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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Pweization. Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynne as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm
24
219 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ruslan misses.
A left and a right from Ruslan both land. Nice combination.
Mousasi wants to clinch.
Ruslan throws the left hand but Mousasi avoids the punch easily.
Ruslan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Ruslan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruslan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mousasi has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ruslan is looking to take a break and control but Mousasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan wants to free his trapped foot but Mousasi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mousasi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ruslan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mousasi keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi is trying to stand up here but Ruslan is controlling him well.
Ruslan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ruslan misses with a head shot.
Ruslan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mousasi trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ruslan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruslan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruslan content just to control the position here.
Mousasi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruslan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ruslan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mousasi hang on?
Ruslan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruslan won't let Mousasi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Mousasi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousasi trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan controlling his opponent.
Ruslan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruslan misses with a head shot.
Ruslan controlling the pace for now.
Mousasi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ruslan thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mousasi fails with the takedown.
Ruslan leaves Mousasi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mousasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Mousasi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mousasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruslan blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mousasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruslan is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan gets underhooks to prevent Mousasi's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ruslan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ruslan misses with a body punch
and Mousasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruslan jabs at Mousasi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi walks into a left hand.
Ruslan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mousasi manages to avoid it.
Mousasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ruslan's guard.
Mousasi looking to sit in guard and control but Ruslan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mousasi pushes Ruslan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mousasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Ruslan misses.
Mousasi ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi with a poor takedown
and Ruslan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mousasi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mousasi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruslan's half guard.
Ruslan is trying to stand back up but Mousasi is controlling him
Mousasi wants to control but Ruslan is keeping him busy.
Ruslan has one foot on Mousasi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Good exchange - Ruslan coming out on top.
Mousasi shoots in but Ruslan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mousasi walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruslan misses with a body shot.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruslan scores with a shot to the body.
Mousasi has his takedown stuffed
and Ruslan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruslan cracks a nice hook into Mousasi's ribs.
Ruslan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruslan throws a strike aimed at the side of Mousasi's head but Mousasi avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Ruslan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ruslan is putting a hurting on Mousasi here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan advances to mount.
Ruslan looking to finish Mousasi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mousasi!
Ruslan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mousasi is squirming around, avoiding Ruslan's attempts to control the action.
Ruslan won't let Mousasi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ruslan wants to control the pace but Mousasi is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mousasi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ruslan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mousasi moves forwards but Ruslan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mousasi shoots for a takedown but Ruslan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruslan throws a hook to the side of Mousasi's head but Mousasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mousasi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruslan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Mousasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousasi has his takedown stuffed
and Ruslan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruslan.
Mousasi pushes Ruslan off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a jab to the body.
Ruslan with a poor takedown
and Mousasi counters with a single leg into guard. Ruslan didn't expect that.
Mousasi wants to control from the top but Ruslan keeps moving.
Ruslan is looking to stand up but Mousasi isn't so interested in that idea.
Mousasiis looking to pass into half guard but Ruslan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ruslan is in guard.
Ruslan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruslan is looking to take a break and control but Mousasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ruslan.
Ruslan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dariusz Ruslan has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Ruslan crashes against the mat.
Mousasi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ruslan is controlling him well.
Mousasi is not content to let Ruslan control the position.
Mousasi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dariusz Ruslan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi trying to remain calm as Ruslan controls from the top position.
Ruslan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mousasi keeps working.
Mousasi is looking to get back to his feet here but Ruslan is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mousasi's back.
Mousasi is keeping busy.
Mousasi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ruslan controlling the positon.
Gegard Mousasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mousasi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mousasi staying busy and making it hard for Ruslan to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Ruslan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruslan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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