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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 1564 p4p, 3059 weight class) and Dominic Trujillo (ranked 225 p4p, 388 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominic Trujillo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo with a nice calf kick.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trujillo scores with a shot to the body.
Trujillo lunges at Papadopoulos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Papadopoulos's hand.
Papadopoulos forces Trujillo back against the cage and clinches.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trujillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trujillo walks away with a smile on his face. Papadopoulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
A big right from Trujillo misses.
Papadopoulos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papadopoulos lands the left hand.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Trujillo misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Trujillo counters with a left to the body.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trujillo.
Papadopoulos thuds a left hand into Trujillo's body.
Trujillo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Papadopoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trujillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch there but Trujillo circles away.
Papadopoulos fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trujillo shoots in but Papadopoulos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trujillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Trujillo takes one to the chin there.
Trujillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Papadopoulos tries to avoid it but Trujillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Papadopoulos to the ground. Papadopoulos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trujillo momentarily.
Trujillo looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Trujillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Papadopoulos punishes Trujillo's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch
and Trujillo counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trujillo connects with the punch.
Trujillo cracks Papadopoulos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papadopoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trujillo.
Trujillo 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 mush.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Papadopoulos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Trujillo misses with a punch on the inside.
Trujillo is leaning against Papadopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos jumps guard but Trujillo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avraam Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Trujillo.
Trujillo slips a jab and a cross from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Trujillo misses.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trujillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trujillo scores with a jab. Papadopoulos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos moves into the clinch successfully.
Papadopoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos rushes Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Papadopoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Papadopoulos jumps guard but Trujillo stands there with Papadopoulos around his waist. Papadopoulos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trujillo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Trujillo.
Trujillo lands a body shot.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Papadopoulos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Trujillo.
Trujillo has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries to pull guard but Trujillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Papadopoulos drops back down to his feet.
Trujillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trujillo gets through Papadopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Trujillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trujillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Trujillo controls the action.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trujillo lands a shoulder strike.
Trujillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trujillo slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papadopoulos connects with the punch.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos has managed to clinch.
Trujillo presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Trujillo.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Trujillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Papadopoulos lands a jab.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Trujillo.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
Trujillo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Papadopoulos punishes Trujillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trujillo tests Papadopoulos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos clinches up with Trujillo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab. Trujillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Papadopoulos jabs Trujillo right on the nose. Trujillo blinks but takes it well.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo works Papadopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo throws a wild body kick that Papadopoulos sees coming a mile off.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Trujillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papadopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Trujillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Trujillo avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the side of Trujillo's head but Trujillo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Trujillo.
Trujillo swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Papadopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trujillo. Trujillo obviously looking to wear him down.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the head.
Papadopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Trujillo pushes him off.
Trujillo cracks a nice hook into Papadopoulos's ribs.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo takes one to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trujillo in his tracks.
Trujillo looks to throw the jab but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos clinches.
Papadopoulos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trujillo takes a shot to the head.
Trujillo tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Avraam Papadopoulos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trujillo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Papadopoulos to the mat. Papadopoulos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Papadopoulos is looking for a triangle here but Trujillo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Trujillo landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Papadopoulos struggling a bit here.
Papadopoulos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trujillo lands with a punch from half guard.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Trujillo postures up.
Trujillo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Papadopoulos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Papadopoulos has hold of Trujillo's hands but Trujillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trujillo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Papadopoulos wants to control but Trujillo is having none of it.
Trujillo cracks Papadopoulos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Papadopoulos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Papadopoulos is working hard here to advance position.
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!
Papadopoulos tries to hold on but Trujillo postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trujillo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trujillo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trujillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papadopoulos with a body shot.
Papadopoulos throws a series of strikes that have Trujillo backpedaling.
Papadopoulos rushes Trujillo and presses him up against the cage.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Trujillo controls his hands.
Trujillo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papadopoulos wants to break free but Trujillo has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Trujillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Trujillo tenderised Papadopoulos's leg. Papadopoulos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Trujillo moves out of range.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to Trujillo's midsection.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Papadopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trujillo doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Decent striking displayed by Trujillo there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Papadopoulos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good shot there by Papadopoulos.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papadopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but Trujillo moves out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Trujillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Papadopoulos's ribs.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch there but Trujillo circles away.
Trujillo lands with a good body shot.
Trujillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo's corner calls for a 1-2. Trujillo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos closes the distance but Trujillo moves to the side
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Papadopoulos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Trujillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Papadopoulos can't do much from the bottom here.
Papadopoulos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Trujillo's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos trying to control from the bottom.
Trujillo working the head and body with strikes.
Trujillo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Papadopoulos trying to hold on to Trujillo's head to control him but Trujillo postures up.
Papadopoulos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trujillo pulls his head out easily.
Trujillo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papadopoulos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trujillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Papadopoulos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Papadopoulos wants to improve his position but Trujillo is controlling well.
Papadopoulos is not content to let Trujillo control the position.
Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Papadopoulos is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo controlling the pace.
Trujillo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions off his back.
Papadopoulos actively working from the bottom here.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dominic Trujillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Trujillo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trujillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
A very excited looking Dominic Trujillo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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