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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clay (ranked 1668 p4p, 1354 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 222 p4p, 184 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a leg kick.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clay.
Clay connects with a looping right hand.
Marius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clay.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clay.
Marius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clay is out of range and Marius settles back down.
Marius has managed to clinch.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice body shot.
Marius's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marius's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clay throws an elbow but misses.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Clay avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marius's brow.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay lands a shoulder strike.
Marius lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Marius manages to break the clinch.
Clay checks a leg kick.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marius punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Marius lands a head kick. Clay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marius throws a poor cross that misses
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Clay misses with a hook. Marius ducked under it nicely.
Clay misses with an uppercut
and Marius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay scores with a nice right hand.
Clay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius slips under a jab from Clay.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius is looking to score with low kicks.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Marius.
Clay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius throws a low kick but Clay avoids it.
Clay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Marius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marius tries a quick counter leg kick but Clay is wise to it.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Clay cracks Marius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Clay misses.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius staying out of range there.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Marius.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Marius.
Clay lands a nice shot that snaps Marius's head back.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clay cracks Marius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Clay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Andrew Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay moves away from the strike by Marius.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Clay finds it's target.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Nice body punch from Marius.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
Marius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clay misses with a hook to the body
and Marius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clay has managed to clinch.
Marius lands a shoulder strike.
Clay blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Marius will probably get the nod.
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.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Clay lands a head shot.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Clay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marius misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marius.
Clay throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marius's head backwards.
Marius works Clay's body with a nice hook.
Clay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Marius misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius closes the distance and clinches.
Clay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clay scores with a hook to the body.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Clay tries for a takedown but Marius manages to get underhooks.
Marius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clay jumps guard but Marius turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Marius as the two fighters clinch.
Marius has Clay pressed against the cage, preventing Clay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clay is trying to pull guard but Marius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius.
Clay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clay's elbow.
A body shot lands from Marius.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marius avoids it.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clay.
Marius throws an elbow but it misses.
Clay tries to pull guard but Marius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marius gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Andrew Clay has been cut.
Gaius Marius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marius lands a high kick!
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaius Marius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clay misses with a looping right.
Clay swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Clay's ribs.
Clay misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay loads up on a big right hand but Marius slips the punch.
Marius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Marius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Clay darts in trying to clinch
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Marius with a nice calf kick.
Clay catches Marius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clay throws out the jab.
Marius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marius connects with a jab.
Marius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marius was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Marius avoids the body shot from Clay.
A head kick misses from Marius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marius keeps the fight on the outside.
Marius with the inside leg kick.
Clay is looking to clinch but Marius is avoiding it.
Marius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Marius ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with a two punch combination.
Marius scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Marius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Clay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marius throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Clay misses with a body shot
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a hook but Marius avoids it easily.
Marius connects with the punch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay avoids the body shot from Marius.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marius cracks Clay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Marius misses.
Marius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clay. That did some damage!
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Clay ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with an uppercut.
Clay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius misses with a straight right.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clay's knee momentarily.
Clay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marius.
Marius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clay.
A jab from Marius finds it's way through Clay's defenses.
Marius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Clay with a nice cross.
Clay takes a swing at Marius's ribcage but misses.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Clay.
Andrew Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a wild body shot.
Clay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clay looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marius! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius.
Marius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clay looks to land a left hand but Marius moved out of range nicely.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Clay misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay misses with a lunging right hand
and Marius counters with a low kick, right behind Clay 's knee.
Marius throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marius thumps Clay with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Marius.
Marius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clay throws a jab when Marius was well out of range.
Clay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marius staying out of range there.
Marius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay misses with a right hand
and Marius counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay throws a right hand that misses
and Marius counters with a left and a right that stings Clay.
Clay tries to clinch but Marius is having none of it.
Marius scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marius.
Marius takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Clay misses.
A cross from Marius lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Donk. Marius catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
Gaius Marius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Marius.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius slips under a jab.
Marius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Marius counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Clay misses its intended target.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
Marius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marius with a jab.
Clay with a nice cross.
Marius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clay's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marius 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius!
After winning the bout, Gaius Marius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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