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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Nadtoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchael Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Young Forever- Jay Z ft. Mr Hudson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Nikolay Nadtoka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolay Nadtoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchael Young!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nadtoka as he jumps to the side.
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nadtoka wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nadtoka trying to control here.
Nadtoka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Young.
Nadtoka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadtoka defending well though.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nadtoka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young thows a huge punch but Nadtoka dodges it nicely.
Young throwing shots but Nadtoka is blocking nicely.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young working Nadtoka over with strikes.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nadtoka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nadtoka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Young connects with a nice short shot to Nadtoka's temple.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young prevents Nadtoka from improving his position.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadtoka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Young.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadtoka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nadtoka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nadtoka tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nadtoka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Nadtoka's brow.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nadtoka controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadtoka wants to sweep here but Young controlling him for the moment.
Nadtoka is pulling down on Young's head to control his posture.
Young stands up over Nadtoka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nadtoka holds on and takes a little breather.
Young keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nadtoka's head.
Nadtoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Nadtoka blocks nicely.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Nadtoka blocks nicely.
Nadtoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nadtoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadtoka is keeping the position for now.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nadtoka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadtoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nadtoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nadtoka is breathing heavily.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Nadtoka blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchael Young dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young walks into a jab.
Nadtoka connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Nadtoka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Young postures up.
Young landing with the ground and pound.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young throws a strike but Nadtoka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nadtoka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikolay Nadtoka just wasn't active enough.
Nadtoka misses with a two punch combination.
Young looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nadtoka manages to get to full guard.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nadtoka is keeping the position for now.
Young throws a strike but Nadtoka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Nadtoka wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikolay Nadtoka.
No joy there for Nadtoka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nadtoka connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nadtoka avoids it really well and circles away.
Nikolay Nadtoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchael Young.
Nadtoka punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Nadtoka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nadtoka leaves Young with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nadtoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nadtoka misses with the combination.
Nadtoka thuds his right hand into Young's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mitchael Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka lands a jab to the head.
Nadtoka throws a push kick but Young slaps the foot to one side.
Nadtoka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Nadtoka as Young shoots in.
Nikolay Nadtoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Nadtoka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadtoka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Young.
Nadtoka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nadtoka throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Nadtoka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadtoka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Young fails with the takedown.
Young takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Nadtoka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nadtoka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Nadtoka throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Nice sprawl there from Nadtoka as Young shoots in.
Nadtoka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nadtoka wants it to stay on the feet.
Nikolay Nadtoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitchael Young.
Nadtoka looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nadtoka's guard.
Young postures up in Nadtoka's guard and throws a big left but Nadtoka blocks it.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Nadtoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Nadtoka!
Mitchael Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nadtoka trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolay Nadtoka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nadtoka scores with a body shot.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Young throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nadtoka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Young is in Nadtoka's guard.
Nadtoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadtoka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nadtoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Nadtoka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nadtoka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nadtoka working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Nadtoka's brow.
Young is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Nadtoka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Nadtoka!
Nadtoka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikolay Nadtoka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Nadtoka.
Young shoots for a takedown but Nadtoka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nadtoka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nadtoka throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Nadtoka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nadtoka stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Young.
Young takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young has a takedown stuffed.
Young scores with a takedown into Nadtoka's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Nadtoka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young wants to pass the guard but Nadtoka is keeping the position.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchael Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchael Young!
A very excited looking Mitchael Young made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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