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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mammoth's choice of entrance music: I came to bring the pain. Anton Mammoth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andriy Kuzmenko's chin.
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277 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzmenko throws a body punch but Mammoth moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mammoth misses its intended target.
Kuzmenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuzmenko slips under a jab from Mammoth.
Mammoth throws a body punch but Kuzmenko moves out of range.
Kuzmenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mammoth, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mammoth tries to work over Kuzmenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuzmenko has a couple of punches blocked by Mammoth.
Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuzmenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Mammoth 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.
Mammoth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuzmenko moves away.
Kuzmenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mammoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmenko moves in looking to clinch but Mammoth pushes him off.
Kuzmenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mammoth misses with a looping left.
Andriy Kuzmenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mammoth lands a jab to the head.
Kuzmenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mammoth.
Kuzmenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mammoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmenko wants to slow Mammoth down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuzmenko pushes Mammoth up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kuzmenko is leaning against Mammoth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuzmenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kuzmenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mammoth lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuzmenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mammoth backwards.
Kuzmenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mammoth tries to work over Kuzmenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuzmenko misses with a body punch.
Kuzmenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mammoth blocks an uppercut.
Kuzmenko misses with the head strike.
Mammoth blocks an elbow strike from Kuzmenko.
Mammoth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuzmenko is looking to control Mammoth's arms but Mammoth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuzmenko has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuzmenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuzmenko tries to throw a body punch but Mammoth avoids it by throwing Kuzmenko back against the ropes.
Mammoth misses with some punches.
Kuzmenko lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuzmenko.
Kuzmenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mammoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuzmenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mammoth looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mammoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuzmenko digs a right hand underneath Mammoth's ribcage. Mammoth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuzmenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuzmenko leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kuzmenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuzmenko.
Mammoth is working Kuzmenko over against the ropes.
Mammoth tries a body shot but Kuzmenko blocks it.
Mammoth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuzmenko drops Mammoth with a big right hand! Kuzmenko charges in looking to finish - Mammoth manages to keep Kuzmenko in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Mammoth is rocked!
Kuzmenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mammoth is still in real trouble! Can Kuzmenko finish him?
Kuzmenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mammoth tries to keep at a distance but Kuzmenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mammoth seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuzmenko pushes Mammoth back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kuzmenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuzmenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuzmenko lands a shoulder strike.
Kuzmenko misses with a knee strike.
Kuzmenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kuzmenko there.
Kuzmenko batters Mammoth with a massive right followed by a huge left! Mammoth is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kuzmenko lands a final crushing right hand to drop Mammoth to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kuzmenko is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andriy Kuzmenko!
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hype
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RATING
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