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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Beljakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaroslav Tolstikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beljakov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Immortal - Tyrants . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Beljakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaroslav Tolstikov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolstikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Beljakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolstikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolstikov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beljakov!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beljakov is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beljakov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tolstikov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beljakov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beljakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolstikov throwing strikes from guard but Beljakov blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beljakov holds on and takes a little breather.
Tolstikov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beljakov is proving hard to escape from.
Beljakov is controlling Tolstikov's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstikov gets to his feet - Beljakov follows without any prompting.
Tolstikov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Beljakov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beljakov tries to get out of the position.
Tolstikov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Beljakov is not content to let Tolstikov control the position.
Tolstikov wants to stand but Beljakov is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov is trying to improve his position.
Beljakov is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Beljakov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beljakov preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tolstikov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstikov throws a strike but Beljakov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolstikov looking to sit in guard and control but Beljakov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Tolstikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beljakov dives in and scores a takedown into Tolstikov's guard.
Beljakov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Beljakov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Beljakov postures up in Tolstikov's guard and throws a big left but Tolstikov blocks it.
Tolstikov working a defensive guard here.
Beljakov trying to control but Tolstikov is working from the bottom.
Tolstikov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tolstikov working for submissions but it's allowed Beljakov to get to half guard.
Beljakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tolstikov has hold of Beljakov's hands but Beljakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beljakov stalling away here and it's allowed Tolstikov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Tolstikov keeping moving, preventing Beljakov from controlling successfully.
Beljakov advances to half guard.
Beljakov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tolstikov is trying to stand.
Nikolai Beljakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolstikov is breathing heavily.
Beljakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beljakov is looking for a kimura but Tolstikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beljakov to get the leverage.
Beljakov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beljakov controlling the action here.
Beljakov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Beljakov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tolstikov is just riding it out for now. Beljakov eventually gives up the hold.
Beljakov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beljakov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Beljakov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolstikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Beljakov trying to control from half guard but Tolstikov is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolstikov is looking to get back to full guard here but Beljakov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Beljakov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tolstikov to see if he's OK.
Beljakov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Beljakov working the head and body with strikes.
Beljakov is working Tolstikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Beljakov working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolstikov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Beljakov working the ground and pound.
Beljakov working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Beljakov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beljakov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tolstikov as he jumps to the side.
Tolstikov tries to clinch but Beljakov moves away
so Beljakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beljakov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tolstikov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beljakov has managed to get both his arms back between Tolstikov's legs - danger averted.
Beljakov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beljakov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tolstikov is staying active underneath Beljakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beljakov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolstikov has hold of Beljakov's hands but Beljakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tolstikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tolstikov won't allow Beljakov to pass to mount.
Beljakov is looking to stall here but Tolstikov recovers full guard.
Beljakov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov is working Tolstikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beljakov is working Tolstikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beljakov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tolstikov has momentary wrist control but Beljakov slips an elbow through the middle.
Tolstikov has momentary wrist control but Beljakov slips an elbow through the middle.
Beljakov trying to control but Tolstikov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov postures up in Tolstikov's guard and throws a big left but Tolstikov blocks it.
Beljakov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beljakov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tolstikov looking to control but Beljakov passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beljakov working the head and body with strikes.
Beljakov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tolstikov taking some punishment here, with Beljakov in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov working Tolstikov over with strikes.
Tolstikov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beljakov drops an elbow to the side of Tolstikov's head.
Beljakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolstikov can do to turn this around?
Beljakov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Beljakov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Beljakov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beljakov works his way into side control.
Beljakov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tolstikov!
Beljakov wants to control the pace but Tolstikov is squirming around nicely.
Beljakov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beljakov with shots to the head and body - Tolstikov looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Beljakov.
Beljakov landing strikes from the mount and Tolstikov is in trouble!
Beljakov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tolstikov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Beljakov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beljakov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Beljakov!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolai Beljakov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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