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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 627 p4p, 90 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 1127 p4p, 167 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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184 cm
46
206 lbs
56 - 22 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
208 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
56 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lucy keeps Kakoullis at a distance using the push kick. Kakoullis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucy throws out the jab. Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kakoullis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Kakoullis throws an off balance right hand
and Lucy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kakoullis cracks Lucy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lucy misses with a head kick.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround Boxing Facility in the buildup to the fight. Lucy misses with a looping right. Lucy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kakoullis misses with an uppercut. Lucy saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lucy lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut. Kakoullis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Lucy throws a head kick that misses and Kakoullis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away. A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target. Kakoullis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakoullis. Kakoullis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kakoullis throws a body punch but Lucy moves out of range. Lucy cracks Kakoullis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kakoullis swings widly with a right hand
and Lucy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kakoullis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse. Kakoullis connects with a crisp jab. Lucy cracks Kakoullis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kakoullis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lucy finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lucy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucy sends Kakoullis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lucy is motioning to the referee to let Kakoullis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Lucy slips under a jab. Lucy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kakoullis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kakoullis throws a shot from downtown. Lucy moves away and avoids it. Lucy tries a quick counter leg kick but Kakoullis is wise to it. A looping hook to the body misses from Kakoullis. Lucy does a little dance to reset his feet. Lucy thuds his shin into the meat of Kakoullis's side. Kakoullis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kakoullis throws a sloppy body shot
and Kakoullis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Lucy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lucy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakoullis has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lucy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it. Lucy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakoullis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lucy under the eye. Kakoullis scores with a jab. Lucy acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Lucy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kakoullis slips under a jab from Lucy. Lucy ducks right into an uppercut from Kakoullis. Kakoullis scores with a hook. Lucy misses with a low kick. An attempted straight right counter from Kakoullis misses the target. Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kakoullis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucy! But no joy. Kakoullis thuds a left hand into Lucy's body. Kakoullis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kakoullis moves out of range of the strikes. Lucy moves out of range of the strikes. Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lucy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kakoullis. Kakoullis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lucy counter with a right hand.
Jeez, Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sotiris Kakoullis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léonard Lucy! A very excited looking Léonard Lucy 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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