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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 1483 p4p, 2077 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 218 p4p, 281 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Novoselic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papadopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Novoselic circles away quickly and effectively.
Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook.
Novoselic misses with a wild body shot.
Novoselic misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Papadopoulos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos cracks Novoselic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Novoselic throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novoselic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Papadopoulos is out of range and Novoselic settles back down.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Novoselic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Novoselic 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.
Novoselic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papadopoulos's hands.
Papadopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Novoselic pinned against the cage. Novoselic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Novoselic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Novoselic connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Novoselic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novoselic defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Novoselic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papadopoulos dips to his left and cracks Novoselic with an uppercut!
Novoselic looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
Novoselic throws a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Novoselic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papadopoulos defending well as Novoselic loads up on a big left hand.
Novoselic swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novoselic cracks Papadopoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic throws a right hand that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Novoselic scores with a jab.
A big right from Novoselic misses.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
Novoselic scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Novoselic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papadopoulos, as that shot connected.
Papadopoulos clinches up against the cage.
Novoselic misses with some punches.
Novoselic breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
Novoselic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Novoselic avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Novoselic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Papadopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Novoselic misses with a hook.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Novoselic on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Novoselic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Novoselic jabs Papadopoulos right on the nose. Papadopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novoselic was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Papadopoulos just manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Novoselic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Novoselic checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Novoselic doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Novoselic is looking to land body kicks.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Papadopoulos checks it well.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Novoselic thows a leg kick but Papadopoulos checks it
and Papadopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Novoselic seems unphased.
Novoselic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Novoselic.
Novoselic blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Novoselic moves out of range.
Novoselic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Novoselic moves away.
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Novoselic tries a low kick but Papadopoulos avoids it.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Novoselic misses the target.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Novoselic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Papadopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Papadopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novoselic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Novoselic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Novoselic moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Novoselic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for a 1-2. Papadopoulos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Novoselic scores with a punch to the head.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novoselic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papadopoulos, as that shot connected.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Novoselic under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Novoselic lands with a hook. Papadopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Papadopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Novoselic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos cracks a nice hook into Novoselic's ribs.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot.
Novoselic moves out of range of the strikes.
Novoselic throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Papadopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Novoselic slips a jab and a cross from Papadopoulos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Novoselic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Novoselic lands a jab to the head.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Novoselic lands a jab to the nose.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown but Novoselic sprawls well.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novoselic lands with a nice body kick.
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic throwing a counter right hand but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Novoselic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Novoselic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Novoselic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Papadopoulos. That did some damage!
Novoselic keeps the fight on the outside.
Novoselic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Novoselic throws a wild body kick that Papadopoulos sees coming a mile off.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Novoselic was well out of range.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Novoselic.
Novoselic with a hook.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a shot from downtown. Papadopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Novoselic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Papadopoulos on the side of the head.
Novoselic misses with a left hand
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Novoselic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Novoselic lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Novoselic finds it's target.
Novoselic misses with a looping right.
Novoselic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Novoselic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Novoselic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Papadopoulos misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Novoselic misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Novoselic misses with a looping left.
Novoselic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch but Novoselic is having none of it.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Novoselic is out of range.
Papadopoulos shoots in and drives through. Novoselic sprawls well.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Novoselic throws a looping overhand right but Papadopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Novoselic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Novoselic.
Novoselic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Novoselic swats away the attempt to clinch by Papadopoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Novoselic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Novoselic is out of range.
Papadopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Novoselic misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Novoselic lands a body shot.
Novoselic connects with an inside leg kick.
Novoselic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Novoselic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papadopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
Novoselic tries to work over Papadopoulos's front leg with a kick but Papadopoulos checks it.
Good work by Papadopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic jabs Papadopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avraam Papadopoulos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Papadopoulos misses.
A slow jab from Novoselic misses its intended target.
Novoselic throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
Novoselic walks into a stiff left hand from Papadopoulos.
Alex Novoselic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Novoselic misses.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Novoselic misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Papadopoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papadopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Novoselic moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic just misses with a punch to the body.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Novoselic.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Novoselic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papadopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Novoselic.
Novoselic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Novoselic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Papadopoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Papadopoulos misses with a left hand
and Novoselic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papadopoulos's knee momentarily.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Novoselic.
Novoselic lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic slips under a jab.
Novoselic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Novoselic's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos scores with a one two! Novoselic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Novoselic blocks a jab.
Novoselic misses with a body shot.
Novoselic throws a body kick that misses.
Novoselic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Papadopoulos takes the fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novoselic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Novoselic.
Well Papadopoulos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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