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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enae Volare Mezzo. Moses comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - too tough to die kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ricky Moses has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Moses motions for Hussein to come forward. Moses throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Moses misses.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moses.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Ricky Moses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses lands with a nice body kick.
Moses motions for Hussein to come forward. Moses throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moses throws a right hand that Hussein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussein also avoids with ease.
Hussein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moses waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hussein.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Hussein lands.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moses walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Hussein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hussein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moses throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Moses throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Moses throws a wild body kick that Hussein sees coming a mile off.
Moses throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Moses throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Hussein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein is looking to wear down Moses with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moses scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moses cracks Hussein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hussein cracks Moses with a good jab.
Hussein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hussein there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Hussein misses.
A big right from Moses misses.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
Moses shoots for a double leg takedown but Hussein sprawls well. He's pushed Moses's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hussein moves out of range as Moses strikes.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Moses fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein scores with a body shot.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Moses moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moses moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Moses will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hussein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hussein duly obliges.
Moses throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
Moses slips a straight right by Hussein.
Moses misses with a body punch
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Hussein throws a sloppy body shot
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Hussein - just one landing.
Moses lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Moses moved out of range nicely.
Moses scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussein clobbers Moses with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hussein punishes Moses's body with a nice straight punch.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
Moses misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses with a poor takedown
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
Hussein tests Moses's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Moses was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moses misses with a double jab
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moses.
Moses takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moses sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moses misses with a straight right.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Moses does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a hook. Moses ducked under it nicely.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Moses backing up. Moses nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Moses drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moses thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Moses throws a combination that misses
and Hussein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moses throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that second 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 smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Moses. That snapped Hussein's head back.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moses moves away.
Moses connects with a crisp jab.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moses shoots in but no luck this time.
Moses on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein lands a body shot.
Moses moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses fails to land with a series of punches.
Hussein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein blocks a leg kick.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moses misses with a straight left.
Hussein tries to bum rush Moses with a series of wild strikes but Moses uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moses takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moses bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hussein's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moses somewhat.
Hussein lands with a cross.
Moses throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moses lands with a good body shot.
Hussein scores with a punch to the head.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein connects with a crisp jab.
Moses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moses throws a sloppy body shot
and Hussein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moses thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hussein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moses.
Hussein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moses.
Hussein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Moses moves away and avoids it.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moses scores with the left hand. Hussein knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hussein.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Hussein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein scores with a nice head shot.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Moses misses with an uppercut.
Moses takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hussein throws a right and a left that Moses avoids nicely.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hussein walks into a left hand.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Moses.
Good exchange - Hussein coming out on top.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Hussein stuns Moses with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moses misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moses takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moses manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein lands a jab to Moses's midsection.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moses has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussein misses with a double jab
and Moses counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Moses counters with an outside leg kick.
Moses bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Moses staying out of range there.
Moses is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hussein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moses swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Moses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moses slips under a jab.
A big right from Moses misses.
Moses has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Moses's head.
Hussein lands a jab to the head.
Hussein blocks a jab.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Moses counters with a stiff right hand.
Moses throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moses backs up against the cage.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein misses with a few strikes there.
Hussein misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses tests Hussein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
and Moses takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Moses shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussein but Hussein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Moses.
Hussein throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
Hussein takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Moses.
A left lands for Moses.
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.
Hussein misses with a wild combination.
Moses throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moses throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moses uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Moses avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moses.
Hussein jabs at Moses's body.
Hussein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussein works Moses's body with a nice hook.
Moses falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein had his way with Ricky Moses in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Moses takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussein scores with a punch to the head.
Hussein moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moses throws out the jab.
Hussein swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moses counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Moses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Moses's ribs.
Hussein defending well as Moses loads up on a big left hand.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moses loads up on a big right hand but Hussein slips the punch.
Moses throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Jab from Hussein.
Hussein throws a hook but Moses blocks it.
Moses doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Moses.
A telegraphed right hand from Moses misses the target.
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.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moses.
Moses gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Moses pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moses throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moses slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Moses misses with a body kick.
Moses misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Hussein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moses takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hussein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hussein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Moses misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricky Moses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moses.
Hussein throws a leg kick but Moses moved away.
Hussein scores with a jab. Moses acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Moses's body.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
Moses is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hussein stuffs the takedown.
Ghazala Hussein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moses takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Moses is predictable there
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Moses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein retains his lightweight title!
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