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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Degratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattia Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgy Degratov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mattia Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicoletti scores with a jab. Degratov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nicoletti ducks under a wild hook from Degratov.
Nicoletti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicoletti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Degratov.
Nicoletti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Degratov throws a series of punches but Nicoletti avoids them all with ease.
Mattia Nicoletti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Degratov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Degratov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Degratov tries to bum rush Nicoletti with a series of wild strikes but Nicoletti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nicoletti misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Degratov.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Degratov lands a really nice looking cross but Nicoletti seems unphased.
Nicoletti is looking to chop away at Degratov's legs.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Degratov blocks the leg kick.
Nicoletti throws a front kick aimed at Degratov's knee but Degratov avoids it well.
Nicoletti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nicoletti just misses with a punch to the body.
Degratov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Degratov throws a series of punches but Nicoletti moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Degratov works over Nicoletti's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Degratov.
Degratov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Degratov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Degratov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Nicoletti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Degratov throws a right and a left that Nicoletti avoids nicely.
Nicoletti misses the shot to the body.
Nicoletti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Degratov pinned against the cage. Degratov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Degratov tries to bum rush Nicoletti with a series of wild strikes but Nicoletti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Degratov throws a right hand that Nicoletti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicoletti also avoids with ease.
Degratov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicoletti.
A big left from Nicoletti misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Nicoletti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degratov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicoletti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Degratov blocks a head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti throws a head kick but Degratov moves out of range.
Georgy Degratov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nicoletti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Degratov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Degratov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicoletti misses with a head kick.
Nicoletti avoids the head kick by Degratov.
Nicoletti moves in looking to clinch but Degratov pushes him off.
Nicoletti lands a jab to the head.
Nicoletti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Degratov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
Nicoletti throws a sloppy head kick and Degratov moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicoletti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Degratov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicoletti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Degratov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nicoletti is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Degratov misses.
Nicoletti wants to clinch up but Degratov keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicoletti misses the target.
Nicoletti scores with a hook.
Nicoletti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Degratov ducks under a wild hook from Nicoletti.
Nicoletti misses with a few strikes there.
Degratov misses with a two punch combination.
Nicoletti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Degratov is able to avoid easily.
Degratov avoids the head kick by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti is looking to chop away at Degratov's legs.
Nicoletti doesn't manage to clinch there - Degratov circles away.
Degratov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicoletti.
Nicoletti wants to clinch.
Degratov misses with a few strikes there.
Degratov swings for the body but Nicoletti moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicoletti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Degratov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicoletti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nicoletti's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicoletti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicoletti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Degratov.
A big left from Degratov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Degratov cracks Nicoletti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Degratov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicoletti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicoletti, right into the meat.
Nicoletti tries to land a front kick but Degratov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Degratov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nicoletti lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Degratov misses with a combination
and Nicoletti counters with a straight right hand.
Degratov is breathing heavily.
Nicoletti misses the jab.
Degratov throws a right hand that Nicoletti ducks under and follows up with a left that Nicoletti also avoids with ease.
Nicoletti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Degratov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Georgy Degratov will probably get the nod.
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.
Nicoletti slips a straight right by Degratov.
No joy there for Degratov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Degratov misses.
Degratov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nicoletti circles away quickly and effectively.
Degratov misses with an uppercut.
Degratov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Degratov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicoletti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Degratov scores with a four punch combination!
Nicoletti tries for a takedown but Degratov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nicoletti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicoletti throws a head kick that misses.
Nicoletti throws a low kick, looking for Degratov's leg but Degratov calmly moves out of range.
Degratov misses with a body shot.
Nicoletti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Degratov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicoletti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Degratov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nicoletti trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicoletti has a couple of punches blocked by Degratov.
Degratov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nicoletti gets control of Degratov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nicoletti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nicoletti has a closed guard, preventing Degratov from standing up.
Degratov postures up.
Nicoletti working for a triangle but Degratov defends it easily.
Degratov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nicoletti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Degratov has managed to get both his arms back between Nicoletti's legs - danger averted.
Degratov wants to stand but Nicoletti is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicoletti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Degratov wants to stand but Nicoletti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nicoletti looking to control.
Degratov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nicoletti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Degratov has managed to get both his arms back between Nicoletti's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Degratov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nicoletti is proving hard to escape from.
Degratov won't allow Nicoletti to sweep him here.
Nicoletti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nicoletti is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Degratov has his hands clasped together but Nicoletti extends and breaks Degratov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nicoletti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mattia Nicoletti!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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