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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Marcus Attilius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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184 lbs
27 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis wants to slow Attilius down by chopping away at his legs.
Stamatis throws the left hand but Attilius avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stamatis.
The fighters circling - Stamatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stamatis shoots in and drives through. Attilius sprawls well.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stamatis looks to land a left hand but Attilius moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Attilius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Attilius leaves Stamatis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
Stamatis scores with a shot to the body.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis wants to slow Attilius down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Attilius counters with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis is looking to land body kicks.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but Attilius shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis misses with a series of wild punches.
Stamatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Stamatis. Those never looked like landing.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a lazy right hand but Attilius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Attilius tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a nice looking combination but Attilius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a lazy head kick
and Attilius counters with a good, hard body kick but Stamatis shrugs it off.
Stamatis gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from escaping the position.
Stamatis trying to control the position but Attilius is working away.
Attilius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis tries for a kimura but Attilius is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius is trying to get back to his feet.
Attilius is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
Attilius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stamatis is controlling him well.
Attilius trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stamatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attilius keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamatis throws a strike aimed at the side of Attilius's head but Attilius avoids it well.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
Stamatis scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Attilius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stamatis throws a series of punches but Attilius moves out of range.
Stamatis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stamatis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Attilius wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Stamatis working the body and head with strikes.
Attilius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis throws an elbow but Attilius slips to the side and avoids it well.
Athan Stamatis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attilius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stamatis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attilius keeps working.
Attilius is pushing Stamatis's head away, looking to escape. Stamatis manages to hold on to the position though.
Attilius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
Attilius checks a low kick from Stamatis.
An inside leg kick lands from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a chopping leg kick but Attilius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Stamatis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Stamatis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stamatis misses with a double jab.
Stamatis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Attilius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stamatis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but Attilius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis throws a big right hand that misses.
Attilius manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Attilius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Attilius as Stamatis tries to tie him up.
Stamatis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stamatis has him pressed against the cage.
Attilius working hard to break the clinch.
Attilius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Attilius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Attilius as Stamatis shoots in.
Stamatis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Attilius defends well and Stamatis ends up having to push Attilius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attilius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stamatis misses with a body punch.
Attilius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stamatis has him pressed against the cage.
Stamatis keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Attilius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stamatis lands a front kick.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stamatis 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 Attilius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Attilius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stamatis gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attilius is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Attilius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stamatis is controlling the pace.
Attilius is trying to stand back up but Stamatis is controlling him
Stamatis controlling the pace.
Stamatis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Athan Stamatis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamatis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Attilius is trying to buck Stamatis off.
Stamatis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Attilius some visible discomfort.
Attilius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stamatis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stamatis is putting a hurting on Attilius here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis lands some shots froms side control.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from escaping the position.
Stamatis trying to control the action but Attilius is working from the bottom.
Stamatis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stamatis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Attilius's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stamatis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Attilius pushes Stamatis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stamatis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stamatis looks up at the clock and then as Attilius takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stamatis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stamatis wants to stand but Attilius has his arm trapped.
Stamatis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Attilius takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stamatis lands some shots froms side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stamatis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Stamatis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stamatis landing strikes.
Stamatis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stamatis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Attilius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Attilius is trying to buck Stamatis off.
Stamatis trying to control the position but Attilius is working away.
Attilius is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stamatis is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis slows the pace down.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Attilius is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Athan Stamatis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Stamatis with that takedown attempt.
Stamatis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Attilius backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stamatis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
A victorious Athan Stamatis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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