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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Voltsz Diesel (ranked 1542 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 235 p4p, 325 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diesel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outerspass - Frosty. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 London, Voltsz Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel avoids the head kick by Kushnirov.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kushnirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kushnirov misses.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Kushnirov circles away.
Diesel tries to clinch but Kushnirov is having none of it.
Diesel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kushnirov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kushnirov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diesel blocks a jab.
As Kushnirov tries to get set, Diesel tries to push him back and clinch up but Kushnirov manages to avoid the attempt.
Kushnirov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kushnirov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kushnirov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kushnirov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel darts in and clinches Kushnirov up against the cage.
Diesel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kushnirov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kushnirov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Diesel wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Diesel.
Diesel lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Our sources have told us that Diesel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kushnirov avoiding damage as Diesel throws knees to the body.
Diesel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kushnirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kushnirov lands with an uppercut that bounces Diesel off the cage and back into range.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Kushnirov takes an elbow to the temple.
Diesel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kushnirov lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Kushnirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kushnirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Diesel avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Kushnirov ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnirov throws the kick towards the body but Diesel avoids it.
A good leg kick by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Kushnirov.
Diesel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kushnirov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Kushnirov misses.
Diesel blocks a low kick nicely.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Kushnirov pushes him off.
Diesel checks a low kick from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diesel throws an elbow but misses.
Kushnirov wants to break free but Diesel has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diesel.
Kushnirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diesel defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Kushnirov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kushnirov catches Diesel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Diesel. That snapped Kushnirov's head back.
Kushnirov throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick as Diesel jumps back.
A good leg kick by Kushnirov.
Diesel tries to clinch but Kushnirov is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kushnirov misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Kushnirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kushnirov.
Diesel moves away from the strike by Kushnirov.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kushnirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kushnirov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kushnirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kushnirov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kushnirov lands a head shot.
Diesel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A clash of legs there as Diesel blocks the low kick.
Diesel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kushnirov tries to land a leg kick but Diesel saw it coming and moves away.
Kushnirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kushnirov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kushnirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diesel misses with a body shot.
Kushnirov looks to land a left hand but Diesel moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kushnirov tried to score with a low kick but Diesel checks it.
Kushnirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Kushnirov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Kushnirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Diesel blocks the leg kick.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kushnirov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diesel backs up against the cage.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diesel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kushnirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diesel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kushnirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesel takes a swing at Kushnirov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kushnirov.
Diesel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Diesel blocks a jab.
Kushnirov connects with a leg kick.
Kushnirov tries a low kick but Diesel avoids it.
Kushnirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Kushnirov throws a good cross that connects.
Kushnirov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kushnirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Diesel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kushnirov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diesel.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut. Diesel saw that one coming.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kushnirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kushnirov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel forces Kushnirov back against the cage and clinches.
Kushnirov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnirov manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Diesel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Diesel.
Diesel clinches with his opponent.
Kushnirov breaks from the clinch.
Kushnirov lands an overhand right.
Kushnirov cracks Diesel with an open hand slap.
Kushnirov scores with a leg kick.
Diesel throws a hook but Kushnirov blocks it.
Diesel 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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Diesel.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Kushnirov moves out of range easily.
Kushnirov throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kushnirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Kushnirov throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Diesel moved out of range.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diesel throws a right and a left that Kushnirov avoids nicely.
Diesel blocks a head kick by Kushnirov.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Kushnirov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diesel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kushnirov throws out the jab.
Diesel defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Diesel moves out of range as Kushnirov strikes.
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 Diesel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diesel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kushnirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel closes the distance and pushes Kushnirov back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Diesel keeps control of Kushnirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kushnirov is trying to break the clinch but Diesel is controlling him.
Diesel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diesel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kushnirov jabs Diesel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kushnirov throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kushnirov keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diesel misses the shot to the body.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diesel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diesel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diesel throwing a counter right hand but Kushnirov manages to avoid it.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kushnirov! But no joy.
Diesel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kushnirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diesel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Kushnirov takes one on the button.
Kushnirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diesel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKushnirov.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kushnirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kushnirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Kushnirov is trying to push Diesel away but Diesel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diesel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kushnirov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch.
Diesel is looking to clinch but Kushnirov is avoiding it.
Kushnirov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diesel in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kushnirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diesel staying out of range there.
Diesel tries to clinch but Kushnirov moves out of range.
Kushnirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Diesel moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Kushnirov keeps it at a distance.
Kushnirov tries to move into range but Diesel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kushnirov connects with a crisp jab.
Kushnirov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kushnirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kushnirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kushnirov misses with a left hand
and Diesel moves into the clinch.
Kushnirov dodges an elbow strike from Diesel.
Diesel lands an uppercut.
Kushnirov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kushnirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kushnirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Diesel should have avoided that one.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Kushnirov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Diesel ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diesel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel misses with a hook. Kushnirov ducked under it nicely.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Diesel moved out of range.
Kushnirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diesel.
Kushnirov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Kushnirov circles away.
Diesel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kushnirov wants to break free but Diesel has control.
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diesel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov has a couple of punches blocked by Diesel.
Kushnirov manages to break the clinch.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kushnirov works over Diesel's head and body with a nice combination.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kushnirov.
Kushnirov keeps the fight on the outside.
Diesel moves out of range as Kushnirov throws a body kick.
Kushnirov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Voltsz Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kushnirov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kushnirov throws a push kick but Diesel slaps the foot to one side.
Diesel tries to clinch up but Kushnirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kushnirov throws a combination. Diesel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kushnirov misses with a straight left.
Diesel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Kushnirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Diesel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diesel closes the distance and pushes Kushnirov back into the cage.
Diesel lands an elbow just above Kushnirov 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diesel.
Kushnirov lands a nice uppercut.
Diesel lands with a right to the head.
Kushnirov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diesel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Kushnirov controls the action.
Diesel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Kushnirov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voltsz Diesel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diesel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Kushnirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kushnirov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
A relieved looking Ilya Kushnirov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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