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Ruslan Kamilov vs. Evgeny Smirnov

Round 1: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 2: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 3: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 4: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 5: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 6: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 7: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 8: 10-9 Kamilov

Kamilov is taking those rounds with smart movement and good accuracy. Smirnov much busier but he isn't landing a lot clean. Kamilov looking great boxing on the backfoot and countering.

 

Ruslan Kamilov vs. Evgeny Smirnov

Round 1: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 2: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 3: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 4: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 5: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 6: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 7: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 8: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 9: 10-9 Kamilov close

 

Ruslan Kamilov vs. Evgeny Smirnov

Round 1: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 2: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 3: 10-9 Smirnov close
Round 4: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 5: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 6: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 7: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 8: 10-9 Kamilov
Round 9: 10-9 Kamilov close
Round 10: 10-9 Kamilov

What a brutal war in the 9th and 10th round. Entertaining exchanges, very busy fight now, Kamilov still landing cleaner and harder shots but Smirnov is absolutely fighting back and landing some good shots too. Those last two rounds were probably the best rounds of the whole fight.

97-93 Kamilov

96-94 Kamilov is fine as well. 98-92 a bit too wide but possible.

 

97-93
94-96
95-95
draw!

 

And the fight ends in a....

SPLIT DRAW.

One judge has it for Smirnov, one for Kamilov. The last one scored it a draw.

That's harshhhh. Can not see Smirnov winning it on any decent card. 95-95 is more realistic but it should have been 6-4 or 7-3.

 

Draw seems fair. I thought Smirnov edged a few of the middle rounds due to superior work in close and to the body.

 

The belt remains vacant.

 

That's draw number three for Smirnov.

 

Evgeny Tishchenko vs. Jose Gregorio Ulrich 8 rounds @ Cruiserweight

 

This is an absurd fight, but I hope that Ulrich can somehow pull off a miraculous win

 

Evgeny Tishchenko vs. Jose Gregorio Ulrich

Round 1: 10-9 Ulrich

Ulrich much busier, pretty much a feel out round for Tishchenko who isn't landing anything. Ulrich landed some good body jabs. He isn't landing much more but shoud have won the first round.

 

The problem for Ulrich is that he doesn’t have the best chin, he got ****ing murdered by Basualdo last year. Basualdo is probably a heavier puncher than Tischenko pound for pound, but that was at cruiser so you have to figure that Tischenko won’t have to land as clean

 

Evgeny Tishchenko vs. Jose Gregorio Ulrich

Round 1: 10-9 Ulrich
Round 2: 10-9 Tishchenko

Tishchenko clearly raising the pressure, he corners Ulrich from the left to the ride and the other way. Ulrich caught at the ropes, Tishchenko unloading but not very accurate work at all. Tischenkos footwork looks average imo, Ulrich doing a bit better in the second half of the round but eating a nasty combination seconds before the bell.

 

No body work of note, no uppercut to be found, either.

 

Evgeny Tishchenko vs. Jose Gregorio Ulrich

Round 1: 10-9 Ulrich
Round 2: 10-9 Tishchenko
Round 3: 10-9 Tishchenko

Ulrich in survival mode but Tishchenkos work is pretty ineffective. His shots are too predictable and he isn't using angles at all, throwing bombs but missing the clean target. Handspeed is solid but footwork is a bit mechanic and slow imo. Ulrich moving and Tishchenko has problems to land a jab lol. Ulrich moving along the ropes and trying to survive, it works well so far. I think Tishchenkos power at HW was nothing special, can't see him cracking a lot of chins at CW.