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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 680 p4p, 746 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 95 p4p, 110 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuznetsov.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos blocks the body kick.
Kuznetsov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick which misses Papadopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Papadopoulos tries to avoid it.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov throws a combination. Papadopoulos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuznetsov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Papadopoulos's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Papadopoulos feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuznetsov swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Kuznetsov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Kuznetsov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Papadopoulos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Papadopoulos throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Papadopoulos feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to Papadopoulos's midsection.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Papadopoulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuznetsov should have avoided that one.
Papadopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Kuznetsov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
Konstantin Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a left and a right that stings Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Kuznetsov tests Papadopoulos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Papadopoulos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Papadopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Kuznetsov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos'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.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papadopoulos scores with a push kick.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Konstantin Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a low kick, right behind Papadopoulos 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Papadopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papadopoulos.
Kuznetsov lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a solid body kick.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Kuznetsov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Kuznetsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov stuns Papadopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papadopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuznetsov feints and then cracks Papadopoulos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Papadopoulos down.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Kuznetsov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papadopoulos.
Kuznetsov lands with a slapping head kick.
Kuznetsov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses.
Papadopoulos throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos misses the body punch
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp one two that drops Papadopoulos! Kuznetsov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Papadopoulos to his feet! Papadopoulos is in big trouble!
Papadopoulos is rocked!
Avraam Papadopoulos's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos glances at the clock... BAM! Kuznetsov nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Papadopoulos crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Papadopoulos is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Kuznetsov!
Konstantin Kuznetsov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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