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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 620 p4p, 70 weight class) and Randy Curran (ranked 706 p4p, 78 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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287 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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246 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran lands a nice shot to the body.
Curran lands a head shot.
Curran misses with an uppercut.
Curran connects with a high kick.
Curran scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the body from Kuznetcov misses
and Curran counters with a nice body kick.
Curran connects with a body shot that sends Kuznetcov's belly button to the back.
Curran lands with an overhand left.
Kuznetcov fails to land the takedown.
Curran throws a counter combo.
Curran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetcov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuznetcov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetcov attempts a counter takedown but Curran avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curran. Kuznetcov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curran scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetcov moves away from the strike by Curran.
Curran throws a series of punches but Kuznetcov moves out of range.
Curran swinging wildly here.
Curran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetcov's head.
Curran scores with a hook to the body. Kuznetcov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Curran keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curran scores with a jab. Kuznetcov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curran throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curran lands a really nice looking cross but Kuznetcov seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran looks to land a left hand but Kuznetcov moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Curran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Curran.
Nice defenses there by Curran.
Curran is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuznetcov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Curran scores with a decent looking hook.
Curran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetcov.
Curran misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuznetcov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
Kuznetcov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kuznetcov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Curran is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Curran tries to kick Kuznetcov off but Kuznetcov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov stalling.
Kuznetcov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Curran kicks off Kuznetcov and gets to his feet.
Curran connects with a crisp jab.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Curran napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Curran sneaks out the side door and pushes Kuznetcov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetcov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curran keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Kuznetcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuznetcov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curran looks to land a body kick but Kuznetcov moved away.
Kuznetcov is looking to counter punch.
Curran jabs Kuznetcov right on the nose. Kuznetcov blinks but takes it well.
Kuznetcov scores with a nice right hand.
Curran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuznetcov's head.
Curran connects with a jab.
Kuznetcov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Curran trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetcov is looking to advance position but Curran won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Curran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Curran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Curran lands a nice shot to the body.
Curran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Curran.
Curran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuznetcov.
Curran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Curran with a hook.
Kuznetcov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuznetcov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetcov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov misses with a left hand
and Curran counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetcov shoots in but Curran avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Curran looks to land a body kick but Kuznetcov moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov takes one on the button.
Kuznetcov drops his hands momentarily and Curran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuznetcov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randy Curran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetcov misses the target.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown but Curran shows good takedown defense.
Kuznetcov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randy Curran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curran lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuznetcov backs up against the cage.
Kuznetcov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetcov is just out of range.
Kuznetcov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curran misses with a hook. Kuznetcov ducked under it nicely.
Curran throws a leg kick but Kuznetcov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Curran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curran just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran sizes up Kuznetcov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuznetcov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuznetcov throws a jab but it's blocked by Curran.
Curran tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kuznetcov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov postures up.
Curran wants to sweep but no luck.
Curran controls Kuznetcov momentarily but Kuznetcov frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Curran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curran has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuznetcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Curran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuznetcov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Curran.
Kuznetcov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Curran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Curran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Kuznetcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curran throws a hook to the side of Kuznetcov's head but Kuznetcov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Curran misses its intended target.
Curran lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Curran misses with a looping right.
Kuznetcov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curran lands with an overhand left.
Curran delivers a nice body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Curran. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Curran misses with a kick to the body.
Curran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuznetcov tries to counter with a takedown but Curran is quick to defend against it.
Kuznetcov looks to throw the jab but Curran is out of range.
Curran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curran throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetcov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetcov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuznetcov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Curran looks for the body kick but Kuznetcov saw that one coming.
Curran lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran misses with a body punch
and Kuznetcov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetcov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Kuznetcov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuznetcov cracks Curran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Curran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Curran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown but Curran shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuznetcov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Curran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuznetcov.
Curran stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Curran wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Kuznetcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetcov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curran 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.
A head kick misses from Curran.
Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curran throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetcov feinted with a counter takedown.
Curran scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov shoots and misses
and Curran counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Curran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Curran connects with a right hand. Kuznetcov shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown but Curran shows good takedown defense.
Kuznetcov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Curran misses the shot to the body.
Curran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetcov.
Curran has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetcov in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curran.
Curran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Curran works on Kuznetcov's body with a couple of short punches.
Curran lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Curran.
Kuznetcov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetcov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetcov.
Randy Curran is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curran working aggressively here.
Curran misses with the head strike.
Kuznetcov is trying to break the clinch but Curran has him pressed against the cage.
Curran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetcov's elbow.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Curran.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curran tries to work over Kuznetcov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curran prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuznetcov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Kuznetcov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Curran misses with the head strike.
Kuznetcov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curran has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetcov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Curran.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetcov manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetcov defending well as Curran loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetcov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Andrey Kuznetcov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curran misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetcov gets the takedown into side control.
Curran explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curran tests Kuznetcov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetcov throws a shot from downtown. Curran moves away and avoids it.
Curran misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Curran swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Curran! But no joy.
Kuznetcov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kuznetcov with a poor takedown
and Curran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuznetcov shoots for a takedown but Curran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuznetcov takes one on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Curran.
Kuznetcov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Curran lands a head shot.
Kuznetcov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curran.
Curran lands a leg kick that knocks Kuznetcov off balance momentarily.
Curran scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Curran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Curran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Curran!
A very excited looking Randy Curran 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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RATING
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