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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erno Bajza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gruzdev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erno Bajza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzdev ducks under a wild hook from Bajza.
We've been informed that Bajza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice jab there from Bajza.
Gruzdev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bajza is just out of range.
Bajza throws out a loose jab but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Gruzdev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bajza. That did some damage!
Gruzdev looks to land a right hand but Bajza moved out of range.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev lands an overhand right.
Gruzdev digs a good body shot into Bajza's ribs.
Bajza misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gruzdev to the ground. Bajza is now in Gruzdev's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajza advances to half guard.
Gruzdev tries to get to full guard but Bajza has control of the leg.
Bajza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gruzdev!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev wants to hold on but Bajza pushes him away.
Bajza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gruzdev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gruzdev is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bajza lands a big shot there that rocks Gruzdev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gruzdev is in a horrible position here. Bajza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to get to half guard.
Bajza with good strikes from the mount here!
We've been hearing good reports from Gruzdev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bajza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bajza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gruzdev wants to control but Bajza is having none of it.
Bajza prevents Gruzdev from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza lands a heavy elbow.
Bajza with a couple of short strikes.
Bajza working Gruzdev over with strikes here.
Bajza working the ground and pound effectively.
Bajza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gruzdev hang on?
Gruzdev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bajza cracks Gruzdev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bajza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bajza controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev is trying to escape the mount.
Bajza landing strikes from the mount.
Gruzdev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bajza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bajza controlling the pace for now.
Bajza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that round.
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.
Gruzdev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bajza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bajza.
Bajza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Bajza blocks it.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Bajza was well out of range.
Bajza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bajza slips under a jab.
Bajza with the counter takedown but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Bajza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Gruzdev swinging wildly here.
Bajza with the counter takedown but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Bajza slips a jab from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gruzdev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bajza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Bajza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bajza feints and then cracks Gruzdev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gruzdev down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Bajza feints the counter takedown.
Alexander Gruzdev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bajza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev throws a series of punches but Bajza avoids them all with ease.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bajza's head backwards.
Bajza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gruzdev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bajza's hands.
Bajza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gruzdev sprawls well initially but Bajza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gruzdev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bajza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gruzdev defends it well.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Bajza was well out of range.
Bajza lands the left hand.
Gruzdev slips a straight right by Bajza.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajza avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev walks into a straight right hand from Bajza.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Bajza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruzdev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bajza throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bajza throws a looping overhand right but Gruzdev ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruzdev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bajza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gruzdev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Bajza's head but Bajza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzdev misses the target.
Bajza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Bajza saw that one coming.
Bajza throws a big shot that misses.
Bajza throws a leg kick
and Gruzdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bajza.
Bajza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzdev is just out of range.
Gruzdev takes a swing at Bajza's ribcage but misses.
Gruzdev misses with a right hand
and Bajza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bajza slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Bajza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gruzdev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bajza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bajza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bajza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bajza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bajza trying to pass the guard but Gruzdev defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is trying to stand up here but Bajza is controlling him well.
Bajza is taking a breather. Gruzdev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bajza slips a nice elbow through Gruzdev's hands, connecting with Gruzdev's forehead.
Gruzdev trying to control here.
Bajza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gruzdev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bajza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gruzdev leaves Bajza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bajza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gruzdev on the side of the head.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bajza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Bajza's head but Bajza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bajza feints the counter takedown.
Gruzdev throws a lazy uppercut
and Bajza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gruzdev's guard.
Bajza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bajza is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bajza stands up over Gruzdev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev has an active guard here but Bajza has managed to pass into half guard.
Bajza not doing much here.
Gruzdev tries to get to full guard but Bajza has control of the leg.
Bajza is nestled in close to Gruzdev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bajza is nestled in close to Gruzdev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruzdev wants to get back to full guard.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bajza winds up and cracks Gruzdev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruzdev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bajza jumps into side control!
Bajza cracks Gruzdev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bajza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bajza scoring with punches from side control.
Erno Bajza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bajza is chipping away with strikes.
Bajza in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to reverse the position.
Bajza landing a few strikes.
Bajza working the head and body with strikes.
Bajza is chipping away with strikes.
Gruzdev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Bajza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza slips a nice elbow through Gruzdev's hands, connecting with Gruzdev's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bajza lands a nice short elbow.
Bajza working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Bajza there.
Ground and pound from Bajza.
Bajza not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bajza winds up and cracks Gruzdev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erno Bajza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bajza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Bajza!
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