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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorges Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiz Eonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz Eonardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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186 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
18
193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorges Papadopoulos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruiz Eonardo! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Papadopoulos dodges the punch combination from Eonardo.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eonardo. Papadopoulos shoots in and drives through. Eonardo sprawls well. Papadopoulos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. 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. Papadopoulos connects with a nice short shot to Eonardo's temple. Papadopoulos working the head and body with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Papadopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eonardo defending well though. Papadopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Eonardo tries to roll over but Papadopoulos keeps him under control. Papadopoulos wants to free his trapped foot but Eonardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Papadopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Eonardo is trying to get back to full guard. Eonardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Eonardo dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Eonardo's head. Papadopoulos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Papadopoulos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Eonardo wants to get back to full guard. Eonardo moves into full guard.
Papadopoulos content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Papadopoulos looking to pass the guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Papadopoulos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Papadopoulos trying to control but Eonardo is working from the bottom. Papadopoulos stays in close to Eonardo's body and controls the position.
Giorges Papadopoulos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Eonardo tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Eonardo shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense. Eonardo looks gassed! Papadopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eonardo.
Papadopoulos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. 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. Papadopoulos wants to pass the guard but Eonardo is keeping the position. Papadopoulos scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Papadopoulos looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Papadopoulos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Papadopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Giorges Papadopoulos. Eonardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Eonardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopoulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Papadopoulos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Papadopoulos is landing with some decent strikes but Eonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorges Papadopoulos dominated that round. That's time! Papadopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Papadopoulos thuds his right hand into Eonardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Papadopoulos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eonardo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Papadopoulos is putting a hurting on Eonardo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Eonardo is rocked! Eonardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Papadopoulos connects with a decent elbow. Eonardo is still in real trouble! Can Papadopoulos finish him? Eonardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Papadopoulos in side control lands a decent elbow. Papadopoulos lands a nice forearm strike. Papadopoulos lands a strong strike to the head of Eonardo. That's dazed him! Papadopoulos looking to finish here. Eonardo is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Papadopoulos lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorges Papadopoulos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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