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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous misses with a body shot
and Stig counters with a nice uppercut.
Charalabous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charalabous rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stig counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charalabous wants to land a leg kick but Stig is out of range.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charalabous scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Charalabous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Charalabous missing with a left hand there. Stig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charalabous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charalabous, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
Charalabous lands a body punch.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stig lands a nice uppercut.
Stig misses with a punch on the inside.
Charalabous takes an elbow to the temple.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous presses Stig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Stig has a couple of punches blocked by Charalabous.
Stig working aggressively here.
Stig throws a head punch that misses.
Stig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stig looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stig lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stig.
Stig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Stig fails to land.
Stig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Charalabous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stig fails to land.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Stig.
A head punch on the inside from Stig fails to land.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stig.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stig.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Stig scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charalabous.
Stig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stig's elbow.
Stig pushes Charalabous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charalabous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charalabous checks a leg kick.
Stig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stig avoids the body shot from Charalabous.
Stig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig cracks the inside of Charalabous's front leg.
Charalabous scores with a jab to the body.
Charalabous throws a head kick that misses.
Stig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charalabous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charalabous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charalabous throws out the jab.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charalabous throws a hook to the side of Stig's head but Stig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Charalabous lands with a hook. Stig tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stig connects with a solid leg kick.
Charalabous thumps Stig with a low kick.
Charalabous blocks a head kick by Stig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Charalabous checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charalabous. Stig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stig lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stig moves forwards but Charalabous connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charalabous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stig tries to clinch up.
Charalabous misses with a two punch combination.
Stig throws a good cross that connects.
Stig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stig takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous wants to slow Stig down by chopping away at his legs.
Stig feints and then cracks Charalabous's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Charalabous down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Stig will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charalabous's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charalabous bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stig's head.
Stig takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stig.
A swing and a miss from Charalabous.
Charalabous wants to land a leg kick but Stig is out of range.
The Stig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Charalabous throws a push kick but Stig slaps the foot to one side.
Stig instigates a clinch.
Charalabous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
Nice body punch from Stig.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Charalabous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stig lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stig.
Stig working aggressively here.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stig tries to throw a body punch but Charalabous avoids it by throwing Stig back against the cage.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Stig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stig misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Charalabous on the inside.
Stig tries to throw a body punch but Charalabous avoids it by throwing Stig back against the cage.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Stig.
Charalabous lands with a short shot to the head.
Stig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Stig blocking some punches.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Stig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Stig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Stig avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stig lands a shoulder strike.
Stig pushes Charalabous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Stig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stig misses with some punches.
Charalabous blocks a body shot from Stig.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Stig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stig throws an elbow that misses.
Stig misses with some punches.
Charalabous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Stig.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Stig avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Charalabous lands with a short shot to the head.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stig trying to land knees to the body.
Charalabous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charalabous swings for the body but Stig moves out of range.
Charalabous avoids the body shot from Stig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stig checks it well.
Charalabous takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charalabous gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stig moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Charalabous.
A slapping body kick lands there for Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a low kick but Stig moves out of range easily.
Charalabous looks to land a right hand but Stig moved out of range.
Stig moves out of range of the body kick from Charalabous.
Charalabous chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stig can pounce on him.
Stig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stig has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stig looks for the body kick but Charalabous saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charalabous throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Charalabous throws a head kick that misses.
Charalabous throws an off balance right hand
and Stig counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Stig misses.
Charalabous tries to work over Stig's front leg with a kick but Stig checks it.
Charalabous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stig throws a right hand that Charalabous ducks under and follows up with a left that Charalabous also avoids with ease.
Stig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charalabous throws a lazy uppercut
and Stig counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stig takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stig is breathing heavily.
Stig misses with a low kick.
Charalabous misses with a body kick.
Stig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Charalabous dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charalabous.
Stig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stig tried to score with a low kick but Charalabous checks it.
Charalabous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charalabous.
Stig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charalabous.
Charalabous throws a shot from downtown. Stig moves away and avoids it.
Stig blocks a leg kick.
Charalabous slips a jab from Stig.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Charalabous lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stig has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stig and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charalabous.
Charalabous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charalabous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charalabous tries to land a front kick but Stig steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Charalabous checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Stig to counter with a crisp jab.
Stig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Charalabous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stig tries to score with a low kick but Charalabous moves his leg out of the way.
Stig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charalabous pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stig back to the cage. Charalabous follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charalabous connects with an inside leg kick.
Charalabous stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charalabous.
Stig is looking to clinch but Charalabous is avoiding it.
Charalabous dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stig. That did some damage!
Stig throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stig manages to avoid it.
Stig tries to clinch there but Charalabous circles away.
A punch combination from Stig misses.
Stig lands a nice looking body shot.
Charalabous tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charalabous connects with a nice looking jab.
Stig slips a jab and a cross from Charalabous.
Stig tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charalabous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charalabous tried to score with a low kick but Stig checks it.
Charalabous misses with a hook
and Stig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charalabous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stig throws out the jab.
Charalabous pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stig is out of range and Charalabous settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stig just misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Charalabous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charalabous swings for the body but Stig moves out of range.
Stig blocks a leg kick.
Charalabous misses with a two punch combination.
Stig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Charalabous throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charalabous jabs Stig to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stig ducks under a wild hook from Charalabous.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Stig.
Charalabous cracks the inside of Stig's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig tries to clinch up but Charalabous circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stig connects with a high kick.
Stig checks a leg kick nicely.
Stig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stig drives through and clinches with Charalabous against the cage.
Charalabous scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Stig blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Stig avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Charalabous.
Good body shot from Stig.
A shot in the inside from Stig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Charalabous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charalabous 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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