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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis's entrance music is Audiomachine - Earth Shaker. A fine choice. Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis lands with a nice combination. Child backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Marcus Child has been cut.
Child moves in looking to clinch but Stamatis pushes him off.
Child swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Child ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
A shot to the body from Stamatis misses
and Child connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child throws the left hand but Stamatis avoids the punch easily.
Stamatis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stamatis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stamatis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stamatis takes one on the button.
Stamatis swings for the body but Child moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Child. That's going to slow Stamatis down.
Stamatis blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Child throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Child lands a head kick. Stamatis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Child has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child throws a head kick that misses.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Child lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Child ducks right into an uppercut from Stamatis.
A head kick misses from Child.
Stamatis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Child sprawls and moves away.
Stamatis tries to bum rush Child with a series of wild strikes but Child uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stamatis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Child fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Child.
Stamatis connects with a crisp jab.
Child lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stamatis's sensitive parts.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Child.
Stamatis moves away from the strike by Child.
Stamatis feinted with a counter takedown.
Stamatis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Child.
Stamatis misses the jab.
Child throws a hook but Stamatis avoids it easily.
Stamatis attempts a counter takedown but Child avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child scores with a jab.
Child throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stamatis attempts a counter takedown but Child avoids it well and moves away.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child throws a quick inside leg kick.
Child throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Child misses with a looping left.
Child misses with a straight left.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis attempts a counter takedown but Child avoids it well and moves away.
Child throws a sloppy head kick
and Stamatis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stamatis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Stamatis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stamatis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child trying to hold on to Stamatis's head to control him but Stamatis postures up.
Nice strikes from Stamatis there.
Stamatis working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stamatis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Child manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stamatis is working Child over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Child controlling the position.
Child is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stamatis landing some decent shots from guard.
Stamatis chips away with some ground and pound.
Stamatis distracts Child with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stamatis lands a couple of elbows.
Child is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stamatis is aware though and is defending well.
Child is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stamatis defends well.
Child trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stamatis connects with a couple of short punches.
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 makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stamatis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stamatis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stamatis with a nice head shot there.
Child is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stamatis defends well.
Stamatis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Child is rocked!
Stamatis chips away with some ground and pound.
Child looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stamatis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Child's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Child's back!
You can see the frustration on Child's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelos Stamatis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Child's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Child pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stamatis back to the cage. Child follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Child fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - Child coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Child, right into the meat.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Child is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stamatis pulls his head out easily.
Stamatis working the head and body with strikes.
Stamatis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis winds up and cracks Child with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Child is still in real trouble! Can Stamatis finish him?
Child looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Child seems to have recovered his senses.
Stamatis drops an elbow to the side of Child's head.
Child has hold of Stamatis's hands but Stamatis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Child has hold of Stamatis's hands but Stamatis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Angelos Stamatis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stamatis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stamatis works over Child with some ground and pound from guard.
Stamatis cracks Child with a solid left hand.
Stamatis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Child looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stamatis stands up over Child, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stamatis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stamatis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Child has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stamatis has managed to get both his arms back between Child's legs - danger averted.
Stamatis postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Child covers up, he's hurt! Stamatis keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stamatis and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stamatis can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelos Stamatis!
Angelos Stamatis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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