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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lose Yourself. Marcus Attilius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
28 - 22 - 0 |
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285 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Stamatis lands but Attilius takes it in his stride.
Stamatis loads up on a big right hand but Attilius slips the punch.
Stamatis is looking to slow Attilius down with leg kicks.
Stamatis works Attilius's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Attilius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis closes the distance and clinches up with Attilius, looking for a takedown. Stamatis pushes Attilius against the cage but Attilius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Stamatis finds it's way through Attilius's defenses.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Attilius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Stamatis. That snapped Attilius's head back.
Stamatis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stamatis somewhat.
Stamatis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a right and a left that Attilius avoids nicely.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stamatis misses with a body shot
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Attilius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Attilius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Attilius gets caught flat footed, as Stamatis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stamatis manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from standing back up.
Attilius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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!
Stamatis is looking to take a break and control but Attilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stamatis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Attilius's head.
Attilius is looking to escape.
Stamatis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Attilius's head.
Stamatis is trying to work for a kimura but Attilius is defending well.
Stamatis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis stops Attilius from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis throws a looping overhand right but Attilius ducks down to avoid it.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Stamatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stamatis misses with a looping right.
Stamatis lands a front kick.
Attilius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stamatis.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stamatis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stamatis is looking to chop away at Attilius's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stamatis.
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Attilius is just out of range.
Stamatis throws a front kick that sends Attilius stumbling back into the cage.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis throws a right hand that Attilius ducks under and follows up with a left that Attilius also avoids with ease.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis connects with a crisp jab.
Stamatis misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Stamatis lands but Attilius takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stamatis scores with a one two! Attilius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis misses with a looping left.
Stamatis throws an off balance right hand
and Attilius counters with a right hand to the body.
Attilius avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stamatis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Attilius makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Attilius is just out of range.
Stamatis throws a low kick but Attilius moves out of range easily.
Attilius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stamatis throws a nice looking combination but Attilius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stamatis thows a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis shoots in for a double leg but Attilius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis throws a right and a left that Attilius avoids nicely.
Stamatis throws a nice looking combination but Attilius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stamatis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stamatis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Attilius defends it nicely.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Attilius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Stamatis. Those never looked like landing.
Stamatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stamatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Attilius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt - Attilius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stamatis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stamatis throws a right hand that Attilius ducks under and follows up with a left that Attilius also avoids with ease.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Attilius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stamatis somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis scores with a nice strike.
Stamatis has a takedown stuffed.
Stamatis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Attilius checks a leg kick.
Stamatis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius slips under a jab.
Stamatis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Stamatis misses
and Attilius counters with a body kick that stops Stamatis in his tracks momentarily.
Attilius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Stamatis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attilius can do to turn this around?
Attilius slips a straight right by Stamatis.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stamatis cracks the inside of Attilius's front leg.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
Stamatis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stamatis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attilius avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Attilius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Stamatis misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Attilius's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stamatis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
A less than humble Athan Stamatis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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