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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Clay (ranked 1166 p4p, 43 weight class) and Antonio Montana (ranked 953 p4p, 28 weight class). Montana has chosen Push it to the Limit as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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262 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcellus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Montana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana tries to clinch but Clay moves away
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Clay counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Montana trying to control the position but instead, Clay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Montana into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana taking a breather.
Clay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Clay scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clay.
Clay can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Montana blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clay.
Clay lands with a light punch inside.
Clay pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clay fails to land.
Clay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clay throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana slips a straight right by Clay.
Clay thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
Montana stalling.
I was talking to Clay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Clay with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Clay. No joy for Montana on that attempt.
Montana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clay counters with a nice right hand that sends Montana toppling to the canvas! Montana scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Clay finish him?!
Montana is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Montana has been cut.
Marcellus Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Montana.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clay, pushing him back against the cage.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clay.
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana lands with a good body shot.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clay is able to avoid easily.
Clay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montana has closed the distance and engaged Clay in a clinch.
Clay working aggressively here.
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Clay on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Clay.
Clay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Montanas head.
Montana misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana tries to pull guard but Clay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay working aggressively here.
Montana wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clay breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Montana.
Montana tries to clinch there but Clay circles away.
Clay is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Clay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Antonio Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Clay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Montana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montana lands a head shot.
Clay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
Montana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Clay misses.
Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay lands a shot to the body.
Clay misses with some punches.
Montana breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montana darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clay throws a right and a left that Montana avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Clay is just out of range.
Clay tried to counter with a leg kick but Montana avoided it.
The fighters circling - Clay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana is breathing heavily.
Clay connects with a single shot there.
Montana blocks a jab.
Clay lands a big uppercut and Montana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Montana looks OK. Clay waves Montana back to his feet!
Montana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clay doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clay scores with a leg kick.
Clay scores with a leg kick.
Marcellus Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Clay pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a hook
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana tries to clinch but Clay is having none of it.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clay avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana darts in looking for a takedown but Clay gets double underhooks and turns Montana into the cage.
Montana bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Montana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcellus Clay is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montana steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clay.
Clay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Clay misses its target.
Montana has Clay up against the cage in a clinch.
Montana works on Clay's body with a couple of short punches.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Montana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Montana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clay after a bit of a struggle.
Clay lands with a light punch inside.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Clay.
Montana prevents a body shot from Clay.
A hook to the body from Clay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Clay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Montana lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
Clay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana has managed to clinch.
Clay lands a shoulder strike.
Clay scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcellus Clay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Clay pushes Montana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Clay misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Clay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Montana'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!
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Clay misses the target.
Montana clinches up with Clay and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Clay.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clay.
Clay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montana shoots in and drives through. Clay sprawls well.
Montana gets the takedown into side control.
Montana sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Clay tries to buck Montana off but Montana is having none of it.
Clay tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Montana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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 is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Montana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Montana's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Clay's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Clay controlling well, preventing Montana from escaping the position.
Clay just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Clay continues to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clay is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
More hug and hope from Clay.
Clay's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Clay's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Montana trying to control the hands but Clay breaks the grip.
Antonio Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay controlling from the back.
Clay not allowing Montana to control his hands.
Clay is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clay is not going to allow Montana to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Clay is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montana trying to control the hands but Clay breaks the grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcellus Clay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clay 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcellus Clay!
A relieved looking Marcellus Clay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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