Alexandr Zhuravskiy vs. Stephen Danyo & Yernar Yeshenov vs. Michael McGurk RBR

Round 4

Zhuravskiy is patiently stalking now, conserving energy with a predatory vigilance as Danyo completes the rhombus circuit, never breaking contact with the ropes, occasionally springing off them with a light 1-2 sortie into Zhuravskiy's guard. Danyo pushing his punches, looking tired from being kept on the kinetic defensive this long. Zhuravskiy is just muscling his way in, slow & steady, pumping a right jab when he closes distance, and not throwing anything wasteful on the way in.

10-9 Zhuravskiy

39-37 Zhuravskiy

 

Getting increasingly difficult to see poor Danyo making it ten.

 

Round 5

Zhuravskiy is ducking in time with Danyo, mimicking his depressions as the latter squats by the ropes in response to Zhuravskiy's feinted right jabs. Zhuravskiy is getting the measure of Danyo's rhythm defensively, timing him, a zenlike approach to pressure fighting, this is actually brilliant to watch from a guy with a 13-2 record. Zhuravskiy waiting until Danyo rises from his bobs and flicking out his right elbow in a high-on-the-head jab feint, then lowering trajectory and landing a neckline/mouth jab when Danyo's guard swooshes up. Danyo countering with light 1-2s and Zhuravskiy just collecting them on his goalposts.

10-9 Zhuravskiy

49-46 Zhuravskiy

 

Anybody else super impressed with this unheralded 32 year old Kazakh?

 

Hallelujah Joval.

 

Round 6

Zhuravskiy is dropping his top half in past Danyo's probing defensive left jab. Danyo not sticking his feet long enough to aim it properly, nor to generate any pop using his lower extremities. Zhuravskiy content to slip what he can with cheeky forward leans and let the rest bounce off him as he encroaches inexorably, like a spreading plague, getting touches on the body where he can and otherwise jabbing the air in front of Danyo, placing him where he wants him (now having performed a full reversal of ring generalship from the opening minutes), wrestling in past Danyo's attempts to push him off, and swinging a few ladled body lefts in close.

10-9 Zhuravskiy

59-55 Zhuravskiy