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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbellos has chosen CANT BE TOUCHED!!! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Devin Skrumbellos enters the cage!
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193 cm
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250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
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276 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos ! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Skrumbellos connects with a leg kick. Curran looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Curran throws a shot from downtown. Skrumbellos moves away and avoids it. Skrumbellos throws a body shot but no joy. Curran lands a leg kick that knocks Skrumbellos off balance momentarily. Crunch! Skrumbellos slams his shin into Curran's torso. Skrumbellos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Curran.
Curran checks the leg kick. Skrumbellos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Jab by Skrumbellos . Curran closes the distance and clinches. Curran misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbellos misses with some punches.
Curran lands an uppercut. Curran misses with some punches.
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos scores with an uppercut up the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Curran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skrumbellos has a couple of punches blocked by Curran.
Skrumbellos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skrumbellos working aggressively here.
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curran gets off balance looking for a body kick enabling Skrumbellos to counter with a crisp jab. Skrumbellos scores with a head kick.
It looks like Randy Curran has been cut. Curran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Curran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut. Curran is looking to land body kicks. Curran loads up on a big right hand but Skrumbellos slips the punch. Skrumbellos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Skrumbellos as he checks the leg kick. Curran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skrumbellos . Curran fails to land with a series of punches.
Curran on the wrong end of a nice hook. Skrumbellos looks to score with a jab to the body but Curran is just out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Curran misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Skrumbellos staying out of range there. Randy Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Curran avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Curran tries to clinch up. Curran lands with a cross. Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbellos is just out of range. Skrumbellos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Curran. Skrumbellos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran. A swing and a miss from Curran. Skrumbellos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Skrumbellos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curran sees it coming and avoids it easily. Curran misses with a looping right. Curran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Curran throws a push kick but Skrumbellos slaps the foot to one side. Skrumbellos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbellos .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Curran misses with a looping left. Skrumbellos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curran. Skrumbellos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Curran lands a nice looking body shot.
Curran scores with a kick to the midsection. Curran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Skrumbellos scores with a punch to the head. Curran throws the kick towards the body but Skrumbellos avoids it. Skrumbellos throws a shot from downtown. Curran moves away and avoids it. Skrumbellos throws a hook but Curran avoids it easily. Curran lands a front kick. Curran throws a combination that misses and Skrumbellos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Curran lands with a hook. Skrumbellos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Curran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Curran. A little jabbing left from Skrumbellos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Curran throws a body kick that misses and Skrumbellos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Curran tries to land a body kick and Skrumbellos counters with an inside leg kick. Skrumbellos misses with a straight right. A jab from Skrumbellos finds it's way through Curran's defenses. Curran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbellos . A quick step to the side and Curran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Skrumbellos throws a jab but it's blocked by Curran. And Curran counters with a quick kick to the body but Skrumbellos blocks it. Curran scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbellos moves out of range of the body kick from Curran.
Skrumbellos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Curran finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Curran throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Devin Skrumbellos 's cut even more. A nice inside leg kick there by Skrumbellos . That's going to slow Curran down. Curran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Curran will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Curran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Curran lands an overhand right. Skrumbellos motions for Curran to come forward. Skrumbellos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Skrumbellos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Skrumbellos misses. Curran wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Skrumbellos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curran on the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Skrumbellos . A quick step to the side and Curran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Skrumbellos misses with a hook. Curran ducked under it nicely. Curran throws a sloppy body shot
and Skrumbellos counters with a nice leg kick. Randy Curran is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Curran slips under a jab from Skrumbellos . Curran misses with an uppercut
and Skrumbellos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Curran throws a push kick but Skrumbellos slaps the foot to one side. Curran ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbellos . Curran swings for the body but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Curran dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Skrumbellos is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skrumbellos checks a leg kick. Curran chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skrumbellos can pounce on him.
Curran swings for the body but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
Curran misses with a body shot.
Skrumbellos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Curran to score with a decent uppercut. Skrumbellos looks to land a right hand but Curran moved out of range. Skrumbellos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curran.
Skrumbellos lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Skrumbellos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curran moves away. Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbellos is just out of range. Curran looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbellos is just out of range. Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skrumbellos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Curran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. It looked like Curran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Curran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skrumbellos was well out of range. Poor timing from Curran. Curran tries to land a front kick but Skrumbellos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Skrumbellos lands the left hand. Curran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Curran throws a big shot that misses. Skrumbellos tries a quick counter leg kick but Curran is wise to it. Curran looks to land a body kick but Skrumbellos moved away. Curran thuds his shin into the meat of Skrumbellos 's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big left from Skrumbellos misses. Jab, jab by Curran - just one landing.
The cut above Devin Skrumbellos 's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Curran throws a body shot but no joy. Curran blocks a jab. Curran swings for the body but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
Skrumbellos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Curran with a body shot. A shot to the liver by Skrumbellos . Beautiful body shot. Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skrumbellos connects with a right hand. Curran shakes it off. Curran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Skrumbellos looks to throw the jab but Curran is out of range. Curran is looking to counter punch. Curran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Skrumbellos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Curran throws a big shot that misses. Nice body punch from Curran. Skrumbellos is breathing heavily. Skrumbellos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curran moves away. Curran looks for the body kick but Skrumbellos saw that one coming. Skrumbellos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Curran throws a hook but Skrumbellos blocks it. Skrumbellos swings widly with a right hand
and Curran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Curran darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Curran tries a head kick but it misses.
Curran misses with a hook to the body
and Skrumbellos counters with a nice uppercut. Curran closes the distance and pushes Skrumbellos back into the cage. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Curran struggles to land a body shot inside as Skrumbellos controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Curran will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Curran throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbellos ducks down to avoid it. Curran moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkrumbellos . Curran misses with an uppercut. Skrumbellos avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Curran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Skrumbellos tries to land a front kick but Curran steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Curran digs a good hook to Skrumbellos 's body.
Curran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrumbellos manages to avoid it. Curran moves in looking to clinch but Skrumbellos pushes him off. Curran throws a push kick but Skrumbellos slaps the foot to one side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Curran scores with a kick to the body.
Curran tries to bum rush Skrumbellos with a series of wild strikes but Skrumbellos uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Curran defending well as Skrumbellos loads up on a big left hand. Curran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Skrumbellos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curran sees it coming and avoids it easily. Curran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Skrumbellos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Skrumbellos throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily. A head kick misses from Curran. Skrumbellos missing with a left hand there. Curran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Curran throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skrumbellos avoids it. Skrumbellos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Curran pivots, looking for a leg kick but Skrumbellos is out of range and Curran settles back down. Curran misses with a right hand and Skrumbellos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Good shot there by Skrumbellos . Curran moves forwards but Skrumbellos connects with a nice, crisp jab. Curran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbellos moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Curran cracks a nice hook into Skrumbellos 's ribs. 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! Skrumbellos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skrumbellos flicks out a counter leg kick but Curran steps away. Curran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skrumbellos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Curran scrambles back to his feet. Skrumbellos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skrumbellos misses the jab. Curran throws a poor cross that misses
and Curran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Curran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Curran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skrumbellos . Curran misses with a kick to the body and Skrumbellos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Curran throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Curran moves out of range as Skrumbellos strikes. As Skrumbellos looks to move away, Curran throws a big counter combo but Skrumbellos just gets out of the way. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skrumbellos .
That's three minutes gone in the round. Curran misses the body punch and Skrumbellos counters with a nice uppercut. Curran just misses with a punch to the body.
Curran jabs at Skrumbellos 's body. Skrumbellos moves out of range as Curran strikes. Curran throws a lazy body kick and Skrumbellos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A slapping leg kick lands for Skrumbellos .
Curran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbellos . Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curran. Nice jab there from Skrumbellos . Skrumbellos avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Skrumbellos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Curran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Curran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skrumbellos in his tracks.
Devin Skrumbellos 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Curran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Skrumbellos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Curran misses the shot to the body. Skrumbellos throws a jab when Curran was well out of range. Skrumbellos throws a right hand that misses
and Curran counters with a lovely shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Curran throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Skrumbellos counters with a stiff right hand. Curran avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Curran cracks a nice hook into Skrumbellos 's ribs. Curran cracks Skrumbellos with a good jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devin Skrumbellos 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Curran! Our winner, Randy Curran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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