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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov comes to the cage accompanied by Вставай. 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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191 cm
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267 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
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204 cm
24
270 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Maximus! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maximus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marailov misses with a combination
and Maximus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Maximus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Marailov throws a jab when Maximus was well out of range. The crowd cheers as Marailov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maximus doesn't seem phased though. A swing and a miss from Maximus. Marailov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Maximus throws a right hand that misses
and Maximus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A looping hook to the body misses from Maximus. Marailov does a little dance to reset his feet. Marailov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maximus. Maximus throws a jab but it's blocked by Marailov. We've been hearing reports that Marailov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Marailov scores with a nice head shot. Marailov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus was well out of range. Poor timing from Marailov. Marailov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marailov misses the shot to the body. Maximus throws a leg kick and Marailov counters with a low kick, right behind Maximus 's knee. Marailov scores with a one two! Maximus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Marailov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Oooooh!!! Marailov has knocked Maximus down with a huge combo! Marailov steps away and waves a wobbly Maximus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maximus is rocked!
It looks like DJ Maximus has been cut. Marailov drops Maximus with a naaaaasty hook - Maximus is in real trouble here! Marailov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Marailov! During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Marailov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
88% |
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