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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Marailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marailov comes to the cage accompanied by Вставай. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
33 - 22 - 1 |
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195 cm
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285 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Marailov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marailov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marailov misses with a body shot
and Proctor counters with a head kick that drops Marailov to the mat! Marailov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oooooh!!! Marailov has knocked Proctor down with a huge combo! Marailov steps away and waves a wobbly Proctor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Michael Proctor has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proctor walks into a stiff left hand from Marailov.
Gustav Marailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marailov misses with a body shot.
Marailov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Proctor counters with a head kick that drops Marailov to the mat! Marailov scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Marailov is rocked!
Marailov just misses with a punch to the body.
Marailov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Proctor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marailov misses with a few strikes there.
Marailov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marailov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Proctor dodges the punch combination from Marailov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marailov. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proctor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marailov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Proctor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Marailov.
Marailov scores with a sloppy right hand. Proctor should have avoided that one.
Marailov moves into range and clinches up with Proctor.
Marailov is trying to break the clinch but Proctor has him pressed against the cage.
Proctor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Proctor has a couple of punches blocked by Marailov.
Marailov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marailov blocks a body shot from Proctor.
Marailov slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Marailov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marailov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Proctor has him pressed against the cage.
Marailov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marailov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marailov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Proctor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooh!!! Marailov has knocked Proctor down with a huge combo! Marailov steps away and waves a wobbly Proctor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Proctor is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marailov lands with a shot to the body.
Marailov throws a lazy uppercut
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marailov walks into a left hand.
Marailov swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a nice uppercut.
Marailov moves in looking to clinch but Proctor pushes him off.
Proctor thinks about the counter body kick.
Marailov throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Marailov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marailov throws a big shot that misses.
Proctor tries to keep at a distance but Marailov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Proctor misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marailov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marailov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marailov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marailov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marailov misses with a jab to the body
and Proctor counters with a crisp one two that drops Marailov! Proctor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Marailov to his feet! Marailov is in big trouble!
Proctor throws out a loose jab but Marailov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marailov scores with a shot to the body.
Proctor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marailov looks to clinch
and Proctor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Marailov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marailov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marailov seems to have got his legs back now.
Proctor prevents Marailov from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Proctor fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marailov breaks from the clinch.
Marailov misses with a double jab
and Proctor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Marailov! Proctor lets Marailov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Marailov swings for the body but Proctor moves out of range.
Marailov throws a hook but Proctor blocks it.
Proctor slips a jab from Marailov.
Proctor keeps the fight on the outside.
Proctor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marailov.
Proctor ducks under a wild hook from Marailov.
Proctor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Proctor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proctor slips a straight right by Marailov.
Proctor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marailov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Marailov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Proctor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marailov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Proctor to counter with a crisp jab.
Proctor lands a big head kick that sends Marailov tumbling to the mat! Proctor takes a step backwards and waves Marailov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gustav Marailov has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marailov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Proctor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marailov looks to throw the jab but Proctor is out of range.
Proctor throws an off balance right hand
and Marailov counters with a nice uppercut.
Marailov swings for the body but Proctor moves out of range.
Marailov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Proctor under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proctor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marailov sprawling to the canvas! Marailov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Proctor finish him?!
Marailov jabs Proctor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marailov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Proctor. Proctor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marailov tries to close the distance and clinch but Proctor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marailov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marailov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marailov throws an off balance right hand
and Proctor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marailov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marailov swings widly with a right hand
and Proctor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gustav Marailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marailov throws a hook but Proctor avoids it easily.
Proctor throws out a counter right but Marailov avoids it with no problem.
Marailov is looking to clinch but Proctor is avoiding it.
Marailov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marailov looks to clinch
and Proctor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marailov misses with a hook.
Proctor scores with a shot to the body.
Proctor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Proctor swats away the attempt to clinch by Marailov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Proctor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Marailov! He's just covering up as Proctor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
Michael Proctor is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Michael Proctor gave a big smile as he said 'I knew I would knock him out, who's next?'.
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energy
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hype
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