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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ienas Sarandas (ranked 3954 p4p, 5996 weight class) and Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 497 p4p, 611 weight class). Konstantinos Karamitroudis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ienas Sarandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarandas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karamitroudis circles away quickly and effectively.
Karamitroudis slips a jab and a cross from Sarandas.
A combination from Sarandas does no damage.
Sarandas throws a series of punches but Karamitroudis avoids them all with ease.
Karamitroudis's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karamitroudis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Karamitroudis clinches with his opponent.
Karamitroudis trying to control the position but instead, Sarandas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Karamitroudis into the cage.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karamitroudis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sarandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis blocks an uppercut.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
Sarandas lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas has a couple of punches blocked by Karamitroudis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sarandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
It looks like Ienas Sarandas has been cut.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sarandas lands a right hand.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Karamitroudis misses with the head strike.
Sarandas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Sarandas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sarandas avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Sarandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarandas misses with a body punch.
Sarandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karamitroudis controls his hands.
Karamitroudis trying to land knees to the body.
Sarandas tries a body shot but Karamitroudis blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarandas.
Sarandas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarandas avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarandas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarandas swings wildly with an uppercut but Karamitroudis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Karamitroudis tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarandas avoids the damage to the body.
Sarandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Sarandas misses with some punches.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Sarandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karamitroudis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karamitroudis blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Sarandas as the two fighters clinch.
Sarandas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karamitroudiss head.
Sarandas throws a head punch that misses.
Sarandas throws a head punch that misses.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Sarandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karamitroudis's elbow.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Sarandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sarandas has a couple of punches blocked by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow just above Sarandas 's eye.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis prevents a body shot from Sarandas.
Sarandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarandas avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Sarandas lands with a light punch inside.
Karamitroudis blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Sarandas blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas can't find room to land a body shot as Karamitroudis controls the action.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Sarandas takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Sarandas fails to land.
Sarandas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarandas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarandas can't find room to land a body shot as Karamitroudis controls the action.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarandas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarandas misses with the head strike.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow just above Sarandas 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantinos Karamitroudis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ienas Sarandas'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.
Sarandas gets tackled into the cage by Karamitroudis. Karamitroudis maintains the clinch.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Sarandas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarandas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karamitroudis's elbow.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sarandas fails to land.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarandas tries to throw a body punch but Karamitroudis avoids it by throwing Sarandas back against the cage.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sarandas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
Sarandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarandas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sarandas on the inside.
Sarandas digs a right hand into Karamitroudis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karamitroudis's gas tank.
Sarandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis looking to slow down the pace here.
Sarandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karamitroudis takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Sarandas.
Karamitroudis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarandas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
Sarandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Karamitroudis blocks a body shot from Sarandas.
Sarandas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Sarandas shrugs off.
Sarandas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sarandas as the two fighters clinch.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sarandas's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Karamitroudis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarandas's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas has a couple of punches blocked by Karamitroudis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sarandas.
Karamitroudis is breathing heavily.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarandas avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Sarandas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
Sarandas misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarandas digs a right hand underneath Karamitroudis's ribcage. Karamitroudis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Karamitroudis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sarandas throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarandas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karamitroudis wants a takedown but no success here.
Karamitroudis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarandas.
Sarandas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Sarandas lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Sarandas.
Sarandas is leaning against Karamitroudis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarandas.
A body shot lands from Sarandas.
Sarandas gets through Karamitroudis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Sarandas pushes Karamitroudis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarandas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sarandas.
A short left from Sarandas.
Sarandas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sarandas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sarandas on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarandas.
A short right from Sarandas.
Sarandas lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarandas lands with a short shot to the head.
Sarandas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sarandas fails to land.
Sarandas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarandas can't find room to land a body shot as Karamitroudis controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Sarandas scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sarandas as the two fighters clinch.
Karamitroudis prevents a body shot from Sarandas.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
Sarandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarandas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarandas.
Sarandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
Sarandas lands a hook that snaps the head of Karamitroudis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karamitroudis blocks a body shot from Sarandas.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarandas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarandas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ienas Sarandas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ienas Sarandas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sarandas cracks Karamitroudis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sarandas misses with a double jab.
Karamitroudis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarandas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarandas misses with a series of wild punches.
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarandas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarandas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sarandas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karamitroudis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ienas Sarandas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarandas throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis slips a jab and a cross from Sarandas.
Sarandas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karamitroudis.
Sarandas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karamitroudis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis prevents a body shot from Sarandas.
Sarandas avoids the elbow strike from Karamitroudis, against the cage.
Sarandas can't find room to land a body shot as Karamitroudis controls the action.
Sarandas misses with a body punch.
Sarandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karamitroudis controls his hands.
Karamitroudis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sarandas is defending well for now.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sarandas avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarandas.
Sarandas throws a punch but it's blocked by Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sarandas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarandas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarandas misses with some punches.
Sarandas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Sarandas on the inside.
Sarandas misses with a body punch.
Karamitroudis blocking some punches.
Karamitroudis blocks a body shot from Sarandas.
Sarandas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarandas scores with a hook to the body.
Karamitroudis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarandas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karamitroudis can do to turn this around?
Karamitroudis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarandas misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis is pushing Sarandas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Karamitroudis prevents a body shot from Sarandas.
Karamitroudis pushes off an throws an elbow but Sarandas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
Sarandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karamitroudis controls his hands.
Karamitroudis prevents a body shot from Sarandas.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
Sarandas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karamitroudis up against the cage.
Sarandas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sarandas fails to land.
A short left from Sarandas.
Sarandas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands a damaging elbow.
Karamitroudis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sarandas.
Sarandas tries to throw a body punch but Karamitroudis avoids it by throwing Sarandas back against the cage.
Sarandas blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Sarandas lands a left hand.
Karamitroudis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karamitroudis misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarandas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karamitroudis throws an elbow but misses.
Sarandas throws a head punch that misses.
Sarandas struggles to land a body shot inside as Karamitroudis controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarandas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarandas blocks the elbow strike.
Sarandas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarandas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sarandas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karamitroudiss head.
Sarandas blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ienas Sarandas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarandas 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ienas Sarandas!
Ienas Sarandas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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