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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Zarubaylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarubaylo comes to the cage accompanied by Fame - Remember My Name. Nikolay Zarubaylo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Zarubaylo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein throws a body punch but Zarubaylo moves out of range.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Hussein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zarubaylo needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Zarubaylo moves in looking to clinch but Hussein pushes him off.
Zarubaylo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hussein is out of range.
Zarubaylo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Zarubaylo wants to land a leg kick but Hussein is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zarubaylo.
A leg kick checked by Hussein.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Zarubaylo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Zarubaylo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zarubaylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Hussein throws a jab when Zarubaylo was well out of range.
Zarubaylo lands with a nice body kick.
Hussein checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarubaylo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zarubaylo walks into a left hand.
Hussein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zarubaylo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hussein as he jumps to the side.
Hussein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hussein is trying to break free.
Zarubaylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hussein blocks with his arms.
Zarubaylo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hussein won't want to take too many of those.
Hussein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Zarubaylo with an uppercut!
Zarubaylo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Zarubaylo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Hussein takes a swing at Zarubaylo's ribcage but misses.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick that misses.
Zarubaylo swings for the body but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Zarubaylo.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarubaylo.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Hussein throws a hook but Zarubaylo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zarubaylo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zarubaylo throws a front kick that sends Hussein stumbling back into the cage.
Hussein checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses.
Zarubaylo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein stuns Zarubaylo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarubaylo.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Zarubaylo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick but Hussein checks it.
Hussein throws a hook but Zarubaylo blocks it.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hussein checks a leg kick.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Zarubaylo.
Hussein lands with a hook. Zarubaylo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Hussein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zarubaylo throws a wild body kick that Hussein sees coming a mile off.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, jab by Hussein - just one landing.
Zarubaylo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein lands with a cross.
Zarubaylo avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zarubaylo needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Zarubaylo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein connects with a single shot there.
Hussein dips to his left and cracks Zarubaylo with an uppercut!
Hussein cracks a nice hook into Zarubaylo's ribs.
A shot to the body from Hussein misses
and Zarubaylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
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?
Zarubaylo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Hussein scores with a hook to the body. Zarubaylo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zarubaylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Zarubaylo.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zarubaylo misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Hussein misses.
Hussein waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zarubaylo.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Zarubaylo ducks under a wild hook from Hussein.
Zarubaylo moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Zarubaylo takes one to the side of the head.
Hussein misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four 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 lands a slapping body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarubaylo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zarubaylo tries to score with a low kick but Hussein moves his leg out of the way.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zarubaylo rushes Hussein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hussein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hussein is working Zarubaylo over against the cage.
Zarubaylo missing with knees to the body.
Hussein gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zarubaylo regains guard.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Zarubaylo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Zarubaylo avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Zarubaylo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Zarubaylo slips a straight right by Hussein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Hussein catches Zarubaylo right on the button with a cross.
Zarubaylo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zarubaylo staying out of range there.
Zarubaylo moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Zarubaylo's head back.
Zarubaylo rushes Hussein and presses him up against the cage.
Hussein manages to break the clinch.
Hussein checks a leg kick.
Hussein throws the left hand but Zarubaylo avoids the punch easily.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Hussein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zarubaylo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hussein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Zarubaylo moved out of range nicely.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein jabs at Zarubaylo's body.
Hussein throws a combination that misses
and Zarubaylo counters with an outside leg kick.
Hussein works over Zarubaylo's head and body with a nice combination.
Hussein misses the jab.
Zarubaylo throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
Hussein jabs Zarubaylo right on the nose. Zarubaylo blinks but takes it well.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Hussein.
Hussein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zarubaylo walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zarubaylo at a distance.
Zarubaylo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hussein's calf.
Zarubaylo walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Zarubaylo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zarubaylo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Zarubaylo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Zarubaylo counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a big shot that misses.
Zarubaylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zarubaylo tries to land a leg kick but Hussein saw it coming and moves away.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Zarubaylo avoids them all with ease.
Zarubaylo slips a jab from Hussein.
Hussein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zarubaylo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Zarubaylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zarubaylo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hussein tries to avoid it but Zarubaylo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hussein to the ground. Hussein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hussein throws a series of strikes that have Zarubaylo backpedaling.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zarubaylo misses with an elbow strike.
Zarubaylo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hussein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarubaylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zarubaylo tries a knee to the head but Hussein blocks it.
Hussein tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussein works Zarubaylo's body with a nice hook.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Zarubaylo misses with a head kick.
Zarubaylo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zarubaylo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zarubaylo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hussein.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Zarubaylo is out of range.
Zarubaylo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hussein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zarubaylo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zarubaylo slips under a jab.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws the left hand but Zarubaylo avoids the punch easily.
Zarubaylo is looking to clinch.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Zarubaylo drops his hands momentarily and Hussein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zarubaylo drives through and clinches with Hussein against the cage.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Hussein blocks with his arms.
Hussein pulls Zarubaylo into guard.
Hussein trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zarubaylo wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein trying to control the position.
Hussein looking to control but Zarubaylo passes into half guard.
Hussein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zarubaylo is working away from the top position though.
Zarubaylo is looking for a kimura but Hussein is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zarubaylo to get the leverage.
Hussein is looking to escape.
Hussein is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Zarubaylo is out of range.
Hussein tries to bum rush Zarubaylo with a series of wild strikes but Zarubaylo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zarubaylo tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein cracks Zarubaylo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarubaylo misses with a low kick.
Hussein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zarubaylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Zarubaylo moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zarubaylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein scores with a nice right hand.
Zarubaylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zarubaylo moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Hussein misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Hussein connects with a single shot there.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick from Zarubaylo.
Hussein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarubaylo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zarubaylo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarubaylo is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Zarubaylo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zarubaylo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zarubaylo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hussein has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hussein and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zarubaylo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Hussein.
Zarubaylo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
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.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Zarubaylo blocks a jab.
Zarubaylo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussein circles away.
Hussein misses with a double jab.
Hussein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zarubaylo circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein digs a good hook to Zarubaylo's body.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zarubaylo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein with a jab.
Zarubaylo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Hussein misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarubaylo moves away.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Zarubaylo misses with a leg kick.
Zarubaylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zarubaylo drops his hands momentarily and Hussein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zarubaylo misses with a low kick.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and pushes Hussein back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hussein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hussein tries for a takedown but Zarubaylo manages to get underhooks.
Zarubaylo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hussein blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Hussein.
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.
Zarubaylo missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hussein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zarubaylo throws an elbow but misses.
Hussein trying to land knees to the body.
Hussein lands a nice uppercut.
Hussein is leaning against Zarubaylo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hussein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zarubaylo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarubaylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hussein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zarubaylos head.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Zarubaylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Zarubaylo is rocked!
Hussein lands a with a good body shot.
Hussein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hussein.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hussein throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nikolay Zarubaylo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zarubaylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussein 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein is the new lightweight champion!
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