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This is how boxingscene.com saw it live:
Andrew Golota coming down to the ring and gets a huge amount of cheers from the crowd and Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is playing in the background. Ruiz coming down to a mix of boos and cheers.
United States national anthem is now being performed. Huge cheers for Golota and boos for Ruiz when they get announced.
Round 1 - Ruiz comes out very strong throwing big bombs at Golota. Golota jabbing to get Ruiz away, punches Ruiz in the back of the head. The holding by Ruiz has begun to start. This is a very weak and boring round. Plenty of holding and plenty of missing by both men. Very dirty in fighting by both men. They are fighting after the bell. Security gets up, Norman Stone runs across the ring and pushes Golota's trainer. Chaos almost breaks out. Order restored and Ruiz wins a close round.
Round 2- Ruiz down by a big right from Golota at the start, very dirty fight by both men as they push and shove eachother all over the ring. Ruiz is down again, he was hit behind the head I think, but the knockdown counted. This is like a street fight, crowd is wild. Forehead of Ruiz is bleeding. Ruiz with a huge left, both men swinging wild exchanges. Man is this a dirty fight by both men. Ref giving no warnings. Several fights in the stands already. Golota with a huge 10-7 round because of the two knockdowns.
Round 3 - Replay showed second knockdown was a push and Golota hit Ruiz in back of the head as he was down. Both men holding and hitting all over the ring. They are hitting on the break, both hitting to the back of the head and now the ref is warning that he will start taking points from both of them if this continues. No boxing whatsoever in this fight. Ruiz going back to the grab and hit style we all love to hate. Close round, neither man did much. I have it as an even round.
Round 4 - Ruiz goes back to the holding style and golota seems to be getting mad. Ruiz blasts Golota to the back of the head as Golta turns around and the ref is taking a point from Ruiz. Ruiz just holding and not throwing much. Ruiz off balance from a right hand and Golota on the attack, Ruiz gets away from trouble. Ruiz just holding over and over. Crowd wild for Golota. Golota hits Ruiz after the bell. Golota with a big 10-8 round due to the point taken from Ruiz and now has a huge lead after 4 rounds.
Round 5 - Holding at the start, hard left hook by Ruiz. Timeout so Ruiz can get his tape put on his glove. Norman Stone cursing out the ref for the time break as he thought Golota was hurt from the left hook by Ruiz. Tells the ref "you got no ****ing balls you c*cksucker". Good way to get on a ref's good side. Plenty more holding by Ruiz over and over. Ruiz complains that Golota is hitting him to the back of the head. Good left by Golota. Close round to Andrew Golota. Ref told Norman Stone that one more outburst and he is throwing him out. Stone tells the ref that he is not doing his job.
Round 6 - More holding and hitting by Ruiz. Not much action in this round. Golota putting an elbow into the throat of Ruiz to try and get him to stop holding. Ruiz lands a right hand at the end. Close round with not much action that I will give to Ruiz.
Round 7 - HBO has it 58-53 for Golota. More holding by Ruiz, Golota trying to dig to the body. Golota now jabbing. Nice bodyshot by Ruiz. Another good bodyshot by Ruiz. Golota jabs and catches Ruiz with a nice right. Ruiz with a good right. Close round for Andrew Golota but it could have went either way.
Round 8 - HBO gave the last round to Ruiz. Ruiz holding and the holding is getting Golota frustrated. Both guys hit on the break. Ruiz with a good two punch combo up and downstairs, Golota with a right hand. Good left hook on Golota's chin by Ruiz. Ruiz doing more of the one punch and clinch style. Timeout again so the corner of Ruiz can taoe his glove up again. Norman just called the ref a "****ing jerkoff" and the ref is throwing Stone out of the corner. Stone being thrown out and is yelling to the ref that his "suing him for every ****ing dime he got". Action resumes and both men are swinging wild. Two big shots by both men way after the bell, no points taken away. The assistant trainer takes over for Norman Stone who was thrown out. I gave the round to Golota but it was close.
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Round 9 - Plenty of holding and hitting by Ruiz. Ruiz now seems to be getting frustrated as Golota is backing him up with the jab. Hard left on Golota, another hard left hook by Ruiz, Golota is hurt but stuns Ruiz with his own hard left. Golota's right eye is busted open and bleeding. Ruiz with another left. Ruiz winning a close round. Golota's corner telling him to knock Ruiz out.
Round 10 - HBO has it 85-83 for Golota. Ruiz to the body, Golota with a good left hook. Golota throwing plenty of big punches and lands a huge left on Ruiz. Big right by Ruiz. Another good left by Golota, more action in this round but still plenty of holding. Golota hits Ruiz to the back of the head. Now timeout so Golota can get his glove taped up. Fight resumes, holding by Ruiz. Both men are holding on the break, hard left by Ruiz, Golota is stunned. Ruiz hit by a shot to the back of the head at the bell and is down. Ruiz corner yelling that it was after the bell but it was not counted as a knockdown. Even round on my card.
Round 11 - Replay showed that the punch was after the bell. Ruiz with another hard left on Golota, more holding and hitting by Ruiz. Ruiz looks like he is tired as hell and keeps holding on. Crowd cheering wild for Golota. Ruiz hurt by a Golota bodyshot. Andrew does not follow-up. Both men almost fight after the bell again. Norman Stone shown in the back watching the fight and yelling about the ref, saying he never said anything to him which makes the HBO announcers laugh and me as well. Close round for Golota. Fight is close, both corners asking for a KO in the last round.
Round 12 - Both men very cautious. Ruiz is holding over and over again. Ruiz with a good left. Ruiz with a huge right hand. Golota has some chin, just walking through the shots. Good uppercut by Ruiz, two bodyshots by Ruiz. Another good bodyshot by Ruiz. Last ten seconds as both men exchange shots at the end. Ruiz takes the last round on my card. I have Andrew Golota winning the fight, HBO has Golota winning 113-112.
The scores are 114-111, 113-112 and 114-111 for the winner and still WBA heavyweight champion of the world, John Ruiz. What a huge robbery with 114-111 scores. I can't believe it!!
Golota outlanded Ruiz in every punch category, crowd is very irate over the decision.
Andrew Golota coming down to the ring and gets a huge amount of cheers from the crowd and Eminem's "Lose Yourself" is playing in the background. Ruiz coming down to a mix of boos and cheers.
United States national anthem is now being performed. Huge cheers for Golota and boos for Ruiz when they get announced.
Round 1 - Ruiz comes out very strong throwing big bombs at Golota. Golota jabbing to get Ruiz away, punches Ruiz in the back of the head. The holding by Ruiz has begun to start. This is a very weak and boring round. Plenty of holding and plenty of missing by both men. Very dirty in fighting by both men. They are fighting after the bell. Security gets up, Norman Stone runs across the ring and pushes Golota's trainer. Chaos almost breaks out. Order restored and Ruiz wins a close round.
Round 2- Ruiz down by a big right from Golota at the start, very dirty fight by both men as they push and shove eachother all over the ring. Ruiz is down again, he was hit behind the head I think, but the knockdown counted. This is like a street fight, crowd is wild. Forehead of Ruiz is bleeding. Ruiz with a huge left, both men swinging wild exchanges. Man is this a dirty fight by both men. Ref giving no warnings. Several fights in the stands already. Golota with a huge 10-7 round because of the two knockdowns.
Round 3 - Replay showed second knockdown was a push and Golota hit Ruiz in back of the head as he was down. Both men holding and hitting all over the ring. They are hitting on the break, both hitting to the back of the head and now the ref is warning that he will start taking points from both of them if this continues. No boxing whatsoever in this fight. Ruiz going back to the grab and hit style we all love to hate. Close round, neither man did much. I have it as an even round.
Round 4 - Ruiz goes back to the holding style and golota seems to be getting mad. Ruiz blasts Golota to the back of the head as Golta turns around and the ref is taking a point from Ruiz. Ruiz just holding and not throwing much. Ruiz off balance from a right hand and Golota on the attack, Ruiz gets away from trouble. Ruiz just holding over and over. Crowd wild for Golota. Golota hits Ruiz after the bell. Golota with a big 10-8 round due to the point taken from Ruiz and now has a huge lead after 4 rounds.
Round 5 - Holding at the start, hard left hook by Ruiz. Timeout so Ruiz can get his tape put on his glove. Norman Stone cursing out the ref for the time break as he thought Golota was hurt from the left hook by Ruiz. Tells the ref "you got no ****ing balls you c*cksucker". Good way to get on a ref's good side. Plenty more holding by Ruiz over and over. Ruiz complains that Golota is hitting him to the back of the head. Good left by Golota. Close round to Andrew Golota. Ref told Norman Stone that one more outburst and he is throwing him out. Stone tells the ref that he is not doing his job.
Round 6 - More holding and hitting by Ruiz. Not much action in this round. Golota putting an elbow into the throat of Ruiz to try and get him to stop holding. Ruiz lands a right hand at the end. Close round with not much action that I will give to Ruiz.
Round 7 - HBO has it 58-53 for Golota. More holding by Ruiz, Golota trying to dig to the body. Golota now jabbing. Nice bodyshot by Ruiz. Another good bodyshot by Ruiz. Golota jabs and catches Ruiz with a nice right. Ruiz with a good right. Close round for Andrew Golota but it could have went either way.
Round 8 - HBO gave the last round to Ruiz. Ruiz holding and the holding is getting Golota frustrated. Both guys hit on the break. Ruiz with a good two punch combo up and downstairs, Golota with a right hand. Good left hook on Golota's chin by Ruiz. Ruiz doing more of the one punch and clinch style. Timeout again so the corner of Ruiz can taoe his glove up again. Norman just called the ref a "****ing jerkoff" and the ref is throwing Stone out of the corner. Stone being thrown out and is yelling to the ref that his "suing him for every ****ing dime he got". Action resumes and both men are swinging wild. Two big shots by both men way after the bell, no points taken away. The assistant trainer takes over for Norman Stone who was thrown out. I gave the round to Golota but it was close.
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Round 9 - Plenty of holding and hitting by Ruiz. Ruiz now seems to be getting frustrated as Golota is backing him up with the jab. Hard left on Golota, another hard left hook by Ruiz, Golota is hurt but stuns Ruiz with his own hard left. Golota's right eye is busted open and bleeding. Ruiz with another left. Ruiz winning a close round. Golota's corner telling him to knock Ruiz out.
Round 10 - HBO has it 85-83 for Golota. Ruiz to the body, Golota with a good left hook. Golota throwing plenty of big punches and lands a huge left on Ruiz. Big right by Ruiz. Another good left by Golota, more action in this round but still plenty of holding. Golota hits Ruiz to the back of the head. Now timeout so Golota can get his glove taped up. Fight resumes, holding by Ruiz. Both men are holding on the break, hard left by Ruiz, Golota is stunned. Ruiz hit by a shot to the back of the head at the bell and is down. Ruiz corner yelling that it was after the bell but it was not counted as a knockdown. Even round on my card.
Round 11 - Replay showed that the punch was after the bell. Ruiz with another hard left on Golota, more holding and hitting by Ruiz. Ruiz looks like he is tired as hell and keeps holding on. Crowd cheering wild for Golota. Ruiz hurt by a Golota bodyshot. Andrew does not follow-up. Both men almost fight after the bell again. Norman Stone shown in the back watching the fight and yelling about the ref, saying he never said anything to him which makes the HBO announcers laugh and me as well. Close round for Golota. Fight is close, both corners asking for a KO in the last round.
Round 12 - Both men very cautious. Ruiz is holding over and over again. Ruiz with a good left. Ruiz with a huge right hand. Golota has some chin, just walking through the shots. Good uppercut by Ruiz, two bodyshots by Ruiz. Another good bodyshot by Ruiz. Last ten seconds as both men exchange shots at the end. Ruiz takes the last round on my card. I have Andrew Golota winning the fight, HBO has Golota winning 113-112.
The scores are 114-111, 113-112 and 114-111 for the winner and still WBA heavyweight champion of the world, John Ruiz. What a huge robbery with 114-111 scores. I can't believe it!!
Golota outlanded Ruiz in every punch category, crowd is very irate over the decision.
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