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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Emil Marinov (ranked 4602 p4p, 480 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 1226 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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204 lbs
52 - 23 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
52 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Marinov rushes Shankoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Shankoli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marinov looks for the body kick but Shankoli saw that one coming.
Marinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shankoli swinging wildly here.
Shankoli throws a lazy right hand but Marinov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Shankoli finds it's target.
Shankoli looks for the body kick but Marinov saw that one coming.
Shankoli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marinov throws a shot from downtown. Shankoli moves away and avoids it.
Shankoli scores with a hook to the body. Marinov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankoli throws a chopping leg kick but Marinov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shankoli! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli slips a straight right by Marinov.
Shankoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Marinov finds it's way through Shankoli's defenses.
Shankoli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marinov to score with a decent uppercut.
Shankoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shankoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shankoli cracks Marinov with an open hand slap.
Marinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
That kick from Marinov tenderised Shankoli's leg. Shankoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marinov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shankoli tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shankoli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marinov connects with a leg kick. Shankoli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Marinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Shankoli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Shankoli.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Marinov avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the body from Shankoli misses
and Marinov counters with a nice body kick.
Shankoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Marinov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shankoli on the side of the head.
Marinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Marinov.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Shankoli slips the punch.
Shankoli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shankoli. Shankoli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shankoli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinov.
Marinov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shankoli lands a head shot.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov throwing a counter right hand but Shankoli manages to avoid it.
Marinov throws the left hand but Shankoli avoids the punch easily.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses.
Shankoli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Shankoli misses
and Marinov counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Shankoli.
Shankoli lands a nice shot that snaps Marinov's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marinov.
Shankoli moves out of range as Marinov strikes.
Marinov throws a big shot that misses.
Shankoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marinov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shankoli cracks the inside of Marinov's front leg.
A jab from Marinov does it's job there.
Marinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Shankoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shankoli tries to land a front kick but Marinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shankoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marinov.
A cross from Marinov lands.
Shankoli misses with a few strikes there.
Marinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shankoli's calf.
Shankoli fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Shankoli.
Shankoli is looking to clinch but Marinov is avoiding it.
Marinov throws a quick counter head kick but Shankoli was just out of range.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shankoli.
Marinov lands a head shot.
Marinov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marinov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marinov defending well as Shankoli loads up on a big left hand.
Shankoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shankoli misses with a low kick.
Marinov staying out of range there.
Shankoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov rushes Shankoli and presses him up against the ropes.
Shankoli struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Shankoli pushes Marinov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shankoli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marinov stalling in the clinch but Shankoli improves position.
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marinov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marinov tries to work over Shankoli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shankoli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Shankoli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marinov misses with a hook. Shankoli ducked under it nicely.
Shankoli throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shankoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Marinov finds it's target.
Marinov misses with a body kick.
Shankoli tries to bum rush Marinov with a series of wild strikes but Marinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marinov misses with a hook to the body
and Shankoli counters with a series of strikes. Marinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marinov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shankoli misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov jabs Shankoli right on the nose. Shankoli blinks but takes it well.
Marinov slips a jab from Shankoli.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marinov, right into the meat.
Marinov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankoli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marinov throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Shankoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marinov manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Marinov blocks the low kick.
Marinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shankoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Marinov is just out of range.
A jab from Marinov misses.
Shankoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marinov throws out the jab.
Marinov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shankoli avoids the body shot from Marinov.
Shankoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shankoli misses with a low kick.
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shankoli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Shankoli throws a series of punches but Marinov moves out of range.
Shankoli avoids the head kick by Marinov.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marinov moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shankoli tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Shankoli back against the ropes.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Shankoli.
Shankoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marinov lands with a right hand.
Shankoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shankoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Marinov.
Marinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankoli moves away.
Marinov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Shankoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marinov tried to score with a low kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Marinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marinov 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Marinov!
Emil Marinov tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Ravi Shankoli had this to say: 'I believe he forgotten shower for a week or something, I gagged on my own vomit and never could get it back together again. Take a shower you filthy bastard!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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