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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotiris Kakoullis (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
21 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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206 lbs
38 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Kha throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Kha.
Kha stuns Kakoullis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by Kakoullis.
Kha misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kha throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kakoullis wants to clinch but Kha slips to the side
and Kha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kha checks it well.
Kakoullis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries to score with a low kick but Kha moves his leg out of the way.
Kha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kakoullis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Kha.
Kha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis flicks out a counter leg kick but Kha steps away.
Kakoullis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Kakoullis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha moves away from the strike by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tests Kha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Kakoullis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kha counters with an outside leg kick.
Kakoullis connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up but Kha circles away and keeps his distance.
Kha is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scores with a jab to the head.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kha.
Kakoullis's corner calls for a 1-2. Kakoullis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kha connects with a body shot that sends Kakoullis's belly button to the back.
Kakoullis has closed the distance and engaged Kha in a clinch.
Kha misses with a punch on the inside.
Kha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kha is looking to wear down Kakoullis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
Kakoullis jabs at Kha's body.
Kakoullis scores with a sloppy right hand. Kha should have avoided that one.
Kha is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Kha does it's job there.
Kakoullis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis is looking to clinch.
Kha connects with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Kakoullis coming out on top.
Kha throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kakoullis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kakoullis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kakoullis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kha was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakoullis.
Kha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Kha throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kha takes a step back to recover.
Kakoullis dips to his left and cracks Kha with an uppercut!
Kakoullis throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis throws a wild body kick that Kha sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis misses with a looping left.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kha tried to counter with a leg kick but Kakoullis avoided it.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
Kakoullis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kha takes one on the button.
Kha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
Kakoullis lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakoullis moves in looking to clinch but Kha pushes him off.
Kha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kha misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Kha misses.
Kakoullis cracks a nice hook into Kha's ribs.
Kakoullis has closed the distance and engaged Kha in a clinch.
Kakoullis manages to break the clinch.
Kha stuns Kakoullis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kha misses with a hook.
Kha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kakoullis's sensitive parts.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kha throws the kick towards the body but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakoullis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kha on the side of the head.
Kakoullis throws a head kick but Kha moves out of range.
Kha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kakoullis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kakoullis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kakoullis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kha scrambles back to his feet.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Kha.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kakoullis tries to land a front kick but Kha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kakoullis.
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakoullis has time to react.
Kakoullis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kha is able to avoid easily.
Kakoullis moves forwards but Kha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kakoullis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kha is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Kha misses.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kakoullis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kakoullis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakoullis throws a front kick that sends Kha stumbling back into the cage.
Kha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kakoullis.
Kha moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
It looked like Kha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a nice looking jab.
Kakoullis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kha.
Kakoullis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kha is predictable there
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Kha throws a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Kha was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kha moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Kha misses with a leg kick.
Kakoullis cracks Kha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kakoullis finish him?
Kha is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kha's calf.
Oh Kha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kha avoids a kick to the body.
Kakoullis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kakoullis drops Kha with a huge uppercut! Kha drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kakoullis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
An out of breath Sotiris Kakoullis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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