Ren: Magomed Ismailov vs. Olanrewaju Durodola & Rashid Dautovich Kodzoev vs. Lenar Pérez Fransua RBR

Lyubov Vasilievna Luzgina vs. Oksana Viktorovna Marakhovskaya, 6x2" rounds @ super bantamweight

 

With this we now enter the portion of the show that is listed on BoxRec.

Luzgina, southpaw in light blue with bangs, is 1-0. Marakhovskaya in dark blue with cornrows has one loss and one draw on her record.

 

10-9 Luzgina

 

Marakhovskaya belted old gal with a clean right hand in the second that stretched her long neck out like a defeated Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot.

Shook it off well, though.

 

Luzgina stayed careful at range spamming the southpaw 1-2 in R3, still grazed a few times but nothing flush.

 

Lyubov picks up the intensity in the fifth, gunning for a KO (keeping her at 2 for 2), but Oksana has a solid chin on her.

 

The nod goes to Luzgina.

 

Hryunov himself came into the ring to congratulate her on the victory and I had to minimize the browser tab. He's just so ****ing ugly.

 

Hope what I'm reading (in shoddy Google translations from Russian in the YT comments) isn't true... Max The Ax next @ top of the hour, followed by the main event. Where are they fitting Kodzoev vs. Fransua in, then? And why not have it (or something) on after the ladies' fight instead of having a half an hour of dead air?

 

Main card underway, starting now. The broadcast actually did begin on schedule 18 minutes ago but nothing important was happening, just Kostya Tszyu and some other talking heads gabbing, and video hype packages.

 

Rashid Dautovich Kodzoev vs. Lenar Pérez Fransua, 8 rounds @ cruiserweight

 

Round 1

Pérez is jabbing the body and then stepping left, giving Kodzoev a wide berth, resting his left glove on his thigh and throwing abrupt jabs up into the chin of Kodzoev. Ducking and weaving in behind his own probing jab, the Russian throws hooks and looping rights at the body. Double jab between the gloves by Pérez, tipping Kodzoev's head back. Three-piece of straights by Pérez, right hand lead followed by a jab and cross. This baits Kodzoev into a fiery exchange where both land before the bell, enlivening the crowd.

10-9 Pérez

 

Surprisingly the between-round slow motion highlights reflect what actually transpired in the round, showing Pérez landing cleanly with frequency (rather than a curation of moments that flatter to deceive on behalf of the at-home fighter).

 

Round 2

Pérez is doubling his jab, stamping Kodzoev on the nose, forehead, or throat with it depending on where Kodzoev is situated with his constant defensive undulations on the outside while still persisting in stepping forward. Kodzoev walking into jabs and 1-2s, reaching with his own combos up top and hitting guard, then bowling in and swiping the body of Pérez whenever he can with shallow uppercuts. Good pressure fighter versus very good outboxer/counter-puncher.

10-9 Pérez

20-18 Pérez