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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie comes to the cage accompanied by Sensation White Anthem. Maia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulls on Parade. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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267 lbs
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia scores with a jab to the body.
Clasie gets a clinch.
Clasie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Maia decides to pull guard.
Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clasie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clasie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clasie stands and steps away. Maia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clasie tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clasie was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maia counters with a head kick.
Maia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clasie moves out of range of the body kick.
Maia scores with a shot to the body.
Clasie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia digs a good hook to Clasie's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia throws an overhand right that lands on Clasie's shoulder, as Clasie tries to avoid the shot.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Clasie pushes Maia off looking to stand but Maia dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia with the ground and pound but Clasie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maia postures up in Clasie's guard and throws a big left but Clasie blocks it.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Clasie is keeping the position.
Maia is looking to work some ground and pound but Clasie has wrist control.
Maia throws a big elbow that misses.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clasie is keeping the position for now.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clasie pushes Maia off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maia.
Clasie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia.
Marcel Clasie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A bone on bone clash there as Clasie blocks the leg kick.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Clasie lands but Maia takes it in his stride.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clasie manages to avoid it.
Clasie forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maia is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Clasie.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia throws an elbow but it misses.
Clasie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Clasie.
Maia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Maia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clasie tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maia throws an elbow that misses.
Clasie stalling.
Clasie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clasie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Maia managing to block the knees to the body from Clasie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miko Maia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clasie is looking to clinch.
Maia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clasie walks into a straight right hand from Maia.
Maia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clasie forces Maia back against the cage and clinches.
Clasie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clasie fails to land.
Clasie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia throws an elbow that misses.
Clasie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Maia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia blocks an elbow strike.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
Clasie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Maia.
Clasie lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clasie's brow.
Marcel Clasie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clasie gets through Maia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maia working aggressively here.
Maia fails to pull guard.
Maia takes a shot to the head.
Maia trying to land knees to the body.
Clasie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maia tries to pull guard but Clasie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcel Clasie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Maia.
Clasie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Maia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clasie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maia avoids the head kick by Clasie.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Clasie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maia lands a slapping body shot.
Clasie lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Maia. Those never looked like landing.
Clasie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clasie thows a body shot but no joy.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - Maia circles away.
Clasie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia throws out a leg kick but Clasie moves out of range and Maia only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia scores with a leg kick.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Clasie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Clasie lands a glancing blow to the side of Maia's head.
Clasie tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clasie rather than just go for the knockout.
Maia lands a body shot.
Clasie wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Maia throws a leg kick which misses Clasie's front leg but catches the back leg as Clasie tries to avoid it.
Clasie moves into the clinch.
Maia trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Maia fails to land.
Maia lands an uppercut.
Maia misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Maia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie taking a breather.
Maia tries a body shot but Clasie blocks it.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clasie.
Maia trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Maia.
Maia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie is pushing Maia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maia as Clasie tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia tries to work over Clasie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Clasie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maia tries to work over Clasie's front leg with a kick but Clasie checks it.
Clasie wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Clasie moves out of range easily.
Clasie ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Clasie.
Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Maia misses.
Miko Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Clasie.
A big left from Clasie misses.
Clasie wants to clinch up but Maia keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a series of punches but Clasie avoids them all with ease.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Clasie.
Maia looks for the body kick but Clasie saw that one coming.
Clasie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clasie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clasie dodges the punch combination from Maia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clasie clinches up with Maia and pushes him back against the cage.
Maia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Maia.
Maia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clasie throws an elbow but misses.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but Maia gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
Maia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maia prevents a body shot from Clasie.
Clasie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maia misses with a punch on the inside.
Maia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clasie is defending well for now.
Maia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clasie's brow.
Clasie tries to stall but Maia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Clasie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Clasie has Maia pressed against the cage, preventing Maia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clasie tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Maia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
Maia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clasie avoids it.
Clasie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clasie.
Maia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
Maia tries to pull guard but Clasie won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie lands a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clasie lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clasie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clasie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clasie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clasie stalling against the cage.
Clasie scores with a hook to the body.
Maia blocks an elbow strike from Clasie.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maia blocks the elbow strike.
Maia misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clasie avoiding damage as Maia throws knees to the body.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Maia.
Clasie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clasie.
Clasie leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maia throws a punch but it's blocked by Clasie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maia tries to land a knee to the head but Clasie blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Clasie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clasie gets through Maia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Clasie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Clasie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clasie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Clasie!
Marcel Clasie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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