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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Vrjalya (ranked 22616 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 618 p4p, 387 weight class). Papadopoulos has chosen Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack as his entrance music. Avraam Papadopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Vrjalya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos cracks Vrjalya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Vrjalya.
It looked like Vrjalya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Papadopoulos tenderised Vrjalya's leg. Vrjalya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papadopoulos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vrjalya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Papadopoulos controls Vrjalya momentarily but Vrjalya frees himself.
Vrjalya preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Vrjalya's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papadopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vrjalya is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos looking to control.
Papadopoulos pulls Vrjalya in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vrjalya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vrjalya shoots in looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Vrjalya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Papadopoulos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vrjalya has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Vrjalya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrjalya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Papadopoulos's waist but Papadopoulos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vrjalya off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos jabs at Vrjalya's body.
Papadopoulos connects with a single shot there.
Papadopoulos works Vrjalya's body with a nice hook.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos gets caught napping as Vrjalya dives in and scores a takedown. Papadopoulos manages to retain guard.
Papadopoulos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vrjalya controls the pace.
Papadopoulos seems keen to control Vrjalya's posture.
Vrjalya slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos has control of Vrjalya's left arm, preventing Vrjalya from doing any damage.
Vrjalya is stalling in the full guard.
Papadopoulos controlling the position.
Vrjalya wants to pass the guard but Papadopoulos is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papadopoulos cracks Vrjalya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight left.
Vrjalya shoots in looking for a takedown but Papadopoulos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vrjalya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot that sends Vrjalya's belly button to the back.
Vrjalya fails with the takedown.
Papadopoulos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vrjalya dives in for a single leg takedown but Papadopoulos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vrjalya misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vrjalya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vrjalya has hold of one of Papadopoulos's legs. Papadopoulos is fighting the takedown attempt but Vrjalya gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
Vrjalya 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.
Vrjalya looks for a takedown but Papadopoulos sprawls well.
Vrjalya scores with a takedown into Papadopoulos's guard.
Papadopoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papadopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Papadopoulos wants to stand but Vrjalya is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Papadopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos managing to control the position.
Papadopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vrjalya manages to get himself to full guard.
Vrjalya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Vrjalya being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya content to stall in guard here.
Papadopoulos trying to keep a closed guard but Vrjalya is proving a slippery customer.
Papadopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya tries to free his leg and advance position but Papadopoulos is retaining full guard.
Papadopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Papadopoulos is looking to stand up but Vrjalya isn't so interested in that idea.
Vrjalya seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vrjalya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vrjalya shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Vrjalya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vrjalya's hands.
Papadopoulos cracks Vrjalya with an open hand slap.
Vrjalya ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Vrjalya feinted with a counter takedown.
Ken Vrjalya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vrjalya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Vrjalya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Papadopoulos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vrjalya somewhat.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Vrjalya avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vrjalya is defended easily by Papadopoulos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vrjalya is just out of range.
Vrjalya with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a good low kick that Vrjalya was not able to check.
Vrjalya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papadopoulos pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Vrjalya was well out of range.
Vrjalya half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vrjalya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Vrjalya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Vrjalya moved out of range nicely.
Vrjalya has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrjalya has his takedown stuffed
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Vrjalya darts in looking for a takedown but Papadopoulos gets double underhooks and turns Vrjalya into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos stops a takedown attempt from Vrjalya.
Papadopoulos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrjalya backwards.
Vrjalya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrjalya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Papadopoulos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Papadopoulos there.
Vrjalya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vrjalya fails to land the takedown.
Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking hook.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
Vrjalya shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Papadopoulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ken Vrjalya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya is controlling the pace.
Papadopoulos is trying to maintain the position but Vrjalya is very close to passing his half guard.
Papadopoulos is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Papadopoulos is trying to control but can't.
Papadopoulos is looking for a sweep. Vrjalya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vrjalya manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Papadopoulos on his heels. He'll look to pass Papadopoulos's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Papadopoulos is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya seems keen to control Papadopoulos's posture.
Papadopoulos looking to pass the guard.
Papadopoulos being controlled here momentarily.
Vrjalya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Papadopoulos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Avraam Papadopoulos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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