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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umaga comes to the cage accompanied by Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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8 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umaga.
Umaga has managed to clinch.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga lands a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clay.
Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay wants a takedown.
Clay blocks a body shot from Umaga.
Clay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcellus Clay has been cut.
Umaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umaga connects with a leg kick. Clay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umaga throws a low kick but Clay avoids it.
Umaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Umaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Clay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Umaga from controlling successfully.
Umaga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clay has his foot on Umaga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umaga works his way back into a safe position though.
Clay trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Umaga tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay seems keen to control Umaga's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Umaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Umaga.
Umaga misses with a straight left.
Umaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umaga moves into the clinch successfully.
Umaga blocking some punches.
Umaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Umaga pushes off an throws an elbow but Clay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clay ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clay no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clay is trying to keep Umaga in close.
Clay controlling the position.
Clay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Umaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga is working hard here to advance position.
Clay trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Umaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Umaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Umaga gets tackled into the cage by Clay. Clay maintains the clinch.
Umaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clay.
Umaga has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcellus Clay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Umaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Umaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Umaga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Umaga punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Umaga is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Clay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick and Clay moves out of range easily.
Clay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Umaga digs a good hook to Clay's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Umaga. Umaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Umaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay clinches.
Clay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Umaga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Clay takes an elbow to the temple.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umaga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Umaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Umaga manages to break the clinch.
Umaga wants to clinch up but Clay keeps it at a distance.
Umaga darts in and clinches Clay up against the cage.
Umaga can't find room to land a body shot as Clay controls the action.
Clay has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Umaga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Clay can turn it around.
Umaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Clay controls his hands.
Clay tries a body shot but Umaga blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Umaga just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clay's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Umaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Umaga on the inside.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Umaga controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clay.
Umaga lands a nice elbow.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga digs a right hand into Clay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clay's gas tank.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clay can do to turn this around?
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clay tries to throw a body punch but Umaga avoids it by throwing Clay back against the cage.
Umaga scores with a shot to the side of Clay's head.
Umaga breaks the clinch.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Umaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Umaga throws a solid leg kick but Clay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Umaga.
Clay darts in trying to clinch
and Umaga counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga.
Umaga throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Clay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Umaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clay needs to keep his hands up - Umaga had a free shot at his head there.
Umaga scores with a jab. Clay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Umaga swings for the body but Clay moves out of range.
Iosefa Umaga is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umaga.
Clay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clay slips a jab from Umaga.
Umaga thows a body kick. Clay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Clay tries to clinch but Umaga moves away
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga.
Clay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Clay.
Clay wants to clinch
and Umaga counters with a leg kick.
Umaga misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcellus Clay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Umaga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Clay avoids the head kick by Umaga.
Umaga tests Clay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Umaga. Umaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umaga. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Clay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses.
Clay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Umaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Umaga tries to clinch up but Clay circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Umaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Clay counter with a right hand.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Umaga throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Umaga closes the distance and clinches.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Clay misses with the head strike.
Clay misses with some punches.
Clay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga lands a nice elbow.
Umaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Umaga or not.
Umaga lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clay tries to clinch up
and Umaga counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umaga.
Umaga throws a leg kick which misses Clay's front leg but catches the back leg as Clay tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Umaga finds it's target.
Umaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umaga.
A left lands for Umaga.
Umaga scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga scores with a jab. Clay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Umaga sizes up Clay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Umaga lands a glancing blow to the side of Clay's head.
Clay is rocked!
Clay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab from Umaga.
Clay is still on wobbly legs! Can Umaga finish him?
Umaga lands a right hook to the body.
Clay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clay seems to have recovered his senses.
Umaga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whack! Umaga lands a heavy head kick that drops Clay. The ref tackles Umaga to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Clay was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Iosefa Umaga thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Marcellus Clay spoke after the fight, saying 'Very confident'.
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