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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marinov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Grivas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Curse-Killswitch. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Grivas.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grivas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov misses with a combination
and Grivas counters with a leg kick.
Grivas 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.
Grivas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Grivas.
Marinov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grivas checks it well.
Grivas misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Marinov.
Marinov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grivas.
Marinov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grivas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grivas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grivas tries to clinch up but Marinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Grivas falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Marinov to counter with a crisp jab.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas lands a jab.
Grivas has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Marinov.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grivas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grivas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marinov eats them both and turns towards Grivas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grivas feints a jab promting Marinov to slip. Grivas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marinov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grivas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grivas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grivas stuns Marinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grivas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marinov moves out of range as Grivas strikes.
Marinov gets a clinch.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Marinov as Grivas tries to tie him up.
Grivas blocking some punches.
Marinov lands a shoulder strike.
Grivas tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Grivas back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Grivas.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grivas's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grivas.
Grivas can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Grivas struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Grivas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grivas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grivas lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Grivas pushes Marinov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stergios Grivas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grivas tried to score with a low kick but Marinov checks it.
Grivas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grivas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Marinov blocks the body kick.
Grivas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marinov rather than just go for the knockout.
Grivas keeps Marinov at a distance using the push kick.
Marinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Grivas.
Grivas misses with a low kick.
Marinov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grivas.
Grivas takes one to the side of the head.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grivas.
Grivas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marinov misses the jab.
Marinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grivas misses with a wild body shot.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Grivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grivas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marinov scrambles back to his feet.
Grivas tries to clinch up.
Grivas walks into a left hand.
Marinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Marinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Grivas with an uppercut!
Grivas tries a low kick but Marinov avoids it.
Marinov darts in and clinches Grivas up against the ropes.
Marinov avoids the elbow strike from Grivas, against the ropes.
Grivas slows down the pace here.
Grivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Grivas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Grivas tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Grivas trying to stall but Marinov improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grivas can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Grivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Grivas - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Grivas.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Grivas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grivas misses with the head strike.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Grivas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Grivas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinov is working Grivas over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
That's time! Marinov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grivas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Marinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grivas.
Grivas throws a lazy body kick
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grivas misses the shot to the body.
Marinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grivas.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grivas motions for Marinov to come forward. Grivas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stergios Grivas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grivas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marinov lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov moves into the clinch successfully.
Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov.
Emil Marinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas digs a right hand into Marinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marinov's gas tank.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Grivas.
Grivas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grivas misses with some punches.
Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Grivas.
Grivas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grivas backwards.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grivas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Grivas.
Grivas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov is working Grivas over against the ropes.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grivas tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Grivas back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Grivas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov scores with a shot to the side of Grivas's head.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grivas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grivas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Grivas.
Grivas misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud.
Marinov tries a body shot but Grivas blocks it.
Grivas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Marinov's defenses.
Grivas works on Marinov's body with a couple of short punches.
Grivas throws a head punch that misses.
Grivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Marinov.
Grivas digs a right hand into Marinov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marinov's gas tank.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Grivas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marinov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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