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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuznetsov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Siberia - Cold winter night whispers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 lbs
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185 cm
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219 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch
and McCarty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarty moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
McCarty steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarty.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses
and McCarty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. McCarty moves away and avoids it.
McCarty shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCarty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but McCarty moved out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
McCarty throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by McCarty.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCarty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but McCarty is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCarty, right into the meat.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
It seemed like McCarty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCarty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov scores with a one two! McCarty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ivan Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov lands a slapping body shot.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from McCarty.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when McCarty was well out of range.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
McCarty counters with a body kick.
McCarty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
McCarty blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
Nice shot by Kuznetsov.
McCarty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov tests McCarty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that McCarty ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarty also avoids with ease.
McCarty misses with a looping left.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
McCarty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from McCarty.
McCarty slips under a jab.
McCarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but McCarty keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCarty. McCarty obviously looking to wear him down.
McCarty blocks a jab.
McCarty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but McCarty circles away and keeps his distance.
And McCarty responds with a good body kick, but Kuznetsov manages to step out the way in time.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
McCarty is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarty counters with a body kick.
McCarty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter with a body kick.
McCarty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarty.
McCarty staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
McCarty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetsov backing away here, and McCarty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCarty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kuznetsov has got the better of the exchanges.
McCarty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov connects with a jab.
McCarty pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and McCarty settles back down.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to McCarty's body.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but McCarty avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarty throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that McCarty avoids nicely.
McCarty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
McCarty gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
McCarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
McCarty lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov is leaning against McCarty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCarty breaks the clinch.
McCarty avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
McCarty is trying to counter with his kicks.
McCarty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by McCarty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but McCarty seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarty.
McCarty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
McCarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCarty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov works McCarty's body with a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCarty.
Kuznetsov jabs at McCarty's body.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCarty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCarty misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and McCarty counters with a good low kick that Kuznetsov was not able to check.
McCarty throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by McCarty.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarty can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
McCarty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but McCarty blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCarty.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and McCarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCarty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarty.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but McCarty ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from McCarty.
McCarty clobbers Kuznetsov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCarty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws a combination that misses
and McCarty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarty avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and McCarty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCarty! But no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuznetsov stuns McCarty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarty is just out of range.
Ivan Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by McCarty.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCarty. Kuznetsov shrugs it off though.
Kuznetsov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarty throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
McCarty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarty staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCarty can pounce on him.
McCarty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty throws a counter combo.
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov swings widly with a right hand
and McCarty counters with a nice leg kick.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but McCarty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
McCarty throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and McCarty only half commits.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
McCarty throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov works over McCarty's head and body with a nice combination.
McCarty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty blocks the body kick.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McCarty to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ivan Kuznetsov has been cut.
McCarty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarty throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov moved away.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarty dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov closes the distance but McCarty moves to the side
and McCarty counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuznetsov shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren McCarty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuznetsov 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kuznetsov!
Ivan Kuznetsov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sorry Stu, but it is my time now! '.
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energy
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hype
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