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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heathcliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huxtable's entrance music is Night and Day. A fine choice. Ghiorghos Papadopoulos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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266 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heathcliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papadopoulos.
Huxtable tries to sprawl but Papadopoulos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Huxtable's coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Huxtable wants to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huxtable is looking for a sweep. Papadopoulos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papadopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Huxtable dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Huxtable dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huxtable defending well though.
Huxtable wants to get back to full guard.
Papadopoulos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxtable is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Papadopoulos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Papadopoulos's back!
Huxtable is working the ground and pound. Can Papadopoulos escape?
Huxtable is landing with strikes. Papadopoulos can't take much more of this.
Huxtable lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Huxtable has the hooks in. Papadopoulos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Huxtable lands strikes to the head.
Huxtable will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Huxtable. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable is trying to stick to Papadopoulos's back but Papadopoulos is turning into Huxtable. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Huxtable's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huxtable manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Papadopoulos tries to reverse the position but Huxtable maintains control.
Huxtable landing shots from mount.
Papadopoulos is trying to escape the mount.
Papadopoulos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Papadopoulos 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos wants to improve his position but Huxtable is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Papadopoulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Huxtable 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.
Papadopoulos wants to sweep here but Huxtable controlling him for the moment.
Papadopoulos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos looking for a sweep. Not yet Papadopoulos, not yet.
Papadopoulos is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huxtable!
Huxtable holds on to Papadopoulos around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Papadopoulos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Papadopoulos unloads with some shots from mount but Huxtable bucks and avoids them well.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Heathcliff Huxtable has been cut.
Huxtable regains half guard.
Papadopoulos is nestled in close to Huxtable, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huxtable on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Huxtable tries to get out of the position.
Huxtable gets back to full guard.
Papadopoulos postures up and lands a big shot to Huxtable's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable wants to sweep here but Papadopoulos controlling him for the moment.
Huxtable preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huxtable is on top in guard.
Papadopoulos wants to sweep here but Huxtable controlling him for the moment.
Huxtable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Huxtable preventing the sweep.
Huxtable postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huxtable chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Huxtable's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huxtable stopping the sweep attempt from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Papadopoulos trying to strike off his back.
Papadopoulos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Huxtable!
Huxtable is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Papadopoulos is landing with some decent strikes but Huxtable is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Heathcliff Huxtable's cut is getting worse.
Papadopoulos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeez, Heathcliff Huxtable's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Heathcliff Huxtable's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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