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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 2251 p4p, 5881 weight class) and Krzysztof Pochlast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 13 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Pochlast!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pochlast moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Pochlast swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Pochlast.
Papadopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pochlast throws a right hand that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a left and a right that stings Pochlast.
Papadopoulos throws a good cross that connects.
Papadopoulos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pochlast.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pochlast.
Pochlast has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Pochlast off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pochlast.
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.
Papadopoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pochlast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pochlast.
Papadopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Papadopoulos tests Pochlast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Papadopoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Papadopoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Papadopoulos scores with a sloppy right hand. Pochlast should have avoided that one.
Pochlast jabs Papadopoulos right on the nose. Papadopoulos blinks but takes it well.
Pochlast jabs Papadopoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Pochlast misses with a body shot
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Pochlast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Pochlast shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pochlast dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
It seemed like Pochlast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Papadopoulos clobbers Pochlast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pochlast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pochlast misses with a body shot.
Pochlast walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the body from Pochlast misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pochlast avoids a kick to the body.
Pochlast is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Papadopoulos rather than just go for the knockout.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papadopoulos jabs at Pochlast's body.
Papadopoulos looks to land a combination. Pochlast sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Pochlast fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Papadopoulos to the ground. Pochlast is now in Papadopoulos's guard.
Papadopoulos wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pochlast.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Pochlast.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pochlast's head backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Pochlast looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Krzysztof Pochlast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pochlast quickly recovers to half guard.
Papadopoulos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pochlast is not content to let Papadopoulos control the position.
Pochlast wants to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos prevents Pochlast from improving his position.
Papadopoulos is taking a breather. Pochlast says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pochlast lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pochlast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Papadopoulos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pochlast has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a two punch combo.
Papadopoulos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Papadopoulos moves into range and clinches up with Pochlast.
Pochlast has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand.
Pochlast tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Papadopoulos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Papadopoulos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pochlast pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Papadopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pochlast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pochlast fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Papadopoulos sprawls well initially but Pochlast persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Papadopoulos kicks Pochlast off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pochlast backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pochlast. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papadopoulos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Papadopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Pochlast throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Papadopoulos, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheers as Papadopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pochlast doesn't seem phased though.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Pochlast scores with a hook to the body. Papadopoulos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papadopoulos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pochlast moves away.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut. Pochlast saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Pochlast does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Pochlast misses.
Pochlast misses with a combination
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pochlast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Papadopoulos at a distance.
Pochlast swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Pochlast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks.
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!
Pochlast jabs Papadopoulos right on the nose. Papadopoulos blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Pochlast misses.
Pochlast misses with a straight left.
Papadopoulos misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Papadopoulos tenderised Pochlast's leg. Pochlast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papadopoulos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pochlast eats them both and turns towards Papadopoulos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pochlast pinned against the cage. Pochlast gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pochlast misses with a takedown attempt - Papadopoulos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Papadopoulos shoots in but Pochlast avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avraam Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Papadopoulos 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.
Pochlast wants to improve his position but Papadopoulos is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Papadopoulos tries to stand and escape but Pochlast is controlling the position.
Papadopoulos is keen to just control but Pochlast is a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Papadopoulos in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Papadopoulos cracks Pochlast with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pochlast throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pochlast misses the shot to the body.
Pochlast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Pochlast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Papadopoulos.
A combination from Papadopoulos does no damage.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Pochlast moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pochlast was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Pochlast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Pochlast needs to keep his hands up - Papadopoulos had a free shot at his head there.
Papadopoulos lands with a hook. Pochlast tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pochlast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pochlast can do to turn this around?
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Papadopoulos looks to throw the jab but Pochlast is out of range.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand right.
Pochlast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pochlast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pochlast scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papadopoulos in his tracks.
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 with a nice cross.
A cross from Pochlast lands.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Pochlast shakes it off.
Pochlast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papadopoulos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pochlast.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Pochlast.
Pochlast rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pochlast misses with a hook
and Papadopoulos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pochlast throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Pochlast moved out of range.
Pochlast defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos connects with a single shot there.
Avraam Papadopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pochlast takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Papadopoulos throws a body punch but Pochlast moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pochlast throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a two punch combo.
Papadopoulos throws a right hand that Pochlast ducks under and follows up with a left that Pochlast also avoids with ease.
Papadopoulos catches Pochlast with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Pochlast finds it's target.
A jab from Papadopoulos finds it's way through Pochlast's defenses.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pochlast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Papadopoulos clobbers Pochlast with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pochlast misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Papadopoulos throws a right and a left that Pochlast avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a one two combo.
A jab from Papadopoulos misses.
Pochlast gets tackled into the cage by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos maintains the clinch.
Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Papadopoulos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pochlast lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Pochlast off the cage and back into range.
Pochlast misses with a left hand
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Papadopoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pochlast staying out of range there.
Pochlast looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Papadopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pochlast lands a jab to Papadopoulos's midsection.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Pochlast.
Pochlast drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pochlast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pochlast avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Pochlast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Papadopoulos misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pochlast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pochlast.
Pochlast takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krzysztof Pochlast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papadopoulos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Our winner, Avraam Papadopoulos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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