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Event:
CFL - The Beginning
Date: Oct 01, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Papadopolous gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Papadopolous controls his hands.
Papadopolous keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Papadopolous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Papadopolous - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2#
Papadopolous ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Papadopolous no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lewis postures up.
Lewis wanted to stand there but Papadopolous had control of the position.
Papadopolous seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully. #T1#
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Papadopolous's guard.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Papadopolous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Papadopolous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopolous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Papadopolous feints the counter takedown.
Papadopolous throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
That kick from Papadopolous tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubba Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christos Papadopolous.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Papadopolous defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopolous misses with a takedown
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Papadopolous looks winded!
Lewis lands with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Lewis.
Papadopolous moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
Papadopolous misses with a combination
#KD#
and Lewis counters with a nice right hand that sends Papadopolous toppling to the canvas! Papadopolous scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lewis finish him?!#ROC#Papadopolous is rocked!
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Papadopolous's head.
Papadopolous is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis misses with a low kick as Papadopolous jumps back.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Papadopolous seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Papadopolous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papadopolous tries to clinch
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopolous has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Papadopolous lands a high kick!
Lewis lands with a cross.
Papadopolous misses with a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Papadopolous.
Lewis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL#
Lewis has managed to clinch.
Papadopolous has Lewis pushed against the cage.
Papadopolous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Papadopolous has him pressed against the cage.#T5#
Lewis tries a body shot but Papadopolous blocks it.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Papadopolous dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#TD#
Lewis successfully pulls guard.
Papadopolous with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadopolous accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadopolous controlling from the top position.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadopolous wanted to stand there but Lewis had control of the position. #T6#
Papadopolous controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Papadopolous passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lewis looking for a sweep but Papadopolous has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Papadopolous lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Papadopolous has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T7##SUB2#
Papadopolous jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lewis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lewis and Papadopolous has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Papadopolous wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Papadopolous.
Papadopolous lands some shots froms side control.
Lewis is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Papadopolous is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T8#
Papadopolous tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
Papadopolous tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papadopolous throwing strikes here but Lewis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lewis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Papadopolous throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lewis regains half guard.
Papadopolous is taking a breather. Lewis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T9##SU2#
Papadopolous escapes and gets back to his feet.
Papadopolous shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christos Papadopolous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopolous shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papadopolous tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Lewis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Papadopolous wants to clinch
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Papadopolous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Papadopolous bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Papadopolous shoots in.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewis wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis throws a front kick aimed at Papadopolous's knee but Papadopolous avoids it well.
Papadopolous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Papadopolous persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.#T1##CL2#
Papadopolous moves into the clinch.
Papadopolous has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bubba Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christos Papadopolous.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopolous is breathing heavily.
Papadopolous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Papadopolous avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopolous controls the action.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopolouss head. #BC2#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch.
Lewis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Papadopolous tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Lewis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Papadopolous.
Lewis cracks Papadopolous with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Lewis cracks Papadopolous with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bubba Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Papadopolous right on the button. Papadopolous goes down! Lewis follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lewis gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Lewis!
Bubba Lewis gave a mention to Sakura Style in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Reyes tries to clinch up.
Papadopolous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Papadopolous closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Reyes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Papadopolous tries to pull guard but Reyes holds him up against the cage and eventually Papadopolous drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Papadopolous breaks from the clinch.
Reyes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes tries to clinch but Papadopolous is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes is looking to clinch but Papadopolous is avoiding it.
Reyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Papadopolous moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes keeps control of Papadopolous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes tries to land a knee to the head but Papadopolous blocks with his arms.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes is trying to maintain a safe position but Papadopolous gets an underhook and turns Reyes into the cage.
Papadopolous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papadopolous tries to score a body lock takedown but Reyes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papadopolous blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reyes looks winded!#BC#
Papadopolous manages to break the clinch.
Vance Reyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Papadopolous gets a clinch. #BC#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Papadopolous rushes Reyes and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Papadopolous.
Reyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Reyes with a knee to the head.
Papadopolous is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Papadopolous is working for takedown but Reyes is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Papadopolous manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopolous has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Papadopolous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Papadopolous is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Reyes defends it well.
Papadopolous frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T3##SUB#
Papadopolous is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Reyes is surviving well by controlling Papadopolous's body position as best he can.
Papadopolous looking to control and managing it successfully.
Papadopolous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christos Papadopolous dominated that 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.#R2#
Papadopolous dives in for a single leg takedown but Reyes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Papadopolous pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Reyes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Papadopolous has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reyes has managed to get both his arms back between Papadopolous's legs - danger averted.
Reyes is fighting to break Papadopolous's control of his arms but Papadopolous is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Papadopolous throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous tries to strike from the bottom.
#ES#
Papadopolous has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reyes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Papadopolous lands a head kick!
#CUT#It looks like Vance Reyes has been cut.
Papadopolous looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1#
Papadopolous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Papadopolous circles away.
Reyes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reyes is breathing heavily.
Papadopolous throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Papadopolous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reyes pinned against the cage. Reyes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reyes has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reyes moves in looking to clinch but Papadopolous pushes him off.
Papadopolous darts in looking for a takedown but Reyes gets double underhooks and turns Papadopolous into the cage.
Reyes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Reyes misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Papadopolous tries to score a body lock takedown but Reyes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papadopolous is keeping busy.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Papadopolous blocks it.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Papadopolous is blocking nicely.
#TD#
Papadopolous manages to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Papadopolous holds on and takes a little breather.
Papadopolous tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Papadopolous is looking for a triangle but Reyes pushes his legs off easily.
Papadopolous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Reyes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reyes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papadopolous seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3##SUB#
Papadopolous is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Papadopolous has control of Reyes's left arm, preventing Reyes from doing any damage.
Papadopolous bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyes's guard. #REVR##T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Papadopolous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papadopolous passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Papadopolous thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Christos Papadopolous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papadopolous throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Papadopolous decides to stand up, so the ref orders Reyes to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christos Papadopolous dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vance Reyes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Papadopolous instigates a clinch.
Reyes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Papadopolous.
#TD#
Papadopolous jumps guard and drags Reyes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Papadopolous is adopting a defensive guard.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadopolous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reyes stopping the sweep attempt from Papadopolous.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papadopolous is controlling Reyes's posture.#ES#
Papadopolous has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reyes has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T1#
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Papadopolous is blocking nicely.
Reyes looking to throw knees to the head but Papadopolous is blocking nicely.
Reyes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papadopolous is keeping busy.#BC#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses.
Reyes is looking to clinch but Papadopolous is avoiding it.
Papadopolous drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Papadopolous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papadopolous seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Papadopolous closes the distance and clinches. #T2##BC#
Papadopolous breaks from the clinch.
Papadopolous fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reyes avoids it really well and circles away.
Reyes throws a big counter head kick but Papadopolous avoids it with no problem.
Reyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopolous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papadopolous throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Papadopolous moves into the clinch.
Papadopolous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papadopolous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopolous looking for a takedown.
Reyes tries a knee to the head but Papadopolous blocks it.
Papadopolous scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Reyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD#
Papadopolous pulls guard successfully.
Papadopolous looking for a sweep. Not yet Papadopolous, not yet. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Papadopolous manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD#
Papadopolous drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB#
Papadopolous working for a triangle but Reyes defends it easily.
Papadopolous lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Reyes wants to get back to his feet but Papadopolous is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Papadopolous passes Reyes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reyes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papadopolous is controlling the pace.
Papadopolous seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reyes for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christos Papadopolous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Papadopolous, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christos Papadopolous!
Christos Papadopolous thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Gad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gad throws a nice looking combination but Papadopolous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papadopolous appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papadopolous sprawls well. Papadopolous wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gad gets slowly back to his feet.
As Gad tries to get set, Papadopolous tries to push him back and clinch up but Gad manages to avoid the attempt.
Papadopolous fails with a takedown attempt.
Papadopolous shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papadopolous fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Papadopolous backs off Gad throws a huge counter combo but Papadopolous manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopolous checks a low kick from Gad.
Gad fails with a takedown attempt.
Papadopolous is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Papadopolous clinches. #T1#
Gad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Papadopolous.
#BC#
Papadopolous's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gad wants it to stay on the feet.
Papadopolous keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopolous is looking for a counter combo.
Papadopolous throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gad's waist but Gad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papadopolous off to one side.
Papadopolous tries to clinch up but Gad circles away and keeps his distance.
Gad is looking for the big counter here.
Papadopolous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Papadopolous clinches with his opponent.
Gad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Papadopolous to keep the fight standing.
Gad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Papadopolous just stands there and leans against the cage.#T2##BC#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Papadopolous pushes Gad up against the cage in a clinch.
Gad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Papadopolous smiles and moves away.
Papadopolous keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Papadopolous was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gad shoots and misses #CL#
and Papadopolous counters by clinching up.
Papadopolous tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gad smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Papadopolous pushes Gad up against the cage in a clinch.
Gad wants a takedown.
Gad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Papadopolous has him pressed against the cage.
Gad looks winded!#TD#
Papadopolous ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Papadopolous no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T3#
Papadopolous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Papadopolous managing to control the position.
Gad trying to control but Papadopolous is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Papadopolous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Papadopolous looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Papadopolous throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Papadopolous keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Gad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopolous lands with a kick to the temple. Gad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gad scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papadopolous looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gad is fending him off so far but Papadopolous persists. Nope, Gad circles away and we're back to standing.
Gad dives in for a single leg takedown but Papadopolous sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A solid body kick from Papadopolous.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christos Papadopolous dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Papadopolous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gad looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Gad closes the distance and pushes Papadopolous back into the cage.#TD#
Papadopolous pulls guard successfully.
Papadopolous wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Papadopolous is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Papadopolous throwing strikes from guard but Gad blocks nicely.
Papadopolous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gad can do to turn this around?
Papadopolous throwing strikes from guard but Gad blocks nicely. #T1#
Papadopolous stops Gad from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gad is breathing heavily.
Papadopolous's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gad keeping moving, preventing Papadopolous from controlling successfully.
Papadopolous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gad is keeping the position for now.
Papadopolous throws a big elbow that misses.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Papadopolous controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Papadopolous clinches up with Gad and pushes him back against the cage.
Papadopolous taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gad wants to take the fight to the mat but Papadopolous manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Papadopolous has Gad pressed against the cage, preventing Gad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Papadopolous.
Papadopolous is pushing Gad up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Papadopolous is keeping busy.#T3#
Papadopolous wants to take the fight to the mat but Gad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Papadopolous has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopolous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gad walks away with a smile on his face. Papadopolous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body kick from Gad.#CL#
Papadopolous has managed to clinch.
Gad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Papadopolous is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Papadopolous is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gad to keep the fight standing.
Gad goes for a takedown attempt but Papadopolous pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Papadopolous slaps away a takedown attempt from Gad, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T4#
Gad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Papadopolous throws a right hand that Gad ducks under and follows up with a left that Gad also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadopolous.
Papadopolous connects with a high kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papadopolous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Papadopolous goes for a double leg but Gad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gad continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Gad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gad stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christos Papadopolous dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gad blocks a head kick by Papadopolous.
Gad is looking to clinch but Papadopolous is avoiding it.
#TD2#
Gad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Papadopolous pushes Gad off and gets back to his feet.
Papadopolous swats away the attempt to clinch by Gad.
Papadopolous seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Papadopolous darts in looking for a takedown but Gad gets double underhooks and turns Papadopolous into the cage.
Papadopolous gets underhooks to prevent Gad's takedown attempt.
Gad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Papadopolous tries to pull guard but Gad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Papadopolous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Papadopolous darts in looking for a takedown but Gad gets double underhooks and turns Papadopolous into the cage.
Gad tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christos Papadopolous. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Papadopolous jumps guard.
#SU2#
Gad stands up and waves to Papadopolous to follow him.
No joy there for Gad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papadopolous connects with the punch.
Papadopolous tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papadopolous somewhat.#CL#
Papadopolous pushes Gad up against the cage in a clinch.#T2##TD#
Papadopolous jumps guard.
Gad postures up.
Gad prevents Papadopolous from getting back to his feet.
Papadopolous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Papadopolous is proving hard to escape from.
Gad won't allow Papadopolous to get back to his feet.
Papadopolous is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3#
Papadopolous working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papadopolous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopolous lands a head kick. Gad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Christos Papadopolous is winning the standup battle so far.
Papadopolous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Gad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Papadopolous to the mat! Papadopolous manages to get full guard.
Gad wants to stand but Papadopolous is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gad trying to control but Papadopolous is working from the bottom. #T4#
Gad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Papadopolous looking for a sweep. Not yet Papadopolous, not yet.
Papadopolous keeping moving, preventing Gad from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papadopolous pulls Gad in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christos Papadopolous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopolous has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christos Papadopolous! |
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