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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denny Cardenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anestis Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denny Cardenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anestis Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos misses with a kick to the body.
Cardenas fails with the takedown.
Papadopoulos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Papadopoulos gets a takedown into half guard.
Cardenas is not content to let Papadopoulos control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardenas missing with punches from the bottom.
Cardenas looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas 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!
Papadopoulos wants to control his opponent's hands but Cardenas gets his hands free.
Papadopoulos covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadopoulos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Papadopoulos wants to control his opponent's hands but Cardenas gets his hands free.
Cardenas patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Papadopoulos rolls, trying to escape but Cardenas keeps control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardenas looking for the RNC.
Cardenas has the hooks in. Papadopoulos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cardenas is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cardenas gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cardenas gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cardenas apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cardenas has Papadopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Papadopoulos jumps guard and drags Cardenas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cardenas connects with a couple of short punches.
Papadopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cardenas manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos trying to control but Cardenas is working from the bottom.
Cardenas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos wants to pass the guard but Cardenas is keeping the position.
Cardenas looking for a sweep. Not yet Cardenas, not yet.
Cardenas is breathing heavily.
Cardenas keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Cardenas 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 stand and escape but instead Cardenas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cardenas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cardenas is looking to work some ground and pound but Papadopoulos has wrist control.
Papadopoulos 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.
Cardenas won't allow Papadopoulos to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Papadopoulos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardenas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardenas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cardenas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cardenas gets to his feet. Papadopoulos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cardenas fails to land the takedown.
Papadopoulos unleashes a big counter combination but Cardenas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cardenas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cardenas sets himself, and Papadopoulos steps forward looking for the clinch! Cardenas avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anestis Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papadopoulos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cardenas pushes Papadopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
Anestis Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos throws a front kick that sends Cardenas stumbling back into the cage.
Cardenas throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
Papadopoulos clinches with his opponent.
Papadopoulos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Papadopoulos gets control of Cardenas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Papadopoulos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardenas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadopoulos wants to get back to his feet but Cardenas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cardenas cracks Papadopoulos with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas drops back looking for a leg! Papadopoulos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Papadopoulos manages to kick Cardenas off! Cardenas jumps back into Papadopoulos's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papadopoulos is pulling down on Cardenas's head to control his posture.
Cardenas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Papadopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Cardenas's guard.
Cardenas keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws an elbow that misses. Cardenas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadopoulos's guard. Nice move by Cardenas!
Cardenas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Papadopoulos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cardenas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Papadopoulos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cardenas is looking to work some ground and pound but Papadopoulos has wrist control.
Cardenas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cardenas's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
Cardenas keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Cardenas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cardenas keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Anestis Papadopoulos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Papadopoulos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cardenas's guard.
Cardenas keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cardenas shoots in for a double leg but Papadopoulos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cardenas has managed to clinch.
Papadopoulos successfully pulls guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papadopoulos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardenas.
Cardenas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cardenas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Papadopoulos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Papadopoulos has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anestis Papadopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cardenas.
Cardenas blocks a leg kick.
Cardenas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Papadopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into Cardenas's guard.
Cardenas uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Denny Cardenas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cardenas tries a head kick but it misses.
Papadopoulos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cardenas blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos is in close to Cardenas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardenas keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
Papadopoulos stands up from Cardenas's guard - Papadopoulos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Papadopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cardenas tries to buck Papadopoulos off but Papadopoulos is having none of it.
Papadopoulos decides to stand back up. Papadopoulos steps back and let's Cardenas get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Papadopoulos manages to pull guard.
Cardenas stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Papadopoulos throws up his legs and catches Cardenas in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Cardenas tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Papadopoulos! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anestis Papadopoulos!
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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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