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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Papadopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Papadopoulos swinging wildly here.
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Papadopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Papadopoulos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Papadopoulos has him pressed against the cage.
Papadopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson gets underhooks to prevent Papadopoulos's takedown attempt.
Matt Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghiorghos Papadopoulos.
Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Papadopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
Papadopoulos cracks Thompson with a solid left hand.
Papadopoulos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thompson's head.
It looks like Matt Thompson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Papadopoulos landing some decent shots from guard.
Matt Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Papadopoulos is keeping the position.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Papadopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson won't allow Papadopoulos to sweep him here.
Papadopoulos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thompson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Papadopoulos wants to improve his position but instead Thompson has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papadopoulos punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Papadopoulos dodges it nicely.
Thompson wants to control but Papadopoulos is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Papadopoulos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Papadopoulos lands some strikes from the bottom.
Papadopoulos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papadopoulos trying to strike off his back.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Thompson'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.
Papadopoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Papadopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson dives in and grabs Papadopoulos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Papadopoulos misses with the combination.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Papadopoulos misses.
Papadopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Matt Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papadopoulos looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thompson throws a head kick that Papadopoulos semi-blocks.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Papadopoulos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters with a one-two to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
Thompson successfully pulls guard.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papadopoulos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Papadopoulos lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Papadopoulos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson has momentary wrist control but Papadopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
Papadopoulos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Papadopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
Papadopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.
Papadopoulos won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Papadopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Papadopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Matt Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Papadopoulos is working Thompson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jeez, Matt Thompson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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