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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 1366 p4p, 725 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 180 p4p, 86 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the cage accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. 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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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmin dodges the punch combination from River.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuzmin.
River looks to land a left hand but Kuzmin moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin is looking to counter punch.
Kuzmin moves out of range as River strikes.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuzmin tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin breaks the clinch.
Kuzmin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Kuzmin throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River misses with a takedown attempt - Kuzmin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kuzmin scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuzmin circles away.
River looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuzmin is fending him off so far but River persists. Nope, Kuzmin circles away and we're back to standing.
River moves out of range as Kuzmin strikes.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
River slips a straight right by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin lands a jab to the head.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
River misses with a right hand
and Kuzmin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River misses with an uppercut
and Kuzmin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iov Kuzmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzmin moves away.
Kuzmin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River wants to counter the offense by Kuzmin and move into the clinch position.
Kuzmin throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuzmin looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River moves away from the strike by Kuzmin.
River blocks a jab.
Kuzmin looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
We've been informed that River has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Kuzmin misses.
Kuzmin ducks under a wild hook from River.
Kuzmin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
River looks to land a combination but Kuzmin avoids it well.
Kuzmin keeps the fight on the outside.
River moves in looking to clinch but Kuzmin pushes him off.
River tries for a takedown but Kuzmin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuzmin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Iov Kuzmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuzmin thuds a left hand into River's body.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmin scores with a decent looking hook.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuzmin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuzmin.
Kuzmin connects with a nice looking jab.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuzmin doesn't seem bothered though.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River slips under a jab from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kuzmin scores with a nice right hand.
Kuzmin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
River walks into a straight right hand from Kuzmin.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuzmin.
River misses with a looping left.
River blocks a jab.
River staying out of range there.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuzmin.
River tries to clinch
and Kuzmin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuzmin misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzmin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuzmin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
River swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuzmin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River misses with a series of wild punches.
River looks to land a left hand but Kuzmin moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Kuzmin shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a body punch but Kuzmin moves out of range.
Kuzmin throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuzmin misses the shot to the body.
River misses with an uppercut.
River tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuzmin swivels and escapes.
Kuzmin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuzmin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Kuzmin misses.
Kuzmin scores with a nice right hand.
Kuzmin cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuzmin connects with the punch.
Kuzmin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuzmin looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River tries to clinch up.
Kuzmin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuzmin throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Kuzmin dominated that round.
That's time! Kuzmin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuzmin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuzmin loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River moves away from the strike by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from River misses.
Kuzmin cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Kuzmin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
Kuzmin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuzmin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River lands a jab to the nose.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a body shot
and Kuzmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzmin blocks a jab.
Kuzmin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River takes a swing at Kuzmin's ribcage but misses.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuzmin.
River misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuzmin counters with a right hand to the body.
River looks to land a left hand but Kuzmin moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuzmin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kuzmin to counter with a crisp jab.
River misses with an uppercut. Kuzmin saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuzmin.
A swing and a miss from Kuzmin.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River looks to throw the jab but Kuzmin is out of range.
Kuzmin misses with a straight right.
River lands with a straight right. Kuzmin didn't see that one coming.
Kuzmin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuzmin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River missing with a left hand there. Kuzmin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin lands with a good body shot.
Kuzmin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzmin misses with a looping left.
Kuzmin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuzmin lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuzmin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Kuzmin misses with a wild body shot.
Kuzmin looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River tries to clinch there but Kuzmin circles away.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River with a nice cross.
River misses with a hook
and Kuzmin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River throws a shot from downtown. Kuzmin moves away and avoids it.
River misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch up
letting Kuzmin counter with a right hand.
Kuzmin digs a good hook to River's body.
Kuzmin lands with an overhand left.
Kuzmin slips under a jab from River.
Kuzmin misses with an uppercut.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuzmin.
River throws a series of punches but Kuzmin avoids them all with ease.
Kuzmin throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuzmin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzmin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuzmin.
River tries to clinch there but Kuzmin circles away.
Kuzmin throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River blocks a jab.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuzmin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River closes the distance and clinches.
River keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuzmin's efforts to push away.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzmin is trying to break free.
Kuzmin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuzmin misses with a looping right.
River slips under a jab.
Kuzmin lands a slapping body shot.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Kuzmin counters with a nice uppercut.
River forces Kuzmin back against the cage and clinches.
Kuzmin blocking some punches.
Kuzmin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iov Kuzmin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuzmin missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuzmin slips a jab and a cross from River.
Kuzmin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kuzmin looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River throws a nice looking combination but Kuzmin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuzmin misses the jab.
River ducks right into an uppercut from Kuzmin.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuzmin was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kuzmin lands an overhand right.
Kuzmin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Kuzmin looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Iov Kuzmin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin digs a good body shot into River's ribs.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuzmin.
Jab by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River misses with a straight left.
Kuzmin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River takes a swing at Kuzmin's ribcage but misses.
River rushes Kuzmin and presses him up against the cage.
Kuzmin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River tries for a takedown but Kuzmin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuzmin scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by River.
Kuzmin scores with a shot to the body.
Kuzmin misses the shot to the body.
Kuzmin throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Kuzmin lands a body shot.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Kuzmin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River lunges at Kuzmin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuzmin's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzmin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmin slips a jab from River.
Kollaa River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin lands a head shot.
Kuzmin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Kuzmin scores with a punch to the head.
Kuzmin connects with a body shot.
Kuzmin cracks River with an open hand slap.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuzmin jabs at River's body.
A slow jab from Kuzmin misses its intended target.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuzmin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuzmin throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kuzmin slips under a jab from River.
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuzmin connects with a looping right hand.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a double jab.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuzmin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River misses with a hook.
Kuzmin scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuzmin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuzmin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
River misses with a body shot.
Kuzmin dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
River punishes Kuzmin's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuzmin misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River wants to clinch up but Kuzmin keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin throws a body shot but no joy.
River takes a swing at Kuzmin's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzmin slips a jab from River.
River misses with the combination.
It looked like Kuzmin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuzmin looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River misses with a looping left.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River takes one to the side of the head.
River slips under a jab from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin lands a nice shot to the body.
River throws out a loose jab but Kuzmin uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Kuzmin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Kuzmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin slips under a jab.
Kuzmin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iov Kuzmin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuzmin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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