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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruzic comes to the cage accompanied by Kid N Play - Gettin' Funky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
31 - 10 - 2 |
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185 cm
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198 lbs
21 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
31 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruzic connects with a jab.
Ruzic blocks a head kick by Hall.
Ruzic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Josip Ruzic has been cut.
Hall throws a right hand that Ruzic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruzic also avoids with ease.
Ruzic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruzic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Ruzic moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruzic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ruzic throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruzic pushes Hall away with a front kick.
Ruzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruzic misses with a kick to the body.
Ruzic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good work by Hall as he checks the leg kick.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Hall misses with the head strike.
Hall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruzic blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruzic avoids the damage to the body.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Ruzic avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall looks to land a combination. Ruzic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Hall slips a straight right by Ruzic.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hank Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruzic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruzic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Hall tries to clinch but Ruzic is having none of it.
Ruzic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ruzic moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic throws a chopping leg kick but Hall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruzic lands with a nice body punch.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ruzic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruzic.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruzic.
Hall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruzic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Ruzic walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruzic is just out of range.
Ruzic avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall throws the left hand but Ruzic avoids the punch easily.
Ruzic misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Ruzic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall throws a hook but Ruzic blocks it.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Ruzic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Ruzic misses
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruzic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Ruzic.
Ruzic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josip Ruzic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruzic.
Ruzic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruzic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruzic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ruzic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hall throws a series of punches but Ruzic avoids them all with ease.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ruzic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruzic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hall's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruzic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Ruzic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ruzic.
Ruzic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruzic can't escape the position.
Hall lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruzic is looking to improve his position but Hall isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruzic is looking to improve his position.
Ruzic is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Ruzic is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Ruzic defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall working Ruzic over with strikes.
Ruzic is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Ruzic moves into full guard.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruzic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hall!
Ruzic looking to control but Hall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ruzic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ruzic trying to control but Hall is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josip Ruzic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josip Ruzic's cut.
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!
Hall misses with the combination.
Ruzic throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Ruzic throws a lazy uppercut
and Hall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Ruzic moved out of range.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruzic.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall looks to land a combination but Ruzic avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruzic.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruzic dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Ruzic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruzic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruzic lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruzic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Ruzic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Ruzic tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruzic misses with a head kick.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Ruzic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hank Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruzic misses with an uppercut.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruzic throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruzic counters with a right hand to the body.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruzic scores with a shot to the body.
Ruzic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hall doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruzic throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Ruzic there.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruzic lands a head kick!
Ruzic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Ruzic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruzic scores with a head kick.
Ruzic throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Ruzic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Josip Ruzic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruzic counters with a leg kick.
Ruzic scores with a body shot.
Ruzic digs a good hook to Hall's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzic misses with a body shot
and Hall counters with a crisp one two that drops Ruzic! Hall thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ruzic to his feet! Ruzic is in big trouble!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall throws a hook but Ruzic avoids it easily.
Ruzic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ruzic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Ruzic is out of range.
Hall swings for the body but Ruzic moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Ruzic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruzic.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Josip Ruzic is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruzic counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hank Hall.
I think Ruzic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josip Ruzic!
A relieved looking Josip Ruzic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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