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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Pappadopulous (ranked 3830 p4p, 5573 weight class) and Yung Brady (ranked 416 p4p, 522 weight class). Yung Brady will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nik Pappadopulous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yung Brady!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pappadopulous gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappadopulous.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with an uppercut but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pappadopulous pulls guard.
Pappadopulous doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pappadopulous is adopting a defensive guard.
Pappadopulous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brady wants to control from the top but Pappadopulous keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous looking for a sweep. Not yet Pappadopulous, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pappadopulous looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brady puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pappadopulous manages to get to full guard.
Pappadopulous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappadopulous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pappadopulous thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Ground and pound from Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pappadopulous is looking to take a break and control but Brady is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pappadopulous winds up and cracks Brady with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Pappadopulous is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pappadopulous prevents Brady from standing back up.
Brady taking some punishment here, with Pappadopulous in his half guard.
Brady is trying to stand.
Pappadopulous slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
Pappadopulous throwing shots but Brady is blocking nicely.
Brady on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brady wants to get back to his feet.
Brady felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pappadopulous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brady has hold of Pappadopulous's hands but Pappadopulous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pappadopulous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pappadopulous has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brady pushes Pappadopulous off looking to stand but Pappadopulous dives back in and keeps control.
Pappadopulous sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pappadopulous trying to control from half guard but Brady is working away.
Pappadopulous slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pappadopulous connects with a nice short shot to Brady's temple.
Brady moves into full guard.
Pappadopulous wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
Pappadopulous working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pappadopulous is working Brady over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands a big shot to Brady's brow.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Pappadopulous from controlling successfully.
Pappadopulous showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pappadopulous wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Pappadopulous connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Pappadopulous dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pappadopulous misses with a wild body shot.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pappadopulous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick that misses.
Pappadopulous tries to land a leg kick but Brady saw it coming and moves away.
Brady checks the leg kick.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappadopulous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pappadopulous.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady checks a low kick from Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick that misses.
Pappadopulous pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brady is out of range and Pappadopulous settles back down.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
Pappadopulous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pappadopulous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pappadopulous tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Brady tries to counter it with a takedown but Pappadopulous pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pappadopulous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pappadopulous misses with a takedown attempt - Brady sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Pappadopulous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brady bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fails with a takedown attempt.
Pappadopulous throws a jab but it's blocked by Brady.
Pappadopulous tries a low kick but Brady avoids it.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.
A jab from Pappadopulous does it's job there.
Brady moves out of range as Pappadopulous throws a body kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brady checks it well.
Pappadopulous throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brady sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous misses with a low kick.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brady keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pappadopulous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous lands a jab to Brady's midsection.
Pappadopulous throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Pappadopulous doesn't manage to clinch there - Brady circles away.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pappadopulous throws out the jab.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pappadopulous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nik Pappadopulous is winning the standup battle so far.
Brady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pappadopulous.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady moves out of range as Pappadopulous throws a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pappadopulous throws a front kick aimed at Brady's knee but Brady avoids it well.
Brady drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pappadopulous defends it well.
Pappadopulous lands with a slapping head kick.
Pappadopulous misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nik Pappadopulous dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pappadopulous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brady checks it well.
Pappadopulous tries a low kick but Brady avoids it.
Brady feints the counter takedown.
Brady blocks a jab.
Pappadopulous throws a push kick but Brady slaps the foot to one side.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brady manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pappadopulous misses its intended target.
Brady is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brady stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady moves out of range of the body kick.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous throws a wild body kick that Brady sees coming a mile off.
Brady tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brady circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Brady with the counter takedown but Pappadopulous avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.
Pappadopulous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brady moves away.
Pappadopulous tries to land a leg kick but Brady saw it coming and moves away.
Pappadopulous is looking to land body kicks.
Brady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pappadopulous scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brady is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pappadopulous is trying to control. Brady wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pappadopulous is nestled in close to Brady, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pappadopulous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pappadopulous lands with a punch from half guard.
Yung Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pappadopulous there.
Brady pushes Pappadopulous off looking to stand but Pappadopulous dives back in and keeps control.
Pappadopulous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pappadopulous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Pappadopulous.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brady defending well though.
Brady avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pappadopulous.
Brady is looking to improve his position.
Brady is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pappadopulous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pappadopulous working over Brady with some ground and pound. Brady looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pappadopulous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pappadopulous working the head and body with strikes.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous working Brady over with strikes.
Pappadopulous wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brady keeps working.
Pappadopulous looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pappadopulous is keen to just control but Brady is a slippery customer.
Pappadopulous throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brady to regain full guard.
Pappadopulous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pappadopulous can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pappadopulous cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
Pappadopulous lands a couple of digs.
Pappadopulous is in close to Brady's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brady is rocked!
Brady throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brady is still in real trouble! Can Pappadopulous finish him?
Pappadopulous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brady covers up, he's hurt! Pappadopulous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Pappadopulous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Pappadopulous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nik Pappadopulous!
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energy
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hype
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