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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Beljakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Diasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beljakov's entrance music is Immortal - Tyrants . A fine choice. Nikolai Beljakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
1 - 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Diasov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beljakov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diasov avoids it really well and circles away.
Beljakov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diasov sprawls well initially but Beljakov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Beljakov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Beljakov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beljakov trying to control from half guard but Diasov is working away.
Diasov has hold of Beljakov's hands but Beljakov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beljakov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Diasov is looking to escape.
Diasov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beljakov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beljakov working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beljakov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diasov's head.
Beljakov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov working over Diasov with some ground and pound. Diasov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beljakov connects with a nice short shot to Diasov's temple.
Beljakov is nestled in close to Diasov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Beljakov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beljakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Diasov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beljakov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diasov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beljakov.
Beljakov controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Beljakov there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diasov defending well though.
Beljakov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diasov is just riding it out for now. Beljakov eventually gives up the hold.
Beljakov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diasov's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beljakov connects with a nice short shot to Diasov's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diasov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Beljakov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Beljakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Diasov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beljakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beljakov with shots to the head and body - Diasov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diasov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Diasov wants to get back to his feet.
Diasov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov lands strikes from half guard.
Diasov is trying to escape back to his feet but Beljakov uses the scramble to pass into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beljakov controlling the position from side mount.
Beljakov scores with punches from side control.
Beljakov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beljakov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diasov, who protects the arm well.
Diasov prevents Beljakov from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Beljakov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beljakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beljakov manages to break the clinch.
Beljakov scores with a body shot.
Diasov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Beljakov can't do much from the bottom here.
Diasov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beljakov's legs.
An elbow from Diasov crashes against the mat.
Beljakov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov controlling the position for now.
Beljakov gets full guard.
Beljakov is pulling down on Diasov's head. It's preventing any offense from Diasov, at least for the moment.
Diasov trying to control the position from guard on top but Beljakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beljakov has a closed guard, preventing Diasov from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Beljakov has Diasov pulled in close to control his posture.
Nikolai Beljakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikita Diasov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Beljakov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diasov is trying to defend but Beljakov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beljakov is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Diasov to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Beljakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diasov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beljakov scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov trying to control but Diasov is working from the bottom.
Beljakov won't allow Diasov to sweep him here.
Diasov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diasov looking for a guillotine here but Beljakov defends easily.
Beljakov won't allow Diasov to get back to his feet.
Beljakov wants to control from the top but Diasov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diasov wants to sweep but no luck.
Diasov wants to get back to his feet but Beljakov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Beljakov trying to control but Diasov is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikolai Beljakov.
Beljakov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diasov to the mat! Diasov manages to get full guard.
Beljakov looking to sit in guard and control but Diasov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beljakov is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Beljakov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beljakov.
Beljakov gets to mount! Diasov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beljakov landing strikes from the mount.
Beljakov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diasov's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beljakov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diasov is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Beljakov.
Beljakov controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beljakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov working the ground and pound effectively.
Beljakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beljakov avoids the attempt from Diasov to control.
Diasov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diasov tries to buck Beljakov off but he can't manage it.
Diasov tries to hold on but Beljakov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beljakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beljakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diasov can do to turn this around?
Beljakov with shots to the head and body - Diasov looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beljakov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beljakov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Beljakov lands a nice shot to the head.
Beljakov is landing with some decent strikes but Diasov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diasov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diasov hang on?
Diasov is still in real trouble! Can Beljakov finish him?
Diasov takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Beljakov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Beljakov!
After winning the bout, Nikolai Beljakov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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