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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver has chosen Pepper - Butthole Suffers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rusty Driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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186 cm
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265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuzmenko drives through and clinches with Driver against the cage.
Driver is trying to force a seperation but Kuzmenko has the dominant position.
Driver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Driver letting Kuzmenko take a breather here.
Kuzmenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Driver is trying to break free.
Kuzmenko digs a right hand into Driver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Driver's gas tank.
Kuzmenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Driver is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuzmenko has double underhooks.
Kuzmenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver wants to break free but Kuzmenko has control.
Kuzmenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuzmenko.
A short right from Kuzmenko on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kuzmenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuzmenko lands with a light punch inside.
Kuzmenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Driver takes one to the chin there.
Kuzmenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andriy Kuzmenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuzmenko throws a leg kick but Driver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Driver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Driver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzmenko moves away.
Kuzmenko clinches.
Kuzmenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Kuzmenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuzmenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuzmenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Driver is rocked!
Kuzmenko throws a big uppercut that drops Driver! More strikes from Kuzmenko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Driver lies dazed against the cage as Kuzmenko celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Kuzmenko!
In defeat, Rusty Driver stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sun Shines on a dogs ass every once in a while'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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