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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Dean (ranked 2457 p4p, 4412 weight class) and Konstantinos Karamitroudis (ranked 343 p4p, 530 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantinos Karamitroudis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamitroudis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karamitroudis lands with a left to the head.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Karamitroudis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Dean is trying to force a seperation but Karamitroudis has the dominant position.
Karamitroudis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karamitroudis trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamitroudis tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Dean wants to get back to striking at distance but Karamitroudis won't allow it.
Dean blocks an elbow strike.
Karamitroudis has Dean pressed against the cage, preventing Dean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis lands a nice elbow.
Karamitroudis told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Karamitroudis looking to throw knees to the head but Dean is blocking nicely.
Karamitroudis controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean is trying to break free.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside that Dean shrugs off.
Dean is trying to break free.
Dean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean dodges an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Karamitroudis lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Dean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karamitroudis has him pressed against the cage.
Dean blocks an elbow strike from Karamitroudis.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dean's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dean blocks an uppercut.
Karamitroudis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dean's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean scores with a jab.
Karamitroudis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Karamitroudis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis throws an elbow that misses.
Karamitroudis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Karamitroudis.
Dean is rocked!
Karamitroudis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dean is trying to escape back to his feet but Karamitroudis uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karamitroudis staying calm.
Karamitroudis works to advance to full mount. Dean defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Karamitroudis content just to control the position here.
Dean is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamitroudis with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamitroudis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karamitroudis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dean is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantinos Karamitroudis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Karamitroudis.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dean slips a jab and a cross from Karamitroudis.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Karamitroudis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karamitroudis.
Dean looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karamitroudis moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Karamitroudis.
Dean throwing a counter right hand but Karamitroudis manages to avoid it.
Karamitroudis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Dean. Beautiful body shot.
Karamitroudis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karamitroudis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Dean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karamitroudis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karamitroudis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamitroudis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dean lands a really nice looking cross but Karamitroudis seems unphased.
Karamitroudis takes the fight into the clinch.
Karamitroudis has Dean pressed against the cage, preventing Dean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karamitroudis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Dean does it's job there.
Dean feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karamitroudis sprawling to the canvas! Karamitroudis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dean finish him?!
Karamitroudis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karamitroudis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karamitroudis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dean scores with a counter punch that sends Karamitroudis to the canvas! Dean smells blood - he's punishing Karamitroudis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Karamitroudis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dean!
Brian Dean thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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FIGHT
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