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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruska moves into the clinch.
Ruska stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ruska has Hussein pressed against the cage, preventing Hussein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussein blocks an uppercut.
Hussein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruska doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Ruska connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Ruska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Ruska walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruska.
Hussein takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hussein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hussein lands a really nice looking cross but Ruska seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein moves out of range as Ruska throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussein lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruska off the cage and back into rage.
Hussein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruska avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruska counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruska misses the shot to the body.
Hussein checks the leg kick.
Ruska clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Ruska - that landed with a thud.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruska lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussein or not.
Hussein tries to circle away but Ruska has him pinned against the cage.
Hussein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hussein blocks a body shot from Ruska.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruska.
Hussein cracks Ruska with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruska lands a nice elbow.
Hussein dodges an elbow strike from Ruska.
Ruska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruska lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Ruska.
Hussein lands a shot to the body.
Ruska manages to break the clinch.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein tests Ruska's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruska moves into the clinch.
Ruska using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hussein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ruska fails to land.
Ruska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussein is defending well for now.
Ruska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruska lands a jab to the nose.
Ruska tries to bum rush Hussein with a series of wild strikes but Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruska is looking to clinch.
Ruska moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussein avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussein is out of range and Ruska settles back down.
Hussein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hussein keeps the fight on the outside.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruska.
Hussein cracks Ruska with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruska looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein slips a straight right by Ruska.
Ruska wants to clinch.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Ruska.
Hussein throws a hook but Ruska avoids it easily.
Hussein lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ruska backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Hussein.
Ruska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Dan Ruska has been cut.
Hussein jabs Ruska right on the nose. Ruska blinks but takes it well.
Ruska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hussein avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruska misses the shot to the body.
Hussein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hussein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ruska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruska lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruska throws a chopping leg kick but Hussein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Ruska is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hussein rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruska takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Hussein throws a one two combo.
Hussein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruska circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruska moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Ruska misses with a looping left.
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Ruska knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruska tries to land a leg kick but Hussein saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein shoots in but no luck this time.
Ruska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ruska.
Ruska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ghazala Hussein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruska manages to avoid it.
Ruska connects with the punch.
Ruska misses with a double jab
and Hussein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hussein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Ruska.
Some wild striking there from Ruska.
Ruska looks to clinch
and Hussein counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruska closes the distance and clinches.
Hussein tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruska trying to land knees to the body.
Hussein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hussein looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hussein avoiding damage as Ruska throws knees to the body.
Hussein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruska pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruska throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ruska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussein scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska tries to clinch but Hussein moves out of range.
Ruska lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruska connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruska has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hussein throws a right and a left that Ruska avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Hussein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruska blocks a jab.
Ruska clinches but Hussein breaks the clinch
and Hussein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Ruska swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruska darts in and clinches Hussein up against the cage.
Hussein tries to circle away but Ruska has him pinned against the cage.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruska takes a shot to the head.
Ruska keeps control of Hussein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hussein fails to land.
Hussein has a couple of punches blocked by Ruska.
Ruska is leaning against Hussein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruska prevents Hussein from breaking the clinch.
Ruska working aggressively here.
Hussein breaks from the clinch.
Ruska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruska moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Ruska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruska tries to clinch up.
Ruska takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruska swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Ruska blocks a jab.
Ruska closes the distance and clinches.
Hussein pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ruska misses with a knee strike.
Ruska misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruska manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruska.
Ruska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ruska thuds a left hand into Hussein's body.
Ruska wants to clinch up but Hussein keeps it at a distance.
Hussein blocks the body kick.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruska has time to react.
Hussein checks a leg kick.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruska.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Ruska moved out of range.
Hussein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hussein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hussein takes a swing at Ruska's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Ruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruska lands a front kick.
Ruska misses with a low kick.
Ruska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruska misses with a body shot.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruska.
Ruska is looking to clinch but Hussein is avoiding it.
Ruska blocks a jab.
Hussein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruska in his tracks.
Crunch! Ruska slams his shin into Hussein's torso.
Ruska is looking to clinch.
Ruska connects with a solid leg kick.
Ruska misses with a double jab
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska misses with a body kick.
Hussein scores with a jab. Ruska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruska can pounce on him.
Hussein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
That's time! Hussein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruska as he connects with a hook.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruska.
Ghazala Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruska takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruska.
Hussein blocks a jab.
Ruska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Ruska wants to clinch.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Hussein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Ruska moved out of range nicely.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruska.
Hussein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruska wants to clinch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruska misses with a straight left.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Ruska looks to land a body kick but Hussein moved away.
Ruska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Ruska avoids them all with ease.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruska doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Hussein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hussein misses the jab.
Hussein swings for the body but Ruska moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussein as he connects with a hook.
Hussein misses with a double jab
and Ruska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ruska dodges the punch combination from Hussein.
Ruska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruska sizes up Hussein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruska throws and low kick but Hussein moves out of range easily.
Hussein waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ruska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Ruska is out of range.
Ruska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hussein on the side of the head.
Ruska 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.
Ruska throws a right and a left that Hussein avoids nicely.
Ruska on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Ruska.
Ruska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussein was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruska.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Ruska with an uppercut!
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruska is just out of range.
Hussein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruska 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.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Ruska tries to clinch but Hussein moves away
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Ruska.
Hussein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruska.
Nice uppercut there from Hussein.
Ruska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussein loads up on a big right hand but Ruska slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein blocks the body kick.
Hussein lands with an uppercut that bounces Ruska off the cage and back into rage.
Ruska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruska moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Hussein.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruska - that will leave a mark!
Ruska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hussein looks to land a combination but Ruska avoids it well.
Ruska misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruska. That snapped Hussein's head back.
Ruska walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hussein throws a jab when Ruska was well out of range.
Ruska lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska clinches with his opponent.
Ruska has Hussein pressed against the cage, preventing Hussein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hussein is trying to break the clinch but Ruska is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Hussein.
Hussein blocks the elbow strike.
Ruska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussein.
Hussein stalls.
Ruska presses Hussein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ruska.
Hussein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein throws a jab when Ruska was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Ruska throws a head kick that misses
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ghazala Hussein did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
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.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Ruska's body. Ruska takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruska connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hussein's hands.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruska has time to react.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruska sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Ruska counters with a head kick. That will keep Hussein thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ruska throws a solid leg kick but Hussein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruska.
Hussein jabs at Ruska's body.
Hussein throws a jab when Ruska was well out of range.
Ruska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussein's efforts to push away.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
Ruska tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruska creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hussein is trying to break the clinch but Ruska is controlling him.
Hussein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruska lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hussein throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruska.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussein.
Hussein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein tries to bum rush Ruska with a series of wild strikes but Ruska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hussein will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruska.
Ruska connects with a body shot.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussein throws a hook but Ruska avoids it easily.
Ruska moves into range and clinches up with Hussein.
Hussein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruska lands with a right to the head.
Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruska thows a leg kick but Hussein checks it
and Hussein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruska thinking.
Ruska slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruska tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Ruska moved out of range.
Hussein lands with a nice combination. Ruska backs away looking to recover.
Hussein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruska.
Hussein has a takedown stuffed.
Hussein checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruska takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Ruska's head back.
Ruska throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruska throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Ruska looks to clinch
and Ruska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick from Ruska.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruska.
Ruska wants to clinch.
Hussein blocks a jab.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ruska avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruska.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruska is just out of range.
Ruska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruska was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruska in his tracks.
Ruska feints and then cracks Hussein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussein down.
Ruska just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruska misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussein misses the target.
Ruska tries to land a front kick but Hussein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruska takes one to the chin there.
Hussein looks to land a right hand but Ruska moved out of range.
Ruska lands a nice hook to Hussein's body. Hussein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruska connects with a body shot.
Hussein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ruska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruska tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruska takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussein connects with a looping right hand.
Ruska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hussein crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruska - the referee stops the clock and Hussein gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruska. Hussein manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ruska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussein waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ruska.
Ruska thumps Hussein with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ghazala Hussein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Ruska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hussein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruska looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruska rushes Hussein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hussein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussein is trying to force a seperation but Ruska has the dominant position.
Hussein misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hussein lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hussein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussein manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ruska pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Ruska as the two fighters clinch.
Hussein managing to block the knees to the body from Ruska.
Ruska blocks an uppercut.
Ruska presses Hussein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hussein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hussein ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hussein no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
Ruska looking to sit in guard and control but Hussein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruska has a closed guard, preventing Hussein from standing up.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Ruska keeps moving.
Hussein tries to stand but Ruska is controlling from the bottom.
Hussein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hussein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruska looking for a guillotine here but Hussein defends easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hussein lands a with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruska closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.
Ruska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hussein's efforts to push away.
Ruska scores with a hook to the body.
Hussein misses with the head strike.
Hussein has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruska obliges.
Hussein tries to break free but Ruska pushes him back against the cage.
Ruska lands with a short shot to the head.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruska tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Hussein misses with a takedown attempt - Ruska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ruska ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Ruska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Ruska moves away and avoids it.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruska throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
Ruska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Hussein defending well as Ruska loads up on a big left hand.
Ruska lands a body shot.
Ruska with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruska misses with the body kick
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein throws a looping overhand right but Ruska ducks down to avoid it.
Ruska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruska misses with the combination.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ruska.
Ruska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dan Ruska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hussein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hussein throws a hook to the side of Ruska's head but Ruska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussein circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruska's head.
Hussein throws a hook to the side of Ruska's head but Ruska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein moves out of range as Ruska throws a body kick.
Ruska clobbers Hussein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein throws a hook but Ruska avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruska.
Nice defenses there by Ruska.
Hussein with a hook.
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussein throws a jab when Ruska was well out of range.
Hussein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ghazala Hussein.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussein, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein retains his lightweight title!
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