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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Margaritopoulos (ranked 3523 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almedin Hafizovic (ranked 4780 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Almedin Hafizovic was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandros Margaritopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Almedin Hafizovic!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hafizovic moves out of range as Margaritopoulos strikes.
Margaritopoulos moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHafizovic.
A punch combination from Margaritopoulos misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Margaritopoulos!
Nice sprawl there from Margaritopoulos as Hafizovic shoots in.
Hafizovic moves into range and clinches up with Margaritopoulos.
Hafizovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hafizovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margaritopoulos.
Decent striking displayed by Margaritopoulos there.
Margaritopoulos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Margaritopoulos.
It looks like Almedin Hafizovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margaritopoulos throws a series of punches but Hafizovic avoids them all with ease.
Hafizovic goes for a double leg but Margaritopoulos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Margaritopoulos continues to drive forward.
Hafizovic rushes Margaritopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
Hafizovic is pressed up against the cage. Margaritopoulos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hafizovic down to the mat. Hafizovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Margaritopoulos is breathing heavily.
Hafizovic rushes Margaritopoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Margaritopoulos is pressed up against the cage. Hafizovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Margaritopoulos down to the mat. Margaritopoulos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Almedin Hafizovic.
Margaritopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Hafizovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hafizovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hafizovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margaritopoulos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margaritopoulos wants it to stay on the feet.
Margaritopoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hafizovic jumps guard but Margaritopoulos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hafizovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margaritopoulos's elbow.
Margaritopoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Hafizovic won't allow it.
Hafizovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margaritopoulos is keeping busy.
Hafizovic breaks the clinch.
Margaritopoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hafizovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hafizovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Margaritopoulos lands with a hook. Hafizovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hafizovic.
Hafizovic tries for a takedown but Margaritopoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hafizovic thuds a left hand into Margaritopoulos's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hafizovic.
Hafizovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Margaritopoulos takes a step back to recover.
Hafizovic goes for a double leg but Margaritopoulos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Margaritopoulos continues to drive forward.
Margaritopoulos pushes Hafizovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margaritopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hafizovic clinches with his opponent.
Margaritopoulos stops a takedown attempt from Hafizovic.
Hafizovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Margaritopoulos walks away with a smile on his face. Hafizovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Margaritopoulos tries to clinch but Hafizovic moves out of range.
Margaritopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Hafizovic pushes him off.
A nice side step and Hafizovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Margaritopoulos misses with a straight left.
Hafizovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Margaritopoulos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hafizovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Margaritopoulos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Margaritopoulos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hafizovic shoots in for a takedown but Margaritopoulos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Margaritopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos tries to clinch up but Hafizovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hafizovic.
Margaritopoulos clinches up against the cage.
Margaritopoulos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hafizovic up against the cage.
Margaritopoulos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hafizovic trying to control but Margaritopoulos is working from the bottom.
Margaritopoulos wants to stand up but Hafizovic is controlling him.
Hafizovic tries to stand but Margaritopoulos is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hafizovic advances position into side control!
Margaritopoulos wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Margaritopoulos throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Hafizovic avoids the strikes from the bottom by Margaritopoulos.
Margaritopoulos throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Margaritopoulos misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Margaritopoulos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hafizovic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Margaritopoulos throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Margaritopoulos is trying to buck Hafizovic off.
Hafizovic avoids the strikes from the bottom by Margaritopoulos.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Almedin Hafizovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Margaritopoulos darts in and clinches Hafizovic up against the cage.
Margaritopoulos tries to score a body lock takedown but Hafizovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hafizovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Margaritopoulos avoids the damage to the body.
Hafizovic is stalling here.
Hafizovic tries to pull guard but Margaritopoulos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Margaritopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Margaritopoulos or not.
Margaritopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hafizovic can do to turn this around?
Margaritopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hafizovic effectively controlling the action here.
Almedin Hafizovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hafizovic missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margaritopoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Margaritopoulos decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Margaritopoulos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Margaritopoulos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Margaritopoulos wants to stand and escape but Hafizovic is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos striking off his back but it's not causing Hafizovic any problems.
Margaritopoulos wants to stand up but Hafizovic is controlling him.
Hafizovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Margaritopoulos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hafizovic is controlling him.
Margaritopoulos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hafizovic wants to control from the top but Margaritopoulos keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Margaritopoulos looks to land a combination but Hafizovic avoids it well.
Hafizovic has closed the distance and engaged Margaritopoulos in a clinch.
Hafizovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Margaritopoulos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Almedin Hafizovic.
Hafizovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hafizovic is on top in guard.
Hafizovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Hafizovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Margaritopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Margaritopoulos trying to strike off his back.
Margaritopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hafizovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Margaritopoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Hafizovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margaritopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Hafizovic blocks nicely.
Margaritopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Margaritopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Margaritopoulos throws a strike but Hafizovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Margaritopoulos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Margaritopoulos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hafizovic slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margaritopoulos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hafizovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Margaritopoulos is just riding it out for now. Hafizovic eventually gives up the hold.
Hafizovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hafizovic blocks Margaritopoulos's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Margaritopoulos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Margaritopoulos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hafizovic looking to finish with strikes here!
Hafizovic punching from mount but Margaritopoulos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Margaritopoulos 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Margaritopoulos moves into the clinch.
Margaritopoulos has had enough of the clinch but Hafizovic keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Margaritopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hafizovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Margaritopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.
Hafizovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margaritopoulos as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Margaritopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Margaritopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Hafizovic goes for a double leg but Margaritopoulos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Margaritopoulos continues to drive forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margaritopoulos rushes Hafizovic and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexandros Margaritopoulos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Almedin Hafizovic's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hafizovic blocks a jab.
Hafizovic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hafizovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hafizovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Margaritopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Margaritopoulos wants to clinch up but Hafizovic keeps it at a distance.
Margaritopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Hafizovic jumps guard.
Hafizovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hafizovic wants to get back to his feet but Margaritopoulos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Margaritopoulos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hafizovic's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Margaritopoulos is working Hafizovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Margaritopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Hafizovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Margaritopoulos is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hafizovic pushes Margaritopoulos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hafizovic wants to clinch.
Hafizovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margaritopoulos tries to clinch but Hafizovic is having none of it.
Hafizovic fails with the takedown.
Margaritopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hafizovic dodges the punch combination from Margaritopoulos.
Margaritopoulos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margaritopoulos wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic wants a takedown.
Hafizovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Margaritopoulos is defending well.
Alexandros Margaritopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Almedin Hafizovic.
Margaritopoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hafizovic is trying to drag Margaritopoulos to the mat but Margaritopoulos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hafizovic is looking to control Margaritopoulos's arms but Margaritopoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hafizovic has his back to the cage.
Margaritopoulos has had enough of the clinch but Hafizovic keeps him there for the moment.
Margaritopoulos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Margaritopoulos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hafizovic is defending well.
Margaritopoulos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hafizovic gets control of Margaritopoulos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hafizovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Margaritopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margaritopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Margaritopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hafizovic manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Margaritopoulos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hafizovic stalls.
Margaritopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Margaritopoulos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hafizovic prevents it.
Hafizovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Margaritopoulos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Margaritopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Hafizovic lands but Margaritopoulos takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Margaritopoulos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hafizovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Margaritopoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hafizovic counters with a two punch combo.
Hafizovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hafizovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hafizovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Margaritopoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hafizovic.
Hafizovic clinches up with Margaritopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hafizovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Margaritopoulos can't break the clinch.
Margaritopoulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hafizovic jumps into guard, dragging Margaritopoulos to the mat.
Margaritopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almedin Hafizovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandros Margaritopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margaritopoulos chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Almedin Hafizovic.
I think Margaritopoulos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandros Margaritopoulos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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