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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholi Papalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholi Papalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Vick!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick avoids the head kick by Papalov.
Papalov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Papalov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papalov.
Papalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vick misses with an uppercut. Papalov saw that one coming.
Vick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vick.
Vick throws a hook but Papalov avoids it easily.
Vick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papalov slips a jab and a cross from Vick.
Papalov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Vick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Vick misses.
Papalov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vick with a nice cross.
Papalov blocks a jab.
Vick throws a leg kick but Papalov moved away.
Papalov checks a leg kick.
Papalov throws a nice looking combination but Vick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Vick.
Vick lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vick throws a series of punches but Papalov avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick misses with a hook. Papalov ducked under it nicely.
Papalov shoots in but no luck this time.
Papalov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vick finds it's way round the side to connect with Papalov's head.
Papalov ducks under a wild hook from Vick.
Vick misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Vick finds it's target.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papalov counters with a two punch combo.
Papalov closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Papalov.
Papalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vick keeps the fight on the outside.
Vick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Papalov.
Papalov lands a head kick that stumbles Vick and the fighters go to the mat.
Vick is rocked!
Papalov is breathing heavily.
Papalov stands up from Vick's guard - Papalov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vick is still on wobbly legs! Can Papalov finish him?
Papalov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vick seems to have recovered his senses.
Papalov blocks a jab.
Vick lands with a straight right. Papalov didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick throws a looping overhand right but Papalov ducks down to avoid it.
Vick scores with a hook.
Vick lands with a cross.
Vick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Papalov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papalov ducks right into an uppercut from Vick.
Papalov wants to land a leg kick but Vick is out of range.
Papalov throws a leg kick but Vick checks it.
Vick looks to land a left hand but Papalov moved out of range nicely.
Papalov moves out of range of the body kick.
Papalov throws a series of punches but Vick avoids them all with ease.
Papalov blocks a jab.
Papalov with a nice cross.
Papalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vick throws the kick towards the body but Papalov avoids it.
Papalov digs a good body shot into Vick's ribs.
Papalov takes a swing at Vick's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papalov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Papalov instigates a clinch.
Vick tries to break the clinch but Papalov is controlling the position.
Vick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Papalov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papalov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vick.
Papalov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papalov throws a right hand that Vick ducks under and follows up with a left that Vick also avoids with ease.
Vick swings for the body but Papalov moves out of range.
Vick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Papalov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vick throws a hook but Papalov blocks it.
Papalov takes a swing at Vick's ribcage but misses.
Papalov throws a combination that misses
and Papalov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papalov ducks under a wild hook from Vick.
Papalov tries a head kick but it misses.
Papalov looks for a takedown but Vick sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholi Papalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vick misses with an uppercut. Papalov saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papalov stuns Vick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Papalov lands a nice shot to the body.
Papalov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Papalov scores a takedown into full mount!
Vick regains half guard.
Papalov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Papalov tries to clinch up but Vick circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papalov throws a combination. Vick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Papalov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vick swivels and escapes.
Vick with a hook.
Vick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholi Papalov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Papalov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vick circles away.
Papalov drives through and clinches with Vick against the cage.
Papalov prevents Vick from breaking the clinch.
Papalov lands a left hand.
Papalov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nicholi Papalov is winning the standup battle so far.
Vick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papalov slips under a jab.
Vick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papalov.
Vick shoots in and drives through. Papalov sprawls well.
Papalov lands a body shot.
Papalov looks to land a combination but Vick avoids it well.
Papalov moves in looking to clinch but Vick pushes him off.
Papalov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papalov punishes Vick's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Papalov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Papalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Vick is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papalov misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Papalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicholi Papalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Papalov.
Vick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papalov.
Vick throws a sloppy head kick
and Papalov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papalov throws a right and a left that Vick avoids nicely.
Papalov tries to clinch but Vick is having none of it.
Papalov ducks under a wild hook from Vick.
Papalov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vick in his tracks.
Papalov ducks under a wild hook from Vick.
Papalov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papalov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Vick finds it's target.
Vick throws a right hand that Papalov ducks under and follows up with a left that Papalov also avoids with ease.
Papalov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vick counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papalov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Papalov looks for a takedown but Vick sprawls well.
Vick stuffs the takedown attempt from Papalov. Papalov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholi Papalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vick.
Vick connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Vick misses.
Papalov wants to clinch up but Vick keeps it at a distance.
Vick misses with a combination
and Papalov counters with a two punch combo.
Papalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papalov has a takedown stuffed.
Vick scores with a jab to the jaw.
No joy there for Papalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papalov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick scores with a sloppy right hand. Papalov should have avoided that one.
Vick lands a nice shot to the body.
Papalov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vick.
Nice shot lands for Vick.
Papalov misses with the combination.
Vick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papalov blocks a jab.
Papalov ducks under a wild hook from Vick.
Papalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vick manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Papalov.
Vick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papalov.
Vick lands a body shot.
Papalov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papalov slips a straight right by Vick.
Papalov is looking to wear down Vick with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Papalov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Papalov blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Papalov tries to clinch up.
Papalov stalks Vick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vick's face. Vick staggers backwards, shaken.
Papalov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Papalov counters with a one-two to the body.
Papalov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papalov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Papalov with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Vick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Papalov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Papalov.
Vick wants to sweep here but Papalov controlling him for the moment.
Papalov gets to his feet - Vick follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholi Papalov dominated that second round.
That's time! Papalov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Vick misses with a looping left.
Papalov slips under a jab.
Papalov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Papalov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Vick does no damage.
Papalov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vick counters with a straight right hand.
Papalov looks to land a left hand but Vick moved out of range nicely.
Vick misses with a kick to the body.
Vick misses with an uppercut.
Vick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vick throws a combination that misses
and Papalov counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vick looking for a sweep but Papalov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Vick is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papalov lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papalov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vick?
Vick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Papalov. What's that going to do exactly?
Papalov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Papalov with good strikes from the mount here!
Vick is trying to escape the mount.
Papalov content just to control the position here.
Papalov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vick looks a forlorn figure.
Papalov avoids the attempt from Vick to control.
Vick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papalov lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vick wants to get back to his feet.
Papalov lands a big elbow.
Papalov landing strikes from the mount and Vick is in trouble!
Vick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Papalov lands a big shot there that rocks Vick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nicholi Papalov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vick tries to reverse the position but Papalov maintains control.
Papalov controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Vick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papalov prevents Vick from getting the reversal.
Papalov controlling his opponent.
Nicholi Papalov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Papalov 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.
Vick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vick is in a horrible position here. Papalov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Papalov content just to control the position here.
Vick tries to reverse the position but Papalov maintains control.
Papalov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Papalov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Michael Vick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papalov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papalov looking to control but Vick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholi Papalov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papalov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholi Papalov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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