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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 1570 p4p, 2267 weight class) and Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 210 p4p, 298 weight class). Boss comes to the cage accompanied by 6 Foot 7 Foot. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss lands a jab-cross combination.
Giannopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boss kicks Giannopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Giannopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Boss wants to clinch up but Giannopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Boss tries to score with a low kick but Giannopoulos moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Boss.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Boss throws a right and a left that Giannopoulos avoids nicely.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Giannopoulos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boss with a hook.
Boss pushes Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss is pressed up against the cage. Giannopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boss down to the mat. Boss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Giannopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss tries to clinch up.
Giannopoulos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boss's guard.
Boss pushes Giannopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Boss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giannopoulos.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boss tries to work over Giannopoulos's front leg with a kick but Giannopoulos checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boss defends it nicely.
Boss is looking to clinch.
Boss is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Giannopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Giannopoulos showed some decent athleticism there.
Giannopoulos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giannopoulos is looking to stall here but Boss recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to get back to his feet but Giannopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Giannopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Boss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Boss's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giannopoulos pulls guard.
Giannopoulos tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos is working an open guard so Boss takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boss defends well and Giannopoulos ends up having to push Boss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boss.
Giannopoulos rushes Boss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Giannopoulos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Giannopoulos manages to end up in side control.
Boss bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boss keeps control of Giannopoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boss misses with some punches.
Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giannopoulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boss swivels and escapes.
Giannopoulos shoots in but no luck this time.
Boss has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Giannopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Boss gets double underhooks and turns Giannopoulos into the cage.
Giannopoulos shoots in for a double leg but Boss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boss thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boss moves into range and clinches up with Giannopoulos.
Boss goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giannopoulos prevents it.
Giannopoulos can't get the takedown.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Boss manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Giannopoulos misses
and Boss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giannopoulos can do to turn this around?
Boss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giannopoulos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown but no success here.
Boss is trying to force a seperation but Giannopoulos has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Giannopoulos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giannopoulos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannopoulos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Giannopoulos's shoulder, as Giannopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Boss closes the distance and clinches.
Giannopoulos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boss avoids it.
Giannopoulos prevents Boss from breaking the clinch.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss scores with a head kick. Giannopoulos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boss tries to close the distance and clinch but Giannopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Giannopoulos.
Boss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giannopoulos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boss lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giannopoulos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boss does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boss is trying to stand up here but Giannopoulos is controlling him well.
Giannopoulos with the ground and pound but Boss uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannopoulos trying to control but Boss is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bagel Boss is winning the standup battle so far.
Boss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boss throws a sloppy head kick and Giannopoulos moves out of range easily.
Bagel Boss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boss throws a head kick that Giannopoulos semi-blocks.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Giannopoulos blocks a head kick by Boss.
Boss takes the fight into the clinch.
Giannopoulos drags the fight down to the ground.
Giannopoulos is pulling down on Boss's head. It's preventing any offense from Boss, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss gets to his feet - Giannopoulos follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss wants to clinch.
Giannopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boss seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Giannopoulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giannopoulos has Boss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giannopoulos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boss tumbling to the mat - Giannopoulos dives into Boss's guard.
Boss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Giannopoulos avoids the head kick by Boss.
Boss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giannopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a takedown. Boss tries to sprawl out of it but Giannopoulos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Giannopoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Giannopoulos looks to move away, Boss throws a big counter combo but Giannopoulos just gets out of the way.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boss clinches with his opponent.
Boss taking a breather.
Giannopoulos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boss up against the cage.
Boss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bagel Boss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikos Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos shoots in but Boss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giannopoulos shoots for a double leg takedown but Boss sprawls well. He's pushed Giannopoulos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giannopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boss has Giannopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Boss is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boss's efforts to push away.
Boss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giannopoulos wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss breaks the clinch.
Boss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giannopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.
Giannopoulos has Boss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giannopoulos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boss tumbling to the mat - Giannopoulos dives into Boss's guard.
Boss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Giannopoulos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boss manages to break the clinch.
Boss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giannopoulos.
Boss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giannopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Boss didn't expect that.
Giannopoulos won't allow Boss to get back to his feet.
Giannopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Boss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giannopoulos gets to his feet - Boss follows without any prompting.
Boss throws a head kick that misses.
Boss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bagel Boss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Boss
and Giannopoulos counters with a single leg into guard. Boss didn't expect that.
Boss keeping moving, preventing Giannopoulos from controlling successfully.
Giannopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss wriggles free and stands up.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giannopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boss defends it nicely.
Giannopoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
Boss avoids the body shot from Giannopoulos.
A right-left combo lands from Boss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss closes the distance and pushes Giannopoulos back into the cage.
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bagel Boss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bagel Boss!
After winning the bout, Bagel Boss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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