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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 2488 p4p, 263 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 2939 p4p, 304 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grzegorz Crayewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Crayewski both land. Nice combination.
Gruzdev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crayewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crayewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gruzdev scrambles back to his feet.
Crayewski lands with a right hand.
Gruzdev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Gruzdev both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Gruzdev with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzdev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crayewski misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crayewski.
Gruzdev blocking some punches.
Crayewski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crayewski lands a right hand.
Crayewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
A short uppercut from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Crayewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Crayewski.
Crayewski lands a jab to Gruzdev's midsection.
Grzegorz Crayewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzdev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crayewski manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crayewski. That's going to slow Gruzdev down.
Crayewski feints and then cracks Gruzdev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gruzdev down.
Crayewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crayewski throws a leg kick but Gruzdev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gruzdev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gruzdev.
Crayewski throws a leg kick but Gruzdev moved away.
Crayewski tries to work over Gruzdev's front leg with a kick but Gruzdev checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gruzdev checks a leg kick.
Crayewski slips a jab from Gruzdev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crayewski slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Crayewski misses the body punch
and Gruzdev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gruzdev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crayewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Crayewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev looks to land a combination but Crayewski avoids it well.
Gruzdev misses with a two punch combination.
Crayewski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gruzdev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruzdev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crayewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crayewski misses with a left hand
and Gruzdev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gruzdev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the leg kick from Crayewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gruzdev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crayewski. Crayewski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Crayewski is looking to wear down Gruzdev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gruzdev lands a really nice looking cross but Crayewski seems unphased.
Crayewski connects with a leg kick. Gruzdev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crayewski moves into the clinch.
Crayewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crayewski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gruzdevs head.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruzdev is trying to force a seperation but Crayewski has the dominant position.
A short left from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crayewski has him pressed against the cage.
Crayewski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gruzdev's efforts to push away.
Crayewski misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crayewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is trying to break the clinch but Crayewski is controlling him.
Crayewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruzdev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crayewski up against the cage.
Crayewski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzdev scores with a hook.
Crayewski throws the kick towards the body but Gruzdev avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Gruzdev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crayewski lands a really nice looking cross but Gruzdev seems unphased.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crayewski at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Crayewski blocks it.
Gruzdev ducks under a wild hook from Crayewski.
Crayewski slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gruzdev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grzegorz Crayewski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Crayewski saw that one coming.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Crayewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crayewski misses with an uppercut.
Crayewski misses with a body punch
and Gruzdev counters with a straight right hand.
Crayewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzdev connects with a body shot that sends Crayewski's belly button to the back.
Gruzdev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crayewski to the mat! Crayewski manages to get full guard.
Crayewski wants to stand and escape but Gruzdev is having none of it.
Gruzdev wants to control from the top but Crayewski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crayewski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gruzdev is controlling him.
Crayewski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gruzdev controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Crayewski misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev lands a glancing blow to the side of Crayewski's head.
Crayewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crayewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crayewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Crayewski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crayewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gruzdev is out of range.
A cross from Crayewski lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crayewski pinned against the cage. Crayewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crayewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crayewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Crayewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev slips a jab from Crayewski.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crayewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Gruzdev.
Gruzdev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crayewski swivels and escapes.
Gruzdev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crayewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crayewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzdev misses.
Gruzdev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev looks to score with a jab to the body but Crayewski is just out of range.
Crayewski throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Gruzdev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gruzdev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grzegorz Crayewski's cut is getting worse.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Crayewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crayewski.
Gruzdev misses the jab.
It looked like Crayewski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crayewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Gruzdev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gruzdev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crayewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crayewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruzdev circles away.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crayewski scores with a one two! Gruzdev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzdev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crayewski.
Grzegorz Crayewski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev keeps the fight on the outside.
Gruzdev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crayewski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gruzdev, pushing him back against the cage.
Crayewski digs a right hand into Gruzdev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gruzdev's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crayewski.
Gruzdev is breathing heavily.
Crayewski lands with a left to the head.
Gruzdev is trying to break the clinch but Crayewski has him pressed against the cage.
Gruzdev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crayewski has him pressed against the cage.
Crayewski tries a body shot but Gruzdev blocks it.
Crayewski lands a nice uppercut.
Crayewski tries to work over Gruzdev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crayewski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gruzdev's defenses.
Crayewski takes a shot to the head.
Crayewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crayewski.
Crayewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Crayewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crayewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick.
Crayewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crayewski but Crayewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the leg kick from Crayewski.
Gruzdev just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crayewski.
Crayewski scores with a kick to the body.
Gruzdev throws a nice looking combination but Crayewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crayewski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev misses with a series of wild punches.
Crayewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruzdev can do to turn this around?
Crayewski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gruzdev in his tracks.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crayewski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crayewski. That's going to slow Gruzdev down.
Crayewski misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzdev misses.
Crayewski scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Crayewski misses its intended target.
Crayewski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crayewski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gruzdev is trying to push Crayewski away but Crayewski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crayewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruzdev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Crayewski swings for the body but Gruzdev moves out of range.
Gruzdev ducks right into an uppercut from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a hook to the side of Gruzdev's head but Gruzdev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crayewski throws a sloppy body shot
and Gruzdev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crayewski thinking.
Crayewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski misses the jab.
Crayewski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruzdev throws out the jab.
Gruzdev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crayewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crayewski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gruzdev.
Crayewski takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gruzdev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruzdev pushes Crayewski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the leg kick from Crayewski.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crayewski.
Gruzdev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crayewski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crayewski tries to throw a body punch but Gruzdev avoids it by throwing Crayewski back against the cage.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crayewski as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev wants to clinch.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Crayewski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crayewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzdev.
Crayewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gruzdev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crayewski misses with a head kick.
Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruzdev.
Crayewski throws a jab but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
Crayewski with a hook.
A combination from Crayewski does no damage.
Crayewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzdev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crayewski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crayewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crayewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruzdev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crayewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Gruzdev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crayewski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gruzdev.
Crayewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruzdev avoids the body shot from Crayewski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruzdev moves into range and clinches up with Crayewski.
Crayewski tries to throw a body punch but Gruzdev avoids it by throwing Crayewski back against the cage.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch.
A jab from Gruzdev misses.
Crayewski misses with a low kick.
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzdev moves into range and clinches up with Crayewski.
Gruzdev manages to break the clinch.
Crayewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Crayewski backs off Gruzdev throws a huge counter combo but Crayewski manages to avoid it all.
Alexander Gruzdev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gruzdev throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grzegorz Crayewski.
Well Crayewski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grzegorz Crayewski!
Alexander Gruzdev was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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