cage.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papadopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Pepo.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Pepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepo looks winded!
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Pepo shakes it off.
Pepo misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Pepo does no damage.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Pepo moves into range and clinches up with Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos pushes Pepo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos effectively controlling the action here.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos slows down the pace here.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Papadopoulos.
A head punch on the inside from Papadopoulos fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Pepo controls the action.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Papadopoulos misses with the head strike.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Pepo.
Papadopoulos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Papadopoulos pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
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.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Pepo moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Pepo avoids nicely.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Pepo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papadopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Bate Pepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pepo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papadopoulos.
Pepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Pepo manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos feints and then cracks Pepo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pepo down.
Papadopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepo.
Pepo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate Pepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos digs a good body shot into Pepo's ribs.
Papadopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pepo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pepo. Those never looked like landing.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Pepo off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Papadopoulos.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Pepo's front leg with a kick but Pepo checks it.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepo moves away.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Pepo moved out of range.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papadopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Papadopoulos there.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Pepo seems unphased.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Papadopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pepo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Papadopoulos does it's job there.
Pepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Pepo is breathing heavily.
Pepo throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pepo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Pepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pepo. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Pepo off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Pepo is out of range.
Pepo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pepo under the eye.
Papadopoulos clobbers Pepo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pepo looks to land a combination but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Papadopoulos swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Pepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Papadopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pepo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepo manages to avoid it.
Pepo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pepo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Pepo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papadopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Pepo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses its target.
Pepo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pepo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papadopoulos sizes up Pepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Pepo misses.
A left and a right from Pepo both land. Nice combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos's cut.
That's time! Papadopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Pepo wants to clinch but Papadopoulos slips to the side
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Pepo throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Pepo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A jab from Papadopoulos does it's job there.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pepo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Pepo.
Pepo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepo defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos tries to land a leg kick but Pepo saw it coming and moves away.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pepo off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepo.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pepo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pepo throws a combination that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Pepo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepo is just out of range.
Pepo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Pepo misses with a series of wild punches.
Pepo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Pepo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papadopoulos sizes up Pepo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pepo momentarily.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Pepo tries to counter it with a takedown but Papadopoulos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Papadopoulos punishes Pepo's body with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pepo.
Pepo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Pepo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pepo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a double jab.
Pepo swinging wildly here.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Pepo shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Pepo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Pepo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Nice shot lands for Pepo.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pepo takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Pepo throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Pepo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepo misses with a double jab
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepo was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
A combination from Pepo does no damage.
Pepo misses with a few strikes there.
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pepo tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Pepo's front leg but catches the back leg as Pepo tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Pepo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bate Pepo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepo throws a series of punches but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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