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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. Papadopoulos has chosen Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Noel Contemprato has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
52 - 26 - 4 |
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185 cm
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266 lbs
24 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
52 - 26 - 4, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Contemprato counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos drives through with a takedown into Contemprato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Contemprato uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown
and Contemprato counters with an inside leg kick.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghiorghos Papadopoulos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papadopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Contemprato defending well though.
Nice strikes from Papadopoulos there.
Contemprato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Contemprato has wrist control.
Contemprato 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.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Contemprato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papadopoulos works over Contemprato with some ground and pound from guard.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadopoulos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Papadopoulos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Contemprato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papadopoulos postures up in Contemprato's guard and throws a big left but Contemprato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Contemprato has his feet on Papadopoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos dives in and grabs Contemprato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Contemprato pushes down on Papadopoulos's head and hops out.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos winds up and cracks Contemprato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Contemprato's head.
Papadopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Contemprato dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Contemprato is trying to get back to full guard.
Contemprato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Contemprato trying to control but Papadopoulos postures up.
Contemprato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Papadopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Contemprato has his feet on Papadopoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Papadopoulos shoots and misses
and Contemprato counters with a nice uppercut.
Contemprato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Contemprato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papadopoulos.
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Papadopoulos off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed
and Contemprato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos looks winded!
Papadopoulos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contemprato counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
Contemprato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crunch! Contemprato slams his shin into Papadopoulos's torso.
Contemprato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Contemprato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Contemprato.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown but Contemprato circles away easily
and Contemprato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed
and Contemprato counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Contemprato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contemprato counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
Papadopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Contemprato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papadopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papadopoulos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Contemprato lands a brutal uppercut that launches Papadopoulos off his feet! Papadopoulos tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato retains his super heavyweight title!
Noel Contemprato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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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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