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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Karataev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moraes's entrance music is Drowning Pool - Bodies. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oleg Karataev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oleg Karataev!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moraes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Karataev.
Karataev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Moraes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karataev cracks Moraes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karataev scores with a hook to the body. Moraes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karataev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Karataev coming out on top.
Karataev with a hook.
Moraes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karataev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moraes momentarily.
Karataev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moraes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karataev jabs Moraes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karataev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moraes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Karataev scores with a nice strike.
Karataev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Oleg Karataev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karataev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moraes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Moraes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moraes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Karataev.
Moraes walks into a jab.
Karataev lands with a right hand.
Moraes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karataev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karataev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karataev lands a right hook to the body.
Karataev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karataev connects with a body shot.
Karataev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moraes misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Karataev there.
Karataev with a jab.
Karataev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moraes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karataev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Karataev as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moraes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moraes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karataev slips a jab and a cross from Moraes.
Karataev connects with a body shot.
Moraes throws a right and a left that Karataev avoids nicely.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Karataev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karataev scores with a sloppy right hand. Moraes should have avoided that one.
Karataev jabs at Moraes's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Karataev as he connects with a hook.
Karataev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moraes.
Moraes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karataev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karataev slips a jab from Moraes.
Moraes looks to land a left hand but Karataev moved out of range nicely.
Karataev scores with the left hand. Moraes knows he should have avoided that one.
Moraes tries to move into range but Karataev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karataev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moraes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karataev.
Karataev defending well as Moraes loads up on a big left hand.
Moraes ducks right into an uppercut from Karataev.
Moraes walks into a stiff left hand from Karataev.
Karataev lands with a nice body punch.
Moraes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karataev lands a really nice looking cross but Moraes seems unphased.
Moraes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karataev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moraes scrambles back to his feet.
Moraes throws a right and a left that Karataev avoids nicely.
Karataev lands a jab.
Moraes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karataev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moraes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karataev cracks Moraes with a good jab.
Moraes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karataev to score with a decent uppercut.
Karataev lands a lovely overhand right.
Karataev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moraes under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moraes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karataev cracks Moraes with an open hand slap.
Karataev cracks a nice hook into Moraes's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karataev scores with the left hand. Moraes knows he should have avoided that one.
Moraes takes one to the side of the head.
Karataev lands with a nice body punch.
Moraes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Karataev digs a good body shot into Moraes's ribs.
Karataev slips a jab and a cross from Moraes.
A head kick misses from Moraes.
Karataev lands a jab to Moraes's midsection.
Karataev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karataev lands with a shot to the body.
Karataev dips to his left and cracks Moraes with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Karataev finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karataev.
Karataev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moraes's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karataev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Karataev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by Karataev.
Moraes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Karataev.
Karataev connects with the punch.
Karataev lands with a shot to the body.
Karataev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moraes in his tracks.
Karataev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karataev cracks a nice hook into Moraes's ribs.
Oleg Karataev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karataev scores with a hook to the body. Moraes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karataev lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karataev.
Marcelo Moraes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the liver by Karataev. Beautiful body shot.
Moraes walks into a left hand.
Karataev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moraes's head backwards.
Moraes takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moraes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karataev connects with a looping right hand.
Karataev lands with a straight right. Moraes didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Karataev.
Karataev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moraes throws a series of punches but Karataev avoids them all with ease.
Karataev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karataev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moraes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Karataev works Moraes's body with a nice hook.
Karataev scores with a jab. Moraes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karataev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karataev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moraes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Karataev finds it's way through Moraes's defenses.
Karataev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moraes tries to bum rush Karataev with a series of wild strikes but Karataev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good standup being displayed there by Karataev as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Karataev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karataev lands with a hook. Moraes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moraes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moraes drops his hands momentarily and Karataev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karataev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moraes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moraes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karataev lands with an uppercut that bounces Moraes off the cage and back into range.
Karataev scores with a jab to the body.
Karataev lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Karataev.
Moraes misses with a head kick.
Moraes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karataev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karataev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karataev lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karataev with a hook.
Karataev throws a good cross that connects.
Karataev lands an overhand right.
Karataev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moraes. Moraes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oleg Karataev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karataev lands with a shot to the body.
Karataev works the jab nicely.
Moraes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moraes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karataev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab lands there for Karataev.
Karataev lands a nice shot that snaps Moraes's head back.
Moraes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karataev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moraes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karataev tests Moraes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karataev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moraes momentarily.
Karataev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karataev lands a body shot.
Karataev lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moraes drops his hands momentarily and Karataev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moraes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karataev.
Karataev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Karataev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moraes's hands.
Karataev scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Karataev.
Karataev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moraes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moraes misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Karataev.
Moraes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Karataev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oleg Karataev's cut.
That's time! Moraes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left lands for Karataev.
Karataev with a hook.
Karataev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karataev lands an overhand right.
Moraes walks into a left hand.
Karataev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moraes.
Karataev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moraes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as Karataev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moraes doesn't seem phased though.
Moraes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karataev moves away.
Karataev scores with a jab.
Moraes just misses with a punch to the body.
Karataev moves out of range of the strikes.
Karataev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moraes swings for the body but Karataev moves out of range.
Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moraes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karataev moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karataev connects with a body shot.
Karataev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moraes.
Karataev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karataev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karataev with a hook.
Karataev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moraess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Karataev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Moraes misses with a wild combination.
Moraes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moraes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karataev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moraes scrambles back to his feet.
Karataev with a hook.
Karataev jabs Moraes right on the nose. Moraes blinks but takes it well.
Karataev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moraes's hands.
Karataev tests Moraes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Karataev - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Karataev. Beautiful body shot.
Karataev lands with an uppercut that bounces Moraes off the cage and back into range.
Karataev cracks Moraes with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karataev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moraes's head backwards.
Moraes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karataev throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Karataev.
Moraes takes one to the side of the head.
Moraes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Karataev.
Karataev lands a head shot.
Karataev works the jab nicely.
Moraes misses with a two punch combination.
Karataev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Moraes.
Karataev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karataev digs a good hook to Moraes's body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moraes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karataev scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moraes. Karataev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karataev lands a body shot.
Karataev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karataev with a nice cross.
Moraes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karataev finds it's way round the side to connect with Moraes's head.
Karataev lands with a good body shot.
Karataev digs a good hook to Moraes's body.
Karataev works the jab nicely.
Karataev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karataev digs a good hook to Moraes's body.
Moraes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karataev with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karataev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karataev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moraes under the eye.
Moraes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karataev slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karataev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karataev connects with a right hand. Moraes shakes it off.
Karataev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Karataev does it's job there.
Moraes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karataev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moraes scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moraes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moraes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moraes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marcelo Moraes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karataev lands a glancing blow to the side of Moraes's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Karataev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karataev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Karataev!
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