PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music. Hakan Juholt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boris Yurinov's chin.

Juholt
vs
Yurinov

167 cm
24
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Juholt. Yurinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juholt.
Juholt throws a looping overhand right but Yurinov ducks down to avoid it.
Yurinov throws a nice head kick!
Yurinov misses the jab.
Yurinov 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.
Juholt fails with the takedown.
Juholt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yurinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juholt throws out the jab.
Juholt throws a push kick but Yurinov slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Juholt does it's job there.
Yurinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juholt.
Yurinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juholt.
Juholt lands with a shot to the body.
Yurinov cracks Juholt with a good jab.
Juholt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yurinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juholt manages to avoid it.
Yurinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juholt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yurinov lands with a straight right. Juholt didn't see that one coming.
Yurinov throws a series of punches but Juholt avoids them all with ease.
Yurinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Juholt. Those never looked like landing.
Juholt shoots for a takedown but Yurinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yurinov throws a hook to the side of Juholt's head but Juholt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juholt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Juholt feints and then cracks Yurinov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yurinov down.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juholt.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juholt checks a leg kick.
Yurinov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yurinov slips a jab from Juholt.
Yurinov scores with a decent looking hook.
Juholt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yurinov counters with a good low kick that Juholt was not able to check.
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Yurinov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a jab but it's blocked by Yurinov.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt throws a shot from downtown. Yurinov moves away and avoids it.
Yurinov lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurinov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juholt's corner calls for a 1-2. Juholt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yurinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurinov takes one on the button.
Yurinov tries a low kick but Juholt avoids it.
Yurinov cracks Juholt with a good jab.
Juholt throws a wild body kick that Yurinov sees coming a mile off.
Juholt misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.
Yurinov connects with a crisp jab.
Juholt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Juholt shoots in and bounces Yurinov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Juholt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juholt prevents Yurinov from getting back to his feet.
Juholt postures up in Yurinov's guard and throws a big left but Yurinov blocks it.
Juholt stopping the sweep attempt from Yurinov.
Juholt is looking to work some ground and pound but Yurinov has wrist control.
Yurinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juholt is controlling him.
Juholt won't allow Yurinov to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
Juholt advances position into side control!
Juholt lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yurinov can't do much from the bottom here.
Juholt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Juholt looks up at the clock and then as Yurinov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Juholt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt working away.
Juholt throws an elbow but Yurinov slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakan Juholt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yurinov scores with a nice strike.
Juholt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Juholt clinches with his opponent.

Juholt breaks the clinch.
Juholt throws a body punch but Yurinov moves out of range.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Juholt off balance momentarily.
Juholt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov misses with an uppercut. Juholt saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yurinov catches Juholt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juholt throws a looping overhand right but Yurinov ducks down to avoid it.
Juholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yurinov defends well and Juholt ends up having to push Yurinov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Juholt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov tries to throw a body punch but Juholt avoids it by throwing Yurinov back against the cage.
Yurinov has had enough of the clinch but Juholt keeps him there for the moment.
Yurinov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juholt blocks a body shot from Yurinov.

Yurinov breaks from the clinch.
Yurinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yurinov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Juholt's head.
Yurinov motions for Juholt to come forward. Yurinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yurinov.
Juholt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yurinov backs up against the cage.

Juholt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juholt showed some decent athleticism there.
Juholt misses with a head shot. Yurinov uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yurinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Juholt.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yurinov is trying to control the position but Juholt postures up.
Juholt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yurinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Yurinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juholt throws a strike but Yurinov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juholt wants to sweep here but Yurinov controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt is looking to sweep but instead, Yurinov has passed into half guard.
Juholt is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Juholt is trying to escape the mount.
Juholt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Juholt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Juholt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yurinov. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov prevents Juholt from getting the reversal.
Juholt is working hard here to advance position.
Juholt throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Juholt tries to hold on but Yurinov postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hakan Juholt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Juholt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Juholt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yurinov is holding on to half guard well.
Juholt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yurinov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yurinov is trying to maintain the position but Juholt is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Juholt lands a nice short elbow.
Juholt wants to pass the guard but Yurinov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juholt is trying to control the action in half guard but Yurinov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Juholt 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov is trying to stand back up but Juholt is controlling him
Juholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yurinov keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hakan Juholt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Juholt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juholt slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juholt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yurinov - the referee stops the clock and Juholt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yurinov. Juholt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juholt throws a hook but Yurinov avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yurinov.
Juholt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juholt.
Yurinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Juholt's sensitive parts.
Juholt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yurinov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juholt doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Juholt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yurinov.
Juholt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yurinov is able to avoid easily.
Juholt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yurinov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Juholt somewhat.
Yurinov swings widly with a right hand
and Juholt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yurinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Juholt connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juholt misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Juholt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yurinov is fending him off so far but Juholt persists. Nope, Yurinov circles away and we're back to standing.
Juholt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yurinov.
Yurinov tries to land a leg kick but Juholt saw it coming and moves away.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yurinov throws a leg kick which misses Juholt's front leg but catches the back leg as Juholt tries to avoid it.
Yurinov is looking to slow Juholt down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt missing with a left hand there. Yurinov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurinov misses the shot to the body.
Juholt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Juholt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov cracks the inside of Juholt's front leg.
Yurinov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juholt has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Juholt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juholt blocks a low kick nicely.
Juholt loads up on a big right hand but Yurinov slips the punch.
Yurinov misses with a head kick.

Juholt gets a takedown into half guard.
Yurinov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juholt throws a big right hand that misses.
Juholt stops Yurinov from standing up.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juholt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Boris Yurinov just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yurinov checks a leg kick.
Juholt connects with a leg kick. Yurinov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yurinov scores with a spinning back kick!
Yurinov slips under a jab from Juholt.
Yurinov throws a front kick aimed at Juholt's knee but Juholt avoids it well.
Yurinov scoring well with a low kick there.
Juholt looks to land a left hand but Yurinov moved out of range nicely.
Juholt takes a swing at Yurinov's ribcage but misses.
Yurinov throws a combination that misses
and Juholt counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Juholt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juholt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yurinov throws a chopping leg kick but Juholt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juholt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yurinov.
Juholt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juholt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yurinov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Juholt throws a jab when Yurinov was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov lands a high kick!
Yurinov scores with a head kick.
Juholt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yurinov is able to avoid easily.
Juholt throws out a loose jab but Yurinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juholt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yurinov circles away.
Yurinov 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.
Juholt moves out of range of the strikes.
Yurinov lands a front kick.
Juholt throws a head kick but Yurinov moves out of range.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
Yurinov avoids the head kick by Juholt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Yurinov scores with a hook to the body. Juholt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Juholt misses the jab.
Juholt misses with a hook. Yurinov ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov works over Juholt's head and body with a nice combination.
Juholt tries for a takedown but Yurinov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Yurinov coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Yurinov there.
Yurinov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yurinov scores with a nice body kick.
Yurinov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Juholt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yurinov.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Juholt moves out of range of the body kick.
Yurinov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juholt throws a jab but it's blocked by Yurinov.
Juholt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juholt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yurinov lands a jab to the head.
Juholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Juholt misses.
Yurinov takes a swing at Juholt's ribcage but misses.
Juholt walks into a jab.
Juholt throws a hook but Yurinov avoids it easily.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Juholt throws an overhand right that lands on Yurinov's shoulder, as Yurinov tries to avoid the shot.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Yurinov lands a nice shot that snaps Juholt's head back.
Yurinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Juholt.
Yurinov connects with a nice looking jab.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Juholt moves out of range of the body kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov moves out of range as Juholt strikes.
Yurinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yurinov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lands with a shot to the body.

Yurinov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Juholt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yurinov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juholt throws a big elbow that misses.
Yurinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juholt's guard.
Yurinov tries to stand but Juholt is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juholt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yurinov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Yurinov dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Juholt shoots in but no luck this time.
Juholt shoots in but no luck this time.
Juholt blocks a head kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov slips a jab and a cross from Juholt.
Juholt throws a nice looking combination but Yurinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juholt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yurinov checks the leg kick.
Juholt walks into a stiff left hand from Yurinov.
Juholt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurinov's waist but Yurinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juholt off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Yurinov cracks Juholt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yurinov!
Yurinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juholt misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juholt is defended easily by Yurinov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov moves out of range of the body kick from Juholt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yurinov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Juholt feints and as Yurinov raises his hands in defense, Juholt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Yurinov keeps moving.

Yurinov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Juholt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Yurinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juholt avoids the body shot from Yurinov.
Juholt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
Juholt is looking to chop away at Yurinov's legs.
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yurinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juholt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yurinov. That's going to slow Juholt down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurinov lands with a good body shot.
Juholt misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yurinov. That's going to slow Juholt down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Juholt.
Yurinov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juholt's calf.
Juholt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt ducks under a wild hook from Yurinov.
Yurinov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Juholt backs up against the cage.
Juholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws the left hand but Yurinov avoids the punch easily.
Yurinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juholt lands with a nice body kick.
Yurinov avoids a kick to the body.
Yurinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yurinov wants to slow Juholt down by chopping away at his legs.
Yurinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juholt thows a body kick. Yurinov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yurinov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yurinov - that will leave a mark!
Yurinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Juholt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Juholt misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yurinov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yurinov motions for Juholt to come forward. Yurinov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juholt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Juholt misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Juholt tries to bum rush Yurinov with a series of wild strikes but Yurinov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yurinov works Juholt's body with a nice hook.
Yurinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Juholt is able to avoid easily.
Yurinov throws a big shot that misses.
Juholt slips a jab from Yurinov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Juholt, as that shot connected.
Juholt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurinov was well out of range. Poor timing from Juholt.
Yurinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Yurinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yurinov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Boris Yurinov!