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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Loco (ranked 1243 p4p, 1565 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 181 p4p, 232 weight class). Loco comes to the cage accompanied by Barrie - My everything . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spanky Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco throws a leg kick but Marinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loco moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loco slips a jab from Marinov.
Loco throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov throws out a leg kick but Loco moves out of range and Marinov only half commits.
Loco takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Loco misses with a lunging right hand
and Marinov counters with a good low kick that Loco was not able to check.
Marinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loco under the eye.
Marinov slips under a jab from Loco.
A low kick from Marinov misses
letting Loco counter with a right hand.
Marinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Loco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marinov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Marinov throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Marinov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marinov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Loco finds it's way round the side to connect with Marinov's head.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loco.
Loco moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Loco misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Marinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loco ducks right into an uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Loco misses with a right hand
and Marinov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loco thinking.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loco misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marinov! But no joy.
Loco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Loco misses.
Good leg kick by Loco.
Loco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marinov.
Marinov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Marinov misses
and Loco counters with an outside leg kick.
Loco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov tries a low kick but Loco avoids it.
Loco avoids a kick to the body.
Loco misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Loco.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loco.
Marinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Loco tenderised Marinov's leg. Marinov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marinov scores with a jab.
Loco scores with the left hand. Marinov knows he should have avoided that one.
Loco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loco.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Loco slips the punch.
Marinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with an uppercut.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Nice defenses there by Marinov.
Loco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Marinov. Those never looked like landing.
Marinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loco's hands.
Marinov jabs Loco right on the nose. Loco blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loco slips under a jab.
Marinov checks a low kick from Loco.
Marinov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Loco to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco avoids a kick to the body.
Loco slips under a jab from Marinov.
Loco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loco misses with a straight left.
Marinov misses with a hook
and Loco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loco throws a big shot that misses.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
Loco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Loco ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Marinov slips a jab from Loco.
Marinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marinov throws a low kick, looking for Loco's leg but Loco calmly moves out of range.
Marinov moves away from the strike by Loco.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Loco on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov counters with a thumping low kick.
Marinov throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loco looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loco misses the jab.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loco.
Marinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov with a nice calf kick.
Marinov throws a hook but Loco avoids it easily.
Marinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loco.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marinov.
Loco catches Marinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loco.
Loco wants to land a leg kick but Marinov is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Loco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loco with a nice calf kick.
Loco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Loco.
Loco getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loco.
A big right from Loco misses.
It seemed like Marinov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loco looks to throw the jab but Marinov is out of range.
Spanky Loco is winning the standup battle so far.
Loco attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov thuds his shin into the meat of Loco's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loco.
Loco has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Marinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loco moves away.
Loco throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
Loco misses with a leg kick.
Marinov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loco thumps Marinov with a low kick.
Marinov lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Loco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marinov counters with a body kick.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Loco throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Loco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marinov misses with a looping right.
Loco moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loco's head backwards.
Marinov throws a hook but Loco avoids it easily.
Marinov takes one on the button.
Loco lands a really nice looking cross but Marinov seems unphased.
Loco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Marinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loco momentarily.
Donk. Marinov catches Loco right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov checks the leg kick.
Loco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loco wants to slow Marinov down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Marinov misses.
Loco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov misses with a straight left.
Marinov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loco misses with a straight left.
Loco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Loco scores with a nice strike.
Loco catches Marinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Marinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loco manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov tests Loco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loco was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Loco half committed to a counter leg kick.
Loco throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov misses with the combination.
Marinov misses the jab.
A jab from Loco misses.
Loco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marinov.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Loco.
Marinov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marinov misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Loco misses its intended target.
Loco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spanky Loco will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Loco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loco.
Marinov lands with an overhand left.
Loco misses with an uppercut.
Loco throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov tries to land a body kick
and Loco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loco defending well as Marinov loads up on a big left hand.
Loco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Marinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loco's head.
Marinov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Loco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov looks to land a body kick but Loco moved away.
Loco misses with an uppercut. Marinov saw that one coming.
Marinov looks for the body kick but Loco saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Loco there.
Loco misses with a left hand
and Marinov counters with a nice uppercut.
Marinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marinov.
Loco moves forwards but Marinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marinov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marinov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loco counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov throws a poor cross that misses
and Loco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loco thows a leg kick but Marinov checks it
and Marinov counters with a nice kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Loco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Loco lands a leg kick that knocks Marinov off balance momentarily.
Loco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marinov misses with an uppercut
and Loco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marinov. That's going to slow Loco down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov throws out a leg kick but Loco moves out of range and Marinov only half commits.
Loco's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Loco throws a lazy uppercut
and Marinov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marinov misses its intended target.
A big left from Loco misses.
Loco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Loco.
A clash of legs there as Loco blocks the low kick.
Marinov lands a jab.
Marinov throws a lazy body kick
and Loco counters with a stiff right hand.
Marinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loco lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Loco misses with a hook.
Loco lands a really nice looking cross but Marinov seems unphased.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loco sizes up Marinov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marinov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marinov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loco throws a shot from downtown. Marinov moves away and avoids it.
Loco with the inside leg kick.
Marinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Loco feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marinov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Loco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Loco catches Marinov right on the button with a cross.
Loco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Loco.
Marinov checks a leg kick.
Loco ducks right into an uppercut from Marinov.
Loco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loco looks to throw the jab but Marinov is out of range.
Loco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marinov's head.
Loco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marinov looks to land a left hand but Loco moved out of range nicely.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Marinov moved out of range.
And Marinov responds with a good body kick, but Loco manages to step out the way in time.
Marinov misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
Marinov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. Loco does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Loco catches Marinov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loco misses with a hook.
Marinov swings widly with a right hand
and Loco counters with a nice uppercut.
Marinov lands a right hook to the body.
Loco will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov throws a shot to the body.
Loco scores with a nice head shot.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Marinov responds with a good body kick, but Loco manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emil Marinov.
Well Marinov 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emil Marinov!
A less than humble Emil Marinov 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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