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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiris Kakoullis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ugor Makinwa's chin.
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206 lbs
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
32 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis clinches.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa manages to break the clinch.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Makinwa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range and Kakoullis settles back down.
Kakoullis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makinwa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Makinwa throws a body kick that misses.
Kakoullis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Makinwa's knee but Makinwa avoids it well.
Kakoullis lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
Nice shot lands for Makinwa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kakoullis blocks it well.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Makinwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makinwa.
Kakoullis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makinwa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makinwa thinking.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Makinwa thuds his shin into the meat of Kakoullis's side.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis works Makinwa's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kakoullis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makinwa checks it well.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Makinwa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis lands a head kick!
It looks like Ugor Makinwa has been cut.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makinwa throws a series of punches but Kakoullis avoids them all with ease.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a right hand to the body.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis cracks Makinwa with a good jab.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa tries to land a front kick but Kakoullis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakoullis throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Makinwa looks to move away, Kakoullis throws a big counter combo but Makinwa just gets out of the way.
Kakoullis misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makinwa. Kakoullis shrugs it off though.
Kakoullis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makinwa connects with a body shot.
Makinwa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kakoullis rather than just go for the knockout.
Kakoullis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kakoullis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kakoullis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makinwa. Makinwa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makinwa connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Kakoullis lunges at Makinwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makinwa's hand.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a wild body kick that Kakoullis sees coming a mile off.
Kakoullis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Makinwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kakoullis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a right hand that Kakoullis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakoullis also avoids with ease.
Makinwa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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 Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
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!
Kakoullis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Kakoullis's front leg.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makinwa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kakoullis.
Makinwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
Makinwa is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Makinwa does it's job there.
Kakoullis stuns Makinwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
Makinwa misses with a right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a three punch combo that has Makinwa backing up. Makinwa nods at Kakoullis to acknowledge the strikes.
Makinwa throws a hook but Kakoullis blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makinwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makinwa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Makinwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakoullis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Makinwa feints a counter leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Makinwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a leg kick.
Makinwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakoullis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with the body kick
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makinwa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makinwa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kakoullis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakoullis rushes Makinwa and presses him up against the cage.
Makinwa working aggressively here.
Kakoullis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makinwa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
A short right from Makinwa.
Kakoullis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Kakoullis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makinwa is defending well for now.
Makinwa misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis has Makinwa pushed against the cage.
Kakoullis just leaning against Makinwa, taking a breather.
Makinwa effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis tries to work over Makinwa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Makinwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makinwa backwards.
Makinwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands an uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makinwa misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis throws a lazy uppercut
and Makinwa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Makinwa.
Makinwa motions for Kakoullis to come forward. Makinwa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Makinwa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kakoullis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makinwa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a body punch
and Kakoullis counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Kakoullis misses with a straight left.
Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis moves out of range as Makinwa strikes.
Kakoullis tries to clinch up.
Makinwa looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Makinwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis throws a wild body kick that Makinwa sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis avoids the head kick by Makinwa.
Kakoullis throws a sloppy body shot
and Makinwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Makinwa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makinwa swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Makinwa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Kakoullis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makinwa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makinwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakoullis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makinwa if he has to take too many more of those.
Makinwa throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makinwa dips to his left and cracks Kakoullis with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Makinwa misses.
Kakoullis just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makinwa will feel that in the morning.
Makinwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makinwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Makinwa is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makinwa.
Kakoullis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kakoullis.
A telegraphed right hand from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a leg kick.
Makinwa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makinwa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Makinwa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakoullis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Makinwa takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makinwa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Kakoullis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kakoullis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kakoullis drives through and clinches with Makinwa against the cage.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis scores with a three punch combo!
Kakoullis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makinwa manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis misses with a hook.
Makinwa throws a one two combo.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Makinwa blocks the low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick as Makinwa jumps back.
Kakoullis dips to his left and cracks Makinwa with an uppercut!
Makinwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Kakoullis is looking to chop away at Makinwa's legs.
Kakoullis lands a jab.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makinwa.
Kakoullis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makinwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crunch! Kakoullis slams his shin into Makinwa's torso.
Makinwa throws a head kick that misses.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kakoullis's sensitive parts.
Makinwa throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Makinwa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kakoullis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kakoullis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Makinwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Makinwa tries a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
Makinwa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa misses with a low kick as Kakoullis jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sotiris Kakoullis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kakoullis tries a low kick but Makinwa avoids it.
Makinwa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makinwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Kakoullis has Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakoullis.
Makinwa tries to break the clinch but Kakoullis is controlling the position.
Makinwa blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Makinwa breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kakoullis momentarily.
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. Kakoullis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis clobbers Makinwa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
Makinwa looks for the body kick but Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Makinwa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makinwa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakoullis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
Makinwa takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
Makinwa tries a quick counter leg kick but Kakoullis is wise to it.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Kakoullis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kakoullis has Makinwa up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis lands an elbow that stopped Makinwa in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Makinwa.
Makinwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis is controlling him.
Kakoullis works on Makinwa's body with a couple of short punches.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kakoullis blocks a body shot from Makinwa.
Kakoullis controlling the action here for a moment.
Makinwa is trying to break the clinch but Kakoullis has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kakoullis has double underhooks.
Kakoullis looking to slow down the pace here.
Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kakoullis lands with a cross.
Makinwa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
You can see that Makinwa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Makinwa looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakoullis lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis swings widly with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kakoullis tries to land a front kick but Makinwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makinwa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakoullis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makinwa throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Kakoullis thows a leg kick but Makinwa checks it
and Makinwa counters with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Kakoullis cracks Makinwa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kakoullis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makinwa. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Makinwa misses with a body shot.
Makinwa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kakoullis defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis had his way with Ugor Makinwa in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
Kakoullis thuds his right hand into Makinwa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kakoullis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kakoullis.
Some wild striking there from Kakoullis.
Makinwa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makinwa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakoullis on the side of the head.
Makinwa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kakoullis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakoullis. That's going to slow Makinwa down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis jabs at Makinwa's body.
Decent striking displayed by Makinwa there.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makinwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa fakes the leg kick and cracks Kakoullis in the body.
Kakoullis throws an overhand right that lands on Makinwa's shoulder, as Makinwa tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Makinwa blocks the leg kick.
Makinwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makinwa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Kakoullis misses.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
A quick step to the side and Kakoullis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makinwa is looking to slow Kakoullis down with leg kicks.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Makinwa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makinwa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makinwa missing with a left hand there. Kakoullis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakoullis throws a low kick, looking for Makinwa's leg but Makinwa calmly moves out of range.
Ugor Makinwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makinwa throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Kakoullis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makinwa.
Kakoullis tests Makinwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makinwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kakoullis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Makinwa misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Makinwa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kakoullis finds it's way round the side to connect with Makinwa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Makinwa misses
and Kakoullis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makinwa. That did some damage!
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakoullis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makinwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the body
and Kakoullis counters with a low kick, right behind Makinwa 's knee.
Kakoullis scores with a jab.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Makinwa. That snapped Kakoullis's head back.
Kakoullis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakoullis scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick from Makinwa misses.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Makinwa avoided it.
Kakoullis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makinwa.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kakoullis stuns Makinwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakoullis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis cracks the inside of Makinwa's front leg.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body kick.
Makinwa dodges the punch combination from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakoullis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
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.
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