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Event:
EMPIRE 19: Fright Night
Date: Oct 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Sotoropoulis scores with a jab.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Sotoropoulis counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sotoropoulis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie wants to clinch but Sotoropoulis slips to the side
and Sotoropoulis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sotoropoulis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sotoropoulis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
Stavros Sotoropoulis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Gracie.
Sotoropoulis cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Sotoropoulis swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sotoropoulis wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stavros Sotoropoulis!
During a confident post fight interview, Stavros Sotoropoulis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Ethan Gracie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pain.'. |
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Event:
EMPIRE 17: Johnson vs Feretti
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#TD2#
Millediou gets a takedown into half guard.
Millediou prevents Sotoropoulis from standing back up.
Millediou controlling the action here.
Sotoropoulis wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millediou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Millediou passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millediou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sotoropoulis is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Millediou looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotoropoulis wants to try and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Millediou with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#SUB2#
Millediou is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sotoropoulis is surviving well by controlling Millediou's body position as best he can. #T1##SUB2#
Millediou is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sotoropoulis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sotoropoulis shrugs it off.
Sotoropoulis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Millediou on the ground.#SUB2#
Millediou throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Sotoropoulis has his hands clasped together but Millediou breaks the hold and Sotoropoulis is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Millediou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alban Millediou! |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN9
Date: Sep 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Sotoropoulis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peeples throws an off balance right hand
and Sotoropoulis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peeples misses with a takedown
and Peeples takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peeples misses with a left hand
and Sotoropoulis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peeples throws an off balance right hand
and Sotoropoulis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Kawonn Peeples has been cut.
Peeples misses with a body shot
and Sotoropoulis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Sotoropoulis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sotoropoulis.
A jab lands there for Peeples.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotoropoulis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peeples throws out a powerful jab.
Peeples swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sotoropoulis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Peeples is rocked!
Peeples stuns Sotoropoulis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Peeples is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peeples misses with a hook to the body
and Sotoropoulis counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Peeples throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sotoropoulis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peeples seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been told by Peeples's head coaches at Canadian Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sotoropoulis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peeples throws a lazy uppercut
and Sotoropoulis scores with a counter punch that sends Peeples to the canvas! Sotoropoulis smells blood - he's punishing Peeples with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Peeples has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stavros Sotoropoulis! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Sotoropoulis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vendetta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vendetta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vendetta is looking to clinch but Sotoropoulis is avoiding it.
#CL#
Vendetta has managed to clinch.
Sotoropoulis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vendetta really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vendetta blocks an uppercut.
Sotoropoulis working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendetta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotoropoulis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sotoropoulis misses with the head strike.
Sotoropoulis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vendetta is trying to break the clinch but Sotoropoulis has him pressed against the cage.
Vendetta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sotoropoulis scores with a shot to the side of Vendetta's head. #T1#
Sotoropoulis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotoropoulis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vendetta.
Sotoropoulis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sotoropoulis.
Sotoropoulis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
Vendetta looking to throw knees to the head but Sotoropoulis is blocking nicely.
Sotoropoulis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vendetta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sotoropoulis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
Sotoropoulis lands with a light punch inside.
Sotoropoulis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendetta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vendetta is breathing heavily.
Sotoropoulis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotoropoulis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
A short right from Sotoropoulis.
Vendetta wants to take the fight to the mat but Sotoropoulis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Vendetta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotoropoulis has Vendetta pressed against the cage, preventing Vendetta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
A short right from Sotoropoulis on the inside.
Vendetta has Sotoropoulis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sotoropoulis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sotoropoulis lands a right hand.
A short right from Sotoropoulis. #ROC2#Vendetta is rocked!
Sotoropoulis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Vendetta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotoropoulis misses with the head strike.
Sotoropoulis throws a head punch that misses.
Sotoropoulis throws a punch but it's blocked by Vendetta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vendetta.
Sotoropoulis throws a head punch that misses.
Sotoropoulis is working Vendetta over against the cage.
Sotoropoulis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotoropoulis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotoropoulis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vendetta blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sotoropoulis.
Vendetta blocks an uppercut.
Sotoropoulis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotoropoulis throws a head punch that misses.
Vendetta seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotoropoulis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sotoropoulis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vendetta to his knees! Sotoropoulis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stavros Sotoropoulis! |
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