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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 649 p4p, 1138 weight class) and Patrick Sto (ranked 73 p4p, 130 weight class). Madzarov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UNDER THE BRIDGE. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Sto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sto misses.
Madzarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Madzarov's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Madzarov counters with a good low kick that Sto was not able to check.
Sto throws an off balance right hand
and Madzarov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sto. Those never looked like landing.
Sto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madzarov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Patrick Sto has been cut.
Madzarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sto misses with a left hand
and Madzarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madzarov staying out of range there.
Madzarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sto misses with an uppercut. Madzarov saw that one coming.
Sto misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madzarov counters with a low kick, right behind Sto 's knee.
Sto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madzarov throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Sto misses.
A quick step to the side and Madzarov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madzarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madzarov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sto is able to avoid easily.
Madzarov moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sto.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto presses Madzarov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Madzarov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sto controls his hands.
Madzarov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madzarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madzarov is breathing heavily.
Sto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madzarov or not.
Still in the clinch, Sto scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madzarov working aggressively here.
Sto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Madzarov pushes Sto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Nice body punch from Sto.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Madzarov controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Sto as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sto tries a body shot but Madzarov blocks it.
Sto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov blocks a body shot from Sto.
Sto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Madzarov blocks a body shot from Sto.
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madzarov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sto.
Sto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madzarov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sto.
Sto tries to throw a body punch but Madzarov avoids it by throwing Sto back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madzarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madzarov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Sto - that landed with a thud.
Sto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madzarov backwards.
Sto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sto lands a right hand.
Sto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madzarov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sto.
Sto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sto lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sto.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Madzarov prevents a body shot from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sto is defending well for now.
Sto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sto lands with a left to the head.
Sto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sto can't find room to land a body shot as Madzarov controls the action.
Sto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Sto digs a right hand underneath Madzarov's ribcage. Madzarov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Sto.
Sto misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sto.
Madzarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Sto's cut.
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.
Sto scores with a sloppy right hand. Madzarov should have avoided that one.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madzarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Madzarov tried to counter with a leg kick but Sto avoided it.
Sto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sto swinging wildly here.
Patrick Sto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sto scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sto swinging wildly here.
Madzarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Sto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Madzarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sto's knee momentarily.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Madzarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Madzarov looks for the body kick but Sto saw that one coming.
Sto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Madzarov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Madzarov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madzarov.
Sto scores with a hook.
Patrick Sto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madzarov on the side of the head.
Sto digs a good body shot into Madzarov's ribs.
Sto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madzarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov blocks a jab.
Sto misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Sto misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Sto throws a looping overhand right but Madzarov ducks down to avoid it.
Sto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madzarov.
And Madzarov counters with a quick kick to the body but Sto blocks it.
Sto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sto throws a shot to the body.
Sto scores with a hook to the body. Madzarov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madzarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto scores with a nice head shot.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Madzarov slips a jab from Sto.
Sto misses with a straight left.
Madzarov ducks under a wild hook from Sto.
Sto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sto throws a body punch but Madzarov moves out of range.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Madzarov. Those never looked like landing.
Sto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sto misses with a few strikes there.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sto throws a body shot but no joy.
Madzarov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sto just manages to avoid it.
Sto looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
Madzarov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
Sto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madzarov.
Sto swings widly with a right hand
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sto looks to land a right hand but Madzarov moved out of range.
Sto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Madzarov counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Sto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Sto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Madzarov tries to land a front kick but Sto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sto misses with a left hand
and Madzarov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madzarov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sto looks to land a combination. Madzarov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sto throws the left hand but Madzarov avoids the punch easily.
Madzarov tries to clinch
and Sto counters with a stiff right hand.
Sto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madzarov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madzarov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sto stuns Madzarov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madzarov manages to avoid it.
A combination from Sto does no damage.
Madzarov throwing a counter right hand but Sto manages to avoid it.
Madzarov slips under a jab from Sto.
Madzarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Sto misses.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
Sto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sto misses with a few strikes there.
Madzarov throwing a counter right hand but Sto manages to avoid it.
Sto misses the jab.
Sto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vasko Madzarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madzarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Madzarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sto throws a hook but Madzarov avoids it easily.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sto counters with a right hand to the body.
Sto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madzarov.
Madzarov thows a body kick. Sto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madzarov slips under a jab.
Madzarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sto thuds a left hand into Madzarov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sto throws a body shot but no joy.
Sto misses the shot to the body.
Sto throws an overhand right that lands on Madzarov's shoulder, as Madzarov tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Sto.
Sto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sto misses with a body shot.
Madzarov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donk. Sto catches Madzarov right on the button with a cross.
Sto scores with a body shot.
Sto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sto looks to score with a jab to the body but Madzarov is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madzarov dodges the punch combination from Sto.
Madzarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sto.
Sto misses with the combination.
As Sto backs away, Madzarov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sto cracks Madzarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madzarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madzarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Sto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sto 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Sto!
Patrick Sto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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