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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Karaev (ranked 3206 p4p, 6221 weight class) and Marcus Gilliam (ranked 348 p4p, 588 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Karaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Gilliam!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karaev swinging wildly here.
Gilliam lands a jab to the head.
Gilliam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karaev moves away from the strike by Gilliam.
Gilliam misses with the combination.
Karaev is looking to counter punch.
Karaev misses with a looping right.
Karaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Karaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karaev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilliam needs to keep his hands up - Karaev had a free shot at his head there.
Karaev scores with a hook to the body. Gilliam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karaev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilliam misses with an uppercut.
Gilliam walks into a jab.
Gilliam misses with a right hand
and Karaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karaev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karaev tests Gilliam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam throws an overhand right that lands on Karaev's shoulder, as Karaev tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Karaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilliam is just out of range.
Gilliam throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Karaev.
Karaev misses the jab.
Karaev swings for the body but Gilliam moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Karaev.
Karaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilliam walks into a stiff left hand from Karaev.
Karaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karaev misses the shot to the body.
Karaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilliam.
Gilliam misses with a hook. Karaev ducked under it nicely.
Gilliam throws a sloppy body shot
and Karaev counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Gilliam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gilliam misses with a wild body shot.
Gilliam looks to land a right hand but Karaev moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilliam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilliam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilliam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gilliam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karaev.
Gilliam falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Karaev counter with a right hand.
Gilliam misses with a hook to the body
and Karaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus Gilliam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilliam tries to move into range but Karaev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gilliam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilliam looks to score with a jab to the body but Karaev is just out of range.
Gilliam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gilliam misses with a hook to the body
and Karaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilliam.
Karaev misses the shot to the body.
Gilliam throws a looping overhand right but Karaev ducks down to avoid it.
Karaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilliam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev connects with a jab.
Karaev pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gilliam back to the cage. Karaev follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karaev misses with an uppercut. Gilliam saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Gilliam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilliam misses with the combination.
Gilliam moves out of range as Karaev strikes.
Karaev looks to throw the jab but Gilliam is out of range.
Gilliam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karaev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gilliam on the side of the head.
Gilliam throws a poor cross that misses
and Karaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilliam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karaev lands a nice hook to Gilliam's body. Gilliam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karaev slips a jab and a cross from Gilliam.
Gilliam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gilliam throws a body shot but no joy.
Karaev misses the shot to the body.
Gilliam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev lands a nice hook to Gilliam's body. Gilliam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Gilliam misses.
Karaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilliam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gilliam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gilliam scores with a body shot.
Gilliam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karaev manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Karaev misses its intended target.
Gilliam fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilliam slips a jab from Karaev.
Gilliam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilliam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karaev throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Gilliam.
Karaev lands with a nice body punch.
Karaev punishes Gilliam's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilliam looks winded!
Gilliam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karaev.
Gilliam staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Karaev 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.
Karaev dodges the punch combination from Gilliam.
Gilliam throws a series of punches but Karaev moves out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Karaev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karaev misses the jab.
A jab from Karaev finds it's way through Gilliam's defenses.
Gilliam needs to keep his hands up - Karaev had a free shot at his head there.
Gilliam walks into a left hand.
Karaev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gilliam needs to keep his hands up - Karaev had a free shot at his head there.
Karaev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilliam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gilliam throws a body shot but no joy.
Karaev looks to throw the jab but Gilliam is out of range.
Gilliam slips a straight right by Karaev.
Karaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilliam is just out of range.
Karaev slips a jab from Gilliam.
Karaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilliam can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilliam misses with a double jab.
Karaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karaev misses with a looping left.
Karaev slips a jab from Gilliam.
Karaev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karaev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gilliam momentarily.
Gilliam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karaev drops Gilliam with a beautiful combination! Gilliam stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Karaev is looking for the KO!
Gilliam is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilliam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrey Karaev is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilliam is breathing heavily.
Karaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karaev lands a big uppercut and Gilliam crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gilliam looks OK. Karaev waves Gilliam back to his feet!
Gilliam is still on wobbly legs! Can Karaev finish him?
Karaev cracks Gilliam with a hook to the temple - Gilliam is on wobbly legs here! Karaev swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gilliam falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Karaev wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrey Karaev!
A very excited looking Andrey Karaev rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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