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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji Lu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 cm
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269 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kuzmenko is looking to clinch but Lu is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Lu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuzmenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuzmenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kuzmenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Kuzmenko misses its intended target. Lu ducks under a wild hook from Kuzmenko.
Lu gets tackled into the ropes by Kuzmenko. Kuzmenko maintains the clinch. Lu has a couple of punches blocked by Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kuzmenko misses with a right hand and Lu counters with a straight right hand. A telegraphed right hand from Kuzmenko misses the target.
Kuzmenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lu, pushing him back against the ropes. Lu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Kuzmenko misses with a short punch on the inside. Kuzmenko misses with an elbow over the top. We've been hearing reports that Lu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. 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! Lu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuzmenko. Lu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lu misses with a short punch on the inside. Lu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kuzmenko has a couple of punches blocked by Lu.
Kuzmenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lu has him pressed against the ropes. Lu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuzmenko or not. Kuzmenko can't break the clinch.
Lu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuzmenko is trying to force a seperation but Lu has the dominant position. Kuzmenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuzmenko.
Lu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kuzmenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lu with a hook. Left hook, right uppercut from Kuzmenko.

It looks like Ji Lu has been cut. Kuzmenko moves to clinch but Lu breaks away and Lu counters with a right hand from hell and Kuzmenko is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ji Lu! Ji Lu made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'BOOM! Gotcha.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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