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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Zarubaylo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zarubaylo comes to the cage accompanied by Fame - Remember My Name. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Zarubaylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska throws a jab when Zarubaylo was well out of range.
Ruska misses with a looping left.
Ruska throws a head kick but Zarubaylo moves out of range.
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 Ruska has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruska and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ruska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruska will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Zarubaylo as Ruska shoots in.
Ruska misses with a low kick.
Zarubaylo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruska checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ruska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zarubaylo.
Ruska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zarubaylo pinned against the cage. Zarubaylo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikolay Zarubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ruska.
Zarubaylo slips a straight right by Ruska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruska throws an overhand right that lands on Zarubaylo's shoulder, as Zarubaylo tries to avoid the shot.
Zarubaylo throws a wild body kick that Ruska sees coming a mile off.
Ruska shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ruska showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska is working for a submission of some sort.
Zarubaylo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zarubaylo actively working from the bottom here.
Ruska thows a huge punch but Zarubaylo dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zarubaylo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ruska connects with a couple of short punches.
Zarubaylo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruska stands and throws Zarubaylo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zarubaylo sneaks back into half guard.
Ruska has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruska lands with some strikes.
Ruska tries to control but Zarubaylo wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska misses with a head shot.
Ruska swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zarubaylo is now in Ruska's guard. A big mistake from Ruska there, giving up the dominant position!
Ruska looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruska, not yet.
Ruska looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruska looking for subs off his back but Zarubaylo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ruska looks gassed!
Zarubaylo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruska has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo is looking for a kimura here.
Zarubaylo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zarubaylo is looking for a kimura but Ruska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zarubaylo to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Ruska will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruska scores with a sloppy right hand. Zarubaylo should have avoided that one.
Ruska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy body kick from Ruska
and Zarubaylo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruska really felt that one!
Ruska misses with a body kick.
Zarubaylo throws a chopping leg kick but Ruska manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruska misses with a wild body shot.
Ruska's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ruska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zarubaylo blocks a leg kick.
Ruska scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ruska darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ruska misses with a body shot.
Zarubaylo walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zarubaylo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick from Zarubaylo.
Ruska blocks the body kick.
Dan Ruska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruska sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zarubaylo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruska throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarubaylo.
Ruska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruska scores with a jab.
Zarubaylo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruska misses with a looping right.
Ruska tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruska throws a lazy head kick
and Zarubaylo counters with a body kick that stops Ruska in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubaylo avoids a kick to the body.
Zarubaylo defending well as Ruska loads up on a big left hand.
Ruska slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruska, as that shot connected.
Zarubaylo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zarubaylo drops his hands momentarily and Ruska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zarubaylo thows a leg kick but Ruska checks it
enabling Ruska to counter with a crisp jab.
Nikolay Zarubaylo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Zarubaylo.
Ruska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zarubaylo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruska's knee momentarily.
Ruska throws a good cross that connects.
Ruska shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zarubaylo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruska is breathing heavily.
Zarubaylo tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy body kick from Zarubaylo
and Ruska counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zarubaylo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zarubaylo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruska tries for a takedown but Zarubaylo circles away easily
and Zarubaylo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nikolay Zarubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ruska.
Zarubaylo lands with a slapping head kick.
Zarubaylo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruska looks to clinch
and Zarubaylo counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruska shrugs it off.
Ruska lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zarubaylo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruska throws the left hand but Zarubaylo avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruska wants to clinch but Zarubaylo slips to the side
and Zarubaylo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch but Ruska is having none of it.
Ruska throws a sloppy body shot
and Zarubaylo counters with a thumping low kick.
Zarubaylo tries to land a leg kick but Ruska saw it coming and moves away.
Ruska misses with an uppercut. Zarubaylo saw that one coming.
Zarubaylo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruska counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zarubaylo!
Zarubaylo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarubaylo looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruska is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Nikolay Zarubaylo will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Zarubaylo throws a sloppy head kick and Ruska moves out of range easily.
Ruska misses with the body kick
and Zarubaylo counters with a good low kick that Ruska was not able to check.
Zarubaylo tries to clinch up but Ruska circles away and keeps his distance.
Zarubaylo slips a jab from Ruska.
Zarubaylo moves out of range of the body kick from Ruska.
Zarubaylo closes the distance and clinches.
Zarubaylo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zarubaylo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarubaylo tries a knee to the head but Ruska blocks it.
Zarubaylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruska avoids the damage to the body.
Zarubaylo throws an elbow but it misses.
Zarubaylo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zarubaylo tries to land a knee to the head but Ruska blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Ruska.
Ruska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zarubaylo backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zarubaylo throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruska.
Zarubaylo lands an elbow inside that Ruska shrugs off.
Zarubaylo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zarubaylo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruska avoids the damage to the body.
Ruska lands a left hand.
Zarubaylo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zarubaylo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruska.
Ruska putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zarubaylo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruska managing to block the knees to the body from Zarubaylo.
Zarubaylo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zarubaylo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zarubaylo is pressed up against the cage. Ruska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zarubaylo down to the mat. Zarubaylo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruska connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zarubaylo. Zarubaylo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zarubaylo moves out of range of the body kick.
Zarubaylo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruska.
Ruska shoots in for a takedown but Zarubaylo shows good takedown defense.
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.
Ruska throws a hook but Zarubaylo blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruska misses the target.
Ruska throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zarubaylo counters with a head kick.
Zarubaylo moves out of range of the body kick from Ruska.
Ruska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zarubaylo takes one to the chin there.
Zarubaylo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zarubaylo. That's going to slow Ruska down.
Ruska looks to land a right hand but Zarubaylo moved out of range.
Ruska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zarubaylo pinned against the cage. Zarubaylo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikolay Zarubaylo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Ruska.
Zarubaylo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ruska finds it's way through Zarubaylo's defenses.
Nikolay Zarubaylo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zarubaylo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruska takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruska misses with a takedown attempt
and Zarubaylo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ruska throws a series of punches but Zarubaylo avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Ruska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zarubaylo tries a head kick but it misses.
Zarubaylo moves out of range as Ruska throws a body kick.
Zarubaylo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruska tries to clinch up but Zarubaylo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruska throws a lazy head kick
and Zarubaylo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruska blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Zarubaylo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zarubaylo tried to score with a low kick but Ruska checks it.
Ruska has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zarubaylo.
A head kick misses from Ruska.
Ruska looks to clinch
and Zarubaylo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zarubaylo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruska looks to land a right hand but Zarubaylo moved out of range.
Zarubaylo looks to land a left hand but Ruska moved out of range nicely.
Ruska tries to land a body kick
and Zarubaylo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zarubaylo lands with a kick to the ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruska checks a leg kick.
Ruska misses with a kick to the body.
Ruska tries to land a body kick
and Zarubaylo counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruska shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Zarubaylo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zarubaylo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Zarubaylo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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