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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Odonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Paparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostas Paparas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carmine Odonnell's chin.
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161 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carmine Odonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Paparas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Odonnell.
Paparas with a poor takedown
and Odonnell counters with a big head kick but Paparas shrugs it off.
Odonnell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Paparas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Odonnell is in Paparas's guard.
Odonnell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Odonnell stops Paparas from standing up.
Paparas looking for a sweep. Not yet Paparas, not yet.
Odonnell 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.
Paparas controls Odonnell momentarily but Odonnell frees himself.
Paparas looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnell with a nice head shot there.
Odonnell connects with a couple of short punches.
Odonnell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonnell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Odonnell closes the distance and clinches.
Odonnell tries to work over Paparas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odonnell breaks the clinch.
Paparas fails with a takedown attempt.
Odonnell scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Odonnell.
Paparas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Odonnell defends well and Paparas ends up having to push Odonnell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Odonnell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carmine Odonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Paparas.
Odonnell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Paparas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Odonnell is in Paparas's guard.
Odonnell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Odonnell wants to stand but Paparas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Odonnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paparas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paparas wants to sweep here but Odonnell controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Odonnell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Odonnell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Paparas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Odonnell is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Odonnell. That's going to slow Paparas down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Odonnell drives through with a takedown into Paparas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paparas has a closed guard, preventing Odonnell from standing up.
Odonnell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Odonnell tries to stand but Paparas is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odonnell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Odonnell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Odonnell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Odonnell throws a nice head kick!
Odonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Odonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paparas can do to turn this around?
Paparas misses with a takedown attempt - Odonnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paparas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paparas goes for a double leg but Odonnell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Odonnell continues to drive forward.
Carmine Odonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Paparas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnell gets a takedown into half guard.
Paparas is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonnell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Odonnell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paparas is breathing heavily.
Paparas wants to control but Odonnell is keeping busy.
Well, if Odonnell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Odonnell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paparas has hold of Odonnell's hands but Odonnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paparas trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Odonnell stalling.
Odonnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paparas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Paparas is defended easily by Odonnell.
Odonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paparas blocks a head kick by Odonnell.
Paparas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Odonnell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Odonnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paparas keeps working.
Paparas is trying to maintain the position but Odonnell is very close to passing his half guard.
Odonnell slows the pace down in half guard.
Odonnell wants to take a breather but Paparas is having none of it.
Carmine Odonnell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell wants to stand up but Paparas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Odonnell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paparas's head.
Odonnell winds up and cracks Paparas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paparas trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Odonnell manages to pass to mount!
Paparas 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.
Paparas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paparas wants to control but Odonnell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Odonnell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Odonnell misses with a head kick.
Odonnell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Odonnell is looking to take a break and control but Paparas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Odonnell lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnell tries to stand but Paparas is controlling his head.
Paparas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paparas is trying to improve his position.
Paparas struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paparas is being controlled here.
Odonnell working away.
Odonnell is staying tight to Paparas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Paparas can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Odonnell closes the distance and clinches.
Odonnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Odonnell breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Odonnell has managed to clinch.
Odonnell lands a nice knee to the body.
Odonnell manages to break the clinch.
Odonnell lands with a cross.
Odonnell rushes Paparas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odonnell throws a head kick but Paparas moves out of range.
Paparas shoots in looking for a takedown but Odonnell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paparas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paparas blocks a head kick by Odonnell.
Odonnell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odonnell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paparas is staying active underneath Odonnell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Odonnell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Odonnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paparas taking some punishment here, with Odonnell in his half guard.
Odonnell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell stuffs the takedown attempt from Paparas. Paparas gets slowly back to his feet.
Odonnell feints and as Paparas raises his hands in defense, Odonnell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paparas wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paparas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Odonnell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmine Odonnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odonnell 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmine Odonnell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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