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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hilton Teimosia (ranked 1881 p4p, 240 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 21740 p4p, 732 weight class). Marinov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ruelle - Live Like Legends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
38
193 lbs
38 - 27 - 1 |
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192 cm
24
195 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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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
38 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hilton Teimosia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emil Marinov! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teimosia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Teimosia tries to bum rush Marinov with a series of wild strikes but Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Teimosia wants to clinch up but Marinov keeps it at a distance. Marinov keeps the fight on the outside. Marinov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Teimosia can pounce on him.
Teimosia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Teimosia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marinov. Teimosia rushes Marinov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. A right hand to the body from Marinov.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Teimosia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land. Teimosia lands with a light punch inside. Teimosia throws a head punch that misses. Teimosia blocking some punches.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Teimosia. Teimosia tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Teimosia back against the ropes. Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Teimosia uses good head movement to avoid it. Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia. Marinov throws a head punch that misses. Teimosia working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov. Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses. A body shot lands from Teimosia.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch. Teimosia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marinov or not. A nice right hand lands inside from Teimosia. Marinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teimosia. Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marinov blocks a body shot from Teimosia. Teimosia lands a left hand.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Teimosia lands a left hand.
I was talking to Teimosia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Marinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Teimosia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards. Marinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards. Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Teimosia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teimosia misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov. Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teimosia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov misses with some punches.
Teimosia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marinov. With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marinov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A short left from Teimosia. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teimosia misses with some punches.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Marinov lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Marinov. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hilton Teimosia will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Teimosia misses with a hook. Marinov ducked under it nicely. Teimosia throws a nice outside leg kick. Marinov throws a right and a left that both miss. A telegraphed right hand from Teimosia misses the target. Teimosia throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Marinov tries to counter with a clinch but Teimosia shakes him off and moves away. Teimosia pushes Marinov up against the ropes in a clinch. A short right from Teimosia. Marinov blocking some punches.
Teimosia throws a head punch that misses. Teimosia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow. Teimosia misses with some punches.
Marinov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Teimosia seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marinov can turn it around. Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Teimosia fails to land. Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Teimosia. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia is leaning against Marinov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov. A right hook to the body lands for Teimosia.
Teimosia lands an uppercut. Marinov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Teimosia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teimosia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Teimosia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Teimosia struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Teimosia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov. Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
Marinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Teimosia backwards. Teimosia lands with a right to the head. Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Teimosia misses with a punch to the body.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Teimosia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marinovs head. Teimosia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Marinov lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marinov blocks an uppercut.
Teimosia blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teimosia. Teimosia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinov can do to turn this around? Marinov misses with a punch on the inside.
Teimosia lands with a left to the head. A head punch on the inside from Marinov fails to land. A shot in the inside from Teimosia. Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teimosia blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov. Marinov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch. Teimosia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Marinov misses with some punches.
Teimosia swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it. Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia working aggressively here.
Teimosia lands on the inside with an uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teimosia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilton Teimosia dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Teimosia. Emil Marinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Marinov swings for the body but Teimosia moves out of range.
Teimosia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Teimosia throws a wild body kick that Marinov sees coming a mile off. Teimosia tries to clinch there but Marinov circles away.
Marinov swats away the attempt to clinch by Teimosia. Teimosia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Teimosia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A hook to the body from Teimosia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov. Teimosia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Teimosia lands with a short shot to the head. Marinov tries to work over Teimosia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marinov. Marinov is working Teimosia over against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marinov misses with a hook from the clinch. Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike. Marinov blocking some punches.
Teimosia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Teimosia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia cracks Marinov with a nice body shot. Marinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Marinov digs a right hand into Teimosia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teimosia's gas tank. Marinov throws a head punch that misses. Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Teimosia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Teimosia. Marinov throws a head punch that misses. Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teimosia misses with the head strike.
Teimosia can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Teimosia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teimosia gets through Marinov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Hilton Teimosia has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Marinov tries a body shot but Teimosia blocks it.
A short left from Teimosia. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teimosia. Marinov working aggressively here.
Teimosia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marinov or not. Teimosia has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teimosia tries a body shot but Marinov blocks it.
Teimosia lands an uppercut. Teimosia pushes Marinov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Teimosia. Teimosia lands a hook that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov is rocked! A right handed body shot lands from Teimosia.
Marinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Teimosia finish him? A short uppercut from Teimosia. Teimosia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marinov or not. Teimosia creates a bit of distance and cracks Marinov with a big uppercut! Marinov goes down! The referee pushes Teimosia away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Marinov make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Teimosia takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hilton Teimosia! The defeated Emil Marinov had this to say: 'strong'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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