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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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206 lbs
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223 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Diego!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego fails with a takedown attempt.
Diego doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kakoullis counters with a left to the body.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Diego falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakoullis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diego's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kakoullis lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Diego's knee but Diego avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Kakoullis.
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Kakoullis tries to clinch but Diego is having none of it.
Sotiris Kakoullis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego shoots in for a takedown but Kakoullis shows good takedown defense.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Diego.
Kakoullis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been told by Kakoullis's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dom Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diego lands a jab to Kakoullis's midsection.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
And Diego tries to counter it with a takedown but Kakoullis pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kakoullis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kakoullis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kakoullis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego connects with the punch.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kakoullis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kakoullis connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off.
Kakoullis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diego.
Kakoullis blocks a jab.
Kakoullis quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diego, pushing him back against the cage.
Diego changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kakoullis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diego throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis misses with a hook. Diego ducked under it nicely.
Kakoullis pushes Diego up against the cage in a clinch.
Diego has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diego tries to land knees in the clinch but Kakoullis avoids the damage to the body.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakoullis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kakoullis defends it nicely.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis tries to score with a low kick but Diego moves his leg out of the way.
Diego drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kakoullis defends it well.
Diego misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses
and Diego counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diego not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Dom Diego's cut.
That's time! Kakoullis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diego cracks Kakoullis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakoullis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego shoots for a double leg takedown but Kakoullis sprawls well. He's pushed Diego's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kakoullis gets tackled into the cage by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Diego blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakoullis won't allow Diego to pass to mount.
Diego is trying to control the action in half guard but Kakoullis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kakoullis's head.
Kakoullis moves into full guard.
Diego throws a big right hand that misses.
Kakoullis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diego preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diego advances position into side control!
Kakoullis struggling a bit here.
Diego misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Diego looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kakoullis is avoiding damage well.
Diego wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kakoullis keeps working.
Diego advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakoullis is squirming around, avoiding Diego's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diego has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diego throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diego lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Diego lands a nice shot to the head.
Diego looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diego is stalling here but it's allowed Kakoullis to get half guard.
Kakoullis won't allow Diego to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego is looking to stall here but Kakoullis recovers full guard.
Diego stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakoullis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diego throws an elbow that misses. Kakoullis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diego's guard. Nice move by Kakoullis!
Diego is trying to keep Kakoullis in close.
Diego looking for a sweep. Not yet Diego, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakoullis stands up from Diego's guard - Kakoullis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Kakoullis's shoulder, as Kakoullis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Diego misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakoullis looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Kakoullis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Diego 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.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Kakoullis moves away and avoids it.
Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakoullis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Diego avoids it.
Diego closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diego lands in his opponent's guard.
Kakoullis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diego changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kakoullis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diego.
A little feinted left hand from Kakoullis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diego is just out of range.
Kakoullis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
Diego shoots in but no luck this time.
Kakoullis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Diego. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego slips under a jab from Kakoullis.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego misses with a straight right.
Diego works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakoullis is just out of range.
Kakoullis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Dom Diego's cut even more.
Kakoullis needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Diego throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses.
Kakoullis darts in and clinches Diego up against the cage.
A short left from Kakoullis.
Diego drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kakoullis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diego tries to score a body lock takedown but Kakoullis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Diego.
Diego takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kakoullis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kakoullis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diego blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis lands a good knee to the midsection. Diego won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kakoullis lands a nice shot to the body.
Diego wants to take the fight to the mat but Kakoullis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
Kakoullis landing knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Dom Diego's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Kakoullis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego is rocked!
Kakoullis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kakoullis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diego! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kakoullis is unloading with more strikes now! Diego drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Sotiris Kakoullis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dom Diego was interviewed post fight and said 'Came to knock this punk out. All he did was spam takedowns and subs big surprise.'.
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hype
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