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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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207 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky slips under a jab from Aye.
Gruzinsky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aye avoids the body shot from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruzinsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Aye's head.
Aye pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloppy strikes from Gruzinsky. Those never looked like landing.
Aye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gruzinsky. Gruzinsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
Aye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aye lunges at Gruzinsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gruzinsky's hand.
Gruzinsky misses with a double jab.
Gruzinsky cracks Aye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Aye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Aye. Gruzinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruzinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aye sets himself, and Gruzinsky steps forward looking for the clinch! Aye avoids it this time.
Gruzinsky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aye's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Aye.
Aye attempts a counter takedown but Gruzinsky avoids it well and moves away.
Aye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aye moves forwards but Gruzinsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gruzinsky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gruzinsky lands with an overhand left.
Gruzinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shogan Aye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzinsky throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Aye misses its intended target.
Gruzinsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Aye counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aye.
Gruzinsky throws a nice looking combination but Aye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aye.
Aye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzinsky connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzinsky defending well as Aye loads up on a big left hand.
Gruzinsky tries to counter with a clinch but Aye shakes him off and moves away.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzinsky slips a jab from Aye.
Gruzinsky throws out a powerful jab.
Aye drops Gruzinsky with a beautiful combination! Gruzinsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aye is looking for the KO!
Gruzinsky is rocked!
It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Gruzinsky slips under a jab.
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Aye finish him?
Gruzinsky swings for the body but Aye moves out of range.
Aye throws a head kick that misses.
Gruzinsky throws a lazy right hand but Aye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Aye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzinsky throws out the jab.
Gruzinsky misses the jab.
Aye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aye is defended easily by Gruzinsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gruzinsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzinsky. Aye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gruzinsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aye had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Aye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gruzinsky digs a good body shot into Aye's ribs.
Gruzinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Aye's head.
Aye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky connects with a leg kick. Aye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aye fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gruzinsky checks it well.
Aye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzinsky. Aye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruzinsky tries to bum rush Aye with a series of wild strikes but Aye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Gruzinsky misses.
Gruzinsky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye dips to his left and cracks Gruzinsky with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gruzinsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gruzinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aye.
Aye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruzinsky. Aye does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gruzinsky checks a leg kick.
Aye throws a leg kick
letting Gruzinsky counter with a right hand.
Gruzinsky throws a lazy body kick
and Aye counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gruzinsky kicks Aye off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aye throws an off balance right hand
and Gruzinsky counters with a one-two to the body.
Gruzinsky fakes the leg kick and cracks Aye in the body.
Gruzinsky loads up on a big right hand but Aye slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Gruzinsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Gruzinsky's cut.
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.
An inside leg kick lands from Aye.
Gruzinsky misses with a body shot.
Aye stuns Gruzinsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aye swings for the body but Gruzinsky moves out of range.
Aye sets himself, and Gruzinsky steps forward looking for the clinch! Aye avoids it this time.
Aye with a poor takedown
and Gruzinsky counters with a two punch combo.
Aye misses with a leg kick.
Gruzinsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aye slips under a jab.
Aye cracks Gruzinsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruzinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzinsky fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aye on the side of the head.
Aye lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye needs to keep his hands up - Gruzinsky had a free shot at his head there.
Aye on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Aye misses its intended target.
Gruzinsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gruzinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gruzinsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aye misses with a few strikes there.
Gruzinsky cracks Aye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Gruzinsky misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Gruzinsky finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Aye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruzinsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Aye's head.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut. Aye saw that one coming.
Aye feinted with a counter takedown.
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!
Aye scores with a jab to the body.
Gruzinsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aye. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aye drops his hands momentarily and Gruzinsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aye.
Gruzinsky wants to counter the offense by Aye and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Gruzinsky misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aye.
Aye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gruzinsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aye misses with a body shot.
Gruzinsky tests Aye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid body kick from Gruzinsky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aye finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Gruzinsky. Beautiful body shot.
Gruzinsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Aye.
Gruzinsky lands a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gruzinsky.
Aye looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzinsky is just out of range.
Aye throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gruzinsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gruzinsky lands with a cross.
Good exchange - Gruzinsky coming out on top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gruzinsky.
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!
Gruzinsky misses with a body kick.
Aye avoids the body shot from Gruzinsky.
Aye changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aye throws an overhand right that lands on Gruzinsky's shoulder, as Gruzinsky tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzinsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aye.
Aye misses with a body kick.
Gruzinsky throws the left hand but Aye avoids the punch easily.
Aye throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Roman Gruzinsky's cut even more.
Aye throws a right hand that misses
and Gruzinsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Gruzinsky throws a looping overhand right but Aye ducks down to avoid it.
Aye misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aye. Gruzinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gruzinsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Aye.
Aye throws a front kick aimed at Gruzinsky's knee but Gruzinsky avoids it well.
Aye just misses with a punch to the body.
Aye checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Gruzinsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roman Gruzinsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aye throws a sloppy body shot
and Aye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzinsky moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Gruzinsky blocks the leg kick.
Gruzinsky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gruzinsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aye blocks a jab.
Aye connects with a leg kick. Gruzinsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gruzinsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruzinsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Gruzinsky misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aye explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aye misses with an uppercut. Gruzinsky saw that one coming.
Gruzinsky misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Gruzinsky tenderised Aye's leg. Aye is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Gruzinsky. Beautiful body shot.
Gruzinsky misses with a lunging right hand
and Aye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aye throws the left hand but Gruzinsky avoids the punch easily.
Gruzinsky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Aye misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Aye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gruzinsky moves out of range as Aye strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gruzinsky checks a leg kick.
Gruzinsky steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aye.
Aye needs to keep his hands up - Gruzinsky had a free shot at his head there.
Gruzinsky on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzinsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gruzinsky connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky feints and then cracks Aye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aye down.
Gruzinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aye doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruzinsky thuds a left hand into Aye's body.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Aye throwing a counter right hand but Gruzinsky manages to avoid it.
Aye connects with a body shot that sends Gruzinsky's belly button to the back.
Aye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aye wants to land a leg kick but Gruzinsky is out of range.
Gruzinsky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Aye tries to score with a low kick but Gruzinsky moves his leg out of the way.
Gruzinsky misses with a straight right.
Gruzinsky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gruzinsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gruzinsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aye misses with a head kick.
Aye misses with a few strikes there.
Shogan Aye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Gruzinsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gruzinsky throws a nice looking combination but Aye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the side of Aye's head but Aye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aye swings widly with a right hand
and Gruzinsky counters with a left to the body.
Gruzinsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aye looks to land a body kick but Gruzinsky moved away.
Gruzinsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Aye throws the left hand but Gruzinsky avoids the punch easily.
Gruzinsky throws a shot to the body.
Aye misses with a straight left.
Gruzinsky throws a hook but Aye avoids it easily.
Aye drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gruzinsky sprawls and moves away.
Aye misses with a body kick.
Gruzinsky steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky lands with a straight right. Aye didn't see that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Aye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aye loads up on a big right hand but Gruzinsky slips the punch.
Gruzinsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aye drops Gruzinsky with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gruzinsky looks back up at him and smiles so Aye waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The cut above Roman Gruzinsky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aye misses with a looping left.
Gruzinsky thuds a left hand into Aye's body.
Gruzinsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aye.
Aye drops Gruzinsky with a huge uppercut! Gruzinsky drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aye is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogan Aye!
During a confident post fight interview, Shogan Aye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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