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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Nibali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov's entrance music is Ruelle - Live Like Legends. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vincenzo Nibali enters the ring!
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195 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very strong
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Nibali!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nibali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marinov. Marinov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nibali throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Marinov.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Top Dawg in the buildup to the fight.
Marinov feints and then cracks Nibali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nibali down.
Nibali throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marinov's head.
Nibali throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Nibali.
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nibali.
Marinov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Nice body kick there by Marinov.
Marinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nibali's sensitive parts.
Nibali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nibali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nibali tries to close the distance and clinch but Marinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nibali moves out of range of the body kick from Marinov.
Marinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nibali is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Marinov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marinov thows a body kick. Nibali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nibali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nibali misses with a straight left.
Nibali misses with the combination.
Marinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nibali tried to score with a low kick but Marinov checks it.
Marinov throws a low kick but Nibali avoids it.
Nibali takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nibali blocks a leg kick.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marinov connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Marinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marinov. That's going to slow Nibali down.
Marinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nibali.
Nibali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marinov misses with a kick to the body.
Marinov throws a sloppy head kick and Nibali moves out of range easily.
Nibali tries a head kick but it misses.
Nibali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinov. Nibali shrugs it off though.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nibali motions for Marinov to come forward. Nibali throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marinov.
Nibali misses with a looping right.
Nibali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marinov cracks Nibali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nibali wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Marinov blocks the leg kick.
Nibali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nibali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nibali throws a shot from downtown. Marinov moves away and avoids it.
Emil Marinov is winning the standup battle so far.
Marinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nibali.
Marinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov lands a leg kick that knocks Nibali off balance momentarily.
Marinov scores with a kick to the body.
Nibali moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nibali prevents Marinov from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nibali swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibali utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nibali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marinov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nibali misses with a knee to the head.
Nibali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Nibali.
Marinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nibali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Nibali can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov is trying to break free.
Marinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nibali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marinov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nibali stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nibali lands a shoulder strike.
Nibali has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
A right hand to the body from Nibali.
Marinov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov can't break the clinch.
Nibali is pushing Marinov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Nibali has double underhooks.
Marinov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nibali throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nibali.
Nibali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marinov avoids it.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov gets through Nibali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Nibali struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marinov as Nibali tries to tie him up.
Nibali swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nibali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Nibali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Marinov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marinov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Nibali misses.
A low kick from Nibali is predictable there
and Marinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Nibali tries to clinch but Marinov is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marinov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nibali on the side of the head.
Nibali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nibali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nibali has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Nibali with an uppercut!
Nibali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nibali there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nibali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nibali has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marinov.
Nibali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nibali, right into the meat.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nibali can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marinov.
Marinov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nibali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nibali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nibali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
Nibali moves out of range as Marinov throws a body kick.
Nibali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nibali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Marinov.
Nibali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nibali misses with a two punch combination.
Marinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Nibali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nibali is rocked!
Nibali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nibali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nibali is still on wobbly legs! Can Marinov finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov cracks Nibali with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Nibali is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Nibali is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Nibali could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Emil Marinov!
A determined Emil Marinov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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