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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ruzic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lutsenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lutsenko misses with a hook
and Ruzic counters with a three punch combo that has Lutsenko backing up. Lutsenko nods at Ruzic to acknowledge the strikes.
Lutsenko misses with an uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruzic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lutsenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruzic throws a hook to the side of Lutsenko's head but Lutsenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lutsenko misses with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
Ruzic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lutsenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lutsenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruzic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lutsenko misses with a left hand
and Ruzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand
and Ruzic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lutsenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Lutsenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lutsenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the body from Lutsenko misses
and Ruzic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lutsenko throws a combination that misses
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lutsenko misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic counters with a left to the body.
Lutsenko misses with an uppercut
and Ruzic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lutsenko looks gassed!
Lutsenko misses with a combination
and Ruzic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lutsenko thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lutsenko misses with a double jab
and Ruzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko misses with an uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lutsenko's knee momentarily.
Ruzic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lutsenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruzic tried to score with a low kick but Lutsenko checks it.
Ruzic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruzic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lutsenko's calf.
Ruzic throws a lazy right hand but Lutsenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lutsenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruzic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ruzic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruzic lands a high kick!
Lutsenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruzic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lutsenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lutsenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lutsenko throws an off balance right hand
and Ruzic counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruzic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ruzic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lutsenko misses with a body punch
and Ruzic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruzic misses with a right hand
and Lutsenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic scores with a body shot.
Sergi Lutsenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruzic thuds a left hand into Lutsenko's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruzic. Lutsenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruzic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lutsenko misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruzic. That's going to slow Lutsenko down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruzic counters with a low kick, right behind Lutsenko 's knee.
Ruzic thuds his right hand into Lutsenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruzic throws a push kick but Lutsenko slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruzic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lutsenko backs up against the cage.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot
and Ruzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the body from Lutsenko misses
and Ruzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruzic scores with a hook to the body. Lutsenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lutsenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ruzic has got the better of the exchanges.
Ruzic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lutsenko misses with a hook
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Ruzic lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
Lutsenko is breathing heavily.
Lutsenko misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic counters with a nice body kick.
Lutsenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ruzic throws a head kick but Lutsenko moves out of range.
Lutsenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruzic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruzic scores with a shot to the body.
Lutsenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lutsenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruzic throws a right and a left that Lutsenko avoids nicely.
Ruzic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruzic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruzic.
Josip Ruzic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruzic lands a head kick. Lutsenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lutsenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lutsenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruzic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruzic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lutsenko can do to turn this around?
Lutsenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruzic.
Lutsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruzic's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruzic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lutsenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruzic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko misses with a hook
and Ruzic counters with a thumping low kick.
Lutsenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lutsenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruzic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruzic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruzic misses the jab.
Lutsenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick.
Lutsenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lutsenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruzic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a body kick.
Lutsenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruzic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lutsenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruzic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruzic clobbers Lutsenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsenko misses with a hook to the body
and Ruzic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lutsenko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ruzic scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko misses with a right hand
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Lutsenko misses
and Ruzic counters with a good low kick that Lutsenko was not able to check.
Ruzic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lutsenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruzic counters with a left to the body.
Ruzic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruzic stuns Lutsenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ruzic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the body from Lutsenko misses
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruzic lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ruzic.
Lutsenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruzic. That snapped Lutsenko's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a two punch combo.
Lutsenko needs to keep his hands up - Ruzic had a free shot at his head there.
Lutsenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
A solid body kick from Ruzic.
Lutsenko misses with a shot to the body
letting Ruzic counter with a right hand.
Ruzic misses with a kick to the body.
Lutsenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruzic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lutsenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lutsenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lutsenko throws a right hand that misses
and Ruzic counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko swings widly with a right hand
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruzic scores with a hook to the body. Lutsenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruzic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruzic swinging wildly here.
Lutsenko throws a right hand that misses
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lutsenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruzic counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lutsenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lutsenko misses with a hook to the body
and Ruzic counters with a nice leg kick.
Lutsenko misses with a hook to the body
and Ruzic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruzic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lutsenko scrambles back to his feet.
Lutsenko throws an off balance right hand
and Ruzic counters with a body kick that stops Lutsenko in his tracks momentarily.
Ruzic lands a head shot.
Ruzic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lutsenko has time to react.
Ruzic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lutsenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruzic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruzic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lutsenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruzic lands a really nice looking cross but Lutsenko seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Ruzic.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruzic.
Lutsenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruzic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lutsenko's knee momentarily.
A big left from Ruzic misses.
Lutsenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruzic counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutsenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruzic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sergi Lutsenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruzic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lutsenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruzic feints and then cracks Lutsenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lutsenko down.
Lutsenko misses with a jab to the body
and Ruzic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lutsenko thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josip Ruzic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ruzic 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
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