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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 19386 p4p, 598 weight class) and Emil Marinov (ranked 1710 p4p, 222 weight class). Miko Dimelo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emil Marinov's chin.
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Marinov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov tries to clinch up.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Dimelo.
Marinov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimelo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marinov wants to counter with a clinch but Dimelo pushes him away.
Marinov moves to clinch but Dimelo breaks away
and Dimelo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dimelo is looking to chop away at Marinov's legs.
Marinov misses with a double jab.
Dimelo is looking to counter punch.
Dimelo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dimelo sets himself, and Marinov steps forward looking for the clinch! Dimelo avoids it this time.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dimelo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dimelo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dimelo throws a leg kick but Marinov checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Marinov.
Marinov walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Dimelo rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Marinov has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimelo throws a solid leg kick but Marinov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dimelo.
Marinov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dimelo.
Marinov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dimelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimelo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dimelo throws a sloppy head kick and Marinov moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dimelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dimelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dimelo 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.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marinov scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
Dimelo has a couple of punches blocked by Marinov.
Dimelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimelo's elbow.
Dimelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries to throw a body punch but Marinov avoids it by throwing Dimelo back against the ropes.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimelo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marinov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Dimelo.
Marinov working aggressively here.
Marinov tries to work over Dimelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marinov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dimelo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marinov can turn it around.
Marinov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
Dimelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marinov.
Dimelo lands a left hand.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimelo misses with a body punch.
Dimelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Dimelo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimelo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Dimelo should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dimelo scoring well with a low kick there.
Marinov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dimelo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marinov.
Dimelo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Marinov.
Dimelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinov can do to turn this around?
Dimelo connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Marinov onto his butt! Marinov bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dimelo throwing a counter right hand but Marinov manages to avoid it.
Dimelo scores with a leg kick.
Dimelo misses with a straight left.
Dimelo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marinov.
Marinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dimelo misses the target.
Marinov blocks a head kick by Dimelo.
Marinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dimelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dimelo misses with a head kick.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimelo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marinov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimelo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Marinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimelo tries to work over Marinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Marinov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marinov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marinov takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
Marinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo lands with a right to the head.
Dimelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marinov's elbow.
Marinov tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
Marinov tries a body shot but Dimelo blocks it.
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Marinov controls the action.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimelo swings wildly with an uppercut but Marinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miko Dimelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marinov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dimelo presses Marinov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Dimelo.
Dimelo lands an uppercut.
Marinov is rocked!
Dimelo digs a right hand underneath Marinov's ribcage. Marinov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimelo finish him?
Dimelo cracks Marinov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Marinov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Marinov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miko Dimelo!
An out of breath Miko Dimelo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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