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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Simone (ranked 2235 p4p, 2789 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 295 p4p, 353 weight class). Simone comes to the cage accompanied by Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro. The crowd seem to be enjoying Papadopoulos's choice of entrance music: Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simone slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Jab, jab by Simone - just one landing.
Papadopoulos wants to land a leg kick but Simone is out of range.
Joey Simone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simone throws a body shot but no joy.
Simone throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Simone scores with a nice head shot.
Papadopoulos walks into a stiff left hand from Simone.
Simone has closed the distance and engaged Papadopoulos in a clinch.
Simone digs a right hand underneath Papadopoulos's ribcage. Papadopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simone.
Simone misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Simone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simone lands with a left to the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
Simone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simone lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos stalling.
Simone pulls guard successfully.
Papadopoulos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Papadopoulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simone looking for a guillotine here but Papadopoulos defends easily.
Simone wants to sweep here but Papadopoulos controlling him for the moment.
Papadopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Papadopoulos is fighting to break Simone's control of his arms but Simone is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Papadopoulos stacks Simone on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Papadopoulos!
Papadopoulos gets to mount! Simone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Simone is having none of it.
Simone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Simone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Simone looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone moves into full guard.
Papadopoulos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Simone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simone working a defensive guard here.
Simone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Papadopoulos preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Simone has his foot on Papadopoulos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Papadopoulos works his way back into a safe position though.
Papadopoulos postures up in Simone's guard and throws a big left but Simone blocks it.
Simone working for a triangle but Papadopoulos defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simone keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.
Simone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Papadopoulos wants to stand but Simone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simone is looking for a triangle but Papadopoulos pushes his legs off easily.
Simone wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Simone.
Simone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Simone scores with a nice right hand.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Simone.
Papadopoulos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simone misses with an uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick as Simone jumps back.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick
and Simone counters by clinching up.
Simone cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
Simone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Simone.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Simone prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simone lands with a light punch inside.
Simone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone pulls guard successfully.
Papadopoulos won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
Simone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papadopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papadopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadopoulos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Papadopoulos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Simone is working from the bottom.
Papadopoulos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Simone controlling Papadopoulos's posture.
Papadopoulos 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.
Simone working for a triangle but Papadopoulos defends it easily.
Papadopoulos won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but Simone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simone looking for a guillotine here but Papadopoulos defends easily.
Simone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Papadopoulos is aware though and is defending well.
Papadopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Papadopoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simone keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Simone moves out of range.
Simone scores with the left hand. Papadopoulos knows he should have avoided that one.
Simone checks a low kick from Papadopoulos.
Simone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papadopoulos moves out of range as Simone strikes.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Simone down by chopping away at his legs.
Papadopoulos missing with a left hand there. Simone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simone throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Simone dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Papadopoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Simone is out of range.
Simone swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Simone lands a right hook to the body.
Simone stuns Papadopoulos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Simone was well out of range.
Simone is looking to counter punch.
Simone misses with an uppercut
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Simone misses.
Simone tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Simone.
Simone takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Simone misses with a straight left.
Simone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Simone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Papadopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simone doesn't seem phased though.
Simone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simone connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simone.
Papadopoulos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Simone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Papadopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simone counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Simone. Beautiful body shot.
Simone lands with a right hand.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Simone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simone.
Papadopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simone throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Papadopoulos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick that misses.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Simone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simone. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simone!
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simone has managed to clinch.
Joey Simone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Simone.
Simone misses with a punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Simone avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos just leaning against Simone, taking a breather.
Papadopoulos looking to slow down the pace here.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Papadopoulos is looking to control Simone's arms but Simone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papadopoulos has his back to the cage.
A short left from Simone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Simone.
Simone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Simone misses with a punch on the inside.
Simone jumps into guard, dragging Papadopoulos to the mat.
Papadopoulos won't allow Simone to sweep him here.
Simone pulls Papadopoulos in to control the position.
Simone looking for a guillotine here but Papadopoulos defends easily.
Papadopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Simone.
Simone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Papadopoulos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Papadopoulos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Papadopoulos's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos keeping moving, preventing Simone from controlling successfully.
Simone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papadopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Simone is working hard here to advance position.
Joey Simone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simone stays in close to Papadopoulos's body and controls the position.
Simone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Papadopoulos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simone's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Simone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simone 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Simone!
Joey Simone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Avraam Papadopoulos stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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