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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rachid Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos's entrance music is bodies. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rachid Hadji!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sotiropoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hadji counters with a low kick, right behind Sotiropoulos 's knee.
Hadji checks a low kick from Sotiropoulos.
Hadji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotiropoulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hadji manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Sotiropoulos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sotiropoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hadji gets back to full guard.
Sotiropoulos stopping the sweep attempt from Hadji.
Sotiropoulos wants to pass the guard but Hadji is keeping the position.
Sotiropoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Hadji looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hadji trying to keep a closed guard but Sotiropoulos is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji keeping full guard, as Sotiropoulos tries to pass.
Sotiropoulos postures up and lands a big shot to Hadji's brow.
Hadji looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hadji is on top in guard.
Hadji trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotiropoulos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotiropoulos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sotiropoulos wants to sweep here but Hadji controlling him for the moment.
Sotiropoulos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sotiropoulos tries to get out of the position.
Sotiropoulos is looking to stand up but Hadji isn't so interested in that idea.
Hadji pushing down on Sotiropoulos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is staying active underneath Hadji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sotiropoulos is trying to stand up here but Hadji is controlling him well.
Hadji wants to free his trapped foot but Sotiropoulos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hadji prevents Sotiropoulos from standing back up.
Sotiropoulos gets back to full guard.
Sotiropoulos pulls Hadji in close to his closed guard and prevents Hadji from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sotiropoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sotiropoulos keeping moving, preventing Hadji from controlling successfully.
Sotiropoulos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotiropoulos is retaining full guard.
Hadji prevents Sotiropoulos from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sotiropoulos slips under a jab.
Hadji throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotiropoulos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hadji works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hadji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Hadji pushes down on Sotiropoulos's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sotiropoulos won't allow Hadji to pass to mount.
Sotiropoulos manages to get to full guard.
Sotiropoulos wants to stand but Hadji is controlling the position.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hadji tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotiropoulos is retaining full guard.
Hadji trying to control but Sotiropoulos is working from the bottom.
Sotiropoulos is wriggling around but Hadji manages to pass to half guard.
Hadji trying to control the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dominickoy Sotiropoulos will probably get the nod.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sotiropoulos.
Hadji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadji shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sotiropoulos's guard.
Hadji throwing strikes from guard but Sotiropoulos blocks nicely.
Sotiropoulos kicks Hadji off and gets to his feet.
Sotiropoulos slips a straight right by Hadji.
Hadji throws a one two combo.
It looks like Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Hadji.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Sotiropoulos.
Hadji dodges the punch combination from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji trying to control here.
Sotiropoulos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hadji with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sotiropoulos prevents Hadji from improving his position.
Hadji moves into full guard.
Hadji is trying to control the position but Sotiropoulos postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sotiropoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sotiropoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Hadji manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sotiropoulos manages to get himself to full guard.
Sotiropoulos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hadji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hadji prevents Sotiropoulos from getting back to his feet.
Hadji trying to control but Sotiropoulos is working from the bottom.
Hadji is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sotiropoulos keeping moving, preventing Hadji from controlling successfully.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sotiropoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji trying to control but Sotiropoulos is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rachid Hadji hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hadji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sotiropoulos fails with the takedown.
Sotiropoulos lands with a hook. Hadji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sotiropoulos tries to bum rush Hadji with a series of wild strikes but Hadji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotiropoulos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hadji.
Hadji shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sotiropoulos sprawls well. Sotiropoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet.
Sotiropoulos misses with a combination
and Hadji counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sotiropoulos throws a right and a left that Hadji avoids nicely.
Sotiropoulos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hadji moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hadji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sotiropoulos's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
A bit of stalling here from Hadji.
Hadji has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sotiropoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hadji fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hadji.
Hadji lands a shot to the body.
Hadji slows down the pace here.
Hadji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sotiropoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hadji lands a nice elbow.
Hadji lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rachid Hadji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hadji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sotiropoulos's head backwards.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadji avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sotiropoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hadji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hadji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sotiropoulos but Sotiropoulos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hadji pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sotiropoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hadji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiropoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hadji ducks right into an uppercut from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hadji counters with a solid body kick.
Hadji tries to clinch there but Sotiropoulos circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hadji counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hadji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji stops a takedown attempt from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Hadji has him pressed against the cage.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hadji lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hadji.
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Hadji.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hadji takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hadji has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage, preventing Sotiropoulos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hadji lands an elbow inside that Sotiropoulos shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hadji.
Sotiropoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hadji lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break the clinch but Hadji has him pressed against the cage.
Hadji'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.
Hadji lands an elbow inside that Sotiropoulos shrugs off.
Hadji stalling.
Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike.
Sotiropoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hadji manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hadji lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Hadji lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut is getting worse.
Hadji looking to slow down the pace here.
Hadji prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Sotiropoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
Hadji using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotiropoulos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sotiropoulos.
Hadji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hadji gets underhooks to prevent Sotiropoulos's takedown attempt.
Hadji stalling against the cage.
Hadji looking to throw knees to the head but Sotiropoulos is blocking nicely.
Hadji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Hadji is looking to control Sotiropoulos's arms but Sotiropoulos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hadji has his back to the cage.
Hadji throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hadji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotiropoulos's elbow.
Hadji is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hadji pushes off an throws an elbow but Sotiropoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hadji missing with knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos is working for takedown but Hadji is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hadji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hadji leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hadji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sotiropoulos avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadji taking a breather.
Sotiropoulos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hadji smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sotiropoulos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rachid Hadji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hadji 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 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rachid Hadji!
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FIGHT
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