Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 182
Date: Sep 14, 2022

#R1#
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Giannopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Giannopoulos is just out of range.
Mills throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mills lands the left hand.
Mills fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Mills off balance momentarily.
Mills connects with a body shot that sends Giannopoulos's belly button to the back.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut. Mills saw that one coming.
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!
Giannopoulos throws the kick towards the body but Mills avoids it.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos sizes up Mills with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Mills misses with a two punch combination.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mills tries to score with a low kick but Giannopoulos moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Mills throws a counter combo.
Mills avoids the head kick by Giannopoulos.
Mills throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Giannopoulos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Giannopoulos there.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Mills misses with a low kick.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Mills scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giannopoulos throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.
Mills lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giannopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mills's sensitive parts.
Giannopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Mills staying out of range there.
Mills tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Mills finds it's way through Giannopoulos's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mills darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Giannopoulos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mills throws out a powerful jab.
Giannopoulos looks to land a body kick but Mills moved away.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Mills moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Giannopoulos slips a jab and a cross from Mills.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mills slips under a jab.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills throws a nice looking combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mills's head backwards.
Mills lands with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos blocks a jab.
Mills lands with a straight right. Giannopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Giannopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mills is out of range. #CL2#
Mills clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Mills stalling in the clinch but Giannopoulos improves position.
Mills scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mills is pushing Giannopoulos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Giannopoulos. #T4#
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Mills.
Giannopoulos is struggling to control the position.
Mills tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
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!
Giannopoulos has Mills pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos stalling against the cage.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Mills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
That's time! Giannopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edward Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mills uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giannopoulos.
Mills checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mills misses with a head kick.
Giannopoulos scores with a hook to the body. Mills takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giannopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Giannopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Giannopoulos digs a good body shot into Mills's ribs.
Giannopoulos looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Mills unleashes a big counter combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mills jabs at Giannopoulos's body.
A head kick misses from Mills.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Mills walks into a stiff left hand from Giannopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick as Mills jumps back.
Mills jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mills lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Giannopoulos misses with a wild combination.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping left.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giannopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos misses with a leg kick.
Giannopoulos connects with a looping right hand.
Mills moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mills avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giannopoulos.
Mills connects with a body shot.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Edward Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giannopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T2#
Mills tries to clinch there but Giannopoulos circles away.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos throws a chopping leg kick but Mills manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mills.
Mills takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos looks to land a body kick but Mills moved away.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Giannopoulos. That snapped Mills's head back.
Giannopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Mills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Mills avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Mills. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mills.#T3#
Mills uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giannopoulos.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giannopoulos's head backwards.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook to the body
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Mills counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
A nice side step and Mills releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Giannopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giannopoulos's head.
Giannopoulos tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giannopoulos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Giannopoulos misses. #T4#
Giannopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Mills cracks a nice hook into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Mills looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giannopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giannopoulos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giannopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mills digs a good body shot into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Giannopoulos takes one on the button.
Mills throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Mills scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
A jab from Mills does it's job there.
Mills wants to clinch up but Giannopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Giannopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Giannopoulos. #T1#
Mills takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Mills.
Giannopoulos wants to slow Mills down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giannopoulos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mills has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mills and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mills tries to counter with a clinch but Giannopoulos shakes him off and moves away.
Giannopoulos scores with a hook.
Mills cracks Giannopoulos with a good jab.
Mills throws a lazy head kick
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Mills only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giannopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giannopoulos checks the leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a shot to the body
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Giannopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mills misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
The fighters circling - Mills throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills slips under a jab.
Mills lands a jab-cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mills!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mills fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Mills lands a head shot.
Mills scores with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Mills catches Giannopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Giannopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mills throws a front kick that sends Giannopoulos stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Giannopoulos throws a low kick but Mills moves out of range easily.
Mills now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giannopoulos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mills digs a good body shot into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Giannopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Mills misses with a series of wild punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mills!
Mills connects with a body shot that sends Giannopoulos's belly button to the back.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Mills with a hook.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills misses with a series of wild punches. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Giannopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mills.#ROC2#Giannopoulos is rocked!
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
Oh Giannopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giannopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mills misses with a double jab.
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giannopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giannopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
Edward Mills is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mills cracks Giannopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giannopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills punishes Giannopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
Mills lands a nice hook to Giannopoulos's body. Giannopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mills's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mills duly obliges.
Mills scores with a three punch combo!
Giannopoulos throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Mills misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Mills comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mills winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Mills!
Post fight, Edward Mills took to the microphone: 'ITS PICKLE ITS PICKLE TIME! YOU know what time it is? Pickle Time!'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 170
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1#
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
Giannopoulos checks a low kick from Shutes.
Giannopoulos looks to land a right hand but Shutes moved out of range.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Shutes slips the punch.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Shutes was well out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Shutes throws a body punch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shutes sizes up Giannopoulos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Shutes.
Giannopoulos scores with a body shot.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a body kick.
Shutes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giannopoulos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shutes blocks a jab.#T1#
Shutes misses with a kick to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Shutes's shoulder, as Shutes tries to avoid the shot.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Some bone on bone action there as Shutes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Shutes's head but Shutes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shutes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giannopoulos with a body shot.
Shutes tries to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Giannopoulos misses.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shutes counters with a nice body kick.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shutes throws a right and a left that Giannopoulos avoids nicely.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
It seemed like Shutes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Shutes misses.
Giannopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
A little jabbing left from Shutes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giannopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shutes.
Shutes lands a nice looking body kick.
Giannopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giannopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Giannopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Shutes as he connects with a hook.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Shutes counters with a stiff right hand.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giannopoulos at a distance.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shutes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Shutes.
Giannopoulos tries to land a body kick
and Shutes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giannopoulos's knee momentarily.
Giannopoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shutes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
Shutes avoids a kick to the body.
Shutes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Shutes shapes to counter with a head kick.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a combination
and Shutes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shutes slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
Shutes jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Giannopoulos off balance momentarily.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shutes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shutes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming. #T4#
Shutes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giannopoulos, as that shot connected.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos looks to land a right hand but Shutes moved out of range.
Shutes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giannopoulos's knee momentarily.
Giannopoulos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shutes to score with a decent uppercut.
Shutes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shutes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Giannopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shutes thows a body kick. Giannopoulos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shutes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Shutes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shutes pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Shutes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Shutes was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Giannopoulos there.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Shutes ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shutes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giannopoulos has time to react.
A left lands for Shutes.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but Shutes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos drops his hands momentarily and Shutes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Giannopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shutes.
Shutes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shutes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Giannopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Giannopoulos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shutes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shutes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shutes lands a right hook to the body.
Shutes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giannopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Giannopoulos misses. #T2#
Giannopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shutes was well out of range. Poor timing from Giannopoulos.
Shutes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giannopoulos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shutes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giannopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shutes cracks Giannopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL2#
Shutes instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shutes looking to throw knees to the head but Giannopoulos is blocking nicely.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Shutes misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Shutes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giannopoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T3#
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shutes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giannopoulos gets through Shutes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shutes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Giannopoulos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shutes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos controlling the action here for a moment.
Shutes lands an elbow inside.
Shutes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giannopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Shutes blocking some punches.
Shutes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giannopoulos backwards. #T4#
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shutes misses with an elbow strike.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shutes crunches a lovely knee into Giannopoulos's ribcage.
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giannopoulos avoids it.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Shutes.
Wesley Shutes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Giannopoulos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Shutes scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Shutes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Shutes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donk. Giannopoulos catches Shutes right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Shutes counters with an outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos dips to his left and cracks Shutes with an uppercut!
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giannopoulos misses with a body punch
and Shutes counters with a big head kick but Giannopoulos shrugs it off. #T1#
Giannopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Shutes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shutes - that will leave a mark!
Shutes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Giannopoulos. That did some damage!
Shutes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice body kick from Shutes.
Shutes lands a nice looking body kick.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Shutes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shutes connects with a single shot there.
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!
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shutes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Giannopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shutes. That one must have hurt.
Giannopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shutes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Shutes.
Giannopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shutes counters with a thumping low kick.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Shutes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giannopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shutes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shutes staying out of range there.
Shutes's corner calls for a 1-2. Shutes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Shutes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giannopoulos thinking.
Shutes scores with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Shutes. #T3##TD2#
Shutes gets a double leg takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Giannopoulos wants to get back to his feet but Shutes passes into half guard. #REVR#
Shutes is trying to control the action in half guard but Giannopoulos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shutes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shutes missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Shutes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giannopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shutes. #T4##SUB#
Giannopoulos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shutes pulls his head out easily.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shutes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SU2#
Shutes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick from Shutes, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shutes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
After the fight, Wesley Shutes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: CFC 499: Tiotio v Riker
Date: Jul 10, 2022

#R1#
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Munson counters with a one-two to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Munson moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Munson slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
Munson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Munson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos thows a leg kick but Munson checks it
and Munson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Munson slips the punch.
Giannopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body punch.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight left.
Munson unleashes a big counter combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giannopoulos eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Munson throws a right hand that Giannopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Giannopoulos also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giannopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Munson slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Munson.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munson unleashes a big counter combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Giannopoulos thuds his right hand into Munson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Munson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Munson as he checks the leg kick.
Munson defending well as Giannopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Giannopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Munson throws a series of strikes that have Giannopoulos backpedaling.
Munson misses with a double jab.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giannopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
Munson misses with a combination
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Munson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Munson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giannopoulos finds it's way round the side to connect with Munson's head. #ROC#Munson is rocked!
Giannopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munson.
Giannopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson takes one on the button.
Giannopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Munson.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
Giannopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giannopoulos eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giannopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Giannopoulos misses the jab.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Giannopoulos backs off Munson throws a huge counter combo but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Giannopoulos misses its intended target.
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 Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Giannopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
Munson swinging wildly here.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.#KD#
Giannopoulos lands a big head kick that sends Munson tumbling to the mat! Giannopoulos takes a step backwards and waves Munson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munson is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannopoulos finish him?
Nikos Giannopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Munson moves out of range as Giannopoulos strikes.
Giannopoulos is stalking Munson. Munson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Giannopoulos, and it's lights out! Munson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikos Giannopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikos Giannopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CFC 489: IsMore v Wallace
Date: Jun 05, 2022

#R1#
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
Giannopoulos connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giannopoulos with a body shot.
Giannopoulos misses the jab.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos slips a straight right by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Giannopoulos. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giannopoulos momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giannopoulos throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Giannopoulos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Giannopoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Giannopoulos slips the punch.
Giannopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Giannopoulos connects with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Giannopoulos saw that one coming.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head but Giannopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a body punch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giannopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Giannopoulos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Johnson misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Giannopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T3#
Giannopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Giannopoulos ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson slips under a jab from Giannopoulos.
Johnson drops Giannopoulos with a naaaaasty hook - Giannopoulos is in real trouble here! Johnson dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). CJ Johnson!
A very excited looking CJ Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CFC 482: Line v Feet
Date: May 11, 2022

#R1#
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baker avoids the body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baker can pounce on him.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Baker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Baker forces Giannopoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Baker tries a body shot but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Giannopoulos avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giannopoulos just leaning against Baker, taking a breather.
Baker lands with a light punch inside.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giannopouloss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker just leaning against Giannopoulos, taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos stalling in the clinch but Baker improves position. #T1#
Giannopoulos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giannopoulos backwards.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Giannopoulos lands a left hand.
Baker effectively controlling the action here.
Giannopoulos stalls.
Giannopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
A knee to the head by Baker. #CUT#It looks like Nikos Giannopoulos has been cut.
Giannopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Giannopoulos controls his hands.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Giannopoulos.
Baker being controlled against the cage.
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Giannopoulos backwards.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Giannopoulos controls his hands.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Giannopoulos lands an uppercut.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Baker. #T3#
Baker misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos trying to stall but Baker improves his position.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Giannopoulos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Giannopoulos stalling in the clinch but Baker improves position.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Giannopoulos is blocking nicely.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Giannopoulos slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Giannopoulos.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giannopoulos pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker tries to work over Giannopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giannopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Giannopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Baker.
A hook to the body from Baker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikos Giannopoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Baker counters by moving into the clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Giannopoulos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Giannopoulos.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Giannopoulos is rocked!
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Giannopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Baker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giannopoulos is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baker as Giannopoulos tries to tie him up.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giannopoulos can do to turn this around?
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Giannopoulos is blocking nicely.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker gets through Giannopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Giannopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Baker's arms but Baker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giannopoulos has his back to the cage.
Baker pushes Giannopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Giannopoulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker works on Giannopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Baker cracks Giannopoulos with a nice body shot.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Baker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giannopoulos.
A short body shot lands from Baker as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Baker on the inside. #BC#
Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Giannopoulos is looking to close the distance but Baker sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Giannopoulos crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Giannopoulos is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jeff Baker!
Jeff Baker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 472: Tiotio v Chukwuma
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
Giannopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#It looks like Mattias Lundgren has been cut.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab.#KD2#
Giannopoulos cracks Lundgren with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giannopoulos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lundgren to stand back up!#ROC2#Lundgren is rocked!
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!
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Lundgren attempts a counter takedown but Giannopoulos avoids it well and moves away.
Oh Lundgren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Lundgren attempts a counter takedown but Giannopoulos avoids it well and moves away.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook.
Lundgren tries to counter by clinching up but Giannopoulos breaks away and moves out of range.
Lundgren is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giannopoulos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lundgren seems to have got his legs back now.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook.
Lundgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lundgren lands a nice looking body shot. #TD#
Lundgren shoots in and gets a takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Lundgren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lundgren stops Giannopoulos from standing up. #T1#
Giannopoulos keeping moving, preventing Lundgren from controlling successfully.
Lundgren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giannopoulos pulls Lundgren in close to prevent any damage.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lundgren slips under a jab from Giannopoulos.
No joy there for Giannopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lundgren takes one to the side of the head.
Lundgren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Lundgren moves in looking to clinch but Giannopoulos pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Lundgren tries to counter by clinching up but Giannopoulos breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Lundgren counters with a shoot takedown. Giannopoulos fights it but they end up in guard.
Giannopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundgren is one step ahead there.
Lundgren advances position into side control!
Giannopoulos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Giannopoulos dodges the ground and pound from Lundgren.
Lundgren is looking to take a break and control but Giannopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lundgren tries to advance to mount but can't. #T3#
Giannopoulos wants to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos prevents Lundgren from moving into mount.
Lundgren trying to control the action but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.
Lundgren wants to control for a moment but Giannopoulos uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lundgren working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Giannopoulos's thigh. Giannopoulos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lundgren content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lundgren wants to control from the top but Giannopoulos keeps moving.
Lundgren lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Giannopoulos keeping full guard, as Lundgren tries to pass.
Lundgren trying to control but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mattias Lundgren's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Giannopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Lundgren moves away and avoids it.
Lundgren appears to be looking for a big counter.
Giannopoulos lands a jab to the head.
Giannopoulos throws a body punch but Lundgren moves out of range.
Lundgren tries to counter with a takedown but Giannopoulos is quick to defend against it.
Lundgren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giannopoulos is fending him off so far but Lundgren persists. Nope, Giannopoulos circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Giannopoulos as he connects with a hook.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giannopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundgren moves away.
Lundgren attempts a counter takedown but Giannopoulos avoids it well and moves away.
Mattias Lundgren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giannopoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Giannopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Lundgren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Lundgren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Giannopoulos's guard.
Giannopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lundgren trying to control but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lundgren is controlling him.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is keeping the position.#T1#
Lundgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lundgren tries to free his leg and advance position but Giannopoulos is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Lundgren drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Giannopoulos dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Lundgren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lundgren has a closed guard, preventing Giannopoulos from standing up. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lundgren trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Giannopoulos wants to stand but Lundgren has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##TD#
Lundgren closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Giannopoulos did well to prevent Lundgren getting side control.
Giannopoulos is holding on to half guard well.
Lundgren misses with a head shot. Giannopoulos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lundgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos is pulling down on Lundgren's head. It's preventing any offense from Lundgren, at least for the moment.
Lundgren wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is keeping the position.#T4#
Lundgren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giannopoulos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giannopoulos keeping moving, preventing Lundgren from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lundgren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lundgren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giannopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lundgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Giannopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mattias Lundgren's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Giannopoulos throws a series of punches but Lundgren avoids them all with ease.
Lundgren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
so Lundgren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Giannopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundgren is one step ahead there.
Giannopoulos is pulling down on Lundgren's head to control his posture.
Giannopoulos keeping full guard, as Lundgren tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos is looking to stand up but Lundgren isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
Giannopoulos wants to sweep here but Lundgren controlling him for the moment.
Lundgren tries to free his leg and advance position but Giannopoulos is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lundgren won't allow Giannopoulos to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Lundgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Lundgren avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos throws a series of punches but Lundgren avoids them all with ease.
Lundgren appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Lundgren scores with a takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Giannopoulos can't keep his opponent in guard - Lundgren advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
Giannopoulos pushes Lundgren off looking to stand but Lundgren dives back in and keeps control.
Giannopoulos is staying active underneath Lundgren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lundgren wants to pass to mount but Giannopoulos is defending the position.
Lundgren not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Lundgren is trying to work for a kimura but Giannopoulos is defending well.
Giannopoulos keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Lundgren is thwarting Giannopoulos's attempts to control the position.
Giannopoulos won't allow Lundgren to pass to mount.
Lundgren trying to control from Giannopoulos's half guard. Giannopoulos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lundgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giannopoulos pulls Lundgren in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Giannopoulos lands a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Giannopoulos. No joy for Lundgren on that attempt.
Giannopoulos cracks Lundgren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Giannopoulos misses.
Lundgren tries to counter by clinching up but Giannopoulos breaks away and moves out of range.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lundgren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giannopoulos sprawls and moves away.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giannopoulos motions for Lundgren to come forward. Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos slaps away a takedown attempt from Lundgren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Lundgren off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikos Giannopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Giannopoulos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikos Giannopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikos Giannopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Mattias Lundgren was interviewed post fight and said 'Sometines your opponent getsthebetter of you, tonight was one of those nights and I was unprepared. To all my fans sorry, I'll come back stronger and to my opponent congratulations but I'll be seing you again soon I'm sure.'.

Event: CFC 465: Outlaw vs Dupree
Date: Mar 04, 2022

#R1#
Giannopoulos throws a body kick that misses.
Giannopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maldonado circles away quickly and effectively.
Giannopoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maldonado throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Maldonado throws a jab but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
Nice cross by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos scores with the left hand. Maldonado knows he should have avoided that one.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch there but Maldonado circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Giannopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been told by Maldonado's head coaches at Hell Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight left.
Maldonado was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Giannopoulos throws a body punch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Giannopoulos just manages to avoid it.
Maldonado misses the jab.#CL2#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Maldonado breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldonado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Giannopoulos moves into the clinch.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##KD2#
Giannopoulos lands a big head kick that sends Maldonado tumbling to the mat! Giannopoulos takes a step backwards and waves Maldonado back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Maldonado is rocked!#CL2#
Giannopoulos has closed the distance and engaged Maldonado in a clinch.
Oh Maldonado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldonado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maldonado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Maldonado seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldonado is trying to break the clinch but Giannopoulos has him pressed against the cage.
Maldonado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldonado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Maldonado.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Giannopoulos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maldonado up against the cage.
Maldonado wants to break free but Giannopoulos has control.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Maldonado. #T2##BC#
Maldonado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maldonado scores with a leg kick.
Maldonado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos connects with a single shot there.
Maldonado slips under a jab from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maldonado punishes Giannopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Maldonado moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Giannopoulos walks into a left hand.
Maldonado looks to throw the jab but Giannopoulos is out of range.
Giannopoulos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Giannopoulos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
A little feinted left hand from Maldonado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maldonado connects with a right hand. Giannopoulos shakes it off.
Giannopoulos takes one to the chin there.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannopoulos slips a straight right by Maldonado.#T3#
Maldonado clobbers Giannopoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giannopoulos cracks Maldonado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maldonado cracks Giannopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Giannopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maldonado in his tracks. #CL2#
Giannopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Maldonado lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Maldonado.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giannopoulos.#BC#
Maldonado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldonado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Maldonado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maldonado.
Maldonado jabs at Giannopoulos's body.
Jab from Giannopoulos.
Maldonado jabs at Giannopoulos's body.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maldonado.#T4#
Giannopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maldonado. Maldonado obviously looking to wear him down.
Giannopoulos stuns Maldonado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maldonado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldonado throws out the jab. #CL2#
Giannopoulos has Maldonado up against the cage in a clinch.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldonado lands an uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado tries a body shot but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Maldonado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giannopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Giannopoulos is pushing Maldonado up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Maldonado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldonado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maldonado moves out of range as Giannopoulos strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Giannopoulos with a jab.
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Maldonado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Maldonado lands but Giannopoulos takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Giannopoulos.
Maldonado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos missing with a left hand there. Maldonado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Giannopoulos.
Maldonado throws a hook but Giannopoulos avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maldonado moves away.
Maldonado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giannopoulos checks a leg kick.
Maldonado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!#KD#
Maldonado lands a big head kick that sends Giannopoulos tumbling to the mat! Maldonado takes a step backwards and waves Giannopoulos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Giannopoulos is rocked!
Good work by Maldonado as he checks the leg kick.
Giannopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Maldonado finish him?
Maldonado fakes the body blow, causing Giannopoulos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Giannopoulos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ralphie Maldonado!
A less than humble Ralphie Maldonado misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: CFC 456: Jimenez v Bang
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Strauss misses with a body kick.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Strauss counters with a nice uppercut.
Strauss scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Strauss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Strauss went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Strauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss cracks a nice hook into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
Strauss lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Strauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Giannopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giannopoulos with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos is looking to slow Strauss down with leg kicks.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Giannopoulos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Giannopoulos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giannopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Strauss seems unphased.
Strauss throws a jab but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws out a counter right but Strauss avoids it with no problem.
Strauss is looking to wear down Giannopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Strauss keeps the fight on the outside.
Strauss has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Giannopoulos tries to work over Strauss's front leg with a kick but Strauss checks it.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Giannopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Strauss's head but Strauss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strauss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strauss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Strauss wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Giannopoulos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss blocks the body kick.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strauss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Giannopoulos tries to land a body kick
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giannopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strauss.
Strauss checks a low kick from Giannopoulos.
Strauss throws a body shot but no joy.
Strauss throws a right hand that Giannopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Giannopoulos also avoids with ease.
Giannopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strauss.#T2#
Strauss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Strauss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Giannopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Strauss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Strauss tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss moves out of range as Giannopoulos strikes.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab.
Strauss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Giannopoulos will feel that in the morning.
Strauss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giannopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strauss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Strauss lands a slapping body shot.
Strauss tries to bum rush Giannopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Giannopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strauss punishes Giannopoulos's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Strauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.
Strauss throws a hook but Giannopoulos avoids it easily.
Strauss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strauss counters with a good low kick that Giannopoulos was not able to check.
Giannopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strauss. Strauss obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strauss.
Giannopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Strauss had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Giannopoulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos pushes Strauss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giannopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Strauss throws an elbow that misses. #T4#
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strauss is looking to control Giannopoulos's arms but Giannopoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strauss has his back to the cage.
Giannopoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Strauss's arms but Strauss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giannopoulos has his back to the cage.
Giannopoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Strauss's head.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Strauss blocks an uppercut.
Strauss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giannopoulos blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Strauss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannopoulos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giannopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strauss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Giannopoulos slips under a jab from Strauss.
Giannopoulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strauss.
Strauss staying out of range there.
Strauss takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strauss lands a lovely overhand right.
Strauss moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Giannopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strauss drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Giannopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Strauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strauss misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss missing with a left hand there. Giannopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giannopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot.
Strauss throws a quick counter kick to the body but Giannopoulos avoids it.#T1#
Strauss slips a straight right by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Giannopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Strauss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strauss can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giannopoulos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strauss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strauss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strauss swings for the body but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Giannopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strauss's sensitive parts.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strauss lands a slapping body shot.
Strauss just misses with a punch to the body.
Strauss tries to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
Giannopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strauss throws a nice looking combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Giannopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strauss misses with the combination. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos lands with an overhand left.
Giannopoulos wants to clinch up but Strauss keeps it at a distance.
Strauss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giannopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Strauss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Giannopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strauss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Giannopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Giannopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strauss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss lands a nice hook to Giannopoulos's body. Giannopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilhelm Strauss is winning the standup battle so far.
Strauss wants to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos is out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Strauss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Strauss swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Giannopoulos.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Giannopoulos's hands.
Strauss throws a leg kick but Giannopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Giannopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick.
Giannopoulos digs a good hook to Strauss's body.
No joy there for Giannopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Giannopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Strauss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giannopoulos.
Strauss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Giannopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giannopoulos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Strauss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Strauss lands with a shot to the body.
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Giannopoulos takes one on the button.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Strauss blocks it.#T4#
Strauss lands a jab-cross combination.
Strauss cracks Giannopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Strauss counters with a three punch combo that has Giannopoulos backing up. Giannopoulos nods at Strauss to acknowledge the strikes.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Strauss avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Strauss misses.
Giannopoulos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giannopoulos.
Strauss misses with an uppercut. Giannopoulos saw that one coming.
Strauss lands with a nice body punch.
Giannopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Strauss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
Strauss keeps the fight on the outside.
Strauss thows a body kick. Giannopoulos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Strauss cracks Giannopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giannopoulos dips to his left and cracks Strauss with an uppercut!
A leg kick checked by Giannopoulos.
Strauss ducks right into an uppercut from Giannopoulos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strauss.
Strauss with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Giannopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#Wilhelm Strauss's cut is getting worse.
That kick from Strauss tenderised Giannopoulos's leg. Giannopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Giannopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos cracks Strauss with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Strauss tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Giannopoulos pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Strauss is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!

Event: CFC 451: Inarritu v Tiotio
Date: Jan 09, 2022

#R1##TD#
Ferreira-Alves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Giannopoulos is trying to defend but Ferreira-Alves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferreira-Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giannopoulos defending well though.
Giannopoulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira-Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ferreira-Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Giannopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Giannopoulos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ferreira-Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves working for a triangle but Giannopoulos defends it easily. #T1#
Giannopoulos wanted to stand there but Ferreira-Alves had control of the position.
Giannopoulos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ferreira-Alves 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.#SUB#
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a triangle but Giannopoulos pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Giannopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Giannopoulos defends well.
Giannopoulos wanted to stand there but Ferreira-Alves had control of the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a triangle but Giannopoulos pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Giannopoulos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ferreira-Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Giannopoulos has managed to get both his arms back between Ferreira-Alves's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Ferreira-Alves looking for a guillotine here but Giannopoulos defends easily.
Ferreira-Alves has a closed guard, preventing Giannopoulos from standing up. #T3##SUB#
Ferreira-Alves has an active guard here but Giannopoulos has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giannopoulos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Giannopoulos escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos tries to stand but Ferreira-Alves is controlling his head.
Ferreira-Alves regains half guard.
Giannopoulos wants to stand but Ferreira-Alves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira-Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Ferreira-Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Giannopoulos escapes and throws Ferreira-Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Giannopoulos wants to stand but Ferreira-Alves has his arm trapped.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to regain half guard here but Giannopoulos keeps moving and retains side control.
Giannopoulos tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferreira-Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Giannopoulos tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ferreira-Alves controls his leg.
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 Felipe Ferreira-Alves will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Giannopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferreira-Alves. Ferreira-Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giannopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferreira-Alves is just out of range.
A head kick from Giannopoulos lands but Ferreira-Alves takes it in his stride.
Ferreira-Alves lands a jab to the head.
Giannopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Giannopoulos dips to his left and cracks Ferreira-Alves with an uppercut!#CUT2#It looks like Felipe Ferreira-Alves has been cut.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight left.
Ferreira-Alves misses with an uppercut.
Ferreira-Alves staying out of range there.
Ferreira-Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giannopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira-Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Ferreira-Alves off balance momentarily.#T1#
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves throws a good cross that connects.
Giannopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferreira-Alves slips under a jab from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Ferreira-Alves coming out on top.
Ferreira-Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Ferreira-Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferreira-Alves throws out a powerful jab.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Giannopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannopoulos keeping moving, preventing Ferreira-Alves from controlling successfully.
Giannopoulos is controlling Ferreira-Alves's posture.
Giannopoulos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Giannopoulos wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira-Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferreira-Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ferreira-Alves throws a strike but Giannopoulos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Ferreira-Alves seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Giannopoulos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Giannopoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira-Alves has a closed guard, preventing Giannopoulos from standing up. #T3##SUB#
Ferreira-Alves is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Ferreira-Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Giannopoulos has passed into half guard!
Ferreira-Alves trying to get back to full guard but Giannopoulos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ferreira-Alves is trying to reverse the position but instead Giannopoulos has taken his back - oops!
Ferreira-Alves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Giannopoulos's guard. Nice work there by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira-Alves being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
Ferreira-Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferreira-Alves won't allow Giannopoulos to sweep him here.
Ferreira-Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira-Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position but Giannopoulos is working away.
You can see the frustration on Giannopoulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Giannopoulos wants to clinch up but Ferreira-Alves keeps it at a distance.
Ferreira-Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferreira-Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giannopoulos digs a good hook to Ferreira-Alves's body.
Ferreira-Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Giannopoulos is just out of range.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giannopoulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferreira-Alves should have avoided that one.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Ferreira-Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira-Alves.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Giannopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannopoulos lands a nice shot that snaps Ferreira-Alves's head back. #T1#
Ferreira-Alves scores with a hook to the body. Giannopoulos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Ferreira-Alves gets a takedown into half guard.
Giannopoulos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Giannopoulos is in trouble now - Ferreira-Alves has advanced to mount!
Ferreira-Alves dominating with strikes here.
Giannopoulos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ferreira-Alves lands a big elbow.
Ferreira-Alves thowing shots but they're missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Ferreira-Alves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
Ferreira-Alves misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Giannopoulos taking shots to the head.
Ferreira-Alves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giannopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferreira-Alves tries to control but Giannopoulos wriggling away.
Giannopoulos tries to hold on but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with strikes but Giannopoulos is staying in there. #T3#
Giannopoulos wants to control but Ferreira-Alves is having none of it.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giannopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferreira-Alves with a couple of short strikes.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ferreira-Alves has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Giannopoulos's face.
Giannopoulos is squirming around, avoiding Ferreira-Alves's attempts to control the action.
Giannopoulos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T4#
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Ferreira-Alves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of good shots and Giannopoulos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Giannopoulos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The referee is taking a good look at Giannopoulos as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ferreira-Alves!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Will Ferreira-Alves go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreira-Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikos Giannopoulos!

Event: CFC 445: Knox v Gonza
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Giannopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Giannopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body. #KD2#
Giannopoulos lands a big head kick that sends Knox tumbling to the mat! Giannopoulos takes a step backwards and waves Knox back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
As Giannopoulos looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Giannopoulos just gets out of the way.
Giannopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not 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!
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox throws a hook but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Knox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giannopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knox scrambles back to his feet.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD2#
Giannopoulos cracks Knox with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giannopoulos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Knox to stand back up!#ROC2#Knox is rocked!
Knox slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giannopoulos steps in with a hook that catches Knox right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Giannopoulos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Knox looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
In defeat, Porthos Knox stepped up to the mic, saying '"If you haven't lost in this sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 18, 2021

#R1##CL#
Giannopoulos clinches with his opponent.
Giannopoulos effectively controlling the action here.
Mada tries to land knees in the clinch but Giannopoulos avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Giannopoulos wants the takedown. Mada is fighting it off but Giannopoulos persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mada's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mada doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giannopoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Giannopoulos pushing down on Mada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Giannopoulos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been hearing good reports from Giannopoulos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SU#
Giannopoulos stands up and beckons Mada to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Giannopoulos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Giannopoulos passes to full mount!
Giannopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Giannopoulos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Giannopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mada tries to hold on but Giannopoulos postures up.#T2#
Mada is bucking up trying to escape but Giannopoulos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#SUB#
Giannopoulos working for a submission but Mada is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Giannopoulos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mada is surviving well by controlling Giannopoulos's body position as best he can.
Giannopoulos scoring with strikes but Mada is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos content just to control the position here.
Giannopoulos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mada for as long as he can get away with.
Mada is bucking up trying to escape but Giannopoulos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Mada is rocked!
Mada can't escape the position.
Giannopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mada can't escape the position. #T3#
Mada is in a horrible position here. Giannopoulos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mada is still in real trouble! Can Giannopoulos finish him?
Giannopoulos lands a big elbow - Mada is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mada is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
The defeated Gajah Mada had this to say: 'World please forgive Me'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2021

#R1#
Lei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Giannopoulos moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Giannopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei wants to clinch.
Lei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lei tries to clinch there but Giannopoulos circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giannopoulos lands a body shot.
Giannopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giannopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Giannopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lei wants to get back to striking at distance but Giannopoulos won't allow it.
Giannopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lei looks winded!#T1#
Giannopoulos gets through Lei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Giannopoulos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lei backwards.
Giannopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
Giannopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Giannopoulos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #ROC#Lei is rocked!
Giannopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Giannopoulos.
Lei is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannopoulos finish him?
Giannopoulos lands a big right hand that drops Lei! The killer instinct kicks in and Giannopoulos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Giannopoulos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2021

#R1#
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerber tries a quick counter leg kick but Giannopoulos is wise to it.#CL#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a knee to the head.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Giannopoulos tries to land a knee to the head but Gerber blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches. #BC2#
Gerber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gerber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giannopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gerber counters with a good low kick that Giannopoulos was not able to check.
Giannopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
Giannopoulos staying out of range there.#T1#
Giannopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gerber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Gerber misses
and Giannopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook.
Gerber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giannopoulos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Handsome Guys Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Giannopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gerber.
Giannopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerber moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giannopoulos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gerber - the referee stops the clock and Giannopoulos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gerber. Giannopoulos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos working aggressively here.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Gerber's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerber's elbow. #T2#
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Gerber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerber lands a nice looking body shot.
Gerber throws a looping overhand right but Giannopoulos ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Giannopoulos drives through and clinches with Gerber against the cage. #BC#
Giannopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gerber staying out of range there.
Giannopoulos cracks Gerber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerber connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Gerber misses its intended target.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gerber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Gerber misses.
A shot to the body from Giannopoulos misses
and Gerber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Gerber wants to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos is out of range.
Giannopoulos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gerber jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Giannopoulos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gerber's head.
Gerber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giannopoulos rather than just go for the knockout.
Giannopoulos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Giannopoulos.
Gerber fakes the leg kick and cracks Giannopoulos in the body. #CL#
Gerber tries to keep at a distance but Giannopoulos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Gerber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Giannopoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos taking a breather.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
Gerber takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gerbers head.
Giannopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Gerber controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos 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.#R2#
Gerber misses with a body kick.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerber blocks a jab.
Gerber throws a good cross that connects.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giannopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerber can do to turn this around?
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a series of punches but Gerber moves out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Gerber ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos is looking to clinch.
Gerber lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Gerber ducked under it nicely.
Gerber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Giannopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Giannopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Gerber pushes him off.
Giannopoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Giannopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Gerber is having none of it.
Donk. Giannopoulos catches Gerber right on the button with a cross.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Gerber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giannopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Gerber circles away.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Gerber is having none of it.
No joy there for Gerber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giannopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giannopoulos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gerber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gerber throws a poor cross that misses
and Giannopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giannopoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giannopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Gerber circles away. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Giannopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giannopoulos is stalling here.
Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giannopoulos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gerber's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giannopoulos.
Gerber wants to break free but Giannopoulos has control.
Nikos Giannopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gerber keeps control of Giannopoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos misses with an elbow strike.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gerber. #T3#
Giannopoulos tries a body shot but Gerber blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giannopoulos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gerber's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Giannopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerber controls his hands.
Giannopoulos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Giannopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Gerber can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giannopoulos prevents Gerber from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Giannopoulos. #T4#
Giannopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gerber as Giannopoulos tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Gerber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gerber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Giannopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gerber.
A head kick from Gerber lands but Giannopoulos takes it in his stride.
Gerber keeps Giannopoulos at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Giannopoulos throws a combination that misses
and Gerber counters with a straight right hand.
Gerber takes one on the button.
Gerber walks into a straight right hand from Giannopoulos.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Gerber's head but Gerber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Giannopoulos moves away from the strike by Gerber.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Giannopoulos throws a one two combo.
Gerber defending well as Giannopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Giannopoulos slips a jab from Gerber.#CL#
Giannopoulos moves into the clinch.
Gerber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber lands a right hand.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Gerber.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giannopoulos. #BC#
Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch.
Gerber dodges the punch combination from Giannopoulos.
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romulus Gerber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gerber in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Giannopoulos wants to clinch.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch there but Gerber circles away.
Gerber tries a quick counter leg kick but Giannopoulos is wise to it.
Giannopoulos wants to clinch.
Gerber throws a shot from downtown. Giannopoulos moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Gerber was well out of range.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gerber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Gerber misses.
Gerber walks into a jab.
Giannopoulos walks into a straight right hand from Gerber.
Gerber connects with a looping right hand.
Giannopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Gerber circles away.
Giannopoulos is looking to clinch but Gerber is avoiding it.
Giannopoulos clobbers Gerber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gerber swats away the attempt to clinch by Giannopoulos.
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!
Gerber throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Giannopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Giannopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerber.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerber.
Gerber misses with a head kick.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Gerber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
It seemed like Gerber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Giannopoulos throws a sloppy body shot
and Gerber counters with a good, hard body kick but Giannopoulos shrugs it off. #T3#
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gerber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Giannopoulos misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerber.
Giannopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gerber.
It looked like Giannopoulos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Giannopoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gerber scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Gerber.#CL#
Giannopoulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Gerber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the liver by Giannopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Giannopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Gerber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gerber keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Giannopoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gerber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gerber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerber tried to score with a low kick but Giannopoulos checks it.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Giannopoulos.
Gerber keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerber avoids the head kick by Giannopoulos.
The fighters circling - Gerber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nikos Giannopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giannopoulos looks to land a combination but Gerber avoids it well.
Giannopoulos wants to clinch up but Gerber keeps it at a distance.
Gerber tries a quick counter leg kick but Giannopoulos is wise to it.
Giannopoulos lunges at Gerber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gerber's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Giannopoulos. That snapped Gerber's head back. #ROC#Gerber is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikos Giannopoulos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giannopoulos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 11, 2021

184 cm
36 yrs
184 lbs

170 cm
26 yrs
157 lbs

Giannopoulos

Kutvonen

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Kutvonen has closed the distance and engaged Giannopoulos in a clinch.
Kutvonen tries for a takedown but Giannopoulos manages to get underhooks.
Giannopoulos tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Kutvonen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Giannopoulos regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (2) Kutvonen
Kutvonen being controlled here momentarily.
Giannopoulos wants to improve his position but instead Kutvonen has moved into half guard.
Giannopoulos wants to improve his position but Kutvonen is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen wants to control but Giannopoulos is keeping him busy.
Giannopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Kutvonen is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Giannopoulos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kutvonen manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (5) Kutvonen
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kutvonen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Giannopoulos is working to get back to half guard.
Giannopoulos tries to lock up and control but Kutvonen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kutvonen prevents Giannopoulos from getting the reversal.
Giannopoulos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Giannopoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position.
Kutvonen passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (8) Kutvonen
Giannopoulos has one of Kutvonen's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Giannopoulos is trying to control Kutvonen's posture but Kutvonen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Giannopoulos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kutvonen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Kutvonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giannopoulos avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giannopoulos wants to improve his position but Kutvonen is controlling well.
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is defending well.
Giannopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Kutvonen is very close to passing his half guard.#T4##SUB#
Giannopoulos actively working from the bottom here.
Kutvonen wants to free his trapped foot but Giannopoulos is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Giannopoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kutvonen wants to take a breather but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Giannopoulos is pressing down on Kutvonen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giannopoulos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kutvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giannopoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T5#
Kutvonen wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is keeping the position.
Giannopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Giannopoulos is trying to hold Kutvonen in close to prevent damage but Kutvonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Giannopoulos is looking to get back to full guard here but Kutvonen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (11) Kutvonen
Giannopoulos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kutvonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T6#
Giannopoulos is trying to control Kutvonen's posture but Kutvonen avoids it.
Giannopoulos is looking for a sweep.
Giannopoulos can't do much from the bottom here.
Giannopoulos prevents Kutvonen from moving into mount.
I wouldn't like to be where Giannopoulos is right now.
Giannopoulos is trying to improve his position.
Giannopoulos can't do much from the bottom here. #T7#
Kutvonen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Giannopoulos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Giannopoulos tries to improve position but can't.
Giannopoulos gets back to half guard.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Kutvonen is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos is defending against the submission attempts here by Kutvonen.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Kutvonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giannopoulos avoid being mounted?#T8#
Giannopoulos is trying to control but Kutvonen manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (14) Kutvonen
Kutvonen avoids the attempt from Giannopoulos to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Kutvonen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Giannopoulos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Giannopoulos and Kutvonen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #T9##SUB2#
Kutvonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Giannopoulos is looking to reverse the position.
Kutvonen trying to control the position but Giannopoulos is working away.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Kutvonen postures up.#T10#
Giannopoulos tries to buck Kutvonen off but Kutvonen is having none of it.
Kutvonen wants to control but Giannopoulos is keeping him busy.
Giannopoulos is trying to control Kutvonen's posture but Kutvonen avoids it.
Giannopoulos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kutvonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giannopoulos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Giannopoulos wants to improve his position but Kutvonen is controlling well.
Kutvonen wants to take a breather but Giannopoulos is having none of it. #T11#
Giannopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Kutvonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Kutvonen is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Kutvonen seems to be working for a kimura but Giannopoulos defends the submission attempt.#T12#
Giannopoulos wants to improve his position but Kutvonen is controlling well.
Giannopoulos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kutvonen is working away from the top position though.
Well,Giannopoulos is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?#T13#
Giannopoulos tries to get to full guard but Kutvonen has control of the leg.
Kutvonen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Giannopoulos!
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (17) Kutvonen
Kutvonen trying to control but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Kutvonen prevents Giannopoulos from getting the reversal.#T14#
Giannopoulos wants to hold on but Kutvonen pushes him away.
Kutvonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Giannopoulos is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kutvonen looking to control but Giannopoulos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kutvonen wins on points by 17 to 0.
Lusmu Kutvonen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021

187 cm
19 yrs
170 lbs

184 cm
36 yrs
184 lbs

Monkey

Giannopoulos

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Spider Monkey! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Giannopoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monkey fails to pull guard. #TD2#
Giannopoulos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Giannopoulos manages to end up in side control.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Monkey (0) vs (4) Giannopoulos
Monkey is trying to work for a sweep but Giannopoulos has mounted him!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Monkey (0) vs (6) Giannopoulos
Giannopoulos wants to control but instead Monkey manages to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Monkey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Giannopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Monkey defends it. #SUB#
Monkey actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Monkey looking for submissions off his back.
Monkey is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Monkey is trying to control but Giannopoulos passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Monkey (0) vs (9) Giannopoulos
Giannopoulos is staying tight to Monkey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Giannopoulos 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.
Monkey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Giannopoulos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Monkey's legs. #T2#
Monkey is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Giannopoulos trying to control the position but Monkey is working away.
Monkey is trying to improve his position.
Monkey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Giannopoulos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Giannopoulos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T3#
Monkey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monkey is in trouble now - Giannopoulos has advanced to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Monkey (0) vs (12) Giannopoulos
Monkey working to try and regain half guard.
Giannopoulos is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Monkey is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Monkey (0) vs (15) Giannopoulos
Monkey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Giannopoulos's guard. Nice work there by Monkey.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Monkey (2) vs (15) Giannopoulos#T4#
Monkey looking to pass the guard.
Giannopoulos is controlling Monkey's posture.
Giannopoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Monkey is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Monkey stands and throws Giannopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Monkey (5) vs (15) Giannopoulos#SUB#
Monkey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giannopoulos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T5#
Giannopoulos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Giannopoulos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Giannopoulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Monkey goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Giannopoulos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Monkey but great work by Giannopoulos.
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Monkey (5) vs (19) Giannopoulos
Monkey prevents Giannopoulos from improving position.
Monkey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Monkey (7) vs (19) Giannopoulos#T6#
Giannopoulos controlling the position for now.
Monkey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Monkey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giannopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monkey.
Giannopoulos tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Giannopoulos is trying is best to control the position here. #T7##SUB#
Monkey is working for a submission of some sort.
Giannopoulos is pressing down on Monkey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giannopoulos pulls Monkey in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos looking for a guillotine here but Monkey defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos pulls Monkey in close to his closed guard and prevents Monkey from doing any damage or advancing position.#T8#
Giannopoulos keeping full guard, as Monkey tries to pass.
Monkey pushes down on Giannopoulos's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T9##SUB2#
Giannopoulos actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Monkey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Giannopoulos has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Monkey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Giannopoulos defends it well. #SUB#
Monkey seems to be working for a kimura but Giannopoulos defends the submission attempt.
Giannopoulos moves into full guard. #T10#
Giannopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monkey manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Monkey (7) vs (21) Giannopoulos
Giannopoulos won't allow Monkey to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos drops back looking for a leg! Monkey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monkey manages to kick Giannopoulos off! Giannopoulos jumps back into Monkey's guard.
Monkey being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Monkey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T11#
Monkey keeping full guard, as Giannopoulos tries to pass.
Giannopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Monkey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monkey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Monkey being controlled here, momentarily.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Giannopoulos.#T12#
Monkey is pulling down on Giannopoulos's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Monkey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Giannopoulos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been informed that Giannopoulos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Monkey keeping full guard, as Giannopoulos tries to pass.
Giannopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Giannopoulos forces his way into half guard.#T13##SUB#
Monkey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giannopoulos slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos trying to work for an americana but Monkey has managed to regain full guard. #SUB#
Giannopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Giannopoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T14##SUB#
Monkey has his foot on Giannopoulos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Giannopoulos works his way back into a safe position though.
Giannopoulos passes Monkey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giannopoulos prevents Monkey from improving his position.
Giannopoulos controlling the action here.
Giannopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Monkey defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Monkey is defending against the submission attempts here by Giannopoulos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giannopoulos wins on points by 21 to 7.
Nikos Giannopoulos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TC 13 Mil $ GP vol 1.3
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan throws a right hand that Giannopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Giannopoulos also avoids with ease.
Giannopoulos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #TD2#
Lucan gets a double leg takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Lucan is looking to work some ground and pound but Giannopoulos has wrist control.
Giannopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Giannopoulos, not yet.
Lucan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucan landing with the ground and pound.
Lucan working some strikes from top position.
Giannopoulos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lucan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lucan passes Giannopoulos's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Lucan is trying to work for a kimura but Giannopoulos is defending well. #SUB2#
Lucan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Giannopoulos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lucan. #T1#
Lucan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Giannopoulos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lucan lands a couple of digs.
Lucan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucan controlling from the top position.
Lucan trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucan forces his way into half guard.#T2#
Giannopoulos controlling the position well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giannopoulos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Lucan there.
Lucan lands strikes from half guard.
Giannopoulos controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lucan lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucan winds up and cracks Giannopoulos with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC2#Giannopoulos is rocked!
Lucan scores with a big shot! Giannopoulos's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Giannopoulos! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Lucan!
A relieved looking Edwin Lucan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TC 8 Knock Out vs Phillips
Date: Oct 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss lands a jab-cross combination. #TD2#
Giannopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Boss kicks Giannopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Boss wants to clinch up but Giannopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Boss tries to score with a low kick but Giannopoulos moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Boss.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Boss throws a right and a left that Giannopoulos avoids nicely.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boss with a hook.#CL#
Boss pushes Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Boss is pressed up against the cage. Giannopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boss down to the mat. Boss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boss's guard.#ES#
Boss pushes Giannopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Boss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giannopoulos.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boss tries to work over Giannopoulos's front leg with a kick but Giannopoulos checks it. #T2#
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boss defends it nicely.
Boss is looking to clinch.
Boss is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#TD2#
Giannopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giannopoulos showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giannopoulos is looking to stall here but Boss recovers full guard. #T3#
Boss wants to get back to his feet but Giannopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giannopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Boss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Boss's face as he tries to break the clinch. #TD2#
Giannopoulos pulls guard.
Giannopoulos tries to strike from the bottom. #T4##SU#
Giannopoulos is working an open guard so Boss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boss defends well and Giannopoulos ends up having to push Boss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boss.#CL2#
Giannopoulos rushes Boss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Giannopoulos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Giannopoulos manages to end up in side control.#ES#
Boss bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boss keeps control of Giannopoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boss misses with some punches. #BC#
Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giannopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boss swivels and escapes.
Giannopoulos shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Boss has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bagel Boss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Giannopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Boss gets double underhooks and turns Giannopoulos into the cage.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Boss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boss thinks about countering with a head kick.#CL#
Boss moves into range and clinches up with Giannopoulos.
Boss goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giannopoulos prevents it.
Giannopoulos can't get the takedown.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.#BC#
Boss manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Giannopoulos misses #CL#
and Boss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giannopoulos can do to turn this around?
Boss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giannopoulos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown but no success here.
Boss is trying to force a seperation but Giannopoulos has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Giannopoulos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giannopoulos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T1#
Giannopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Boss closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boss avoids it.
Giannopoulos prevents Boss from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss scores with a head kick. Giannopoulos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch but Giannopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Boss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giannopoulos.
Boss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Boss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giannopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boss lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Giannopoulos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giannopoulos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boss is trying to stand up here but Giannopoulos is controlling him well.
Giannopoulos with the ground and pound but Boss uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom. #T3##ES#
Boss uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bagel Boss is winning the standup battle so far.
Boss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Giannopoulos moves out of range easily.
Bagel Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boss throws a head kick that Giannopoulos semi-blocks.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Boss. #CL#
Boss takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Giannopoulos drags the fight down to the ground.
Giannopoulos is pulling down on Boss's head. It's preventing any offense from Boss, at least for the moment.#T4##SU#
Boss gets to his feet - Giannopoulos follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss wants to clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Giannopoulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Giannopoulos has Boss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giannopoulos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boss tumbling to the mat - Giannopoulos dives into Boss's guard.#ES#
Boss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bagel Boss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Giannopoulos avoids the head kick by Boss.
Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giannopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Giannopoulos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Giannopoulos looks to move away, Boss throws a big counter combo but Giannopoulos just gets out of the way.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Boss clinches with his opponent.
Boss taking a breather.
Giannopoulos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boss up against the cage.#BC#
Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Boss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos shoots in but Boss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giannopoulos shoots for a double leg takedown but Boss sprawls well. He's pushed Giannopoulos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giannopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Boss has Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Boss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boss's efforts to push away.
Boss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown. #T2##BC#
Boss breaks the clinch. #CL#
Boss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giannopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Giannopoulos has Boss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giannopoulos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boss tumbling to the mat - Giannopoulos dives into Boss's guard.#ES#
Boss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giannopoulos.
Boss tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Giannopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Boss didn't expect that.
Giannopoulos won't allow Boss to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Giannopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Giannopoulos gets to his feet - Boss follows without any prompting.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Boss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bagel Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Boss #TD2#
and Giannopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Boss didn't expect that.
Boss keeping moving, preventing Giannopoulos from controlling successfully.
Giannopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4##ES#
Boss wriggles free and stands up.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boss defends it nicely.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Boss avoids the body shot from Giannopoulos.
A right-left combo lands from Boss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Boss closes the distance and pushes Giannopoulos back into the cage.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bagel Boss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boss 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bagel Boss!
After winning the bout, Bagel Boss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors
Date: Aug 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vettori connects with a body shot that sends Giannopoulos's belly button to the back.
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vettori pinned against the cage. Vettori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vettori slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos dives in for a single leg takedown but Vettori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Vettori does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vettori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giannopoulos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Vettori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Giannopoulos tries to clinch up.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Vettori slams his shin into Giannopoulos's torso.
Vettori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Giannopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Giannopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vettori. That one must have hurt.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Vettori throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Vettori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marvin Vettori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giannopoulos. #ES2#
Vettori throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Vettori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giannopoulos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vettori defends well and Giannopoulos ends up having to push Vettori into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vettori! But no joy.
Giannopoulos goes for a double leg but Vettori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vettori continues to drive forward.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Vettori throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Giannopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Vettori to counter with a crisp jab.
Vettori scores with the left hand. Giannopoulos knows he should have avoided that one. #TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vettori's guard.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Vettori manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Giannopoulos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vettori gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vettori prevents the takedown attempt. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giannopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick. #T4#
A head kick misses from Vettori.
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giannopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
Vettori displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vettori but Vettori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vettori misses with a leg kick.
Vettori takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giannopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vettori pinned against the cage. Vettori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Giannopoulos tries to clinch but Vettori moves out of range.
Giannopoulos shoots and misses
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Giannopoulos defending well as Vettori loads up on a big left hand.
Vettori misses the jab.
Giannopoulos shoots for a takedown but Vettori saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Giannopoulos gets a clinch. #BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vettori enables Giannopoulos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vettori manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori wants to stand and escape but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Giannopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
Giannopoulos is fighting to break Vettori's control of his arms but Vettori is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Giannopoulos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#ES2#
Vettori kicks Giannopoulos off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Giannopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Vettori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vettori is trying to break the clinch but Giannopoulos is controlling him.#T2##BC2#
Vettori breaks from the clinch.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vettori blocks a head kick by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vettori throws out the jab.
Giannopoulos goes for a double leg but Vettori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vettori continues to drive forward.
Vettori shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giannopoulos slips a jab from Vettori.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vettori defends it nicely.
Vettori throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.#TD#
Giannopoulos looking to score a takedown here. Vettori is defending well but Giannopoulos drives through and ends up in Vettori's guard.#T3#
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giannopoulos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Vettori is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Vettori has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD#
Giannopoulos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vettori preventing the sweep. #T4#
Vettori tries to stand but Giannopoulos is controlling from the bottom.
Giannopoulos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Giannopoulos wants to sweep here but Vettori controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Giannopoulos working for submissions but it's allowed Vettori to get to half guard.
Vettori is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vettori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Vettori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Vettori throws a looping overhand right but Giannopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos slips a straight right by Vettori.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Giannopoulos feints and as Vettori raises his hands in defense, Giannopoulos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Vettori pushes Giannopoulos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vettori pushes Giannopoulos away with a front kick.
Giannopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vettori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Giannopoulos lands in his opponent's guard.
Marvin Vettori has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vettori lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SU2#
Vettori stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vettori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Vettori misses the target.
Vettori connects with a nice looking jab.
Vettori connects with a solid leg kick.
Vettori tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Vettori, looking for a takedown. Giannopoulos pushes Vettori against the cage but Vettori circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T2##TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vettori napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU#
Giannopoulos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Giannopoulos tests Vettori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vettori in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Vettori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giannopoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giannopoulos is defended easily by Vettori.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Vettori finds it's way through Giannopoulos's defenses. #T3#
Vettori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Vettori misses with a hook.
Marvin Vettori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab from Vettori.
A swing and a miss from Vettori.
Vettori throws a head kick that Giannopoulos semi-blocks.
Vettori bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
Giannopoulos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vettori counters with a stiff right hand.
Giannopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giannopoulos throws a big counter combination but Vettori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Horrible takedown attempt by Giannopoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by Vettori, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Vettori misses.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Vettori's arms but Vettori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giannopoulos has his back to the cage. #BC#
Giannopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giannopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vettori clobbers Giannopoulos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giannopoulos thows a body kick. Vettori tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vettori crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Giannopoulos - the referee stops the clock and Vettori gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Giannopoulos. Vettori manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Giannopoulos is looking to clinch.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Vettori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vettori winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Vettori!
Marvin Vettori very nearly forgot to thank Hardcore Sports Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giannopoulos as he jumps to the side.
Giannopoulos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minasian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice body shot. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giannopoulos.
Minasian is trying to get back to his feet.
Minasian can't do much from the bottom here.
Minasian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Minasian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giannopoulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Minasian is not content to let Giannopoulos control the position.
Giannopoulos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Minasian is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T1#
Giannopoulos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Giannopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minasian keeps working.
Giannopoulos working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannopoulos tries to move to mount but Minasian blocks the move with his legs.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Minasian is keeping him busy.
Minasian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minasian avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Giannopoulos.
Minasian wants to get back to his feet but Giannopoulos drags him back down.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giannopoulos working away.
Giannopoulos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Minasian's legs.
Minasian struggling a bit here.
Giannopoulos tries to advance to mount but Minasian denies him.
The referee asks Giannopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Giannopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Minasian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3##ES2#
Minasian kicks off Giannopoulos and gets to his feet.
Giannopoulos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giannopoulos wants it to stay on the feet.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Minasian.
Minasian blocks a head kick by Giannopoulos. #TD#
Giannopoulos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Giannopoulos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Giannopoulos is looking to stand up but Minasian won't let him.
Giannopoulos 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.#ES2#
Minasian has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC#
Giannopoulos breaks the clinch.
Minasian shoots in and drives through. Giannopoulos sprawls well.#TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giannopoulos showed some decent athleticism there. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minasian controlling the position for now.
Giannopoulos tries to stand and escape but Minasian is controlling the position.
Minasian looks like he's trying to stand up.
Minasian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giannopoulos.
Minasian wants to get back to his feet.
Minasian tries to roll over but Giannopoulos keeps him under control.
Giannopoulos working Minasian over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Giannopoulos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Minasian will feel that in the morning.
Minasian blocks a leg kick.
Minasian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Minasian doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Giannopoulos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short uppercut from Minasian. #BC#
Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Minasian with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Giannopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Giannopoulos in particular looking to stall.
Minasian trying to control but Giannopoulos postures up. #T1#
Giannopoulos moves into full mount! Minasian won't be happy about that!
Minasian working to try and regain half guard. #SUB#
Giannopoulos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Minasian manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Giannopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Minasian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giannopoulos wants to stand but Minasian has his arm trapped. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Giannopoulos prevents Minasian from escaping the position.
Giannopoulos slows the pace down.
Minasian wants to control but Giannopoulos postures up.
Minasian sneaks back into half guard.
Giannopoulos tries to stand and escape but Minasian is controlling the position.
Minasian is looking to control Giannopoulos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minasian avoid being mounted?
Minasian looks like he's trying to stand up.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Minasian is keeping him busy.
Minasian is trying to stand up here but Giannopoulos is controlling him well. #T3#
Still in half guard, Giannopoulos seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Minasian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Minasian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giannopoulos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Minasian.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tigran Minasian.
Giannopoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES2#
Minasian pushes Giannopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice combination. Minasian backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Giannopoulos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Minasian on his heels. He'll look to pass Minasian's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Minasian has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Giannopoulos'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.
Giannopoulos can't break the clinch. #T4##TD#
Giannopoulos jumps into guard, dragging Minasian to the mat.
Minasian looking to pass the guard.
Giannopoulos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Minasian is stalling in the full guard.
Giannopoulos controls Minasian momentarily but Minasian frees himself.
Giannopoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giannopoulos is pulling down on Minasian's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Minasian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Giannopoulos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Minasian has Giannopoulos in his guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Minasian decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikos Giannopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Minasian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Giannopoulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minasian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Giannopoulos controls Minasian momentarily but Minasian frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Giannopoulos is on top in guard. #REVR##T1#
Giannopoulos wants to control from the top but Minasian keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Minasian has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Minasian is pulling down on Giannopoulos's head. It's preventing any offense from Giannopoulos, at least for the moment.#SUB2#
Minasian has an active guard here but Giannopoulos has managed to pass into half guard.
Minasian wants to improve his position but Giannopoulos is controlling well.
Tigran Minasian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Giannopoulos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giannopoulos is thwarting Minasian's attempts to control the position.
Minasian is trying to stand.
Minasian trying to control but Giannopoulos postures up.
Minasian is trying to stand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Minasian wants to control but Giannopoulos is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Minasian stuffs the takedown attempt from Giannopoulos. Giannopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Giannopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Minasian. Minasian gets slowly back to his feet.
Giannopoulos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL#
Giannopoulos clinches up with Minasian and pushes him back against the cage.
Minasian tries a knee to the head but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Giannopoulos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giannopoulos looking for a takedown.
Giannopoulos slowing the pace effectively.
Giannopoulos is working for takedown but Minasian is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Giannopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Minasian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Minasian stalling in the clinch but Giannopoulos improves position.
Nikos Giannopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Minasian.
Giannopoulos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minasian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giannopoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minasian wants to take the fight to the mat but Giannopoulos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD#
Giannopoulos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Minasian regains guard immediately.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikos Giannopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giannopoulos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikos Giannopoulos!
After the fight, Nikos Giannopoulos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: EMP Bush vs Yoshida
Date: Jan 25, 2019

#R1#
A jab from Giannopoulos does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Pacer Dalton has been cut.
Giannopoulos thuds a left hand into Dalton's body.#TD2#
Dalton scores with a takedown into Giannopoulos's guard.
Dalton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Giannopoulos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dalton defends well.
Dalton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Giannopoulos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dalton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dalton looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
Giannopoulos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Giannopoulos keeping full guard, as Dalton tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dalton stands and throws Giannopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dalton controlling the position from side mount.
Dalton trying to control the position but Giannopoulos is working away.
Giannopoulos struggling a bit here.
Giannopoulos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dalton remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
Dalton working away.
Dalton controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Dalton 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.
Giannopoulos wants to control but Dalton postures up.
Giannopoulos is not content to let Dalton control the position.
Dalton taking a break here but Giannopoulos is having none of it and regains half guard. #T3#
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Giannopoulos actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Giannopoulos actively working from the bottom here.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but Giannopoulos defending well.
Dalton not doing much here.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but Giannopoulos defending well.
Still in half guard, Dalton seems content to control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Giannopoulos is staying active underneath Dalton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giannopoulos is trying to get back to full guard.
Giannopoulos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dalton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giannopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dalton passes Giannopoulos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dalton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position.
Giannopoulos trying to hold on to Dalton's head to control him but Dalton postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dalton trying to control the pace.
Dalton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Giannopoulos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pacer Dalton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pacer Dalton's cut.
That's time! Giannopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Giannopoulos as Dalton shoots in.
Pacer Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dalton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Giannopoulos is fending him off so far but Dalton persists. Nope, Giannopoulos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Giannopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Dalton 's knee.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pacer Dalton.
Giannopoulos lands a nice looking body shot.
Dalton shoots in but Giannopoulos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dalton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giannopoulos with a jab.
Dalton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton misses with a takedown attempt
and Giannopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dalton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pacer Dalton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalton is breathing heavily.#T1#
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giannopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalton misses with a takedown
and Giannopoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos punishes Dalton's body with a nice straight punch.
Giannopoulos is looking to slow Dalton down with leg kicks. #KD#
Giannopoulos drops Dalton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dalton looks back up at him and smiles so Giannopoulos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Dalton is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Pacer Dalton's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body punch.
Giannopoulos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dalton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Giannopoulos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dalton's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos 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.

Event: EMP Tower vs Wolff
Date: Dec 28, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos throws the kick towards the body but Wangler avoids it.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wangler misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Wangler misses.
Wangler lands with a good body shot.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wangler checks it well.
Wangler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giannopoulos lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos cracks Wangler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wangler misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangler.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Wangler blocks a head kick by Giannopoulos.
Wangler ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.#T1#
Some bone on bone action there as Wangler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wangler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nikos Giannopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wangler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giannopoulos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crunch! Wangler slams his shin into Giannopoulos's torso.
Giannopoulos avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Wangler connects with an inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick. #TD#
Wangler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wangler lands a nice forearm strike.
Giannopoulos taking a bit of punishment here - Wangler scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos prevents Wangler from moving into mount.
Wangler is working Giannopoulos over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Giannopoulos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Wangler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T2#
Giannopoulos taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wangler is chipping away with strikes.
Wangler lands an elbow.
Giannopoulos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wangler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wangler working the ground and pound from side control.
Wangler cracks Giannopoulos with a big elbow.
Wangler cracks Giannopoulos with a big right hand but Giannopoulos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Giannopoulos tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wangler presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Giannopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
Giannopoulos wants to hold on but Wangler pushes him away.#T3#
Giannopoulos working to try and regain half guard. #SUB#
Wangler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Giannopoulos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giannopoulos looks a forlorn figure.
Wangler lands a couple of good shots and Giannopoulos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Will Wangler go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wangler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Giannopoulos right now. #T4#
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wangler. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wangler scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Wangler lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangler is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wangler throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos can't escape the position.
Giannopoulos is still trying to improve position.
Wangler trying to control.
Giannopoulos is in bad spot here.
Giannopoulos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wangler off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wangler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Giannopoulos is looking for a way out.
Wangler scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Giannopoulos is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Wangler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wangler.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Wangler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giannopoulos can do to turn this around?
Giannopoulos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wangler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Giannopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giannopoulos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wangler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wangler takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It appears Wangler was looking to counter with a kick there.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Wangler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wangler lands in his opponent's guard.
Wangler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giannopoulos's head.#T1#
Wangler works over Giannopoulos with some ground and pound from guard.
Wangler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wangler trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wangler's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Wangler looking for a guillotine here but Giannopoulos defends easily. #SUB#
Wangler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wangler 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.
Wangler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Giannopoulos manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position but Wangler postures up. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos looking for a guillotine here but Wangler defends easily.
Giannopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wangler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Giannopoulos has hold of Wangler's hands but Wangler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wangler lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Giannopoulos won't allow Wangler to pass to mount.
Giannopoulos trying to hold on to Wangler's head to control him but Wangler postures up.
Wangler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Giannopoulos taking some punishment here, with Wangler in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Wangler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Wangler.
Wangler moves into full mount! Giannopoulos won't be happy about that!
Giannopoulos is looking to get to half guard.
Wangler lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Wangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Giannopoulos looks a forlorn figure. #ROC#
Giannopoulos is rocked!
Wangler looking to control but Giannopoulos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giannopoulos is desperately trying to improve his position but Wangler has a good base and remains in mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Wangler! Giannopoulos is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Wangler!
Bobby Wangler thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: EMP Openweight Round 2
Date: Dec 08, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson stuns Giannopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giannopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Giannopoulos misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Giannopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a one two combo. #CUT#
It looks like Nikos Giannopoulos has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Giannopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson tries to work over Giannopoulos's front leg with a kick but Giannopoulos checks it.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson tries to bum rush Giannopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Giannopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giannopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Giannopoulos feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely.
And Giannopoulos tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Giannopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannopoulos avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Giannopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giannopoulos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giannopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giannopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giannopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Giannopoulos into the cage.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well. #T3#
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson is looking to wear down Giannopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson misses the body punch #TD2#
and Giannopoulos counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Giannopoulos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannopoulos slips nicely into half guard.
Giannopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working. #T4#
Johnson is trying to stand. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Giannopoulos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson is staying active underneath Giannopoulos, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Giannopoulos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson backing away here, and Giannopoulos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikos Giannopoulos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Giannopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.
Giannopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Giannopoulos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.#T1#
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos lands a front kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Giannopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Giannopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #KD2#
Giannopoulos cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Giannopoulos finish him? #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Giannopoulos counters with a solid body kick.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Giannopoulos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Giannopoulos manages to mount him!
Giannopoulos controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Johnson is controlling an arm, preventing Giannopoulos from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Giannopoulos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Giannopoulos controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Giannopoulos pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Giannopoulos looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giannopoulos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Johnson really wants to buck Giannopoulos off and get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #ES#
Johnson bucks Giannopoulos off and manages to get back to his feet!
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Giannopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Giannopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Giannopoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Giannopoulos.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Giannopoulos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T4#
Giannopoulos scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Giannopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Giannopoulos counters with a left to the body.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giannopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giannopoulos cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Giannopoulos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Giannopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giannopoulos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#KD2#
Giannopoulos drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Giannopoulos is looking for the KO!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body kick.
Giannopoulos closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Johnson! Giannopoulos dives in looking to finish! Johnson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
In his post fight interview, Nikos Giannopoulos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: TGC 82
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1#
Trambai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trambai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giannopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trambai throws out the jab.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Trambai moves out of range of the strikes.
Trambai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Giannopoulos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trambai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trambai takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trambai tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos checks the leg kick.
Giannopoulos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Giannopoulos with a poor takedown
and Trambai counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trambai under the eye.
Trambai throws a looping overhand right but Giannopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Trambai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Giannopoulos.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos throws a body punch but Trambai moves out of range. #T1#
Giannopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trambai lands a slapping body shot.
Trambai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trambai keeps Giannopoulos at a distance using the push kick. #TD2#
Giannopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Trambai tries to bench press Giannopoulos off him but Giannopoulos keeps the position. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos is trying to get an arm triangle but Trambai is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Trambai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Giannopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Trambai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Giannopoulos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trambai is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trambai struggling a bit here.
Trambai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Giannopoulos's best efforts.
Giannopoulos wants to advance to full mount but Trambai doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T3#
Giannopoulos tries to free his leg and advance position but Trambai is retaining full guard.
Giannopoulos wants to control from the top but Trambai keeps moving.
Trambai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trambai trying to keep a closed guard but Giannopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Trambai wants to sweep here but Giannopoulos controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Trambai's legs.
Trambai takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Giannopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trambai.
Giannopoulos keeps Trambai at a distance using the push kick.
Giannopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trambai defending well as Giannopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Trambai misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos jabs Trambai right on the nose. Trambai blinks but takes it well.
Giannopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trambai was well out of range. Poor timing from Giannopoulos.
It looked like Trambai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trambai ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
Trambai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Trambai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos jabs at Trambai's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Giannopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Giannopoulos.
Trambai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trambai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giannopoulos eats them both and turns towards Trambai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trambai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giannopoulos is out of range and Trambai settles back down.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Trambai avoids the punch easily.
Trambai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trambai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Giannopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trambai's sensitive parts.
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Trambai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trambai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giannopoulos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giannopoulos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Giannopoulos swings for the body but Trambai moves out of range.
Trambai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trambai blocks a leg kick.
Giannopoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trambai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trambai misses with a combination
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick.
Trambai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trambai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Nice body kick there by Trambai.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trambai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Giannopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giannopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Trambai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Trambai misses with an uppercut.
Trambai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giannopoulos throws out the jab.
Trambai throwing a counter right hand but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight left.
Giannopoulos avoids the head kick by Trambai.
Trambai with a jab.
Giannopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trambai is out of range.
Giannopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Trambai.#T3#
Trambai throws a shot to the body.
Trambai checks a leg kick.
Trambai checks a leg kick.
Giannopoulos swings for the body but Trambai moves out of range.
Trambai looks to land a right hand but Giannopoulos moved out of range.
Trambai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Trambai throws a big counter combination but Giannopoulos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Trambai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giannopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giannopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giannopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Trambai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Trambai.
Giannopoulos flicks out a counter leg kick but Trambai steps away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giannopoulos. #T4#
Trambai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giannopoulos, right into the meat.
Trambai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giannopoulos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Giannopoulos scores with a body shot.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trambai misses with a body kick.
Trambai jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Giannopoulos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Trambai counters with a nice leg kick.
Trambai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trambai tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Trambai throws a hook but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Trambai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trambai.
Giannopoulos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trambai avoids the body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trambai moves out of range of the strikes.
Trambai takes a swing at Giannopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trambai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body kick.
Trambai takes one on the button.
Giannopoulos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trambai if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Giannopoulos connects with the punch.#T1#
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trambai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Giannopoulos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Trambai tries to avoid it but Giannopoulos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Trambai to the ground. Trambai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giannopoulos goes for a double leg but Trambai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trambai continues to drive forward.
Trambai throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trambai's head.
Trambai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giannopoulos.
Trambai's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Giannopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trambai was well out of range. Poor timing from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Trambai's shoulder, as Trambai tries to avoid the shot.
Trambai misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Giannopoulos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giannopoulos lands a front kick.#T2#
Trambai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos jabs at Trambai's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trambai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giannopoulos.
Trambai throws a right and a left that Giannopoulos avoids nicely.
Trambai misses with a body shot.
Trambai misses the body punch
and Trambai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giannopoulos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick that misses.
Trambai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giannopoulos lands a nice hook to Trambai's body. Trambai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Giannopoulos!
Trambai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trambai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giannopoulos.
A jab from Giannopoulos finds it's way through Trambai's defenses. #ROC2#
Trambai is rocked!
Giannopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trambai doesn't seem bothered though.
Giannopoulos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sambo Trambai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giannopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Giannopoulos finds it's way through Trambai's defenses.
Trambai scores with a sloppy right hand. Giannopoulos should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sambo Trambai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Giannopoulos works the jab nicely.#TD2#
Giannopoulos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trambai's guard.#ES#
Trambai uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Trambai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Giannopoulos.
Trambai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giannopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannopoulos pounces like a tiger and cracks Trambai with a vicious hook! Trambai is down but not out! Giannopoulos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: TGC SF 1: Man vs Bruyne
Date: Sep 29, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giannopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau digs a good hook to Giannopoulos's body.
Giannopoulos feints and then cracks Marceau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marceau down.
Giannopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau moves out of range of the leg kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Marceau is predictable there
and Giannopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giannopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marceau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marceau connects with a single shot there.
Marceau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Marceau.#T1##KD#
Oooooh!!! Marceau has knocked Giannopoulos down with a huge combo! Marceau steps away and waves a wobbly Giannopoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marceau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giannopoulos connects with a high kick.
Giannopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marceau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Marceau ducked under it nicely.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.
Giannopoulos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marceau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos thuds his shin into the meat of Marceau's side.
Marceau looks to throw the jab but Giannopoulos is out of range. #T2#
Giannopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Giannopoulos connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Giannopoulos tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Marceau misses the target.
Giannopoulos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marceau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giannopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marceau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giannopoulos's head backwards.
Marceau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Marceau's head but Marceau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Marceau 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.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Marceau's shoulder, as Marceau tries to avoid the shot.
Marceau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Marceau avoids the head kick by Giannopoulos.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giannopoulos.
Marceau is looking to chop away at Giannopoulos's legs.
Giannopoulos feints a counter leg kick.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a nice body shot.
Marceau lands the left hand.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Marceau moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Marceau tried to counter with a leg kick but Giannopoulos avoided it.#T4#
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giannopoulos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marceau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giannopoulos, as that shot connected. #CUT2#
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marceau lands a nice hook to Giannopoulos's body. Giannopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Marceau ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marceau misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau throws a leg kick which misses Giannopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Giannopoulos tries to avoid it.
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
Giannopoulos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marceau defends it well.
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 Jean-Claude Marceau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Marceau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giannopoulos thinking.
Giannopoulos moves away from the strike by Marceau.
Giannopoulos with the counter takedown but Marceau avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giannopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Giannopoulos misses its intended target.
Marceau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marceau can pounce on him.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Marceau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marceau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Giannopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marceau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marceau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giannopoulos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giannopoulos! But no joy.
Giannopoulos lands a nice hook to Marceau's body. Marceau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giannopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Giannopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Giannopoulos jabs at Marceau's body.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
Giannopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
Giannopoulos throws out a counter right but Marceau avoids it with no problem.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Marceau's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Marceau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giannopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giannopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Giannopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marceau's elbow.
Giannopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marceau.
Marceau working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marceau.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Marceau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giannopoulos.#BC#
Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giannopoulos. #T3##CL#
Marceau moves into the clinch.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Giannopoulos breaks the clinch.
Marceau lands with a hook. Giannopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marceau wants to clinch up but Giannopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Marceau checks a low kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marceau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marceau moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Marceau misses with a straight right. #T4#
Giannopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marceau.
A left lands for Marceau.
Giannopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau lands a really nice looking cross but Giannopoulos seems unphased.
Marceau misses with a lunging right hand
and Giannopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Jean-Claude Marceau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giannopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Giannopoulos is predictable there
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Marceau's legs.
Marceau scores with a head kick.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Giannopoulos looks to throw a body kick#KD#
and Marceau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Giannopoulos! Marceau lets Giannopoulos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Giannopoulos is rocked!
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Giannopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Marceau finish him?
Marceau drops Giannopoulos with a naaaaasty hook - Giannopoulos is in real trouble here! Marceau dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
Our winner, Jean-Claude Marceau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: TGC 73: Yoshida vs Boaz 3
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Gorbachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giannopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorbachenko is just out of range.
Gorbachenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice body shot.
Giannopoulos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gorbachenko throws out a leg kick but Giannopoulos moves out of range and Gorbachenko only half commits.
Giannopoulos lands with a hook. Gorbachenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick #CL#
and Gorbachenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Giannopoulos is trying to break free.
Gorbachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Gorbachenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorbachenko.
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Good body shot from Giannopoulos.
A right hand to the body from Giannopoulos. #T1##BC2#
Giannopoulos breaks from the clinch.
Gorbachenko throws a leg kick but Giannopoulos moved away.
Giannopoulos flicks out a counter leg kick but Gorbachenko steps away.
Gorbachenko throws out a powerful jab.
Giannopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giannopoulos is defended easily by Gorbachenko.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Giannopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gorbachenko throws out a powerful jab.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Giannopoulos's body.
Gorbachenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giannopoulos in his tracks.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Giannopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.#T2#
Gorbachenko lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannopoulos looks to land a body kick but Gorbachenko moved away.
Giannopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Gorbachenko misses.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Giannopoulos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Giannopoulos looks to land a body kick but Gorbachenko moved away.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giannopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Giannopoulos's body.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gorbachenko is looking to wear down Giannopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping right.
Gorbachenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorbachenko tries to land a front kick but Giannopoulos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Giannopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
Gorbachenko throws a big shot that misses.
Gorbachenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gorbachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Giannopoulos is just out of range.
Giannopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorbachenko.
Giannopoulos avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
A little jabbing left from Giannopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giannopoulos is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Gorbachenko as Giannopoulos shoots in.
Anatoly Gorbachenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Giannopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorbachenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range. #T4#
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
Giannopoulos looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#CL#
Gorbachenko moves into the clinch.
Gorbachenko digs a right hand underneath Giannopoulos's ribcage. Giannopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Gorbachenko on the inside.
Giannopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gorbachenko lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachenko tries a body shot but Giannopoulos blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorbachenko has a couple of punches blocked by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Gorbachenko 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.
#R2#
Giannopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot that sends Giannopoulos's belly button to the back.
Giannopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a solid body kick.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Gorbachenko strikes.
Gorbachenko tries to land a leg kick but Giannopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko feints and then cracks Giannopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Giannopoulos down.
Gorbachenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giannopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's 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!
Giannopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot that snaps Giannopoulos's head back.
Gorbachenko is looking to clinch but Giannopoulos is avoiding it.
Gorbachenko 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.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gorbachenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giannopoulos ducks right into an uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Giannopoulos makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gorbachenko really felt that one!
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko digs a good body shot into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut. Gorbachenko saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Giannopoulos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorbachenko throws out the jab.
Gorbachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Giannopoulos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gorbachenko checks it well.
Gorbachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giannopoulos. #CL#
Gorbachenko clinches up against the cage.
Giannopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorbachenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anatoly Gorbachenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Gorbachenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Giannopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Giannopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giannopoulos lands a left hand.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giannopoulos or not.
Giannopoulos is breathing heavily.
Giannopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gorbachenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giannopoulos working aggressively here.
Gorbachenko gets through Giannopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachenko prevents Giannopoulos from breaking the clinch.
Giannopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Giannopoulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Giannopoulos.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Gorbachenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Gorbachenko blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Giannopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
Gorbachenko digs a right hand underneath Giannopoulos's ribcage. Giannopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gorbachenko on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Gorbachenko dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Jab, jab by Gorbachenko - just one landing.
Gorbachenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giannopoulos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Gorbachenko connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos blocks a jab.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko digs a good body shot into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Gorbachenko slips under a jab.
Gorbachenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos moves away from the strike by Gorbachenko.
Giannopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorbachenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giannopoulos has time to react.
Gorbachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbachenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Gorbachenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gorbachenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko throws a jab when Giannopoulos was well out of range.
Gorbachenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gorbachenko. No joy for Giannopoulos on that attempt. #T2##CL#
Gorbachenko closes the distance and pushes Giannopoulos back into the cage.
Gorbachenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Giannopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a body punch.
Gorbachenko pushes Giannopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giannopoulos's elbow.
Giannopoulos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorbachenko or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Giannopoulos controls the action.
Gorbachenko misses with the head strike.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Giannopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Giannopoulos.
Gorbachenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Gorbachenko.
A hook to the body from Giannopoulos. #T3##TD2#
Giannopoulos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gorbachenko pushes Giannopoulos off but Giannopoulos dives into side control.
The ground and pound from Giannopoulos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Giannopoulos is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gorbachenko will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gorbachenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorbachenko defending against the ground and pound.
Gorbachenko prevents Giannopoulos from moving into mount.
Giannopoulos working away.#T4#
Gorbachenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Giannopoulos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Giannopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Giannopoulos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gorbachenko prevents Giannopoulos from moving into mount.
Giannopoulos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gorbachenko looks to move to half guard but instead Giannopoulos has passed into mount! Damn!
Gorbachenko tries to buck Giannopoulos off but Giannopoulos takes his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anatoly Gorbachenko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorbachenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Gorbachenko!
Anatoly Gorbachenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TGC 65: Boaz vs Yoshida 2
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Marceau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marceau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Giannopoulos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Marceau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marceau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marceau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Giannopoulos counters with an inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Marceau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giannopoulos!
Giannopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Giannopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giannopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marceau moves out of range as Giannopoulos throws a body kick.
Giannopoulos misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Marceau cracks a nice hook into Giannopoulos's ribs.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick but Marceau moved away.
Marceau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giannopoulos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giannopoulos cracks the inside of Marceau's front leg.
Giannopoulos connects with a leg kick. Marceau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Marceau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Giannopoulos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marceau throws a hook to the side of Giannopoulos's head but Giannopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marceau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marceau misses with a body shot
and Giannopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
A jab from Giannopoulos finds it's way through Marceau's defenses. #T2#
Marceau misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giannopoulos! But no joy.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Marceau scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marceau scores with a jab.
Marceau cracks Giannopoulos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marceau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Giannopoulos.
Marceau throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Marceau backing away here, and Giannopoulos unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Giannopoulos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Giannopoulos with a nice cross.
Giannopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Marceau moves his leg out of the way.
Marceau misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Marceau looks to land a left hand but Giannopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Marceau misses with a leg kick
and Giannopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Giannopoulos connects with a body shot that sends Marceau's belly button to the back.
Giannopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Giannopoulos digs a good hook to Marceau's body.
Marceau throws a sloppy head kick and Giannopoulos moves out of range easily.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Marceau's front leg but catches the back leg as Marceau tries to avoid it.
Giannopoulos tried to score with a low kick but Marceau checks it.
Marceau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Giannopoulos. Giannopoulos obviously looking to wear him down. #T4##CL#
Marceau takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marceau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marceau backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Giannopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marceau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giannopoulos on the side of the head.
Marceau works Giannopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Marceau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Giannopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marceau.
Giannopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marceau. That did some damage!
Giannopoulos scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Giannopoulos misses.
Giannopoulos cracks Marceau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marceau cracks Giannopoulos with a good jab.
Giannopoulos checks a leg kick.
Giannopoulos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Giannopoulos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT2#
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Giannopoulos jabs at Marceau's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Marceau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marceau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marceau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Marceau misses with a hook
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marceau thinking.
Giannopoulos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marceau if he has to take too many more of those.
Marceau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#KD2#
Giannopoulos cracks Marceau with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Giannopoulos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marceau to stand back up!
Marceau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau throws an off balance right hand
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marceau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Giannopoulos. That one must have hurt.
Giannopoulos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marceau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giannopoulos can pounce on him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Giannopoulos.
A jab from Giannopoulos misses. #T2#
Giannopoulos digs a good hook to Marceau's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giannopoulos.
A jab from Marceau misses.
Giannopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marceau's sensitive parts.
Marceau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Giannopoulos scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Marceau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giannopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3##KD2#
Giannopoulos sends Marceau crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Giannopoulos is motioning to the referee to let Marceau up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Marceau is rocked!#CUT2#
Jeez, Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jean-Claude Marceau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikos Giannopoulos!
A very excited looking Nikos Giannopoulos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: TGC 61: Boaz vs Nagasaki
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Tarley just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Tarley moves into range and clinches up with Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarley misses with a punch to the body.
Tarley struggles to land a body shot inside as Giannopoulos controls his hands.
Giannopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Tarley tries a body shot but Giannopoulos blocks it.
Tarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Giannopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tarley backwards.
Tarley tries to break the clinch but Giannopoulos is controlling the position.
Giannopoulos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
Tarley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarley working hard to break the clinch.
Tarley throws a punch but it's blocked by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos blocking some punches. #T1#
Tarley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tarley blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Tarley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarley wants to get back to striking at distance but Giannopoulos won't allow it.
Giannopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarley. #BC#
Giannopoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tarley tries to clinch but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tarley thinking.
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Tarley swings for the body but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Tarley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannopoulos stuns Tarley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giannopoulos's head backwards.
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!
Tarley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tarley swings for the body but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Tarley.
As Tarley backs away, Giannopoulos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Giannopoulos feints and then cracks Tarley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarley down.
Tarley misses with a straight right.
Giannopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tarley in his tracks.
Giannopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giannopoulos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tarley misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Tarley looks to clinch
and Tarley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarley throws a combination that misses
and Giannopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Giannopoulos takes one to the chin there.
Tarley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarley with a hook.
Tarley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a body punch but Tarley moves out of range.
Tarley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Giannopoulos.
Tarley tries to clinch up
and Giannopoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tarley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giannopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Giannopoulos misses the target.#T4##CL2#
Tarley moves into the clinch successfully.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Giannopoulos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giannopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarley blocks an uppercut.
Tarley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giannopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giannopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarley's elbow.
Tarley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giannopoulos prevents a body shot from Tarley.
Tarley lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Giannopoulos fails to land.
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Tarley.
Giannopoulos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tarley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Tarley tries to throw a body punch but Giannopoulos avoids it by throwing Tarley back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tarley scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that round.
That's time! Giannopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tarley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.#CL2#
Tarley gets a clinch.
Giannopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giannopoulos blocks a body shot from Tarley.
Tarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tarley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giannopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Tarley controls the action.
Giannopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Tarley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giannopoulos.
Tarley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Tarley. #T1#
Giannopoulos blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tarley as the two fighters clinch.
Nikos Giannopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giannopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giannopoulos.
Tarley blocking some punches.
Giannopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Tarley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tarley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Giannopoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tarley just misses with a punch to the body.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giannopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Giannopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Giannopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarley wants to clinch
enabling Giannopoulos to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarley. Giannopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Tarley pushes Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Giannopoulos prevents a body shot from Tarley.
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!#BC2#
Tarley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Giannopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos cracks Tarley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarley.
Tarley digs a good hook to Giannopoulos's body.
Tarley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Giannopoulos rather than just go for the knockout.
Giannopoulos drops Tarley with a straight right hand, right on the button! Giannopoulos follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TGC 56: Mikhasevich vs Gagnon
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
McKenna fails with a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
It looks like Robert McKenna has been cut.
Giannopoulos 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. #CL2#
McKenna closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giannopoulos's elbow. #BC2#
McKenna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKenna wants to clinch.
Giannopoulos throwing a counter right hand but McKenna manages to avoid it.#T1#
McKenna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
McKenna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giannopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKenna is leaning against Giannopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
McKenna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenna fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
McKenna fails with the takedown.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
McKenna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKenna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McKenna tries to clinch but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giannopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKenna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Giannopoulos jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T3#
McKenna tries to clinch but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Giannopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McKenna is defended easily by Giannopoulos.#TD2#
McKenna shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McKenna was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
Giannopoulos prevents McKenna from moving into mount.
McKenna grinds an elbow into Giannopoulos's temple.
Giannopoulos tries to buck McKenna off but McKenna is having none of it.
Giannopoulos is not content to let McKenna control the position.
Giannopoulos wants to control but McKenna postures up.
Giannopoulos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Top Dawg, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Giannopoulos tries to bench press McKenna off him but McKenna keeps the position.
McKenna throws a strike aimed at the side of Giannopoulos's head but Giannopoulos avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giannopoulos is trying to get back to half guard.
McKenna misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Giannopoulos's face, being in this tough position on 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 Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert McKenna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
McKenna tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giannopoulos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McKenna somewhat.
McKenna tries for a takedown but Giannopoulos circles away easily
and Giannopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKenna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Giannopoulos as he jumps to the side.
Giannopoulos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna tries for a takedown but Giannopoulos circles away easily
and Giannopoulos counters with a left and a right that stings McKenna. #T1##TD2#
McKenna closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Giannopoulos to the mat! Giannopoulos manages to get full guard.
Giannopoulos being controlled here, momentarily.
Giannopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position but McKenna postures up.
Giannopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKenna is one step ahead there.
Giannopoulos pulls McKenna in close to his closed guard and prevents McKenna from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
Giannopoulos controls McKenna momentarily but McKenna frees himself.
McKenna working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Giannopoulos's head.
McKenna trying to control but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giannopoulos pulls McKenna in close to prevent any damage.
McKenna is looking to advance position but Giannopoulos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
McKenna tries to hold on but Giannopoulos postures up.#T3#
McKenna tries to reverse the position but Giannopoulos maintains control.
McKenna trying desperately to get to his feet. #SUB#
McKenna tries to control Giannopoulos's head but Giannopoulos pushes him back down and moves quickly to lock up an arm here - he's swung around for an armbar! Will he get it??? Yes! McKenna is tapping out! Lovely Jiu Jitsu there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (armbar). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos 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.

Event: TGC 52: Reaper vs Mikhasevich
Date: Apr 21, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos scores with a nice right hand.
Marceau throws a big shot that misses.
Giannopoulos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Giannopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Marceau.
A little feinted left hand from Giannopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Giannopoulos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marceau is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Marceau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marceau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marceau! But no joy.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick but Marceau moves out of range.
Giannopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Marceau moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Giannopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
Giannopoulos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marceau sprawls and moves away.
Marceau throws a head kick but Giannopoulos moves out of range.
Marceau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Giannopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Marceau didn't expect that.
Giannopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Giannopoulos is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Giannopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Marceau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos is stalling in the full guard.
Marceau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Giannopoulos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marceau's guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giannopoulos is looking to pass Marceau's guard but actually Marceau recovers to full guard.
Marceau can't keep his opponent in guard - Giannopoulos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Giannopoulos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marceau sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannopoulos is trying to control. Marceau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marceau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Giannopoulos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Giannopoulos's back!
Giannopoulos tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Marceau controlling the positon.#T3#
Giannopoulos tries to escape but Marceau has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Marceau lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Giannopoulos.
Marceau is not going to allow Giannopoulos to sit and survive in this position.
Giannopoulos is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Marceau. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giannopoulos is keeping busy.
Marceau is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Giannopoulos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Giannopoulos tries to escape but Marceau has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marceau just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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 Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Marceau misses with an uppercut.
Giannopoulos tries to counter with a takedown but Marceau is quick to defend against it.
Giannopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Marceau's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab. Marceau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marceau misses with a hook. Giannopoulos ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Marceau as he checks the leg kick.
Marceau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marceau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Giannopoulos finds it's way through Marceau's defenses.
Marceau scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marceau slaps away a takedown attempt from Giannopoulos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Giannopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Giannopoulos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikos Giannopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Marceau throws a leg kick but Giannopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marceau.
Giannopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Marceau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marceau!
Jean-Claude Marceau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giannopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Marceau off balance momentarily.
Marceau moves out of range of the strikes.
Marceau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Giannopoulos with a body shot.
Marceau throws the kick towards the body but Giannopoulos avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Giannopoulos - that will leave a mark! #T2#
Marceau connects with a looping right hand.
Marceau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannopoulos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Giannopoulos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau cracks Giannopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Marceau throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Marceau misses the target.
Giannopoulos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marceau lands a nice shot that snaps Giannopoulos's head back.
Marceau misses with a hook to the body
and Giannopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giannopoulos throws a hook but Marceau avoids it easily.
Marceau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giannopoulos throws out the jab. #T3#
Giannopoulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marceau manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
Giannopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marceau on the side of the head.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marceau misses with an uppercut
and Giannopoulos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Giannopoulos scores with the left hand. Marceau knows he should have avoided that one.
Giannopoulos thows a leg kick but Marceau checks it
and Marceau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Giannopoulos gets a double leg takedown into Marceau's guard.
Marceau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Marceau is working from the bottom. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marceau is keeping the position for now.
Marceau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marceau keeping moving, preventing Giannopoulos from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Giannopoulos drops back looking for a leg! Marceau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marceau manages to kick Giannopoulos off! Giannopoulos jumps back into Marceau's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Giannopoulos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Giannopoulos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marceau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Giannopoulos will feel that in the morning.
Marceau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marceau misses with a lunging right hand
and Giannopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Marceau blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Marceau's front leg but catches the back leg as Marceau tries to avoid it. #TD#
Marceau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Giannopoulos to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1#
Giannopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marceau is keeping the position for now.
Giannopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Marceau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marceau managing to control the position.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Marceau is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Giannopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marceau swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marceau slips a straight right by Giannopoulos.
Marceau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Giannopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marceau can do to turn this around?
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Marceau with a hook.
Marceau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jean-Claude Marceau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Giannopoulos misses with a double jab.
Marceau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marceau is looking to chop away at Giannopoulos's legs.
Marceau is looking to chop away at Giannopoulos's legs.
Giannopoulos works the jab nicely.
Giannopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marceau.
Giannopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marceau.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Marceau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marceau has time to react.#T4#
Marceau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marceau loads up on a big right hand but Giannopoulos slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Giannopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giannopoulos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Marceau looks for the body kick but Giannopoulos saw that one coming.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Marceau's front leg but catches the back leg as Marceau tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marceau takes a step back to recover.
Marceau delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Marceau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marceau throws out a counter right but Giannopoulos avoids it with no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikos Giannopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giannopoulos 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikos Giannopoulos!
A very excited looking Nikos Giannopoulos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: TGC 45: Bush v Fidnhasieunch 2
Date: Mar 03, 2018

#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Giannopoulos. That's going to slow Handleman down.
Giannopoulos stuffs the takedown attempt from Handleman. Handleman gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Handleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB#
Giannopoulos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Giannopoulos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Handleman has picked Giannopoulos up and slammed him! Giannopoulos can't keep hold of the triangle and Handleman manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handleman trying to control the position but Giannopoulos is working away.
Handleman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T1#
Giannopoulos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Handleman's best efforts.
Handleman winds up and cracks Giannopoulos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Handleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giannopoulos defending well though.
Handleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Handleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giannopoulos defending well though.
Handleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Handleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Handleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giannopoulos's head. #T2#
Giannopoulos taking some punishment here, with Handleman in his half guard.
Giannopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Handleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position.
Handleman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Giannopoulos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position but Handleman postures up. #SUB#
Giannopoulos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Handleman has passed into half guard! #T3#
Handleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Handleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handleman is looking to stall here but Giannopoulos recovers full guard.
Giannopoulos working a defensive guard here.
Giannopoulos is controlling Handleman's posture.
Giannopoulos keeping moving, preventing Handleman from controlling successfully.
Handleman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Handleman postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Handleman passes Giannopoulos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Handleman controlling the action here.
Handleman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giannopoulos tries to roll over but Handleman keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Handleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Handleman throws a right hand that misses
and Giannopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman throws an off balance right hand
and Giannopoulos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Handleman moves out of range of the body kick from Giannopoulos.
Handleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handleman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Handleman.
Handleman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Handleman throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice right hand that sends Handleman toppling to the canvas! Handleman scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Giannopoulos finish him?!#ROC#
Handleman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handleman jabs at Giannopoulos's body.
Handleman is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannopoulos finish him?
Giannopoulos throws a pinpoint strike between Handleman's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Handleman crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Giannopoulos scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos 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.
Kelvin Handleman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a fucking man and no one will ever question that because I am a man before I am a fighter and to have some pussy that sits behind a computer all day question my manhood pisses me off...'.

Event: TGC 39: Johnson vs Wangler 2
Date: Jan 20, 2018

#R1#
Giannopoulos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos defending well as Hartwell White loads up on a big left hand.
Hartwell White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giannopoulos looks to throw a body kick
and Hartwell White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hartwell White misses with a straight left.
Hartwell White scores with a body shot.
Hartwell White tries to clinch but Giannopoulos is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartwell White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Hartwell White has knocked Giannopoulos down with a huge combo! Hartwell White steps away and waves a wobbly Giannopoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Nikos Giannopoulos has been cut.
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!#CL#
Hartwell White pushes Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Giannopoulos misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Hartwell White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giannopoulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hartwell White is looking to control Giannopoulos's arms but Giannopoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartwell White has his back to the cage.
Hartwell White stalling against the cage.
Giannopoulos pushes Hartwell White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartwell White pulls his leg out and moves away.
Giannopoulos digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
Hartwell White misses with a wild body shot.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartwell White thinking.
Giannopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartwell White is just out of range.#T2#
A head kick from Hartwell White lands but Giannopoulos takes it in his stride.
Giannopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Hartwell White is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Giannopoulos forces Hartwell White back against the cage and clinches.
Giannopoulos misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell White lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Giannopoulos.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Hartwell White blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hartwell White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giannopoulos tries to pull guard but Hartwell White forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walter Hartwell White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Hartwell White throws a head punch that misses.
Giannopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hartwell White blocks a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartwell White takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Giannopoulos is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Hartwell White.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartwell White misses with a punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos is working Hartwell White over against the cage.
Giannopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Giannopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartwell White.
Hartwell White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartwell White scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giannopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartwell White controls his hands.
Hartwell White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giannopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Hartwell White avoids it by throwing Giannopoulos back against the cage. #TD2#
Giannopoulos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Giannopoulos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Our spies down at at Top Dawg inform us that Giannopoulos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Giannopoulos is trying to keep Hartwell White in close. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T4#
Giannopoulos working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Giannopoulos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Giannopoulos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White 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.
Giannopoulos is trying to keep Hartwell White in close.
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 Walter Hartwell White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikos Giannopoulos's cut.
That's time! Hartwell White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Giannopoulos throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartwell White counters with a leg kick.
Hartwell White circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Giannopoulos.
A countering left hand to the body from Giannopoulos misses.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut. Hartwell White saw that one coming.
Giannopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Hartwell White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Giannopoulos.
Hartwell White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hartwell White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giannopoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartwell White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Hartwell White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartwell White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giannopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Giannopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hartwell White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walter Hartwell White is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Hartwell White scores with a leg kick.
Hartwell White throws a body shot but no joy.
Giannopoulos throws a front kick aimed at Hartwell White's knee but Hartwell White avoids it well.
Giannopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Giannopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartwell White.
A slow jab from Hartwell White misses its intended target.
Giannopoulos with the counter takedown but Hartwell White avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos tries to bum rush Hartwell White with a series of wild strikes but Hartwell White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giannopoulos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hartwell White rather than just go for the knockout.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping right.
Hartwell White wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hartwell White.
A shot to the body from Giannopoulos misses
and Hartwell White counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Giannopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Hartwell White pushes him off.
Giannopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartwell White slips a straight right by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHartwell White.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Hartwell White's shoulder, as Hartwell White tries to avoid the shot.
Hartwell White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Giannopoulos blocks a jab.
Giannopoulos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos sizes up Hartwell White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
Hartwell White moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giannopoulos takes one to the side of the head.
Hartwell White misses with a low kick.
Hartwell White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Hartwell White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Giannopoulos misses with a body punch
and Hartwell White scores with a counter punch that sends Giannopoulos to the canvas! Hartwell White smells blood - he's punishing Giannopoulos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Giannopoulos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Hartwell White!
A relieved looking Walter Hartwell White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: TGC 33: Lang vs Cobb
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Giannopoulos throws a solid leg kick but Seaworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giannopoulos.
Nice body punch from Giannopoulos.
Seaworth misses with a hook
and Seaworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Davos Seaworth has been cut.
Giannopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seaworth swings away with a body shot that misses #KD#
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Seaworth! Giannopoulos lets Seaworth back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Seaworth is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seaworth misses with a two punch combination.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seaworth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Giannopoulos lands a jab to Seaworth's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giannopoulos.
Seaworth misses with a hook to the body
and Giannopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davos Seaworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seaworth misses with a straight left. #T1#
Seaworth swings widly with a right hand #KD#
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice right hand that sends Seaworth toppling to the canvas! Seaworth scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Giannopoulos finish him?!
Seaworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannopoulos finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Davos Seaworth's cut even more.
Seaworth misses the body punch
and Giannopoulos rattles Seaworth with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Seaworth tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Giannopoulos dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Seaworth stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
In his post fight interview, Nikos Giannopoulos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: TGC 25: Shakhbulatov vs Human
Date: Oct 14, 2017

#R1#
Vinson moves in looking to clinch but Giannopoulos pushes him off.
Vinson misses with a hook.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Giannopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giannopoulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinson jabs Giannopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vinson looks to throw a body kick
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Giannopoulos moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giannopoulos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vinson tries to work over Giannopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Vinson manages to break the clinch.
Giannopoulos cracks a nice hook into Vinson's ribs.
Giannopoulos checks a low kick from Vinson.
Giannopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Giannopoulos scores with a nice head shot.
Giannopoulos tests Vinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Giannopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL2#
Giannopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Vinson. Vinson maintains the clinch.
Giannopoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giannopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinson controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Giannopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giannopoulos.#ROC#
Vinson is rocked!
Giannopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giannopoulos pushes Vinson against the cage. Giannopoulos is working some dirty boxing. Giannopoulos pushes off with a quick right hook! Vinson goes down! Vinson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Giannopoulos moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TWGC 17 (205lbs, D4): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jul 12, 2017

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Alexei Erschov and Nikos Giannopoulos. Alexei Erschov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

170 cm
35 yrs
180 lbs

184 cm
20 yrs
207 lbs

Erschov

Giannopoulos

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 1 losses; Alexei Erschov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Giannopoulos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Erschov (0) vs (2) Giannopoulos
Erschov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Giannopoulos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Giannopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Erschov.
Giannopoulos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erschov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Giannopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Erschov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giannopoulos is stalling in the full guard.
Giannopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giannopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Erschov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Erschov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Giannopoulos passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Erschov (0) vs (5) Giannopoulos

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Giannopoulos tries for a kimura but Erschov is defending well.
Erschov is trying to get back to half guard.

Giannopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Giannopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Erschov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov tries to bench press Giannopoulos off him but Giannopoulos keeps the position.
Erschov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Erschov (2) vs (5) Giannopoulos
Giannopoulos is looking to improve his position.

Erschov wants to work for an arm triangle but Giannopoulos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Giannopoulos is looking to control Erschov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Giannopoulos avoid being mounted?
Giannopoulos is looking for a sweep. Erschov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Erschov is working for a kimura but Giannopoulos is defending it quite comfortably.
Giannopoulos has his hands clasped together around Erschov's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Erschov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Giannopoulos is pressing down on Erschov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Giannopoulos working a defensive guard here.
Erschov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giannopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giannopoulos controlling Erschov's posture.
Erschov trying to control but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.
Giannopoulos is controlling Erschov's posture.
Erschov trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Erschov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Giannopoulos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Giannopoulos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erschov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erschov trying to control the position from guard on top but Giannopoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Giannopoulos is looking for a triangle but Erschov pushes his legs off easily.
Erschov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giannopoulos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position but Erschov postures up.
Giannopoulos has control of Erschov's left arm, preventing Erschov from doing any damage.

Erschov drops back looking for a leg! Giannopoulos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giannopoulos manages to kick Erschov off! Erschov jumps back into Giannopoulos's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos pulls Erschov in close to prevent any damage.
Giannopoulos working a defensive guard here.
Giannopoulos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Giannopoulos controls Erschov momentarily but Erschov frees himself.
Erschov wants to control from the top but Giannopoulos keeps moving.
Giannopoulos controls Erschov momentarily but Erschov frees himself.
Erschov is pushing down on Giannopoulos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Giannopoulos is fighting to maintain full guard but Erschov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Giannopoulos moves into full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Giannopoulos working for a triangle but Erschov defends it easily.
Giannopoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Erschov is pushing down on Giannopoulos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Giannopoulos is fighting to maintain full guard but Erschov has managed to sneak the leg through.

Giannopoulos is defending against the submission attempts here by Erschov.

Erschov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Giannopoulos is just riding it out for now. Erschov eventually gives up the hold.
Giannopoulos moves into full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giannopoulos holds on and takes a little breather.

Giannopoulos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erschov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Erschov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Erschov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giannopoulos trying to control the position.

Giannopoulos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Erschov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Erschov trying to control but Giannopoulos is working from the bottom.

Erschov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Erschov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Giannopoulos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Erschov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Giannopoulos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Erschov defends well.

Erschov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Erschov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Giannopoulos is looking for a triangle but Erschov pushes his legs off easily.
Erschov wants to pass the guard but Giannopoulos is keeping the position.

Erschov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.

Erschov drops back looking for a leg! Giannopoulos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giannopoulos manages to kick Erschov off! Erschov jumps back into Giannopoulos's guard.
Giannopoulos working a defensive guard here.
Erschov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Giannopoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Erschov is proving a slippery customer.

Giannopoulos looking for a guillotine here but Erschov defends easily.
Giannopoulos pulls Erschov in close to prevent any damage.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.

Erschov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Erschov seems to have locked his on tight now - Giannopoulos screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Erschov, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alexei Erschov!

Event: TWGC 17 (205lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 11, 2017

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos and Tony Miyazaki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

184 cm
19 yrs
207 lbs

191 cm
20 yrs
176 lbs

Giannopoulos

Miyazaki

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Tony Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Giannopoulos closes the distance and clinches.

Giannopoulos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Giannopoulos (4) vs (0) Miyazaki

Giannopoulos swings around for an armbar but Miyazaki sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Giannopoulos's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Giannopoulos (4) vs (2) Miyazaki
Miyazaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giannopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Giannopoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Miyazaki is proving a slippery customer.

Giannopoulos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Miyazaki rolls with it to try and escape but Giannopoulos cranks on the arm and Miyazaki is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TWGC 17 (205lbs, D4): New York Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 03, 2017

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Evan Glascoe and Nikos Giannopoulos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

196 cm
19 yrs
200 lbs

184 cm
19 yrs
207 lbs

Glascoe

Giannopoulos

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Evan Glascoe! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Giannopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Giannopoulos looking for a takedown.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown.
Giannopoulos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evan Glascoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Glascoe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown.

Giannopoulos lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Glascoe (0) vs (2) Giannopoulos

Glascoe has his foot on Giannopoulos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Giannopoulos works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glascoe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glascoe seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Giannopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glascoe keeping moving, preventing Giannopoulos from controlling successfully.
Giannopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Glascoe.
Glascoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glascoe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Glascoe (2) vs (2) Giannopoulos
Glascoe wants to control from the top but Giannopoulos keeps moving.

Giannopoulos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Glascoe rolls with it to try and escape but Giannopoulos cranks on the arm and Glascoe is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikos Giannopoulos!
A less than humble Nikos Giannopoulos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: TWGC 17 (205lbs, D4): New York Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2017

Coming up we have a light heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos and Pacer Dalton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

184 cm
19 yrs
207 lbs

180 cm
18 yrs
220 lbs

Giannopoulos

Dalton

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Nikos Giannopoulos! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Pacer Dalton!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Giannopoulos closes the distance and pushes Dalton back into the cage.
Giannopoulos looking for a takedown.
Dalton tries to score a body lock takedown but Giannopoulos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Dalton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (2) Dalton
Dalton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Giannopoulos (0) vs (5) Dalton
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Giannopoulos has given up his back here. Will Dalton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Giannopoulos (0) vs (8) Dalton
Dalton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dalton looking to hold on to the position here but Giannopoulos rolls and ends up regaining guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Giannopoulos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dalton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Dalton has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Giannopoulos to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dalton is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Giannopoulos pulls down on the head and he's put Dalton to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikos Giannopoulos!
Nikos Giannopoulos 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.

Event: Test Night 2
Date: Jan 25, 2017

#R1#
Giannopoulos throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding lands with a nice body punch.
Harding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harding scores with a nice right hand.
Harding smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giannopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harding doesn't seem bothered though.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Giannopoulos.
Harding fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harding 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.
Giannopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giannopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos lands with a right hand.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Harding.
Giannopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
That kick from Harding tenderised Giannopoulos's leg. Giannopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Giannopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harding.
Giannopoulos misses with a looping left.
Harding looks for the body kick but Giannopoulos saw that one coming.
Giannopoulos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harding defending well as Giannopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Giannopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Harding had a free shot at his head there.
Giannopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harding slips under a jab.
Harding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giannopoulos.
Harding keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos cracks a nice hook into Harding's ribs.
Harding buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Harding slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Giannopoulos checks a leg kick.
Giannopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harding pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
Harding tries to land a body kick
and Giannopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giannopoulos's corner calls for a 1-2. Giannopoulos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Harding scores with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
enabling Harding to counter with a crisp jab.
Harding misses with a kick to the body.
Harding thuds his right hand into Giannopoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giannopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harding slips under a jab.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook.
Harding scores with a spinning back kick!
Harding lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Harding avoids the punch easily.
Harding lands a nice looking kick to the body. Giannopoulos takes a step back to recover.
Giannopoulos misses with a left hand
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harding connects with a right hand. Giannopoulos shakes it off.
Harding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Harding comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harding has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 9:10
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Harding!

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