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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 8137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kushnarev (ranked 6645 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Kushnarev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Kushnarev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich throws a looping overhand right but Kushnarev ducks down to avoid it.
Kushnarev throws a right and a left that Bulletzowich avoids nicely.
Kushnarev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bulletzowich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bulletzowich lands with a punch from half guard.
Kushnarev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kushnarev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bulletzowich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kushnarev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bulletzowich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kushnarev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but Kushnarev is blocking nicely.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Kushnarev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bulletzowich working Kushnarev over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich lands with a punch from half guard.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bulletzowich winds up and cracks Kushnarev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bulletzowich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bulletzowich working Kushnarev over with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Bulletzowich'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.
Kushnarev regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bulletzowich.
Kushnarev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bulletzowich won't allow Kushnarev to get back to his feet.
Bulletzowich lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bulletzowich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kushnarev has momentary wrist control but Bulletzowich slips an elbow through the middle.
Kushnarev looks winded!
Bulletzowich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kushnarev has momentary wrist control but Bulletzowich slips an elbow through the middle.
Bulletzowich lands a couple of elbows.
Bulletzowich postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bulletzowich is pushing down on Kushnarev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kushnarev is fighting to maintain full guard but Bulletzowich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kushnarev's head.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
Bulletzowich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bulletzowich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kushnarev's head.
Kushnarev is staying active underneath Bulletzowich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Bulletzowich working over Kushnarev with some ground and pound. Kushnarev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kushnarev has hold of Bulletzowich's hands but Bulletzowich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Kushnarev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bulletzowich lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kushnarev has hold of Bulletzowich's hands but Bulletzowich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulletzowich stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bulletzowich lands a nice short elbow.
Bulletzowich working Kushnarev over with strikes.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bulletzowich throws out a loose jab but Kushnarev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kushnarev is looking for the big counter here.
Bulletzowich looking to score a takedown here. Kushnarev is defending well but Bulletzowich drives through and ends up in Kushnarev's guard.
Bulletzowich looking to pass the guard.
Bulletzowich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kushnarev can do to turn this around?
Bulletzowich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bulletzowich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bulletzowich throws an elbow that misses. Kushnarev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bulletzowich's guard. Nice move by Kushnarev!
Bulletzowich striking off his back but it's not causing Kushnarev any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bulletzowich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kushnarev is breathing heavily.
Bulletzowich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Kushnarev taking some punishment here, with Bulletzowich in his half guard.
Bulletzowich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Kushnarev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bulletzowich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bulletzowich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bulletzowich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich drops an elbow to the side of Kushnarev's head.
Bulletzowich drops an elbow to the side of Kushnarev's head.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Boris Bulletzowich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bulletzowich trying to mount his opponent but Kushnarev defends it.
Bulletzowich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich moves nicely into side control.
Bulletzowich advances nicely into full mount.
Bulletzowich working Kushnarev over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich landing shots from mount.
Bulletzowich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kushnarev hang on?
Kushnarev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bulletzowich lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kushnarev's face.
Bulletzowich looking to finish Kushnarev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kushnarev!
Bulletzowich tries to control but Kushnarev wriggling away.
Bulletzowich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulletzowich working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bulletzowich with shots to the head and body - Kushnarev looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich trying to control but Kushnarev is having none of it.
Bulletzowich with good strikes from the mount here!
Bulletzowich landing shots from mount.
Bulletzowich working the ground and pound effectively.
Bulletzowich with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Kushnarev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bulletzowich cracks Kushnarev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulletzowich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bulletzowich with good strikes from the mount here!
Kushnarev is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Bulletzowich dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bulletzowich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kushnarev is still in real trouble! Can Bulletzowich finish him?
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kushnarev seems to have recovered his senses.
Kushnarev is refusing to be controlled, as Bulletzowich sits in half guard.
Bulletzowich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kushnarev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulletzowich is looking to take a break and control but Kushnarev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bulletzowich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich lands with a punch from half guard.
Bulletzowich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bulletzowich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bulletzowich connects with a nice short shot to Kushnarev's temple.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bulletzowich slips a nice elbow through Kushnarev's hands, connecting with Kushnarev's forehead.
Bulletzowich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bulletzowich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bulletzowich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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!
Bulletzowich is pressing down on Kushnarev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kushnarev is holding on for now.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Kushnarev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bulletzowich lands a nice short elbow.
Bulletzowich working Kushnarev over with strikes.
Bulletzowich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kushnarev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kushnarev is staying active underneath Bulletzowich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bulletzowich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kushnarev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bulletzowich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bulletzowich connects with a nice short shot to Kushnarev's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulletzowich wants to pass to mount but Kushnarev is defending the position.
Kushnarev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bulletzowich moves nicely into side control.
Bulletzowich is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulletzowich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kushnarev keeps working.
Kushnarev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roman Kushnarev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Bulletzowich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bulletzowich working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bulletzowich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bulletzowich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich 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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