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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 880 p4p, 1566 weight class) and Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 130 p4p, 232 weight class). Philippe has chosen Chant vaudou haitien as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 4 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kushnirov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Philippe blocks the leg kick.
Philippe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kushnirov.
The crowd cheers as Philippe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kushnirov doesn't seem phased though.
Kushnirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kushnirov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kushnirov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Philippe lands with an uppercut that bounces Kushnirov off the cage and back into range.
Kushnirov connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kushnirov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Kushnirov lands a right hook to the body.
Philippe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kushnirov's head.
Jab by Kushnirov.
Philippe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kushnirov scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Philippe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Philippe there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Kushnirov scores with a jab. Philippe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kushnirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kushnirov.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Kushnirov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Philippe's knee momentarily.
Kushnirov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kushnirov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kushnirov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Philippe.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov connects with a crisp jab.
Philippe dodges the punch combination from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Kushnirov moved out of range nicely.
Kushnirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Philippe there.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kushnirov misses.
Philippe slips a straight right by Kushnirov.
Philippe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kushnirov loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Philippe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Kushnirov misses its intended target.
Philippe blocks a leg kick.
Kushnirov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kushnirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Philippe circles away quickly and effectively.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kushnirov.
As Kushnirov backs off Philippe throws a huge counter combo but Kushnirov manages to avoid it all.
Kushnirov slips under a jab from Philippe.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kushnirov throws a series of punches but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Kushnirov avoids it this time.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
A slow jab from Philippe misses its intended target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kushnirov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Philippe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Philippe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kushnirov sets himself, and Philippe steps forward looking for the clinch! Kushnirov avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Philippe moves out of range of the body kick.
Kushnirov throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a nice body shot.
Kushnirov scores with a nice strike.
Kushnirov misses with a head kick.
Kushnirov tried to score with a low kick but Philippe checks it.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Philippe thuds a left hand into Kushnirov's body.
Kushnirov throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Philippe.
A low kick from Kushnirov misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Philippe missing with a left hand there. Kushnirov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush Philippe with a series of wild strikes but Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kushnirov.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kushnirov throws a hook to the side of Philippe's head but Philippe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Philippe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kushnirov throws a front kick aimed at Philippe's knee but Philippe avoids it well.
Philippe avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
Philippe throws out a loose jab but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Philippe.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philippe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kushnirov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Philippe moves away from the strike by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kushnirov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kushnirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Philippe as he checks the leg kick.
Philippe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kushnirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that 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.
Kushnirov misses the jab.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kushnirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Philippe sends Kushnirov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Philippe is motioning to the referee to let Kushnirov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kushnirov is rocked!
Philippe checks a leg kick.
Kushnirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kushnirov misses with a looping left.
Philippe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Philippe throws a jab when Kushnirov was well out of range.
A jab from Philippe misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Philippe checks a leg kick.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Kushnirov throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kushnirov is just out of range.
Kushnirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Philippe counters with a nice right hand that sends Kushnirov toppling to the canvas! Kushnirov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Philippe finish him?!
Oh Kushnirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kushnirov is holding his hands too far apart here. Philippe throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kushnirov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe made sure to mention his sponsor, Undead Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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