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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Gruzdev tenderised Clay's leg. Clay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gruzdev gets tackled into the cage by Clay. Clay maintains the clinch.
Clay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Clay.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gruzdev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruzdev wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clay.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clay misses with the head strike.
Clay lands a right hand.
Gruzdev misses with a punch to the body.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
Clay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzdev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Clay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev tries to break the clinch but Clay is controlling the position.
Gruzdev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gruzdev working hard to break the clinch.
Clay gets through Gruzdev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gruzdev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gruzdev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clay is keeping busy.
Gruzdev blocks a body shot from Clay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Clay has Gruzdev pressed against the cage, preventing Gruzdev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Clay - that landed with a thud.
Gruzdev stalls.
Gruzdev has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Clay misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev working aggressively here.
A short right from Gruzdev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruzdev.
Clay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzdev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gruzdev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clay works Gruzdev's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruzdev's elbow.
Clay scores with a shot to the side of Gruzdev's head.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a shot to the side of Clay's head.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
Clay lands with a right to the head.
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 misses with some punches.
Gruzdev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clay has him pressed against the cage.
Clay throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruzdev's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gruzdev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gruzdev working aggressively here.
Gruzdev looking to stall.
Gruzdev blocks an uppercut.
Clay is leaning against Gruzdev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruzdev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clay lands a left hand.
Clay lands with a light punch inside.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Clay.
Gruzdev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Clay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Clay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gruzdev connects with a body shot.
Gruzdev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Gruzdev tries to get set, Clay tries to push him back and clinch up but Gruzdev manages to avoid the attempt.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Clay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Gruzdev misses with a few strikes there.
Gruzdev scores with a jab.
Gruzdev just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Clay.
Clay tests Gruzdev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Clay.
Clay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruzdev, pushing him back against the cage.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Clay lands a right hand.
Clay digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marcellus Clay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruzdev swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clay's elbow.
Clay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clay digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gruzdev misses with some punches.
Clay lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Clay.
Gruzdev is breathing heavily.
Gruzdev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Clay.
A short uppercut from Clay.
Clay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev taking a breather.
Gruzdev looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay pushes Gruzdev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Clay scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clay.
Clay lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Clay.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Clay lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Gruzdev is trying to force a seperation but Clay has the dominant position.
Clay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clay misses with the head strike.
Clay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clay misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A hook to the body from Clay.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clay lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
Gruzdev is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Clay.
Clay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gruzdev is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
Clay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clay is working Gruzdev over against the cage.
Clay lands a big right hand that drops Gruzdev! The killer instinct kicks in and Clay finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcellus Clay!
Marcellus Clay retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Marcellus Clay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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RATING
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