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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Timmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Sotiropoulos has chosen bodies as his entrance music. Greg Timmerman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Timmerman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sotiropoulos throws a one two combo.
Sotiropoulos throws a lazy head kick and Timmerman counters with a nice uppercut. Timmerman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Timmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiropoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away. No joy there for Sotiropoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sotiropoulos scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timmerman.
Sotiropoulos cracks Timmerman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sotiropoulos lands a jab to the nose. Timmerman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. This has been an exciting period of action! Good standup being displayed there by Sotiropoulos as he connects with a hook. Sotiropoulos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Timmerman eats them both and turns towards Sotiropoulos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Sotiropoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sotiropoulos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Timmerman takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses. Sotiropoulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotiropoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination! A left and a right from Sotiropoulos both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Timmerman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A looping hook to the body misses from Timmerman. Sotiropoulos does a little dance to reset his feet. Sotiropoulos misses with a hook. Timmerman ducked under it nicely. Sotiropoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Timmerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Timmerman walks into a jab. Timmerman lands a head shot. Sotiropoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Sotiropoulos. Timmerman thumps Sotiropoulos with a low kick. Timmerman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A shot to the liver by Timmerman. Beautiful body shot. Timmerman clinches with his opponent.
Sotiropoulos tries to circle away but Timmerman has him pinned against the cage. Timmerman tries a body shot but Sotiropoulos blocks it.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The referee calls for Timmerman to work.
Timmerman lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Timmerman lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch on the inside from Timmerman fails to land. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sotiropoulos leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmerman. Timmerman has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling the position. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sotiropoulos as Timmerman tries to tie him up. Timmerman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sotiropoulos. Timmerman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sotiropoulos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Timmerman tries a body shot but Sotiropoulos blocks it.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Timmerman cracks Sotiropoulos with a nice body shot. Timmerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Timmerman lands a hook that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Timmerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Timmerman lands a body punch. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling the position. Timmerman has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Sotiropoulos tries to break free but Timmerman pushes him back against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Sotiropoulos tries to circle away but Timmerman has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Timmerman tries to work over Sotiropoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Timmerman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Timmerman misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmerman. Timmerman pushes Sotiropoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmerman. Timmerman presses Sotiropoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Sotiropoulos can't break the clinch.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Timmerman. Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
Timmerman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sotiropoulos can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Timmerman keeps control of Sotiropoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Timmerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling him. Timmerman lands with a light punch inside. Timmerman digs a right hand into Sotiropoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sotiropoulos's gas tank. A short right from Timmerman. Timmerman has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Good body shot from Timmerman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timmerman.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Sotiropoulos throws a head punch that misses. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Nice body punch from Timmerman - that landed with a thud.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling him. Timmerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Timmerman gets through Sotiropoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Timmerman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Timmerman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Timmerman wants to stall.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Timmerman lands a body punch in the clinch. Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Timmerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Sotiropoulos looks gassed! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmerman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A short body shot lands from Timmerman as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Timmerman has Sotiropoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotiropoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Timmerman lands a body punch. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Timmerman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sotiropoulos. Timmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Timmerman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Timmerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Good body shot from Timmerman.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break free. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman taking a breather. Timmerman gets through Sotiropoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Timmerman keeps control of Sotiropoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmerman won't allow it.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily. Timmerman lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
Timmerman'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. Timmerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Timmerman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sotiropoulos working hard to break the clinch. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Timmerman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotiropouloss head. Timmerman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sotiropoulos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Timmerman cracks Sotiropoulos with a nice body shot. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Timmerman prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Timmerman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Timmerman lands a nice shot to the body. Sotiropoulos tries to break free but Timmerman pushes him back against the cage. A short right from Timmerman on the inside. Timmerman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Sotiropoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timmerman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmerman won't allow it.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
Timmerman is pushing Sotiropoulos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling the position. Timmerman keeps control of Sotiropoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A short right from Timmerman on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Timmerman cracks Sotiropoulos with a nice body shot. Timmerman misses with a short punch on the inside. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling him. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Timmerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sotiropoulos's efforts to push away. Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch. Timmerman'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. A hook to the body from Timmerman.
A short right from Timmerman. Timmerman lands a hook to the side of the head. Timmerman lands on the inside with an uppercut. Sotiropoulos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Timmerman pressing his opponent against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Timmerman. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Timmerman scores with a shot to the side of Sotiropoulos's head. Sotiropoulos working hard to break the clinch. Timmerman trying to control the position but instead, Sotiropoulos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Timmerman into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Timmerman. Timmerman is trying to maintain a safe position but Sotiropoulos gets an underhook and turns Timmerman into the cage. Sotiropoulos working hard to break the clinch. Timmerman is trying to maintain a safe position but Sotiropoulos gets an underhook and turns Timmerman into the cage. Timmerman keeps control of Sotiropoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sotiropoulos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sotiropoulos is trying to break free. Sotiropoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos prevents a body shot from Timmerman. Timmerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling the position. Timmerman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. A short left from Timmerman. A short body shot lands from Timmerman as the two fighters clinch.
Timmerman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmerman won't allow it.
Timmerman working some nice short punches in the clinch. Timmerman is stalling here.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman lands a nice shot to the body. Timmerman throws a head punch that misses. Timmerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Timmerman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling the position. Timmerman stalling in the clinch but Sotiropoulos improves position. Timmerman lands a nice shot to the body. Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmerman won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sotiropoulos working hard to break the clinch. Timmerman lands a left hand.
Timmerman wants to stall.
Timmerman is leaning against Sotiropoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Timmerman just leaning against Sotiropoulos, taking a breather. Timmerman has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A battle for position here, against the cage. Timmerman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sotiropoulos up against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Greg Timmerman. Sotiropoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Timmerman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Timmerman tries to clinch there but Sotiropoulos circles away.
Timmerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotiropoulos. Timmerman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotiropoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Timmerman. Greg Timmerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sotiropoulos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Timmerman dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Timmerman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Sotiropoulos throws a right and a left that Timmerman avoids nicely. Timmerman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Dominickoy Sotiropoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sotiropoulos works over Timmerman's head and body with a nice combination. Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmerman counters with an inside leg kick. Jab by Sotiropoulos. Timmerman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Sotiropoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timmerman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Timmerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Timmerman avoids them all with ease. Sotiropoulos keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Timmerman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Sotiropoulos working hard to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Sotiropoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Sotiropoulos tries to circle away but Timmerman has him pinned against the cage. Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
Sotiropoulos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Timmerman lands a left hand.
Timmerman lands a body punch. Timmerman scores with a hook to the body. Sotiropoulos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sotiropoulos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling him. Timmerman scores with a shoulder strike. Sotiropoulos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Timmerman pushes Sotiropoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sotiropoulos is trying to force a seperation but Timmerman has the dominant position. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman is controlling him. Timmerman scores with a hook to the body. Timmerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Timmerman cracks Sotiropoulos with a nice body shot. Timmerman'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. Timmerman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Greg Timmerman. Timmerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sotiropoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotiropoulos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Timmerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sotiropoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Sotiropoulos blocks a head kick by Timmerman.
Sotiropoulos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Sotiropoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Timmerman throws a nice head kick!
Timmerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotiropoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center. Timmerman walks into a stiff left hand from Sotiropoulos. Timmerman misses with a right hand and Sotiropoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Timmerman walks into a stiff left hand from Sotiropoulos. Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and Timmerman counters with a nice kick to the body. Timmerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotiropoulos throws a body kick the misses and Timmerman counters with a nice leg kick. Timmerman needs to keep his hands up - Sotiropoulos had a free shot at his head there. Sotiropoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Timmerman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sotiropoulos is lucky that one didn't land flush. Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Timmerman counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Timmerman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards. Timmerman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotiropoulos uses good head movement to avoid it. Timmerman lands a right hand. A bit of stalling here from Timmerman.
Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Timmerman keeps control of Sotiropoulos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Timmerman stalling in the clinch.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Timmerman has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos tries to break free but Timmerman pushes him back against the cage. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right handed body shot lands from Timmerman.
Timmerman lands with a short shot to the head. Timmerman misses with a punch on the inside.
Timmerman lands a body punch in the clinch. Timmerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sotiropoulos's efforts to push away. Sotiropoulos has had enough of the clinch but Timmerman keeps him there for the moment. Sotiropoulos is trying to force a seperation but Timmerman has the dominant position. Timmerman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sotiropoulos is trying to push Timmerman away but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Timmerman pressing his opponent against the cage. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Timmerman has double underhooks. Timmerman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sotiropoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Timmerman has him pressed against the cage. Sotiropoulos wants to get back to striking at distance but Timmerman won't allow it.
Sotiropoulos blocks an uppercut.
Timmerman lands a shot to the body. Sotiropoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timmerman lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dominickoy Sotiropoulos. I think Sotiropoulos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!
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