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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Popadopalous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom-Becoming Insane. Popadopalous has chosen Theme from Rocky as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Popadopalous!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez gets a clinch.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
Cortez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cortez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popadopalous has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Popadopalous blocks it.
Cortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popadopalous blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Popadopalous blocks it.
Popadopalous wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortez won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popadopalous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cortez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Popadopalous has Cortez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cortez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cortez prevents Popadopalous from breaking the clinch.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popadopalous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popadopalous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popadopalous is trying to break the clinch but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Popadopalous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
Cortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Popadopalous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cortez lands a nice knee to the body.
Cortez stalling in the clinch but Popadopalous improves position.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popadopalous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
Cortez misses with a knee to the head.
Cortez landing knees to the body.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Popadopalous.
Popadopalous blocks an elbow strike.
Popadopalous wants to break free but Cortez has control.
Popadopalous is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popadopalous avoiding damage as Cortez throws knees to the body.
Cortez missing with knees to the body.
Cortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Popadopalous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cortez lands a knee to the body.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Popadopalous blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Cortez.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popadopalous.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cortez prevents Popadopalous from breaking the clinch.
Popadopalous wants to break free but Cortez has control.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popadopalous tries to break the clinch but Cortez is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cortez.
Cortez lands a nice knee to the body.
Cortez has had enough of the clinch but Popadopalous keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popadopalous wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortez won't allow it.
Cortez can't break the clinch.
Popadopalous wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortez won't allow it.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popadopalous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cortez misses with a knee strike.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popadopalous blocks an elbow strike.
Popadopalous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popadopalous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Popadopalous throws a nice looking combination but Cortez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Popadopalous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popadopalous lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popadopalous throws a right and a left that Cortez avoids nicely.
Popadopalous keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Popadopalous lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Popadopalous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Popadopalous has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cortez misses with a knee strike.
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Popadopalous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Cortez misses with a knee strike.
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
Cortez tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Popadopalous misses.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
Popadopalous fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cortez on the side of the head.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Popadopalous.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popadopalous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cortez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Popadopalous blocks the low kick.
Popadopalous darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.
Cortez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popadopalous managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Popadopalous can't break the clinch.
Popadopalous avoids a wild elbow strike from Cortez.
Popadopalous is trying to break free.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Popadopalous avoids the damage to the body.
Popadopalous tries to break the clinch but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to stall.
Popadopalous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Popadopalous wants to break free but Cortez has control.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but Popadopalous blocks with his arms.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
Popadopalous wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortez won't allow it.
Cortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popadopalous blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popadopalous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cortez walks away with a smile on his face. Popadopalous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Popadopalous blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Popadopalous lands a left and a right that sends Cortez crashing to the canvas! Popadopalous dives into mount looking to finish!
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Francisco Cortez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popadopalous controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Cortez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popadopalous avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
Popadopalous stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Popadopalous tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popadopalous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Popadopalous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Popadopalous tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez throws a head kick that Popadopalous semi-blocks.
Popadopalous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Popadopalous does no damage.
Popadopalous fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Popadopalous shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Popadopalous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francisco Cortez's cut.
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!
Popadopalous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popadopalous blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Popadopalous lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez lands a high kick!
Cortez lands a nice shot that snaps Popadopalous's head back.
A solid body kick from Cortez.
Popadopalous scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez tries to clinch but Popadopalous is having none of it.
Popadopalous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Popadopalous lands a jab-cross combination.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popadopalous.
Cortez fakes the leg kick and cracks Popadopalous in the body.
Apollo Popadopalous seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Popadopalous's sensitive parts.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Popadopalous keeps the fight on the outside.
Popadopalous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortez keeps Popadopalous at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez lands a nice looking body shot.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Popadopalous misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Popadopalous clinches up with Cortez and pushes him back against the cage.
Popadopalous is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortez has double underhooks.
Cortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popadopalous blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
Popadopalous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popadopalous blocks it with crossed arms.
Cortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popadopalous managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but Popadopalous blocks it.
Popadopalous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popadopalous has had enough of the clinch but Cortez keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez prevents Popadopalous from breaking the clinch.
Cortez wants to break free but Popadopalous has control.
Popadopalous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Popadopalous is trying to break the clinch but Cortez has him pressed against the cage.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popadopalous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popadopalous falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francisco Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popadopalous drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cortez tries to escape but Popadopalous is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Popadopalous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cortez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Popadopalous's best efforts.
Popadopalous takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cortez tries to roll over but Popadopalous keeps him under control.
Popadopalous stops Cortez from getting back to his feet.
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.
Popadopalous content to control rather than advance.
Cortez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Popadopalous manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Apollo Popadopalous.
I think Popadopalous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Apollo Popadopalous!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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