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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Papantoniou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostas Papantoniou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 St Petersburg, Kostas Papantoniou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in but Papantoniou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Papantoniou fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Papantoniou counters with a quick kick to the body but Khan blocks it.
Kostas Papantoniou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.
Papantoniou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khan fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papantoniou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khan pinned against the cage. Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papantoniou shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Khan is trying to defend but Papantoniou finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan trying to control here.
Khan has his hands clasped together around Papantoniou's back. He's all about the action.
Papantoniou is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khan is trying to control but can't.
Papantoniou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Papantoniou is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Papantoniou circles away.
Khan slaps away a takedown attempt from Papantoniou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Papantoniou is defended easily by Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papantoniou shoots in for a takedown but Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan shoots in for a double leg but Papantoniou sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Papantoniou fails to land the takedown.
Papantoniou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papantoniou wants it to stay on the feet.
Papantoniou is looking to counter with head kicks.
Papantoniou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Papantoniou sets himself, and Khan steps forward looking for the clinch! Papantoniou avoids it this time.
Papantoniou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan wants to counter with a clinch but Papantoniou pushes him away.
Papantoniou fails with a takedown attempt.
Papantoniou is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papantoniou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papantoniou defends it easily.
Papantoniou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papantoniou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Papantoniou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Papantoniou dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Papantoniou, which made it look bad.
Papantoniou shoots in looking for a takedown. Khan tries to sprawl out of it but Papantoniou keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Papantoniou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papantoniou trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Khan trying to hold on to Papantoniou's head to control him but Papantoniou postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papantoniou is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khan!
Papantoniou lands a big shot there that rocks Khan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papantoniou is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Papantoniou was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kostas Papantoniou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papantoniou pinned against the cage. Papantoniou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Papantoniou to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papantoniou dives in and scores a takedown into Khan's guard.
Papantoniou passes into half guard.
Papantoniou is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Papantoniou is staying active.
Papantoniou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan is trying to stand back up but Papantoniou is controlling him
Papantoniou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papantoniou passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying desperately to get to his feet.
Papantoniou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Khan's face.
Khan tries to hold on but Papantoniou pushes him away.
Papantoniou manages to capitalize on a mistake by Khan to take his back!
Papantoniou lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Khan.
Papantoniou lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Khan trying to control the action but Papantoniou just sinks the hooks in.
Khan tries to roll but Papantoniou sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the action but Papantoniou just sinks the hooks in.
Khan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kostas Papantoniou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papantoniou lands punches and elbows.
Papantoniou lands shots from the back.
Khan trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Papantoniou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Papantoniou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papantoniou shoots in and bounces Khan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Papantoniou controlling from the top position.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papantoniou defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan being controlled here, momentarily.
Khan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is controlling Papantoniou's posture.
Papantoniou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Papantoniou manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Papantoniou holds on and takes a little breather.
Papantoniou has his feet on Khan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khan is defended easily by Papantoniou.
Papantoniou appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Papantoniou's waist but Papantoniou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Khan off to one side.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Papantoniou finds it's way through Khan's defenses.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown but Papantoniou manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Genghis Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostas Papantoniou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Khan.
Khan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Khan avoids the head kick by Papantoniou.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Papantoniou.
Khan wants to counter with a clinch but Papantoniou pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Papantoniou gets double underhooks and turns Khan into the cage.
Papantoniou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Khan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Papantoniou sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Papantoniou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papantoniou sets himself, and Khan steps forward looking for the clinch! Papantoniou avoids it this time.
Khan looks for a takedown but Papantoniou sprawls well.
Papantoniou looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Papantoniou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Papantoniou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan working for a triangle but Papantoniou defends it easily.
Kostas Papantoniou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papantoniou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Papantoniou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papantoniou 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Papantoniou!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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