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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 3793 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Rick Drew (ranked 359 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rick Drew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xanthopoulos throwing a counter right hand but Drew manages to avoid it.
Drew stuns Xanthopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drew scores with a leg kick.
Drew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xanthopoulos 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.
Drew lands with a nice body punch.
Xanthopoulos takes one to the chin there.
Drew lands a slapping body shot.
Drew digs a good hook to Xanthopoulos's body.
Xanthopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drew.
Xanthopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Drew had a free shot at his head there.
Drew throws a body punch but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drew.
Drew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Drew. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew scores with a shot to the body.
Rick Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew stuns Xanthopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drew fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xanthopoulos throws a quick counter head kick but Drew was just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Drew. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Drew both land. Nice combination.
Drew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Drew.
As Drew tries to get set, Xanthopoulos tries to push him back and clinch up but Drew manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drew. That's going to slow Xanthopoulos down.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drew duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xanthopoulos.
Drew scores with a leg kick.
Xanthopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drew.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drew. That's going to slow Xanthopoulos down.
Drew misses the shot to the body.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xanthopoulos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drew.
Drew tries to bum rush Xanthopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Xanthopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Xanthopoulos misses its target.
Drew throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xanthopoulos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Xanthopoulos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xanthopoulos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drew can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xanthopoulos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos prevents Drew from getting back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Drew keeping full guard, as Xanthopoulos tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xanthopoulos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xanthopoulos has a takedown stuffed.
Xanthopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drew keeps Xanthopoulos at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
Drew with a hook.
Drew misses with a series of wild punches.
Xanthopoulos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drew sprawls and moves away.
A lazy left from Drew finds it's target.
Drew misses with a few strikes there.
Xanthopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xanthopoulos blocks a jab.
Xanthopoulos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Drew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drew lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drew swings for the body but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos tries to counter by clinching up but Drew breaks away and moves out of range.
Drew cracks Xanthopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drew lands a jab to Xanthopoulos's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Drew dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drew lands a body shot.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Drew is predictable there
and Xanthopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Drew didn't expect that.
Xanthopoulos pushes down on Drew's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drew trying to control here.
Xanthopoulos stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew is in trouble now - Xanthopoulos has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Xanthopoulos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Xanthopoulos wants to take his opponent's back but Drew doesn't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drew is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Xanthopoulos has taken his back.
Xanthopoulos is not going to allow Drew to sit and survive in this position.
Xanthopoulos looking for the RNC.
I would not like to be Drew right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos looking for the choke but no joy.
Xanthopoulos avoiding Drew 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Xanthopoulos controlling well, preventing Drew from escaping the position.
Xanthopoulos is riding his opponent, not letting Drew buck him off.
Xanthopoulos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Drew defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
I really don't envy Drew right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drew looks to score with a jab to the body but Xanthopoulos is just out of range.
Drew connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Xanthopoulos momentarily.
Drew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drew throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos feinted with a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Drew. Beautiful body shot.
Drew throws a right hand that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drew throws a body shot but no joy.
Xanthopoulos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drew lands a body shot.
Xanthopoulos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drew was covering up waiting for the punch and Xanthopoulos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos is stalling in the full guard.
Drew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drew not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drew can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xanthopoulos controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Drew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Xanthopoulos stays in close to Drew's body and controls the position.
Drew looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drew is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew postures up in Xanthopoulos's guard and throws a big left but Xanthopoulos blocks it.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Drew's posture.
Drew throws a big elbow that misses.
Xanthopoulos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drew.
Xanthopoulos has Drew pulled in close to control his posture.
Drew won't allow Xanthopoulos to sweep him here.
Drew wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving.
Drew throws a sloppy strike and Xanthopoulos has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Drew is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Xanthopoulos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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