|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 1523 p4p, 997 weight class) and Ilya Kushnirov (ranked 209 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
27
185
9 - 7 - 0 |
|
175 cm
29
195
15 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Kushnirov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kushnirov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kushnirov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kushnirov lands a jab to the nose.
Kushnirov scores with a jab. Kururugi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov scores with a head kick. Kururugi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kushnirov slips under a jab from Kururugi.
Kushnirov wants to slow Kururugi down by chopping away at his legs.
Kushnirov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kushnirov thuds a left hand into Kururugi's body.
Kushnirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kururugi.
Kushnirov throws out a counter right but Kururugi avoids it with no problem.
Kushnirov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Kushnirov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov misses with a hook.
Kushnirov cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov throws a leg kick but Kururugi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kushnirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kushnirov feints a jab promting Kururugi to slip. Kushnirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kururugi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kushnirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov cracks a nice hook into Kururugi's ribs.
A nice leg kick from Kushnirov, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kururugi. That's going to slow Kushnirov down.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kururugis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kururugi.
Kushnirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kushnirov lands a jab to the head.
Kururugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kushnirov tries to bum rush Kururugi with a series of wild strikes but Kururugi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Kushnirov backs away, Kururugi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kururugi misses with a body kick.
Kushnirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kururugi is just out of range.
Kururugi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kururugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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.
Kururugi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kushnirov misses with a hook.
Kururugi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kushnirov to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov looks to land a right hand but Kururugi moved out of range.
A jab from Kushnirov misses.
Kushnirov checks a leg kick.
Kushnirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kururugi. Kururugi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kushnirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kururugi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kushnirov.
Kururugi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kushnirov throws a big shot that misses.
Kururugi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kushnirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kururugi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kushnirov. That one must have hurt.
Kushnirov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kururugi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kushnirov looks to throw the jab but Kururugi is out of range.
Kushnirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kushnirov.
Kushnirov swings for the body but Kururugi moves out of range.
Kushnirov misses the shot to the body.
Kururugi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kururugi throws a leg kick but Kushnirov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kushnirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kururugi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kushnirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Kushnirov catches Kururugi right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kururugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kushnirov moves away.
Kururugi moves out of range as Kushnirov strikes.
Kushnirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kururugi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kushnirov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kushnirov takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Kushnirov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kushnirov.
A clash of legs there as Kururugi blocks the low kick.
Kururugi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kururugi misses with a double jab
and Kushnirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kushnirov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kushnirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kushnirov thuds his right hand into Kururugi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kushnirov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kushnirov misses with an uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kururugi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kushnirov misses with a leg kick
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov misses with a left hand
and Kururugi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kushnirov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ilya Kushnirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kushnirov lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kushnirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kushnirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kururugi.
Kushnirov throws a head kick but Kururugi moves out of range.
Kururugi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kushnirov avoids it.
Kururugi checks a leg kick.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Kururugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Kururugi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kushnirov tried to score with a low kick but Kururugi checks it.
Kushnirov throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
Kushnirov moves out of range as Kururugi strikes.
Kururugi moves out of range of the leg kick from Kushnirov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov slips under a jab from Kururugi.
A little jabbing left from Kushnirov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kururugi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kushnirov throws a good cross that connects.
Kushnirov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kushnirov manages to avoid it.
Kururugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kushnirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kururugi.
Kushnirov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kururugi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kururugi backing away here, and Kushnirov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kururugi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kushnirov misses with a hook
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kushnirov misses with a shot to the body
and Kururugi counters with a left to the body.
Kushnirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kururugi throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kushnirov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kushnirov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kururugi.
Kururugi 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 low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kushnirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kururugi.
Kururugi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kururugi misses with a low kick as Kushnirov jumps back.
Kushnirov misses the shot to the body.
Kururugi throws the left hand but Kushnirov avoids the punch easily.
Kushnirov connects with a leg kick.
Kururugi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kururugi ducks under a wild hook from Kushnirov.
Kururugi throws a big counter combination but Kushnirov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kushnirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kururugi lands a head shot.
Kururugi throws a looping overhand right but Kushnirov ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnirov throws a lazy head kick
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kururugi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushnirov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kururugi throws out a leg kick but Kushnirov moves out of range and Kururugi only half commits.
Kushnirov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kururugi moves away from the strike by Kushnirov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kushnirov, as that shot connected.
Kushnirov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kururugi works Kushnirov's body with a nice hook.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kururugi lands with an uppercut that bounces Kushnirov off the cage and back into range.
Kururugi lands a leg kick that knocks Kushnirov off balance momentarily.
Kururugi misses with a straight left.
Kururugi misses with a straight left.
Kururugi misses with a wild body shot.
Kushnirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kururugi blocks a leg kick.
Kururugi is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Kushnirov misses
and Kururugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kushnirov misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi tried to score with a low kick but Kushnirov checks it.
Kururugi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kushnirov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kururugi finds it's way round the side to connect with Kushnirov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushnirov throws a head kick but Kururugi moves out of range.
Kushnirov lands the left hand.
Kururugi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kushnirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kushnirov backs away, Kururugi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kushnirov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kururugi defending well as Kushnirov loads up on a big left hand.
Kushnirov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kururugi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kushnirov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kururugi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kushnirov.
Kushnirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
Kushnirov throws a lazy right hand but Kururugi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kururugi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kururugi slips under a jab from Kushnirov.
Kururugi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kushnirov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kururugi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kushnirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kushnirov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kushnirov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kururugi 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.
Kushnirov throws out a counter right but Kururugi avoids it with no problem.
Kushnirov throws a series of punches but Kururugi avoids them all with ease.
Kururugi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kushnirov misses with a right hand
and Kururugi counters with a one-two to the body.
Kushnirov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kururugi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kushnirov avoids it.
Good shot there by Kushnirov.
Kururugi lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Kururugi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kushnirov lands an overhand right.
Ilya Kushnirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kushnirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kushnirov misses with a straight right.
Kururugi is looking to slow Kushnirov down with leg kicks.
Kushnirov throws a hook to the side of Kururugi's head but Kururugi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kushnirov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kushnirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kushnirov misses with a wild body shot.
It looks like Kururugi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kushnirov checks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Kushnirov finds it's target.
Good work by Kushnirov as he checks the leg kick.
Kushnirov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnirov defending well as Kururugi loads up on a big left hand.
Kururugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kushnirov misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kururugi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kushnirov thows a leg kick but Kururugi checks it
and Kushnirov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 sloppy head kick and Kururugi moves out of range easily.
Kururugi misses with a body shot.
Kururugi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kushnirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kushnirov throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
Suzaku Kururugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kururugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Suzaku Kururugi.
Well Kushnirov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Kushnirov!
Our winner, Ilya Kushnirov, 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
61% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
