He topped his performance of the night by a unanimous decision win over American Scott Lighty and was crowned the tournament champion.
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On September 23, 2005 at the K-1 World GP Final Eliminations in Osaka Dome, Japan he faced Rickard Nordstrand from Sweden the replacement fighter of four time World Champion Ernesto Hoost who had to pull out due to a leg injury.
Ruslan Zainullin | Ruslan Provodnikov | Ruslan Kurbanov (athlete) | Ruslan Kogan | Ruslan Khasbulatov | Ruslan Gritsan | Ruslan Chagaev | Ruslan Aushev | Ruslan and Ludmila | Ruslan Abishov's free kick. International friendly vs Malta. Bakcell Arena | Alan Karaev |