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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 13 p4p, 2 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 125 p4p, 19 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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217 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
52 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
Lillard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lillard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakoullis - the referee stops the clock and Lillard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakoullis. Lillard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lillard misses with a low kick.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Lillard instigates a clinch.
Kakoullis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Kakoullis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kakoullis misses the jab.
Lillard throws a big counter head kick but Kakoullis avoids it with no problem.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lillard misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Kakoullis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lillard.
Lillard delivers a nice body kick.
Lillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakoullis.
Lillard misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a hook.
Lillard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lillard misses with a wild body shot.
Lillard misses with a looping left.
Lillard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lillard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kakoullis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lillard throws a body kick that misses.
Lillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kakoullis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with a lunging right hand
and Lillard counters with a leg kick.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lillard's hands.
Lillard throws a leg kick which misses Kakoullis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakoullis tries to avoid it.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Kakoullis.
Lillard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Lillard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakoullis swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lillard blocks the low kick.
Lillard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kakoullis is able to avoid easily.
Kakoullis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lillard.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lillard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakoullis has time to react.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Lillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Lillard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lillard down.
Lillard lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Lillard as he checks the leg kick.
Lillard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kakoullis misses with a straight right.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Lillard blocks a head kick by Kakoullis.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Lillard lands a leg kick that knocks Kakoullis off balance momentarily.
Lillard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kakoullis on the side of the head.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Lillard moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Lillard lands with a kick to the temple. Kakoullis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slow jab from Kakoullis misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a leg kick.
Lillard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakoullis in his tracks.
Kakoullis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard looks to land a body kick but Kakoullis moved away.
Kakoullis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard throws a low kick, looking for Kakoullis's leg but Kakoullis calmly moves out of range.
Kakoullis wants to slow Lillard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lillard tries to move into range but Kakoullis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
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.
Lillard throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lillard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kakoullis. Kakoullis obviously looking to wear him down.
Kakoullis scores with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis throws a looping overhand right but Lillard ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lillard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kakoullis throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis lands a really nice looking cross but Lillard seems unphased.
Lillard misses with a kick to the body.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lillard throws a right hand that misses
and Lillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kakoullis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Lillard.
Kakoullis catches Lillard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kakoullis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Lillard throws a leg kick but Kakoullis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Kakoullis counters with a quick kick to the body but Lillard blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard throws a shot to the body.
Lillard lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lillard avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Despite the aggression on Lillard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kakoullis takes one on the button.
Kakoullis thumps Lillard with a low kick.
Lillard wants to slow Kakoullis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kakoullis throws a push kick but Lillard slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis moves forwards but Lillard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lillard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kakoullis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lillard throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakoullis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lillard.
Kakoullis throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
Kakoullis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lillard's hands.
Lillard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kakoullis lands a body shot.
Lillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kakoullis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kakoullis.
Lillard tries to score with a low kick but Kakoullis moves his leg out of the way.
Lillard throws a body punch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
Lillard motions for Kakoullis to come forward. Lillard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard checks a low kick from Kakoullis.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis checks the leg kick.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lillard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Lillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Lillard.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Kakoullis with a nice cross.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kakoullis misses with a looping right.
Lillard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Lillard responds with a good body kick, but Kakoullis manages to step out the way in time.
A head kick by Kakoullis misses
and Lillard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kakoullis thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Kakoullis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lillard throws out the jab.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kakoullis misses with a two punch combination.
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Lillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakoullis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lillard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lillard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kakoullis doesn't seem bothered though.
Lillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lillard throws out a leg kick but Kakoullis moves out of range and Lillard only half commits.
Kakoullis throws a lazy body kick
and Lillard counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick.
Lillard scores with a head kick.
Kakoullis checks a low kick from Lillard.
Kakoullis connects with the punch.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lillard scores with a jab to the body.
Kakoullis blocks a head kick by Lillard.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lillard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kakoullis.
Lillard lands with a good body shot.
Kakoullis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lillard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lillard looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Lillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakoullis.
Lillard misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kakoullis checks a leg kick.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lillard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lillards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lillard's head backwards.
Lillard takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Kakoullis misses with the body kick
and Lillard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kakoullis finds it's way round the side to connect with Lillard's head.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body kick.
Lillard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kakoullis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lillard.
Lillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakoullis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lillard.
Kakoullis misses with the combination.
Lillard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from Kakoullis misses
and Lillard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Kakoullis misses the target.
Kakoullis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lillard misses with a head kick.
Lillard misses with a straight left.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Kakoullis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lillard. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis throws a body kick that misses.
Kakoullis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lillard misses with a double jab
and Kakoullis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lillard lands with a nice body kick.
Kakoullis avoids the body shot from Lillard.
The crowd cheers as Kakoullis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lillard doesn't seem phased though.
Kakoullis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lillard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kakoullis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lillard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lillard throws the kick towards the body but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kakoullis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakoullis is looking to land body kicks.
Lillard looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kakoullis works Lillard's body with a nice hook.
Kakoullis tests Lillard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kakoullis throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
And Lillard responds with a good body kick, but Kakoullis manages to step out the way in time.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lillard misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis lands with a nice body punch.
Kakoullis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kakoullis lands a head shot.
Lillard throws a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
That kick from Kakoullis tenderised Lillard's leg. Lillard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lillard pushes Kakoullis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakoullis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's time! Kakoullis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lillard throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lillard's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lillard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis clobbers Lillard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard is rocked!
Kakoullis lands with a shot to the body.
Lillard is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Kakoullis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lillard gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kakoullis gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lillard is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Sotiris Kakoullis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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