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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krystov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Ng has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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161 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Krystov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krystov lands a nice shot that snaps Ng's head back.
Ng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krystov fails to land the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Ng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ng.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Krystov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krystov dodges the punch combination from Ng.
Ng will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ng tries to clinch but Krystov moves out of range.
Krystov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krystov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krystov dodges the punch combination from Ng.
Krystov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nick Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krystov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ng but Ng pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nick Ng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Krystov.
A shot to de liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krystov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Krystov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ng is trying to stand up.
Krystov looking to ground and pound but Ng is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Ng really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Krystov working for a guillotine from mount but Ng is in no mood to give up.
Krystov looks gassed!
Ng is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krystov wants to control the pace but Ng is squirming around nicely.
Ng is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Krystov lands a heavy elbow.
Krystov controlling from the full mount.
Krystov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ng's face.
Krystov controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krystov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ng can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krystov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Krystov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Krystov looking to control but Ng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krystov with a couple of short strikes.
Krystov landing strikes from the mount and Ng is in trouble!
Krystov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krystov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Krystov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Krystov working for a submission but Ng is keeping him at bay.
Ng is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Krystov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ng throws an overhand right that lands on Krystov's shoulder, as Krystov tries to avoid the shot.
Ng stuns Krystov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krystov fails with the takedown.
A big left from Ng misses.
Ng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krystov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ng swivels and escapes.
Krystov moves out of range as Ng throws a body kick.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ng ducks right into an uppercut from Krystov.
Ng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Ng.
Ng tries to bum rush Krystov with a series of wild strikes but Krystov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krystov moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Ng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krystov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krystov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Krystov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krystov is working Ng over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krystov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ng sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Krystov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Krystov is breathing heavily.
Ng wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Krystov is looking to take a break and control but Ng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krystov working the head with strikes.
Krystov prevents Ng from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krystov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ng keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krystov tries to move to mount but Ng blocks the move with his legs.
Krystov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Krystov wants to control but Ng is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ng goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krystov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ng circles away.
Nick Ng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Krystov.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng lands with a shot to the body.
Ng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krystov moves out of range as Ng throws a body kick.
Krystov works Ng's body with a nice hook.
Ng's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ng duly obliges.
Ng lands with a kick to the temple. Krystov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Krystov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ng to the mat! Ng manages to get full guard.
Ng has control of Krystov's left arm, preventing Krystov from doing any damage.
Krystov is pushing down on Ng's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ng is fighting to maintain full guard but Krystov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krystov is pressing down on Ng's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ng is holding on for now.
Krystov throwing shots but Ng is blocking nicely.
Krystov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng kicks off Krystov and gets to his feet.
Ng misses with a body shot
and Krystov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krystov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Krystov seems to have locked his on tight now - Ng screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Krystov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alexander Krystov!
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hype
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RATING
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