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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 22 p4p, 274 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 3 p4p, 32 weight class). Chris Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve avoids the head kick by Marinov.
Marinov scores with a kick to the body.
Steve tries to land a leg kick but Marinov saw it coming and moves away.
Marinov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Marinov.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Marinov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marinov throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Marinov only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marinov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a solid leg kick but Marinov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steve.
Marinov avoids a kick to the body.
Steve delivers a nice body kick.
Steve walks into a left hand.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Marinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marinov lands a nice looking body shot.
Marinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marinov. That one must have hurt.
Steve takes one to the side of the head.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Marinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Marinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a leg kick but Marinov moved away.
Marinov works the jab nicely.
Marinov misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marinov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve cracks a nice hook into Marinov's ribs.
Marinov lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marinov. Marinov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Marinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marinov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Marinov missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Marinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Marinov ducks down to avoid it.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Steve seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Marinov misses.
Marinov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a hook.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Steve lands a really nice looking cross but Marinov seems unphased.
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Steve coming out on top.
Steve throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Marinov pushes him off.
Marinov stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marinov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Marinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a kick to the body.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marinov scores with a jab to the head.
Marinov throws a combination that misses
and Steve counters with a nice leg kick.
Marinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve works Marinov's body with a nice hook.
Marinov throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a low kick, right behind Marinov 's knee.
Marinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marinov lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov throws a body kick that misses.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Steve slips under a jab.
Steve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marinov. That did some damage!
Marinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marinov scores with a punch to the head.
Steve throws a body punch but Marinov moves out of range.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Marinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Marinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marinov.
Marinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve misses with a body kick.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steve throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Steve might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. Steve shrugs it off though.
Steve slips under a jab from Marinov.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marinov! But no joy.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Marinov coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve rushes Marinov and presses him up against the cage.
Marinov blocks an elbow strike.
Marinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Steve misses with a straight right.
Marinov takes one on the button.
Marinov misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve scores with a jab. Marinov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emil Marinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve misses the jab.
Marinov throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve slips a jab and a cross from Marinov.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marinov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve works the jab nicely.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Marinov connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Steve circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Marinov to the canvas! Marinov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Steve keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his middleweight title!
Chris Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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