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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Marcus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Danchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Danchev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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225 cm
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Viktor Danchev!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danchev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danchev rushes Marcus and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Marcus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marcus is trying to push Danchev away but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marcus.
Danchev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Danchev.
Marcus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev gets through Marcus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danchev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danchev has Marcus pressed against the ropes, preventing Marcus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Danchev lands a nice uppercut.
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Danchev misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus is trying to break free.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
Marcus swats away the attempt to clinch by Danchev.
Marcus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus tries to keep at a distance but Danchev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Danchev working aggressively here.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Marcus prevents a body shot from Danchev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danchev.
Danchev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Danchev has double underhooks.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev lands with a light punch inside.
Danchev prevents Marcus from breaking the clinch.
Danchev struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
Simon Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danchev lands a left hand.
Marcus tries to break the clinch but Danchev is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus swings wildly with an uppercut but Danchev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danchev.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Danchev scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danchev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcuss head.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Marcus tries to circle away but Danchev has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Danchev on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus working hard to break the clinch.
Marcus tries a body shot but Danchev blocks it.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Danchev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danchev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danchev lands a nice uppercut.
Marcus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Danchev throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Marcus.
Danchev lands a left hand.
Marcus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marcus takes a shot to the head.
Marcus is trying to push Danchev away but Danchev has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Danchev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danchev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marcus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danchev backwards.
Marcus is looking to break free of the clinch but Danchev has double underhooks.
Danchev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danchev keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danchev has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Danchev cracks Marcus with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Danchev fails to land.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marcus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danchev misses with some punches.
Danchev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danchev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Danchev lands with a short shot to the head.
Danchev presses Marcus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Marcus as the two fighters clinch.
Danchev looks winded!
Danchev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcus backwards.
Marcus wants to get back to striking at distance but Danchev won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Marcus.
Viktor Danchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danchev keeps control of Marcus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danchev.
Marcus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marcus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Danchev.
Danchev misses with the head strike.
Marcus creates a bit of space and cracks Danchev with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Danchev is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
It looks like Viktor Danchev has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danchev dodges the punch combination from Marcus.
Marcus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Danchev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Danchev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Viktor Danchev!
Viktor Danchev wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Viktor Danchev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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