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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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192 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niinimaa misses the jab.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Niinimaa in his tracks.
Niinimaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Niinimaa moved away.
We've been informed that Niinimaa has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niinimaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
The fighters circling - Niinimaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis rushes Niinimaa and presses him up against the cage.
Niinimaa'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.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Niinimaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niinimaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kakoullis throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Niinimaa just leaning against Kakoullis, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis digs a right hand into Niinimaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Niinimaa's gas tank.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis lands with a straight right. Niinimaa didn't see that one coming.
Kakoullis scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Niinimaa down.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut. Niinimaa saw that one coming.
Kakoullis lands with a cross.
Niinimaa digs a good body shot into Kakoullis's ribs.
Niinimaa missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niinimaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niinimaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Niinimaa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis throws a sloppy head kick and Niinimaa moves out of range easily.
Kakoullis closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa slowing the pace effectively.
Kakoullis misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis lands a shot to the body.
Niinimaa is trying to stall.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis breaks from the clinch.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Niinimaa sizes up Kakoullis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niinimaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kakoullis eats them both and turns towards Niinimaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niinimaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Sloppy strikes from Niinimaa. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Niinimaa.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Niinimaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis tries to clinch but Niinimaa moves out of range.
Niinimaa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Niinimaa looks to land a combination. Kakoullis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niinimaa throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niinimaa scores with a body shot.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Niinimaa strikes.
Niinimaa blocks a leg kick.
Niinimaa avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
Niinimaa misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Niinimaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kakoullis thuds his shin into the meat of Niinimaa's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niinimaa misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a spinning back kick!
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Niinimaa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niinimaa looks to land a right hand but Kakoullis moved out of range.
Kakoullis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niinimaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis rushes Niinimaa and presses him up against the cage.
Kakoullis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinimaa breaks from the clinch.
Kakoullis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Niinimaa avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Niinimaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niinimaa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Niinimaa misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Kakoullis digs a good hook to Niinimaa's body.
Niinimaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakoullis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niinimaa throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Niinimaa misses with an uppercut.
Niinimaa misses with a double jab.
Kakoullis scores with a nice right hand.
Niinimaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Niinimaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niinimaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niinimaa.
Kakoullis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Eero Niinimaa has been cut.
Niinimaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinimaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niinimaa swings widly with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niinimaa is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa misses the shot to the body.
Niinimaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Niinimaa down.
Kakoullis connects with a body shot.
Kakoullis throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Niinimaa crashing down! Niinimaa tries to stagger back to his feet but Kakoullis just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Niinimaa asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sotiris Kakoullis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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