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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). Chooooooooon! I think Stamatis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lose Yourself. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
33 - 23 - 0 |
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285 lbs
17 - 16 - 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
33 - 23 - 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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attilius defending well as Stamatis loads up on a big left hand.
Stamatis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stamatis thinking.
Attilius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stamatis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Attilius pinned against the cage. Attilius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stamatis drives through with a takedown into Attilius's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attilius wants to stand up but Stamatis is controlling him.
Attilius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Stamatis dives into side control.
The ground and pound from Stamatis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Attilius is trying to buck Stamatis off.
Stamatis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Attilius has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from escaping the position.
The referee asks Stamatis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stamatis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from escaping the position.
Stamatis looks up at the clock and then as Attilius takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stamatis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Attilius on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stamatis staying calm.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is letting Stamatis control him for a moment.
Attilius tries to escape but Stamatis is in control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attilius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stamatis is looking to take a break and control but Attilius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Attilius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stamatis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Attilius sneaks out the side door and pushes Stamatis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a jab.
Stamatis looks for the body kick but Attilius saw that one coming.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attilius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a lazy head kick
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Attilius checks a leg kick nicely.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Stamatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Stamatis. Those never looked like landing.
Stamatis looks to throw the jab but Attilius is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis lands with a good body shot.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Attilius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stamatis thows a body shot but no joy.
Stamatis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stamatis misses with a hook. Attilius ducked under it nicely.
Stamatis throws a hook to the side of Attilius's head but Attilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a hook
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Stamatis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attilius manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stamatis tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stamatis cracks the inside of Attilius's front leg.
Stamatis feints and as Attilius raises his hands in defense, Stamatis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stamatis throwing strikes from guard but Attilius blocks nicely.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Attilius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
Attilius keeping full guard, as Stamatis tries to pass.
Stamatis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Attilius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stamatis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
Attilius kicks Stamatis off and gets to his feet.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands with a slapping head kick.
Good work by Attilius as he checks the leg kick.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis dives in for a single leg takedown but Attilius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Attilius breaks from the clinch.
Stamatis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Attilius's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Attilius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Stamatis thuds his shin into the meat of Attilius's side.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Attilius's head backwards.
Stamatis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Stamatis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Attilius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stamatis moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Stamatis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis tries for a takedown but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stamatis misses with a jab to the body
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Stamatis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis misses with a looping right.
Stamatis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Stamatis misses with a left hand
and Attilius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stamatis thinking.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Stamatis.
Stamatis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stamatis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attilius.
Stamatis looks to land a right hand but Attilius moved out of range.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Stamatis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
Attilius ducks right into an uppercut from Stamatis.
Stamatis shoots for a double leg takedown but Attilius sprawls well. He's pushed Stamatis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamatis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Attilius on his heels. He'll look to pass Attilius's guard now, I'm sure.
Attilius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stamatis is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stamatis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stamatis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Attilius wants to stand but Stamatis is controlling the position.
Stamatis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis wants to control but Attilius is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
Stamatis trying to control from half guard but Attilius is working away.
Stamatis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Attilius is trying to stand up here but Stamatis is controlling him well.
Stamatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Attilius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stamatis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Attilius has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stamatis is on him like a limpet, forcing Attilius back against the cage.
Attilius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Attilius tries to circle away but Stamatis has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius wants to break free but Stamatis has control.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stamatis has him pressed against the cage.
Stamatis breaks from the clinch.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a wild body kick that Attilius sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut lands for Stamatis. That snapped Attilius's head back.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Stamatis finds it's target.
Jab from Stamatis.
Stamatis tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Stamatis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stamatis tries to land a front kick but Attilius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stamatis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stamatis is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
A lazy left from Stamatis finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with an open hand slap.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stamatis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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