K.J. Noons vs. George Sotiropoulos Round 1 Sotiropoulos circles around the outside while Noons works from the middle, with neither lightweight committing to anything in the first 90 seconds, drawing a sprinkling of a boos from the Houston crowd. Noons begins to pump jabs to the Australian’s body, and Sotiropoulos finally strikes with a clean right straight at the midway point of the round. Noons switches to the orthodox stance to work Sotiropoulos’ body with a couple right hands, then switches back to southpaw when Sotiropoulos clips him in an exchange. With 50 seconds left in the round, Noons catches a finger in his right eye from Sotiropoulos’ outstretched hand. The Hawaiian recovers and goes back to chasing Sotiropoulos, and a wild flurry closes the round, with Noons bombing Sotiropoulos with rapid-fire combinations before the horn. Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Noons Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Noons Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Noons Round 2 It’s Sotiropoulos throwing combos to start round two, though he’s pulling up short with most of his punches while Noons sticks to steady jabs and body shots. Sotiropoulos clips Noons with a right hook on the temple at the end of an exchange, misses with a spinning kick to follow up. Noons shuts down the first takedown attempt from Sotiropoulos and then sticks another jab in the Australian’s face. Sotiropoulos lands a body kick, then shoots a single-leg and nearly gets Noons to the ground. The second effort against the cage yields a takedown for Sotiropoulos, but Noons scrambles right back up after a warning from ref Herb Dean for grabbing the fence. Sotiropoulos closes out the round with kicks to the body and leg of Noons, then a hook which sends Noons backing off at the end of the frame. Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Sotiropoulos Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Sotiropoulos Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sotiropoulos Round 3 Noons pops Sotiropoulos with a short left and stuffs a takedown attempt. Sotiropoulos has a spinning kick blocked, but follows up with a left hook. Sotiropoulos comes away from an exchange sporting a bad cut at his hairline on the right side, then eats a sweeping right hand which puts him on rubbery legs. Noons doesn’t pounce, but he does shut down the text takedown try. Another double-leg from Sotiropoulos comes up short, and Noons whacks him again with the same right hook. Noons ducks a punch and counters with a straight right. Sotiropoulos wants to tie up on the fence and gets shoved away. Sotiropoulos counters a left hand with a clean left hook of his own, drawing a smile from Noons. It’s all kicks from Sotiropoulos now, a trio of hard ones to the legs, followed by a right high kick. Another head kick scores for the Australian, then a short left hook. Twenty seconds left and Noons connects with a spinning back fist before looking up at the clock. He walks through a kick from Sotiropoulos to land two hard right hooks just before the end of the fight. Sherdog Scores Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Noons (29-28 Noons) Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Noons (29-28 Noons) Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Noons (29-28 Noons) The Result K.J. Noons def. George Sotiropoulos via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) R3 5:00
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