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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Pappadopulous (ranked 3125 p4p, 4957 weight class) and Estevon Guerra (ranked 348 p4p, 481 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Estevon Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Guerra as he checks the leg kick.
Pappadopulous's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guerra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pappadopulous scrambles back to his feet.
Pappadopulous looking to score a takedown here. Guerra is defending well but Pappadopulous drives through and ends up in Guerra's guard.
Pappadopulous wants to pass the guard but Guerra is keeping the position.
Pappadopulous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pappadopulous missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pappadopulous wants to control from the top but Guerra keeps moving.
Pappadopulous's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pappadopulous throws a big right hand that misses.
Guerra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pappadopulous's guard.
Guerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappadopulous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerra stopping the sweep attempt from Pappadopulous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra wants to control from the top but Pappadopulous keeps moving.
Guerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pappadopulous swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pappadopulous has Guerra pulled in close to control his posture.
Pappadopulous looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guerra is one step ahead there.
Pappadopulous will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pappadopulous throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pappadopulous wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pappadopulous drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guerra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pappadopulous takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Estevon Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guerra throws a hook to the side of Pappadopulous's head but Pappadopulous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pappadopulous looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guerra throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Pappadopulous counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pappadopulous is in close to Guerra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pappadopulous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pappadopulous works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pappadopulous drops an elbow to the side of Guerra's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pappadopulous is keen to just control but Guerra is a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pappadopulous is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Guerra reverses the position - he's now on top in Pappadopulous's guard.
Guerra postures up.
Pappadopulous wants to improve his position but instead Guerra has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappadopulous missing with punches from the bottom.
Pappadopulous strikes from the bottom but Guerra passes into mount!
Pappadopulous bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guerra keeping full guard, as Pappadopulous tries to pass.
Pappadopulous throws a strike but Guerra rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pappadopulous with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Guerra can't handle though.
Pappadopulous 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Estevon Guerra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guerra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pappadopulous ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Pappadopulous looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guerra jabs Pappadopulous right on the nose. Pappadopulous blinks but takes it well.
Pappadopulous motions for Guerra to come forward. Pappadopulous throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guerra throws a good cross that connects.
Pappadopulous gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guerra.
Pappadopulous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guerra scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappadopulous on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pappadopulous moves away.
Guerra lands a right hook to the body.
Estevon Guerra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Guerra.
Guerra pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pappadopulous back to the cage. Guerra follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pappadopulous takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pappadopulous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pappadopulous moves away.
Guerra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pappadopulous throws a sloppy head kick and Guerra moves out of range easily.
Guerra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Guerra does it's job there.
Guerra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pappadopulous under the eye.
A cross from Guerra lands.
Guerra takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pappadopulouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guerra misses with a double jab.
Guerra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guerra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pappadopulous.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pappadopulous looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Guerra misses its intended target.
Pappadopulous attempts a counter takedown but Guerra avoids it well and moves away.
Pappadopulous tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guerra is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pappadopulous.
Guerra cracks Pappadopulous with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pappadopulous misses with a looping left.
Guerra misses with an uppercut.
Guerra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pappadopulous throws a wild body kick that Guerra sees coming a mile off.
Pappadopulous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guerra cracks Pappadopulous with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pappadopulous thows a leg kick but Guerra checks it
and Guerra counters with a two punch combo.
Guerra dips to his left and cracks Pappadopulous with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pappadopulous lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guerra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guerra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guerra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pappadopulous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pappadopulous throws a quick inside leg kick.
Guerra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pappadopulous is looking to counter the offense by Guerra and move into the clinch.
Guerra uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Guerra.
Nice straight punches there by Guerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guerra.
Pappadopulous throws out a leg kick but Guerra moves out of range and Pappadopulous only half commits.
Pappadopulous swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guerra checks a leg kick.
Guerra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pappadopulous takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pappadopulous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guerra manages to avoid it.
Pappadopulous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Estevon Guerra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pappadopulouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pappadopulous looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guerra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pappadopulous moves out of range as Guerra strikes.
Pappadopulous has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pappadopulous there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pappadopulous has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guerra finds it's way round the side to connect with Pappadopulous's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pappadopulous throws a chopping leg kick but Guerra manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerra scores with the left hand. Pappadopulous knows he should have avoided that one.
Guerra moves out of range of the body kick.
Guerra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guerra lands a nice shot that snaps Pappadopulous's head back.
Pappadopulous needs to keep his hands up - Guerra had a free shot at his head there.
Guerra scores with a hook to the body. Pappadopulous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pappadopulous slips a jab and a cross from Guerra.
A shot to the liver by Guerra. Beautiful body shot.
Guerra 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.
Guerra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Guerra misses with a straight right.
Guerra cracks Pappadopulous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pappadopulous fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guerra.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pappadopulous throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guerra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guerra catches Pappadopulous with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guerra defending well as Pappadopulous loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Estevon Guerra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pappadopulous slips a jab and a cross from Guerra.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
Guerra lands with a right hand.
Pappadopulous moves out of range as Guerra strikes.
Good shot there by Guerra.
Pappadopulous misses with a body kick.
Pappadopulous moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Guerra. Beautiful body shot.
Pappadopulous throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerra misses with a wild combination.
Pappadopulous throws a quick counter kick to the body but Guerra avoids it.
Guerra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guerra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Pappadopulous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra throws a looping overhand right but Pappadopulous ducks down to avoid it.
Guerra looks to land a combination. Pappadopulous sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pappadopulous misses with a body kick.
Pappadopulous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Guerra lands an overhand right.
Guerra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guerra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Guerra.
Pappadopulous misses with a right hand
and Guerra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pappadopulous tries to land a front kick but Guerra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pappadopulous is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guerra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guerra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappadopulous takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pappadopulous slips under a jab from Guerra.
Pappadopulous feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big left from Guerra misses.
Pappadopulous feinted with a counter takedown.
Pappadopulous drops his hands momentarily and Guerra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous throws a leg kick
and Guerra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guerra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pappadopulous takes one to the chin there.
Guerra misses with a looping right.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Guerra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pappadopulous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pappadopulous looks to land a body kick but Guerra moved away.
Pappadopulous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pappadopulous misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guerra cracks Pappadopulous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guerra lands a glancing blow to the side of Pappadopulous's head.
Pappadopulous throws a leg kick but Guerra moved away.
Guerra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pappadopulous slips a jab from Guerra.
Guerra lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerra scores with a nice head shot.
Guerra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pappadopulous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pappadopulous throws a big shot that misses.
Guerra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Pappadopulous misses the target.
Guerra lands a two punch combo.
Pappadopulous ducks under a wild hook from Guerra.
Guerra moves out of range of the strikes.
Pappadopulous throws a jab when Guerra was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Guerra.
Pappadopulous drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guerra sprawls and moves away.
Pappadopulous takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous tries to clinch up but Guerra circles away and keeps his distance.
Guerra throws a nice looking combination but Pappadopulous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guerra misses the jab.
A punch combination from Guerra misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Pappadopulous is predictable there
and Guerra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerra swats away the attempt to clinch by Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous throws the kick towards the body but Guerra avoids it.
It seemed like Guerra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guerra with a jab.
Guerra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guerra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pappadopulous moves away.
Pappadopulous tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guerra manages to circle out of the way.
Guerra moves out of range as Pappadopulous strikes.
Guerra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pappadopulous wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nik Pappadopulous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estevon Guerra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guerra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Estevon Guerra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Guerra 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estevon Guerra!
During a confident post fight interview, Estevon Guerra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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