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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panikos Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Gorrila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat Gorrila will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panikos Papaioanou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Gorrila!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gorrila as he avoids it easily.
Gorrila turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papaioanou takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gorrila misses with a low kick.
Gorrila lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papaioanou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panikos Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorrila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gorrila closes the distance looking to clinch
and Papaioanou counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gorrila's knee momentarily.
Gorrila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorrila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Gorrila misses
and Papaioanou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Gorrila.
Fat Gorrila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorrila throws a hook but Papaioanou avoids it easily.
Gorrila misses with a low kick as Papaioanou jumps back.
Gorrila throws a head kick but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Papaioanou shoots in for a double leg but Gorrila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gorrila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Papaioanous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papaioanou.
Gorrila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Papaioanou checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gorrila misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila misses with a body shot.
Papaioanou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gorrila's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Papaioanou throws a big elbow that misses.
Papaioanou tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorrila is retaining full guard.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Gorrila keeps moving.
Papaioanou 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papaioanou stays in close to Gorrila's body and controls the position.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Gorrila keeps moving.
Gorrila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papaioanou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Papaioanou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila 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.
Papaioanou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorrila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papaioanou is working Gorrila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papaioanou looking to pass the guard.
Gorrila keeping moving, preventing Papaioanou from controlling successfully.
Gorrila is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Papaioanou wants to pass the guard but Gorrila is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gorrila is looking to score with low kicks.
Papaioanou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gorrila defends well and Papaioanou ends up having to push Gorrila into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gorrila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Papaioanou is defending well for now.
Gorrila trying to land knees to the body.
Gorrila crunches a lovely knee into Papaioanou's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papaioanou tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gorrila misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorrila trying to land knees to the body.
Gorrila misses with a knee strike.
Papaioanou jumps into guard, dragging Gorrila to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fat Gorrila will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gorrila throws a jab when Papaioanou was well out of range.
Gorrila misses with the combination.
Gorrila darts in trying to clinch
and Papaioanou counters with an outside leg kick.
Gorrila misses with a low kick.
Gorrila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorrila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou shoots in and drives through. Gorrila sprawls well.
A big left from Gorrila misses.
Papaioanou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gorrila can pounce on him.
Papaioanou checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorrila tries to land a front kick but Papaioanou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gorrila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorrila throws a series of punches but Papaioanou avoids them all with ease.
Gorrila tries to clinch up.
Gorrila lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Papaioanou dives in and scores a takedown into Gorrila's guard.
Papaioanou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papaioanou trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorrila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Papaioanou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gorrila is keeping the position for now.
Papaioanou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Papaioanou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papaioanou trying to control but Gorrila is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is working Gorrila over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Papaioanou's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gorrila is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papaioanou trying to control but Gorrila is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorrila has wrist control.
Papaioanou postures up.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Gorrila keeps moving.
Papaioanou is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorrila has wrist control.
Papaioanou stops Gorrila from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila keeping moving, preventing Papaioanou from controlling successfully.
Papaioanou is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorrila has wrist control.
Papaioanou with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papaioanou shoots for a double leg takedown but Gorrila sprawls well. He's pushed Papaioanou's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Papaioanou blocks a low kick nicely.
Gorrila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Papaioanou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gorrila manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Papaioanou throws a strike but Gorrila rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Papaioanou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorrila is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is trying to control the position but Gorrila postures up.
Gorrila throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorrila won't allow Papaioanou to sweep him here.
Papaioanou is trying to control the position but Gorrila postures up.
Gorrila trying to control but Papaioanou is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou trying to keep a closed guard but Gorrila is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorrila fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Panikos Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gorrila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papaioanou's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Gorrila.
Gorrila is looking to clinch but Papaioanou is avoiding it.
Papaioanou checks a low kick from Gorrila.
Papaioanou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorrila to score with a decent uppercut.
Gorrila catches Papaioanou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gorrila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papaioanou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gorrila tries to clinch up.
Papaioanou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gorrila to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papaioanou is defended easily by Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Papaioanou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws an elbow that misses. Gorrila uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papaioanou's guard. Nice move by Gorrila!
Gorrila trying to control but Papaioanou is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou wants to sweep here but Gorrila controlling him for the moment.
Papaioanou isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gorrila stacks Papaioanou 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 Gorrila!
Papaioanou struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou trying his best to control but Gorrila has mounted him.
Papaioanou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Papaioanou tries to lock up and control but Gorrila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gorrila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Papaioanou is looking to escape.
Papaioanou is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Papaioanou is looking to escape.
Gorrila looking to control and managing it successfully.
Papaioanou wants to hold on but Gorrila pushes him away.
Papaioanou regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is looking for a sweep. Gorrila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fat Gorrila.
Gorrila throws a jab when Papaioanou was well out of range.
Papaioanou fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Gorrila tries to clinch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Gorrila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Papaioanou has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panikos Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown but Gorrila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorrila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorrila wants to land a leg kick but Papaioanou is out of range.
Papaioanou moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Gorrila really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gorrila lands a nice leg kick that just misses Papaioanou's sensitive parts.
Papaioanou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorrila circles away.
Gorrila moves in looking to clinch but Papaioanou pushes him off.
Gorrila tries to clinch up but Papaioanou circles away and keeps his distance.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gorrila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorrila motions for Papaioanou to come forward. Gorrila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papaioanou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorrila connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from Gorrila does no damage.
Gorrila swinging wildly here.
Gorrila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gorrila napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws an elbow but Gorrila slips to the side and avoids it well.
Papaioanou landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Gorrila's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Papaioanou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Papaioanou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Papaioanou is trying to ground and pound but Gorrila uses the momentary lack of control by Papaioanou to regain half guard.
Gorrila gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou throws a big elbow that misses.
Papaioanou tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorrila is retaining full guard.
Papaioanou trying to control but Gorrila is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Papaioanou looking to sit in guard and control but Gorrila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Papaioanou 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papaioanou throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gorrila uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou tries to improve position but can't.
Papaioanou is working hard here to advance position.
Papaioanou regains half guard.
Papaioanou actively working from the bottom here.
Gorrila controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Panikos Papaioanou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papaioanou wants to control the action here but instead Gorrila manages to pass to full mount!
Gorrila avoids the attempt from Papaioanou to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papaioanou keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Panikos Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorrila.
Gorrila thows a body kick. Papaioanou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Papaioanou ducks under a wild hook from Gorrila.
Papaioanou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gorrila throws out a leg kick but Papaioanou moves out of range and Gorrila only half commits.
Gorrila lands with a kick to the temple. Papaioanou shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gorrila misses with the combination.
Gorrila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Papaioanou is out of range and Gorrila settles back down.
Gorrila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorrila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gorrila lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papaioanou shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gorrila defends it nicely.
Gorrila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gorrila misses with a few strikes there.
Gorrila scores with a head kick.
Papaioanou closes the distance and clinches up with Gorrila, looking for a takedown. Papaioanou pushes Gorrila against the cage but Gorrila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gorrila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Papaioanou if he has to take too many more of those.
Gorrila scores with a spinning back kick!
Fat Gorrila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Gorrila
and Papaioanou counters with a thumping low kick.
Fat Gorrila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorrila misses with an uppercut.
Papaioanou slips a straight right by Gorrila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorrila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Papaioanou blocks a head kick by Gorrila.
Papaioanou misses with a takedown attempt - Gorrila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panikos Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorrila throws a head kick but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Gorrila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papaioanou has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gorrila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Papaioanou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gorrila darts in trying to clinch
and Papaioanou counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorrila throws a head kick that misses
letting Papaioanou counter with a right hand.
Papaioanou blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gorrila's guard.
Papaioanou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papaioanou trying to control but Gorrila is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papaioanou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gorrila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Papaioanou wants to control from the top but Gorrila keeps moving.
Gorrila keeping full guard, as Papaioanou tries to pass.
Papaioanou trying to control but Gorrila is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorrila is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gorrila controls Papaioanou momentarily but Papaioanou frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Papaioanou checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papaioanou shoots in but no luck this time.
Gorrila throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorrila thows a body kick. Papaioanou tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fat Gorrila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorrila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fat Gorrila!
Fat Gorrila is the new super heavyweight champion!
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