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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 686 p4p, 893 weight class) and Troy Marquez (ranked 101 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
A combination from Kushnirov does no damage.
Marquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kushnirov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot.
Marquez tries to clinch there but Kushnirov circles away.
Marquez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kushnirov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kushnirov wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kushnirov pulls Marquez in close to his closed guard and prevents Marquez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marquez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kushnirov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marquez postures up in Kushnirov's guard and throws a big left but Kushnirov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez wants to pass the guard but Kushnirov is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquez sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kushnirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marquez is just out of range.
Troy Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marquez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marquez thows a huge punch but Kushnirov dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marquez is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov trying to control here.
Marquez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marquez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kushnirov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kushnirov defending well though.
Kushnirov won't allow Marquez to pass to mount.
Marquez slows the pace down in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kushnirov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov has hold of Marquez's hands but Marquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marquez not doing much here.
Marquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kushnirov trying to control but Marquez postures up.
Kushnirov is looking to improve his position.
Kushnirov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kushnirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kushnirov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marquez.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ilya Kushnirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Marquez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kushnirov is trying to force a seperation but Marquez has the dominant position.
Kushnirov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kushnirov is trying to break free.
Marquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kushnirov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marquez prevents Kushnirov from breaking the clinch.
Kushnirov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kushnirov misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marquez takes a shot to the head.
Kushnirov taking a breather.
Marquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kushnirov's efforts to push away.
Marquez is trying to trip Kushnirov. He has hold of a leg but Kushnirov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marquez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Marquez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marquez tries to clinch up.
Marquez blocks a low kick nicely.
Kushnirov is looking to chop away at Marquez's legs.
Marquez shoots for a double leg takedown but Kushnirov sprawls well. He's pushed Marquez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kushnirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Kushnirov tenderised Marquez's leg. Marquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kushnirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marquez.
Marquez darts in looking for a takedown but Kushnirov gets double underhooks and turns Marquez into the cage.
Ilya Kushnirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Marquez.
Kushnirov stuffs the takedown attempt from Marquez. Marquez gets slowly back to his feet.
Marquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kushnirov, pushing him back against the cage.
Marquez has Kushnirov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kushnirov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kushnirov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kushnirov prevents the takedown attempt.
Kushnirov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov is trying to break the clinch but Marquez has him pressed against the cage.
Marquez goes for a takedown attempt but Kushnirov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marquez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marquez goes for a double leg but Kushnirov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kushnirov continues to drive forward.
Kushnirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marquez's head.
Marquez walks into a straight right hand from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush Marquez with a series of wild strikes but Marquez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kushnirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kushnirov tried to score with a low kick but Marquez checks it.
Kushnirov cracks Marquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kushnirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Marquez moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Kushnirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez drags the fight down to the ground.
Kushnirov wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Marquez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kushnirov slips nicely into half guard.
Kushnirov wants to control but Marquez is keeping him busy.
Troy Marquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez gets full guard.
Marquez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marquez lands a nice short elbow.
Kushnirov is trying to stand.
Kushnirov is trying to maintain the position but Marquez is very close to passing his half guard.
Marquez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marquez lands with a punch from half guard.
Marquez stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov taking some punishment here, with Marquez in his half guard.
Kushnirov is staying active underneath Marquez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marquez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marquez drops an elbow to the side of Kushnirov's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marquez lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kushnirov misses with a double jab.
Marquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kushnirov fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Kushnirov tenderised Marquez's leg. Marquez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marquez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marquez shoots for a takedown but Kushnirov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kushnirov throwing a counter right hand but Marquez manages to avoid it.
Ilya Kushnirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Marquez.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kushnirov as he avoids it easily.
As Marquez looks to move away, Kushnirov throws a big counter combo but Marquez just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Kushnirov. Those never looked like landing.
Marquez shoots in and drives through. Kushnirov sprawls well.
Marquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Kushnirov lands but Marquez takes it in his stride.
Marquez shoots in for a double leg but Kushnirov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kushnirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marquez can do to turn this around?
Kushnirov scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez has a takedown stuffed.
Marquez drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kushnirov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marquez is one step ahead there.
Marquez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kushnirov trying to keep a closed guard but Marquez is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez landing with the ground and pound.
Kushnirov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kushnirov wants to stand but Marquez is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kushnirov counters with a straight right hand.
Marquez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kushnirov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kushnirov misses the shot to the body.
Marquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kushnirov as he avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Marquez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick from Kushnirov misses.
Marquez shoots in but Kushnirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marquez shoots in but Kushnirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ilya Kushnirov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kushnirov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Marquez saw that one coming.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marquez checks a low kick from Kushnirov.
A low kick lands for Kushnirov.
Kushnirov cracks Marquez with a good jab.
Kushnirov slaps away a takedown attempt from Marquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kushnirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kushnirov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marquez is in Kushnirov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marquez won't allow Kushnirov to get back to his feet.
Kushnirov controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez cracks Kushnirov with a solid left hand.
Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kushnirov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marquez.
Marquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kushnirov is retaining full guard.
Marquez postures up in Kushnirov's guard and throws a big left but Kushnirov blocks it.
Kushnirov controls Marquez momentarily but Marquez frees himself.
Marquez distracts Kushnirov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kushnirov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
Ilya Kushnirov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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