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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bwang Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Stepping Razor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bwang Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Kakoullis into the cage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakoullis controls his hands.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Kakoullis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Kakoullis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kakoullis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
Jackson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kakoullis into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kakoullis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jackson can turn it around.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakoullis has double underhooks.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break free but Kakoullis has control.
A bit of stalling here from Jackson.
Kakoullis lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakoullis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kakoullis lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Kakoullis.
Jackson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking to stall.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakoullis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Kakoullis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakoullis has double underhooks.
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Kakoullis blocks an uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Kakoullis.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Kakoullis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Kakoullis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakoullis blocks an uppercut.
Kakoullis blocking some punches.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kakoullis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kakoullis lands a body punch.
Jackson looks winded!
Kakoullis lands a body punch.
Jackson is trying to break free.
I was talking to Kakoullis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Come on Kakoullis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kakoullis pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Kakoullis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kakoullis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kakoullis stalls.
Kakoullis digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
Kakoullis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kakoullis.
A body shot lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakoullis lands a left hand.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakoullis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Kakoullis finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakoullis.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kakoullis!
Kakoullis scores with a spinning back kick!
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kakoullis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Kakoullis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakoullis. Kakoullis obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Kakoullis cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Donk. Kakoullis catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Kakoullis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Kakoullis pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Kakoullis clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Kakoullis moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakoullis presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakoullis slowing the pace effectively.
Kakoullis digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Kakoullis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kakoullis on the inside.
Kakoullis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis - that landed with a thud.
Kakoullis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sotiris Kakoullis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kakoullis.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakoullis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kakoullis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jackson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jackson drops to his knees and Kakoullis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Sotiris Kakoullis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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