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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 229 p4p, 28 weight class) and Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 489 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetcov throws a right and a left that Randleman avoids nicely.
Kuznetcov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randleman throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kuznetcov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuznetcov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetcov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetcov shoots in for a takedown but Randleman shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Randleman misses the target.
Randleman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randleman loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetcov slips the punch.
Randleman throws a body punch but Kuznetcov moves out of range.
Randleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randleman scores with a jab. Kuznetcov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuznetcov staying out of range there.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Randleman defends it well.
Randleman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetcov avoids the body shot from Randleman.
Kuznetcov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetcov moves away.
Kuznetcov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuznetcov.
It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut.
Randleman shoots in and bounces Kuznetcov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kuznetcov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Randleman dives into side control.
Randleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Randleman scoring with punches from side control.
Randleman slows the pace down.
Kuznetcov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Randleman's best efforts.
Randleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randleman slips a nice elbow through Kuznetcov's hands, connecting with Kuznetcov's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman is stalling here. Kuznetcov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Randleman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kuznetcov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kuznetcov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nice strikes from Randleman there.
Kuznetcov moves into full guard.
Kuznetcov keeping full guard, as Randleman tries to pass.
Randleman throwing strikes but missing.
Kuznetcov has momentary wrist control but Randleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Randleman won't allow Kuznetcov to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuznetcov is on top in guard.
Randleman 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kuznetcov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Randleman is trying to hold Kuznetcov in close to prevent damage but Kuznetcov has managed to pass into half guard.
Randleman wants to improve his position but Kuznetcov is controlling well.
Randleman manages to get to full guard.
Kuznetcov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Kuznetcov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuznetcov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuznetcov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuznetcov stopping the sweep attempt from Randleman.
Kuznetcov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Randleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Kuznetcov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuznetcov with a nice head shot there.
Randleman wants to hit a switch here but Kuznetcov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Randleman there!
Randleman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Randleman working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinton Randleman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuznetcov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuznetcov misses with a wild combination.
Randleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Randleman misses with a straight left.
Randleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetcov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetcov slips under a jab.
Donk. Kuznetcov catches Randleman right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Kuznetcov misses.
Kuznetcov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetcov slips the punch.
Kuznetcov with the counter takedown but Randleman avoids it easily.
Randleman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuznetcov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuznetcov cracks Randleman with a big right hand and Randleman goes down!
Randleman is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetcov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Randleman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov postures up and lands a big shot to Randleman's brow.
Randleman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kuznetcov has passed into side control.
Randleman seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuznetcov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuznetcov cracks Randleman with a big right hand but Randleman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kuznetcov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Randleman to see if he's OK.
Kuznetcov working the body and head with strikes.
Randleman trying his best to control but Kuznetcov has mounted him.
Randleman wants to control but Kuznetcov is having none of it.
Kuznetcov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Randleman's face.
Kuznetcov loads up with a big shot that hurts Randleman! He's pulled Kuznetcov in close but Kuznetcov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Randleman survive? More strikes from Kuznetcov and Randleman is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrey Kuznetcov!
Andrey Kuznetcov is the new heavyweight champion!
Andrey Kuznetcov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Quinton Randleman had this to say: 'Really? i dident loose. everybody knows that. the judges got paid.'.
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