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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammmy Kilbach (ranked 1943 p4p, 244 weight class) and Ciro Di Marzio (ranked 3299 p4p, 383 weight class). Sammmy Kilbach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ciro Di Marzio's chin.
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195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammmy Kilbach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ciro Di Marzio!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Marzio misses.
Kilbach misses with a looping left.
Marzio throws a looping overhand right but Kilbach ducks down to avoid it.
Sammmy Kilbach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Marzio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marzio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilbach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marzio.
Kilbach misses with a straight left.
Nice shot lands for Kilbach.
Marzio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilbach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marzio moves away from the strike by Kilbach.
A jab from Kilbach finds it's way through Marzio's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilbach rushes Marzio and presses him up against the cage.
Kilbach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kilbach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kilbach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilbach definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Marzio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Marzio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marzio.
Marzio lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Kilbach prevents a body shot from Marzio.
Kilbach misses with a body punch.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilbach.
Kilbach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilbach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Kilbach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Kilbach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marzios head.
Marzio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kilbach has a couple of punches blocked by Marzio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilbach.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kilbach misses with a body punch.
Marzio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marzio misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Kilbach fails to land.
Kilbach working aggressively here.
Marzio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilbach lands a shoulder strike.
Kilbach misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marzio.
Kilbach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marzio working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marzio.
Marzio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilbach backwards.
Marzio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzio pushes Kilbach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marzio lands a body shot.
Kilbach is looking for a takedown.
Marzio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilbach tries a body shot but Marzio blocks it.
Marzio working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzio working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilbach.
Kilbach blocking some punches.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marzio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marzio misses with some punches.
Kilbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Marzio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilbach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marzio backwards.
Kilbach has a couple of punches blocked by Marzio.
Marzio misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilbach.
A short right from Kilbach.
Kilbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilbach blocking some punches.
Kilbach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marzio's elbow.
Marzio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Marzio on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilbach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marzio tries to throw a body punch but Kilbach avoids it by throwing Marzio back against the cage.
Marzio throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilbach.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Kilbach.
Marzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilbach blocking some punches.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Kilbach blocking some punches.
Marzio digs a right hand into Kilbach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilbach's gas tank.
Kilbach misses with a body punch.
Kilbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Kilbach throws a head punch that misses.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilbach misses with some punches.
Marzio swings wildly with an uppercut but Kilbach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marzio misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Di Marzio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kilbach tries to clinch but Marzio moves away
enabling Marzio to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilbach lands a jab to Marzio's midsection.
Marzio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marzio punishes Kilbach's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilbach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilbach lands a head shot.
Kilbach lands a jab to the nose.
Marzio is rocked!
Kilbach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marzio is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilbach finish him?
Kilbach wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Marzio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marzio seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilbach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbach tries to clinch there but Marzio circles away.
Kilbach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kilbach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kilbach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marzio.
Kilbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Marzio lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marzio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilbach.
A short right from Kilbach.
Kilbach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marzio throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilbach.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Kilbach blocks an uppercut.
Marzio misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marzio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilbach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilbach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilbach struggles to land a body shot inside as Marzio controls his hands.
Kilbach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilbach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marzio.
Marzio cracks Kilbach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marzio lands an overhand right.
Marzio missing with a left hand there. Kilbach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilbach tries to clinch but Marzio moves out of range.
Marzio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilbach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilbach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marzio.
Ciro Di Marzio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilbach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marzio circles away quickly and effectively.
Marzio connects with a jab.
Kilbach cracks Marzio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marzio throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbach with a nice cross.
Kilbach has Marzio up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marzio.
Kilbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilbach lands with a short shot to the head.
Ciro Di Marzio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marzio lands with a short shot to the head.
Marzio lands an uppercut.
Marzio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marzio misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilbach struggles to land a body shot inside as Marzio controls his hands.
Kilbach is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kilbach can't find room to land a body shot as Marzio controls the action.
A short left from Marzio.
Marzio throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marzio pushes Kilbach back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilbach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kilbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Marzio on the inside.
It looks like Sammmy Kilbach has been cut.
Marzio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kilbach scores with a shoulder strike.
Marzio throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilbach.
Marzio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kilbach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marzio blocks a body shot from Kilbach.
Kilbach tries to throw a body punch but Marzio avoids it by throwing Kilbach back against the cage.
Marzio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilbach backwards.
Marzio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marzio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilbach backwards.
Marzio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kilbach blocks a body shot from Marzio.
Kilbach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marzio pushes Kilbach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kilbach is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Di Marzio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammmy Kilbach's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilbach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marzio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilbach.
Marzio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilbach manages to avoid it.
Kilbach defending well as Marzio loads up on a big left hand.
Kilbach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilbach takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Kilbach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilbach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilbach seems to have got his legs back now.
Marzio jabs Kilbach right on the nose. Kilbach blinks but takes it well.
Kilbach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marzio manages to avoid it.
Marzio scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilbach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kilbach drives through and clinches with Marzio against the cage.
Marzio misses with the head strike.
Kilbach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kilbach breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilbach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marzio.
Marzio avoids the body shot from Kilbach.
Marzio takes one to the chin there.
Marzio throws an overhand right that lands on Kilbach's shoulder, as Kilbach tries to avoid the shot.
Kilbach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marzio.
Kilbach wants to clinch up but Marzio keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Marzio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kilbach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kilbach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marzio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marzio looks to land a right hand but Kilbach moved out of range.
Marzio misses with a straight left.
Kilbach is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marzio.
Marzio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilbach has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilbach is looking to control Marzio's arms but Marzio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kilbach has his back to the cage.
Marzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sammmy Kilbach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilbach.
Kilbach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilbach can't find room to land a body shot as Marzio controls the action.
Kilbach lands with a left to the head.
Marzio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kilbach seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marzio can turn it around.
Marzio lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marzio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Kilbach.
Marzio scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilbach lands a body shot.
Marzio misses with a body punch.
Marzio blocks an uppercut.
Kilbach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marzio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilbach blocking some punches.
Marzio lands with a left to the head.
Kilbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Marzio.
A head punch on the inside from Marzio fails to land.
Marzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marzio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciro Di Marzio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marzio has a couple of punches blocked by Kilbach.
Kilbach can't find room to land a body shot as Marzio controls the action.
Kilbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marzio working aggressively here.
Marzio blocks an uppercut.
Kilbach lands a nice shot to the body.
Marzio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marzio.
Kilbach struggles to land a body shot inside as Marzio controls his hands.
Kilbach misses with a body punch.
Kilbach scores with a shot to the side of Marzio's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marzio.
Marzio lands a right hand.
Kilbach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kilbach tries a body shot but Marzio blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilbach can't find room to land a body shot as Marzio controls the action.
Marzio gets through Kilbach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marzio blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Marzio - that landed with a thud.
Kilbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilbach working aggressively here.
Kilbach jumps guard but Marzio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kilbach misses with some punches.
Kilbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marzio lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilbach jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marzio walks away with a smile on his face. Kilbach gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marzio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kilbach misses with a body shot
and Marzio counters with a straight right hand.
Kilbach throws an overhand right that lands on Marzio's shoulder, as Marzio tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Marzio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kilbach slips a straight right by Marzio.
Marzio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciro Di Marzio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marzio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciro Di Marzio!
After the big win, Ciro Di Marzio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Knockdown Clothes and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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