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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 97 p4p, 13 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 207 p4p, 33 weight class). Anatoly Gorbachenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Gorbachenko seems unphased.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorbachenko.
A slow jab from Gorbachenko misses its intended target.
Papadopoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papadopoulos moves away from the strike by Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Gorbachenko's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko misses with a kick to the body.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Papadopoulos's body.
Gorbachenko blocks a jab.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papadopoulos thumps Gorbachenko with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Gorbachenko ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko misses the jab.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gorbachenko defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Papadopoulos's head backwards.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Gorbachenko staying out of range there.
Gorbachenko slips under a jab.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
We've been told by Papadopoulos's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Papadopoulos throws a body kick that misses.
Gorbachenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko staying out of range there.
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko throws a body kick that misses.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos clobbers Gorbachenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos tried to score with a low kick but Gorbachenko checks it.
Gorbachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Papadopoulos thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorbachenko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Papadopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Gorbachenko's shoulder, as Gorbachenko tries to avoid the shot.
Papadopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachenko.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Gorbachenko digs a good hook to Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos slips a jab from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Gorbachenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papadopoulos manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papadopoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Papadopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gorbachenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Papadopoulos sizes up Gorbachenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Gorbachenko throws a front kick aimed at Papadopoulos's knee but Papadopoulos avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Papadopoulos. Beautiful body shot.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gorbachenko throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Gorbachenko misses the jab.
Gorbachenko wants to clinch.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Gorbachenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with a straight left.
It looked like Papadopoulos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos stuns Gorbachenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gorbachenko throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos moved away.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gorbachenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos looks for the body kick but Gorbachenko saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos lands a really nice looking cross but Gorbachenko seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Papadopoulos misses with a straight right.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachenko manages to avoid it.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a low kick but Papadopoulos moves out of range easily.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Gorbachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good work by Papadopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gorbachenko's hands.
Papadopoulos misses the jab.
Gorbachenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papadopoulos is able to avoid easily.
Gorbachenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papadopoulos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gorbachenko is out of range and Papadopoulos settles back down.
Papadopoulos slips a straight right by Gorbachenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Gorbachenko shakes it off.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papadopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gorbachenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gorbachenko on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands the left hand.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorbachenko's head backwards.
Papadopoulos looks for the body kick but Gorbachenko saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorbachenko. That did some damage!
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Papadopoulos should have avoided that one.
Papadopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gorbachenko in his tracks.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorbachenko can do to turn this around?
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Gorbachenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorbachenko. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Gorbachenko blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gorbachenko pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
Gorbachenko working aggressively here.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Gorbachenko blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Gorbachenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorbachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopoulos controls his hands.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
Papadopoulos is leaning against Gorbachenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko is breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Gorbachenko avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left hand lands to the body for Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Papadopoulos as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
Good body shot from Papadopoulos.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos gets through Gorbachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Gorbachenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachenko controls his hands.
Gorbachenko digs a right hand underneath Papadopoulos's ribcage. Papadopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorbachenko has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Papadopoulos is looking to slow Gorbachenko down with leg kicks.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorbachenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Papadopoulos momentarily.
A big left from Gorbachenko misses.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross.
Papadopoulos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papadopoulos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
Gorbachenko has Papadopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Papadopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gorbachenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
Gorbachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos lands with a right to the head.
Papadopoulos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos works on Gorbachenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gorbachenkos head.
Gorbachenko is rocked!
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Papadopoulos finish him?
Papadopoulos gets through Gorbachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks Gorbachenko with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gorbachenko to his knees! Papadopoulos keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avraam Papadopoulos!
An out of breath Avraam Papadopoulos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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