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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 1148 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 183 p4p, 531 weight class). DeVanzo has chosen Renée & Renato - Save Your Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Emil Marinov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 31 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo walks into a stiff left hand from Marinov.
DeVanzo darts in looking for a takedown but Marinov gets double underhooks and turns DeVanzo into the cage.
Marinov lands with a cross.
Marinov feints and then cracks DeVanzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeVanzo down.
DeVanzo looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marinov stuffs the takedown.
Marinov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marinov looks to throw the jab but DeVanzo is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. DeVanzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between DeVanzo's hands.
DeVanzo avoids the body shot from Marinov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeVanzo! But no joy.
Marinov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
DeVanzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeVanzo throws a nice looking combination but Marinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marinov. DeVanzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov pushes DeVanzo away with a front kick.
Marinov lands with a cross.
Marinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov works DeVanzo's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marinov scores with a jab. DeVanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeVanzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marinov scores with a nice body kick.
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Marinov lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeVanzo takes a step back to recover.
Marinov lands with a straight right. DeVanzo didn't see that one coming.
DeVanzo misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely.
Marinov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marinov keeps DeVanzo at a distance using the push kick.
Marinov lunges at DeVanzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by DeVanzo's hand.
Marinov scores with a jab. DeVanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinov lands a jab to the head.
DeVanzo throws a right hand that Marinov ducks under and follows up with a left that Marinov also avoids with ease.
Marinov throws a quick counter kick to the body but DeVanzo avoids it.
Marinov throws out a powerful jab.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from DeVanzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marinov!
DeVanzo misses with an uppercut.
DeVanzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
DeVanzo swinging wildly here.
Marinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeVanzo at a distance.
Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeVanzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Marinov connects with a jab.
DeVanzo misses with an uppercut
and Marinov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Marinov scores with a nice strike.
Marinov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Marinov.
Marinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVanzo manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Marinov coming out on top.
DeVanzo takes one on the button.
DeVanzo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a jab when Marinov was well out of range.
DeVanzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marinov circles away quickly and effectively.
DeVanzo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
DeVanzo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
DeVanzo throws a big shot that misses.
Marinov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeVanzo misses with a wild combination.
Marinov lands with an overhand left.
Marinov connects with a single shot there.
Marinov scores with a head kick. DeVanzo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo takes one to the chin there.
Marinov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. DeVanzo shrugs it off though.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marinov misses with a kick to the body.
DeVanzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marinov. That's going to slow DeVanzo down.
Marinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVanzo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marinov defends it well.
Marinov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeVanzo under the eye.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Marinov lands with a cross.
Marinov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVanzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeVanzo's corner calls for a 1-2. DeVanzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeVanzo 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.
DeVanzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marinov takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice looking body kick.
DeVanzo drops his hands momentarily and Marinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marinov scores with a nice strike.
DeVanzo needs to keep his hands up - Marinov had a free shot at his head there.
DeVanzo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marinov.
Marinov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeVanzo at a distance.
Marinov lands with a cross.
DeVanzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
DeVanzo throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Marinov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emil Marinov is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo misses with a takedown attempt - Marinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DeVanzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
DeVanzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marinov avoids the body shot from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeVanzo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. DeVanzo shrugs it off though.
Marinov lands a body shot.
Marinov lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeVanzo takes a step back to recover.
DeVanzo missing with a left hand there. Marinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marinov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeVanzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Marinov quickly recovers to half guard.
DeVanzo is breathing heavily.
Marinov manages to get to full guard.
Marinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DeVanzo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVanzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov wants to pass the guard but DeVanzo is keeping the position.
DeVanzo pulls Marinov in close to prevent any damage.
DeVanzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeVanzo looking for subs off his back but Marinov has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
DeVanzo is looking to improve his position.
DeVanzo is pressing down on Marinov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marinov preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
DeVanzo pulls Marinov in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from DeVanzo does no damage.
Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeVanzo.
Marinov lands a really nice looking cross but DeVanzo seems unphased.
Marinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by DeVanzo.
Marinov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
DeVanzo punishes Marinov's body with a nice straight punch.
Marinov throws a head kick but DeVanzo moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeVanzo! But no joy.
DeVanzo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
DeVanzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Marinov coming out on top.
DeVanzo moves forwards but Marinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeVanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVanzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeVanzo can do to turn this around?
DeVanzo throws the left hand but Marinov avoids the punch easily.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
DeVanzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeVanzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marinov defending well as DeVanzo loads up on a big left hand.
DeVanzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marinov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov thows a body kick. DeVanzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
DeVanzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DeVanzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeVanzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVanzo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeVanzo momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses with a looping left.
DeVanzo looks to land a left hand but Marinov moved out of range nicely.
Marinov scores with a jab. DeVanzo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
DeVanzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marinov thuds his shin into the meat of DeVanzo's side.
DeVanzo misses the shot to the body.
Marinov avoids the body shot from DeVanzo.
Marinov connects with a solid leg kick.
DeVanzo needs to keep his hands up - Marinov had a free shot at his head there.
Marinov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeVanzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marinov jabs at DeVanzo's body.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks DeVanzo with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Marinov tenderised DeVanzo's leg. DeVanzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marinov scores with a push kick.
DeVanzo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeVanzo takes a step back to recover.
Artie DeVanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeVanzo there as he acknowledges the shot.
DeVanzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws an overhand right that lands on Marinov's shoulder, as Marinov tries to avoid the shot.
Marinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marinov scores with a push kick.
Marinov scores with a shot to the body.
Marinov cracks DeVanzo with an open hand slap.
DeVanzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marinov.
Marinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marinov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marinov lands with an uppercut that bounces DeVanzo off the cage and back into range.
DeVanzo ducks right into an uppercut from Marinov.
Marinov digs a good body shot into DeVanzo's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marinov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marinov lands a head shot.
DeVanzo is rocked!
Marinov scores with a nice right hand.
DeVanzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
DeVanzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marinov's head.
DeVanzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Marinov connects with a right hand. DeVanzo shakes it off.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
DeVanzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of DeVanzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marinov cracks a nice hook into DeVanzo's ribs.
DeVanzo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeVanzo momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marinov.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Marinov throws a one two combo.
DeVanzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marinov throws a quick counter kick to the body but DeVanzo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Marinov.
DeVanzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov slips a jab from DeVanzo.
DeVanzo throws a poor cross that misses
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Marinov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeVanzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marinov - the referee stops the clock and DeVanzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marinov. DeVanzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick lands for Marinov.
DeVanzo throws a right and a left that Marinov avoids nicely.
DeVanzo misses with a left hand
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marinov connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeVanzo takes one to the side of the head.
Marinov thows a body kick. DeVanzo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
DeVanzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marinov lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marinov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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