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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Balopoulos (ranked 4215 p4p, 4867 weight class) and Zayn Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikos Balopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zayn Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balopoulos misses the body punch
and Hart counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart takes the fight into the clinch.
Balopoulos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hart pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Hart dives in for a single leg takedown but Balopoulos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Balopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Hart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balopoulos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balopoulos has Hart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Balopoulos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart has Balopoulos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Balopoulos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart goes for a takedown attempt but Balopoulos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balopoulos tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balopoulos to the ground. Balopoulos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balopoulos feinted with a counter takedown.
Balopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Balopoulos.
Hart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Balopoulos as Hart shoots in.
Balopoulos tries to counter with a takedown but Hart is quick to defend against it.
Balopoulos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hart looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Balopoulos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Balopoulos content to control rather than advance.
Balopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balopoulos slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Balopoulos lands with a punch from half guard.
Balopoulos 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.
Balopoulos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Balopoulos in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Balopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Balopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Balopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balopoulos trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balopoulos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hart for as long as he can get away with.
Balopoulos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Balopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Balopoulos pinned against the cage. Balopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Balopoulos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Nikos Balopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayn Hart.
Balopoulos misses with a looping right.
Balopoulos throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Hart lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Balopoulos throws a combination that misses
and Hart counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hart is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Balopoulos.
Zayn Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balopoulos. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Balopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart feints the counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Nikos Balopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balopoulos with a body shot.
Balopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Balopoulos is looking to wear down Hart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balopoulos misses with a straight left.
A big right from Balopoulos misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart slips a jab from Balopoulos.
Balopoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart working Balopoulos over with knees to the body.
Balopoulos is working for takedown but Hart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hart gets underhooks to prevent Balopoulos's takedown attempt.
Balopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart lands an elbow inside.
Balopoulos tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Hart.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos wants a takedown.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Balopoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hart defending well as Balopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Balopoulos misses the jab.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balopoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Hart counters with a one-two to the body.
Balopoulos tries to clinch up.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Balopoulos.
Hart staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Balopoulos lands a couple of elbows.
Balopoulos with a nice head shot there.
Balopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Balopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Balopoulos cracks Hart with a solid left hand.
Balopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Balopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikos Balopoulos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart rushes Balopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
Balopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Balopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Balopoulos backwards.
Balopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hart avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikos Balopoulos. 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.
Balopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zayn Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hart breaks the clinch.
Balopoulos throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart tries for a takedown but Balopoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balopoulos sprawls well. Balopoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart jabs at Balopoulos's body.
Balopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Hart lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Balopoulos clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Balopoulos tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Balopoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balopoulos gets the takedown into side control.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Balopoulos is dominant here and he's now got Hart's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balopoulos controlling well, preventing Hart from escaping the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Balopoulos.
Hart tries to escape but Balopoulos has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Balopoulos connects with a big shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Balopoulos lands strikes to the head.
Balopoulos lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Nikos Balopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balopoulos is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Balopoulos lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Balopoulos punches Hart on the ear.
Hart is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balopoulos lands punches and elbows.
Hart is still in real trouble! Can Balopoulos finish him?
Balopoulos lands strikes from the back and Hart isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikos Balopoulos!
A relieved looking Nikos Balopoulos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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