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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Pappadopulous (ranked 3975 p4p, 5257 weight class) and Marquis Chriss (ranked 477 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nik Pappadopulous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marquis Chriss!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappadopulous scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chriss in his tracks.
Pappadopulous is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chriss's half guard.
Pappadopulous throwing shots but Chriss is blocking nicely.
Chriss keeping control of the position.
Chriss tries to get to full guard but Pappadopulous has control of the leg.
Pappadopulous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pappadopulous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pappadopulous is just content to waste time from the top position. Chriss takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chriss keeping moving, preventing Pappadopulous from controlling successfully.
Pappadopulous 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous is looking to work some ground and pound but Chriss has wrist control.
Chriss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pappadopulous manages to get himself to full guard.
Chriss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pappadopulous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pappadopulous controlling the position.
Chriss with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pappadopulous managing to control the position.
Chriss trying to control but Pappadopulous is working from the bottom.
Pappadopulous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pappadopulous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pappadopulous on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pappadopulous tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chriss lands a couple of elbows.
Pappadopulous wants to improve his position but instead Chriss has moved into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pappadopulous is looking for a sweep. Chriss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Chriss seems content to control.
Pappadopulous throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pappadopulous really is a fat lump.
Ground and pound from Chriss.
Pappadopulous wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Chriss there.
Chriss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chriss working Pappadopulous over with strikes.
Chriss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pappadopulous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chriss takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chriss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chriss working Pappadopulous over with strikes.
Pappadopulous punching from the bottom.
Chriss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chriss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pappadopulous is looking for a sweep. Chriss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chriss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pappadopulous gets back to full guard.
Chriss stopping the sweep attempt from Pappadopulous.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous being controlled here, momentarily.
Chriss landing some decent shots from guard.
Chriss scoring with some ground and pound.
Chriss is in close to Pappadopulous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chriss controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pappadopulous looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappadopulous, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chriss connects with a couple of short punches.
Pappadopulous is trying to control the position but Chriss postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marquis Chriss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pappadopulous takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pappadopulous moves out of range as Chriss strikes.
Pappadopulous misses with a hook
and Chriss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappadopulous looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chriss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pappadopulous but Pappadopulous pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chriss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pappadopulous feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pappadopulous knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chriss on the ground.
Pappadopulous being controlled here momentarily.
Pappadopulous working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pappadopulous has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pappadopulous's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pappadopulous throws a big elbow that misses.
Pappadopulous throwing strikes but missing.
Chriss has momentary wrist control but Pappadopulous slips an elbow through the middle.
Chriss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marquis Chriss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pappadopulous trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chriss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pappadopulous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chriss's head.
Chriss wants to sweep but no luck.
Pappadopulous throwing strikes from guard but Chriss blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous throws an elbow that misses. Chriss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pappadopulous's guard. Nice move by Chriss!
Pappadopulous managing to control the position.
Chriss won't allow Pappadopulous to sweep him here.
Chriss lands a couple of elbows.
Pappadopulous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chriss is one step ahead there.
Pappadopulous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pappadopulous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pappadopulous wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chriss is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chriss is looking to take a break and control but Pappadopulous is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chriss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chriss tries to pass to full mount but Pappadopulous defends it.
Pappadopulous wants to control but Chriss is keeping busy.
Chriss is nestled in close to Pappadopulous, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chriss blocks the strikes from Pappadopulous.
Chriss takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pappadopulous wants to improve his position but Chriss is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chriss slips a nice elbow through Pappadopulous's hands, connecting with Pappadopulous's forehead.
Chriss is thwarting Pappadopulous's attempts to control the position.
Chriss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pappadopulous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pappadopulous scores with a few weak punches.
Chriss works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappadopulous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pappadopulous is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marquis Chriss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pappadopulous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marquis Chriss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chriss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pappadopulous has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chriss finds it's way round the side to connect with Pappadopulous's head.
Pappadopulous misses with a hook. Chriss ducked under it nicely.
Chriss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pappadopulous manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with an uppercut but Chriss uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chriss can't get the takedown.
Chriss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pappadopulous is defending well.
Chriss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pappadopulous fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nik Pappadopulous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marquis Chriss.
Pappadopulous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chriss throws a body punch but Pappadopulous moves out of range.
Pappadopulous lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Chriss has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chriss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pappadopulous looks to score with a jab to the body but Chriss is just out of range.
Pappadopulous looks for a takedown but Chriss sprawls well.
Pappadopulous drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pappadopulous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pappadopulous throws an elbow that misses. Chriss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pappadopulous's guard. Nice move by Chriss!
Pappadopulous is trying to keep Chriss in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chriss distracts Pappadopulous with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pappadopulous is striking from the bottom but Chriss uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Pappadopulous slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chriss advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous punching from the bottom.
Chriss drops an elbow to the side of Pappadopulous's head.
Chriss is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pappadopulous trying to control from the bottom.
Pappadopulous works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Pappadopulous can't keep his opponent in guard - Chriss advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pappadopulous wants to control but Chriss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chriss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pappadopulous is looking for a sweep. Chriss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pappadopulous is trying to control but can't.
Chriss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pappadopulous taking some punishment here, with Chriss in his half guard.
Pappadopulous wants to control but Chriss is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chriss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pappadopulous with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous is looking to control Chriss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pappadopulous avoid being mounted?
Pappadopulous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chriss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pappadopulous slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pappadopulous looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappadopulous, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chriss stands up over Pappadopulous, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chriss trying to control the position from guard on top but Pappadopulous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nik Pappadopulous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chriss working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pappadopulous's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marquis Chriss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chriss 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marquis Chriss!
Marquis Chriss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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