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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein's entrance music is Enae Volare Mezzo. A fine choice. Murikka has chosen Rock'n'Rolla as his entrance music. Jussi Murikka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ghazala Hussein's chin.
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164 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
17 - 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murikka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hussein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murikka punching from mount but Hussein doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hussein keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murikka avoids the attempt from Hussein to control.
Hussein is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein regains half guard.
Murikka wants to free his trapped foot but Hussein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hussein is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murikka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murikka trying to control the pace.
Murikka trying to control the action but Hussein is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murikka wants to pass the guard but Hussein is defending well.
Murikka is trying to control the action in half guard but Hussein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hussein looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murikka moves out of range as Hussein strikes.
Murikka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hussein is out of range and Murikka settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussein misses the target.
Murikka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Murikka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Murikka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murikka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murikka as he jumps to the side.
Murikka lands a glancing blow to the side of Hussein's head.
Murikka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein misses with a hook. Murikka ducked under it nicely.
Hussein tests Murikka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murikka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murikka throws a series of punches but Hussein moves out of range.
Murikka takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hussein throws a body punch but Murikka moves out of range.
Murikka throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Murikka.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Murikka's body.
Murikka is looking to slow Hussein down with leg kicks.
Hussein moves out of range of the strikes.
Murikka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Murikka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murikka.
Murikka avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jussi Murikka 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.
Murikka moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Murikka finds it's way through Hussein's defenses.
Murikka slips under a jab.
Murikka moves forwards but Hussein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Murikka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hussein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murikka throws a big shot that misses.
Murikka slips under a jab from Hussein.
Murikka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murikka looks to land a right hand but Hussein moved out of range.
Hussein avoids a kick to the body.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Murikka counters with an inside leg kick.
Murikka staying out of range there.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Murikka connects with a crisp jab.
Murikka throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Murikka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murikka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussein blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Hussein throws a combination that misses
and Murikka counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Hussein misses its intended target.
Hussein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murikka wants to clinch but Hussein slips to the side
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murikka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hussein counters with a one-two to the body.
Murikka walks into a jab.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Murikka is out of range.
Murikka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussein's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Murikka misses
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein blocks a low kick nicely.
Murikka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murikka is looking to clinch.
Murikka throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein misses with a body shot
and Murikka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hussein trying to control but Murikka postures up.
Murikka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hussein defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is thwarting Hussein's attempts to control the position.
Hussein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murikka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hussein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hussein moves into full guard.
Hussein can't keep his opponent in guard - Murikka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murikka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hussein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hussein slips a straight right by Murikka.
Murikka pushes Hussein up against the cage in a clinch.
Murikka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murikka prevents a body shot from Hussein.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murikka.
Hussein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hussein avoids the elbow strike from Murikka, against the cage.
Hussein misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein misses with a punch on the inside.
Murikka just leaning against Hussein, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Murikka.
Hussein manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murikka, right into the meat.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein punishes Murikka's body with a nice straight punch.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a stiff right hand.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein moves out of range of the body kick from Murikka.
Murikka throws a leg kick but Hussein sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Murikka misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hussein counters with a nice uppercut.
Hussein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murikka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hussein to the mat! Hussein manages to get full guard.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Murikka postures up.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Hussein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murikka trying to move into half guard but instead Hussein has managed to sweep!
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Murikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murikka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Murikka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussein scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hussein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Hussein there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Murikka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Murikka counters with a big head kick but Hussein shrugs it off.
Hussein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murikka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Hussein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Murikka.
Murikka throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murikka misses with a double jab
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murikka scoring well with a low kick there.
Murikka throws a low kick, looking for Hussein's leg but Hussein calmly moves out of range.
Murikka is looking to chop away at Hussein's legs.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Murikka.
Murikka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein misses with a shot to the body
and Murikka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murikka lands with a kick to the temple. Hussein shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Murikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murikka fails with the takedown.
Murikka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Murikka misses.
Nice uppercut there from Murikka.
Hussein bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Murikka's head.
Murikka throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Murikka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Hussein is looking to chop away at Murikka's legs.
Murikka tries to clinch
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Murikka tries to clinch but Hussein moves away
and Murikka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Murikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Murikka scores with a jab. Hussein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murikka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Murikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussi Murikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Murikka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murikka cracks Hussein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka throws a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussein moves out of range of the leg kick from Murikka.
Murikka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murikka misses with a combination
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein misses with a hook to the body
and Murikka counters with a good low kick that Hussein was not able to check.
Hussein misses with an uppercut.
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Murikka throws a lazy right hand but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murikka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murikka.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Hussein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murikka misses with a leg kick
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murikka thows a leg kick but Hussein checks it
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Murikka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murikka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Murikka closes the distance but Hussein moves to the side
and Hussein counters with a thumping 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murikka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussein as he avoids it easily.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murikka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussein.
A low kick from Murikka is predictable there
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein scores with the left hand. Murikka knows he should have avoided that one.
Hussein lands with an overhand left.
Murikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murikka looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murikka.
A lazy left from Hussein finds it's target.
Hussein cracks Murikka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Hussein misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Murikka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hussein is on top in guard.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Murikka keeps moving.
Murikka looking for a sweep. Not yet Murikka, not yet.
Murikka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hussein trying to control but Murikka is working from the bottom.
Murikka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Murikka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
Murikka looking for a guillotine here but Hussein defends easily.
Ghazala Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murikka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hussein swats away the attempt to clinch by Murikka.
Murikka thows a leg kick but Hussein checks it
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hussein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murikka working the head with strikes.
Murikka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hussein has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Murikka but great work by Hussein.
Hussein trying to control the action but Murikka is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Murikka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hussein 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.
Hussein is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murikka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hussein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jussi Murikka.
I think Murikka 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Jussi Murikka is the new lightweight champion!
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