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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 684 p4p, 1029 weight class) and James Hunt (ranked 91 p4p, 137 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the cage accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. James Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iov Kuzmin's chin.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 6 - 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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmin misses with a straight right.
Hunt cracks Kuzmin with a good jab.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Kuzmin moved out of range.
Kuzmin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Kuzmin moved out of range nicely.
Kuzmin stuns Hunt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuzmin. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Kuzmin slips a jab from Hunt.
Kuzmin attempts a counter takedown but Hunt avoids it well and moves away.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuzmin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunt as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Kuzmin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunt throws a push kick but Kuzmin slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt slips a straight right by Kuzmin.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuzmin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuzmin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuzmin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt tries to kick Kuzmin off but Kuzmin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kuzmin looks to land a strike but Hunt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kuzmin is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuzmin is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuzmin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Kuzmin isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuzmin throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuzmin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt stands and steps away. Kuzmin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Kuzmin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Iov Kuzmin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Kuzmin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuzmin moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuzmin cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzmin manages to avoid it.
Kuzmin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kuzmin.
Kuzmin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hunt defending well though.
Kuzmin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt pushes Kuzmin off looking to stand but Kuzmin dives back in and keeps control.
Kuzmin throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Kuzmin misses with a head shot. Hunt uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzmin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Kuzmin is having none of it.
Kuzmin chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuzmin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunt has wrist control.
Kuzmin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuzmin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuzmin throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuzmin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iov Kuzmin will probably get the nod.
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.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuzmin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kuzmin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuzmin working the ground and pound.
Kuzmin prevents Hunt from escaping the position.
Kuzmin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kuzmin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hunt is avoiding damage well.
Iov Kuzmin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuzmin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt taking a bit of punishment here - Kuzmin scoring with strikes.
Hunt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kuzmin.
Kuzmin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin working the strikes but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Hunt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuzmin scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuzmin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuzmin postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Hunt wants to stand and escape but Kuzmin is having none of it.
Kuzmin looking to pass the guard.
Kuzmin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuzmin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuzmin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuzmin throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kuzmin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kuzmin, up you get!
Donk. Kuzmin catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hunt takes a swing at Kuzmin's ribcage but misses.
Hunt slips under a jab from Kuzmin.
Hunt with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuzmin throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuzmin, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmin blocks an uppercut.
Kuzmin blocking some punches.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuzmin backwards.
Kuzmin manages to break the clinch.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuzmin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Kuzmin there.
Hunt looks to throw a body kick
and Kuzmin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hunt!
Kuzmin working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuzmin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Kuzmin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kuzmin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kuzmin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hunt to see if he's OK.
Hunt has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kuzmin connects with a decent elbow.
Kuzmin working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kuzmin lands an elbow.
Kuzmin working the head with strikes.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Kuzmin lands a few punches from side control.
Hunt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kuzmin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hunt is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kuzmin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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