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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Fulcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
35 - 32 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Berry Fulcher!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fulcher misses.
Fulcher walks into a jab.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Papaioanou blocks the leg kick.
Papaioanou scores with a body shot.
Fulcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papaioanou throws out the jab.
Fulcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fulcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papaioanou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papaioanou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papaioanou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fulcher moves into the clinch.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Fulcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fulcher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Papaioanou lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Papaioanou dodges an elbow strike from Fulcher.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fulcher.
Papaioanou 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.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike.
Fulcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulcher lands a nice uppercut.
Papaioanou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fulcher looking to throw knees to the head but Papaioanou is blocking nicely.
Fulcher missing with knees to the body.
Papaioanou lands a left hand.
Papaioanou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fulcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Papaioanou looking to stall.
Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Fulcher misses.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papaioanou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papaioanou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fulcher clinches up against the cage.
Fulcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papaioanou is defending well for now.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Papaioanou avoids the damage to the body.
Papaioanou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Papaioanou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fulcher tries a knee to the head but Papaioanou blocks it.
Papaioanou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Papaioanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fulcher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papaioanou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fulcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papaioanou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fulcher rushes Papaioanou and presses him up against the cage.
Fulcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papaioanou avoids it.
Papaioanou blocks an elbow strike from Fulcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou tries to work over Fulcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papaioanou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papaioanou trying to stall but Fulcher improves his position.
Fulcher misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papaioanou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Papaioanou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Papaioanou working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fulcher throws an elbow but misses.
Fulcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Papaioanou avoids the damage to the body.
Fulcher scores with a hook to the body.
Fulcher lands a damaging elbow.
Papaioanou lands a hook that snaps the head of Fulcher backwards.
Fulcher lands with a right to the head.
Papaioanou managing to block the knees to the body from Fulcher.
Fulcher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fulcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulcher lands an elbow just above Papaioanou 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Papaioanou taking a breather.
Fulcher misses with a body punch.
Papaioanou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fulcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fulcher cracks Papaioanou with a nice body shot.
Fulcher throws an elbow but it misses.
Fulcher blocks a body shot from Papaioanou.
Fulcher has Papaioanou pressed against the cage, preventing Papaioanou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Fulcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou throws a head punch that misses.
Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papaioanou gets in close and tags Fulcher with a short punch that almost sends Fulcher to the mat! Oh Fulcher is in big trouble! He turns his back on Papaioanou, trying to create some distance but Papaioanou rushes him, striking wildly and Fulcher goes down! The referee tackles Papaioanou into the cage to end the fight! Papaioanou is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefteris Papaioanou!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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