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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 21877 p4p, 748 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 21888 p4p, 735 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marinov's choice of entrance music: Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Miko Dimelo is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimelo. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov moves out of range of the leg kick from Dimelo.
Marinov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimelo tries to work over Marinov's front leg with a kick but Marinov checks it.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marinov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marinov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marinov slips a jab from Dimelo.
Dimelo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marinov wants to clinch.
Marinov jabs at Dimelo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dimelo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dimelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dimelo.
A lazy left from Dimelo finds it's target.
A big left from Marinov misses.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimelo.
Miko Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo loads up on a big right hand but Marinov slips the punch.
Dimelo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimelo lands with a right hand.
Marinov misses with a low kick.
Marinov throws a front kick aimed at Dimelo's knee but Dimelo avoids it well.
Dimelo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dimelo throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dimelo slips a jab and a cross from Marinov.
Dimelo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marinov lands a jab to Dimelo's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marinov.
Dimelo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Marinov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Marinov misses
enabling Dimelo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marinov scores with a jab. Dimelo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimelo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marinov throws a lazy right hand but Dimelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimelo throws the left hand but Marinov avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimelo misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marinov.
Dimelo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimelo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Marinov.
Marinov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dimelo as the two fighters clinch.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo tries to clinch up.
Marinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimelo circles away.
Dimelo lands an overhand right.
Marinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimelo with a hook.
Marinov checks a low kick from Dimelo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo with a jab.
Dimelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo dominated that round.
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.
Marinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dimelo.
Jab by Marinov.
Dimelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimelo scores with a leg kick.
Marinov misses the shot to the body.
Marinov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dimelo throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dimelo lands a jab.
Marinov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dimelo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marinov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marinov throws a right hand that Dimelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dimelo also avoids with ease.
Marinov looks to throw the jab but Dimelo is out of range.
Dimelo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marinov walks into a jab.
Marinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dimelo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dimelo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marinov's hands.
Dimelo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov lands a head kick!
Miko Dimelo is winning the standup battle so far.
Marinov misses with a few strikes there.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dimelo dodges the punch combination from Marinov.
Dimelo misses the jab.
Marinov is looking to slow Dimelo down with leg kicks.
Dimelo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Dimelo lands a nice hook to Marinov's body. Marinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimelo misses with a head kick.
Marinov tries to counter with a clinch but Dimelo shakes him off and moves away.
Marinov throws out a leg kick but Dimelo moves out of range and Marinov only half commits.
Marinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Marinov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dimelo is looking to slow Marinov down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
Dimelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marinov moves away.
Dimelo is looking to clinch but Marinov is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimelo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Marinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marinov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Marinov throws a body punch but Dimelo moves out of range.
Dimelo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dimelo throws a low kick, looking for Marinov's leg but Marinov calmly moves out of range.
Dimelo blocks a low kick nicely.
Marinov lands the left hand.
Marinov lands a right hook to the body.
Dimelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinov circles away.
Marinov swings for the body but Dimelo moves out of range.
Marinov misses with an uppercut. Dimelo saw that one coming.
Dimelo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dimelo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Marinov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dimelo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dimelo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marinov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
Marinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Dimelo misses its intended target.
Dimelo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marinov tries to clinch but Dimelo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Marinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Dimelo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marinov throws a leg kick but Dimelo checks it.
Dimelo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dimelo doesn't seem bothered though.
Marinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dimelo misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely.
Dimelo throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Dimelo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dimelo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Marinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dimelo tests Marinov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimelo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dimelo is looking to clinch.
Dimelo throws a big shot that misses.
Marinov throws a right and a left that Dimelo avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marinov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marinov throws a hook but Dimelo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marinov, right into the meat.
Dimelo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dimelo throws a body shot but no joy.
Marinov ducks under a wild hook from Dimelo.
Marinov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dimelo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Dimelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dimelo scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dimelo checks a leg kick.
Dimelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dimelo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimelo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marinov.
Dimelo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marinov's sensitive parts.
Marinov tries to keep at a distance but Dimelo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dimelo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo is working Marinov over against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimelo.
Marinov lands a right hand.
Marinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Marinov.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Dimelo controls the action.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo lands with a light punch inside.
Dimelo breaks from the clinch.
Dimelo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimelo is just out of range.
Marinov cracks Dimelo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dimelo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo works Marinov's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dimelo.
Marinov blocks a jab.
Marinov walks into a stiff left hand from Dimelo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miko Dimelo.
Well Dimelo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Dimelo!
After winning the bout, Miko Dimelo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Emil Marinov spoke after the fight, saying 'strong'.
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