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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Markson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panagiotis Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Markson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panagiotis Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Papadopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Markson defends it nicely.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown but Markson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Markson sprawls well. Markson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Papadopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
John Markson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panagiotis Papadopoulos.
Markson lands with a nice body kick.
Markson is looking to land body kicks.
Markson lands a high 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!
Markson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Markson wants it to stay on the feet.
Markson looks for the body kick but Papadopoulos saw that one coming.
Markson lands with a straight right. Papadopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Markson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Papadopoulos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Markson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Markson, right into the meat.
Papadopoulos looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Markson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Markson lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Markson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Markson. That one must have hurt.
Markson scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick there by Markson.
Markson lands a left and a right that send Papadopoulos crashing to the mat, dazed. Markson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Papadopoulos is rocked!
It looks like Panagiotis Papadopoulos has been cut.
Markson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oooooh!!! Markson has knocked Papadopoulos down with a huge combo! Markson steps away and waves a wobbly Papadopoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Papadopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Markson finish him?
A thudding body kick lands there by Markson!
Markson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Markson coming out on top.
Markson connects with a right hand. Papadopoulos shakes it off.
Markson connects with a body shot.
Markson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
Papadopoulos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Markson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Papadopoulos.
Sloppy strikes from Markson. Those never looked like landing.
Markson misses with a kick to the body.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Markson.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Markson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Markson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Markson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Markson misses with a wild combination.
Markson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Markson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papadopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Markson's waist but Markson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papadopoulos off to one side.
Markson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left lands for Markson.
Sloppy strikes from Markson. Those never looked like landing.
Markson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Markson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Markson.
Markson connects with a leg kick. Papadopoulos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Papadopoulos shoots in but Markson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Markson catches Papadopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Markson misses.
Markson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Markson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Markson fakes the leg kick and cracks Papadopoulos in the body.
That kick from Markson tenderised Papadopoulos's leg. Papadopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Markson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Markson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Markson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Papadopoulos takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Papadopoulos's calf.
Markson lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Markson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Panagiotis Papadopoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Markson connects with an inside leg kick.
John Markson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markson scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Markson misses.
Markson misses with a body kick.
Markson throws a chopping leg kick but Papadopoulos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Markson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John Markson is winning the standup battle so far.
Markson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Markson, as that shot connected.
Markson cracks the inside of Papadopoulos's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Markson finds it's way through Papadopoulos's defenses.
Markson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markson misses with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos shoots in and drives through. Markson sprawls well.
Markson connects with an inside leg kick.
Markson delivers a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Papadopoulos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Markson has got the better of the exchanges.
Papadopoulos 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.
Markson lands with an uppercut that bounces Papadopoulos off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Markson.
Markson connects with the punch.
Markson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papadopoulos. That did some damage!
John Markson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markson throws a sloppy head kick and Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Markson throws a leg kick which misses Papadopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Papadopoulos tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markson misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Markson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson throws the kick towards the body but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Markson.
Markson cracks the inside of Papadopoulos's front leg.
Markson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Markson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Markson lands a high kick!
Markson lands a front kick.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown but Markson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Markson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panagiotis Papadopoulos.
Markson throws a good cross that connects.
Markson misses with a head kick.
Markson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Markson sizes up Papadopoulos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Markson.
Markson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Markson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Markson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Papadopoulos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Markson.
Papadopoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Markson throws a push kick but Papadopoulos slaps the foot to one side.
Markson misses with a head kick.
Papadopoulos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Markson tries to avoid it but Papadopoulos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Markson to the ground. Markson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Markson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papadopoulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Markson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Markson throws a front kick that sends Papadopoulos stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markson throws a front kick that sends Papadopoulos stumbling back into the cage.
Markson thumps Papadopoulos with a low kick.
Papadopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Markson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papadopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Markson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Markson connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Markson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papadopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papadopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Markson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Markson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Panagiotis Papadopoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Markson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Markson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
Markson tries a low kick but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Markson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Papadopoulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papadopoulos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Markson.
Markson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Markson misses with a body kick.
Papadopoulos dodges the punch combination from Markson.
Markson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Markson lands with a thumping 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!
Markson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papadopoulos's sensitive parts.
Papadopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papadopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Markson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Papadopoulos trying to control the action but Markson is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos content to control rather than advance.
Markson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Markson tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markson is in trouble now - Papadopoulos has advanced to mount!
Papadopoulos controlling his opponent.
Papadopoulos has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Markson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Panagiotis Papadopoulos!
A victorious Panagiotis Papadopoulos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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