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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
35 - 23 - 0 |
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200 cm
34
285 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
35 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attilius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Attilius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stamatis can pounce on him.
Attilius avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
Stamatis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attilius.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stamatis.
Stamatis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stamatis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stamatis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stamatis misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stamatis misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius slips under a jab.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Attilius walks into a jab.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stamatis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius checks a low kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Attilius.
Stamatis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Attilius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Attilius takes one on the button.
Stamatis misses with an uppercut.
Stamatis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stamatis works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis digs a good hook to Attilius's body.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Attilius ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a jab to the body
letting Attilius counter with a right hand.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis goes for a double leg but Attilius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Attilius continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stamatis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Stamatis throws a leg kick that misses.
Stamatis misses with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Attilius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Attilius moves out of range of the strikes.
Stamatis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stamatis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius walks into a stiff left hand from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attilius slips under a jab.
Attilius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Attilius circles away quickly and effectively.
Stamatis goes for a double leg but Attilius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Attilius continues to drive forward.
A frustrated look appears on Attilius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stamatis is trying to maintain a safe position but Attilius gets an underhook and turns Stamatis into the cage.
Stamatis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stamatis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stamatis cracks Attilius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stamatis misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Attilius is out of range.
Attilius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis lands with a good body shot.
Stamatis misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a leg kick.
Stamatis fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stamatis.
Stamatis dives in for a single leg takedown but Attilius sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Attilius wants to break free but Stamatis has control.
Attilius is looking to break free of the clinch but Stamatis has double underhooks.
Attilius takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a hook to the body.
Attilius is looking to break free of the clinch but Stamatis has double underhooks.
Attilius is trying to break free.
Attilius wants to get back to striking at distance but Stamatis won't allow it.
Stamatis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stamatis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attilius can do to turn this around?
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis misses with a hook to the body
and Attilius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Attilius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Attilius avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stamatis throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
A jab from Stamatis finds it's way through Attilius's defenses.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
Stamatis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Attilius sprawls well initially but Stamatis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stamatis is looking to advance position but Attilius won't allow it.
Stamatis is working hard here to advance position.
Attilius is not content to let Stamatis control the position.
Attilius looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis wants to free his trapped foot but Attilius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Attilius is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Attilius tries to kick Stamatis off but Stamatis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stamatis winds up and cracks Attilius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stamatis trying to mount his opponent but Attilius defends it.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attilius keeps working.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet.
Attilius pushes Stamatis off and gets back to his feet.
Attilius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Attilius as he checks the leg kick.
Attilius blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Stamatis lands.
Stamatis misses the body punch
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a big shot that misses.
Stamatis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Stamatis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stamatis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stamatis scores with a body shot.
A combination from Stamatis does no damage.
Stamatis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attilius ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis scores with a kick to the body.
Stamatis connects with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stamatis, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stamatis lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stamatis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
Athan Stamatis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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