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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fever . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikolaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Bigalo misses its intended target.
Bigalo throws a lazy right hand but Nikolaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nikolaev takes the fight into the clinch.
Bigalo throws an elbow that misses.
Nikolaev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikolaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bigalo smiles and moves away.
Nikolaev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bigalo clinches up against the cage.
Bigalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bigalo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nikolaev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bigalo to the mat. Bigalo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but Bigalo blocks nicely.
Bigalo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bigalo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nikolaev trying to control the action but Bigalo is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev tries to pass to full mount but Bigalo defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nikolaev in particular looking to stall.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bigalo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nikolaev 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.
Bigalo has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nikolaev 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Bigalo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nikolaev lands with a punch from half guard.
Nikolaev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Bigalo dodges it nicely.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nikolaev working Bigalo over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Nikolaev connects with a nice short shot to Bigalo's temple.
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!
Bigalo tries to get to full guard but Nikolaev has control of the leg.
Bigalo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nikolaev is working away from the top position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bigalo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Bigalo dodges it nicely.
Bigalo is staying active underneath Nikolaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Bigalo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nikolaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikolaev slips a nice elbow through Bigalo's hands, connecting with Bigalo's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev 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.
Bigalo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nikolaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nikolaev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bigalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nikolaev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
Nikolaev working over Bigalo with some ground and pound. Bigalo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikolaev working Bigalo over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bigalo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nikolaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bigalo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigalo's head.
We've been informed that Bigalo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bigalo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nikolaev lands a nice short elbow.
Nikolaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bigalo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nikolaev lands a nice short elbow.
Bigalo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is keen to just control but Bigalo is a slippery customer.
Nikolaev thows a huge punch but Bigalo dodges it nicely.
Bigalo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev wants to free his trapped foot but Bigalo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bigalo is refusing to be controlled, as Nikolaev sits in half guard.
Well, if Nikolaev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nikolaev not doing much here.
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nikolaev stalling.
Nikolaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikolaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikolaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikolaev winds up and cracks Bigalo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev lands strikes from half guard.
Nikolaev lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigalo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bigalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikolaev darts in looking for a takedown but Bigalo gets double underhooks and turns Nikolaev into the cage.
Nikolaev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bigalo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bigalo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bigalo lands an elbow that stopped Nikolaev in his tracks for a moment.
Nikolaev is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volya Nikolaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Nikolaev's ribcage.
Bigalo misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev blocks an elbow strike.
Nikolaev tightens his grip and picks Bigalo up, before dumping him to the ground. Bigalo manages to land in guard.
Nikolaev preventing the sweep.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Nikolaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nikolaev lands a couple of elbows.
Nikolaev is working Bigalo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nikolaev with a nice head shot there.
Nikolaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bigalo keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Nikolaev 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.
Nikolaev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bigalo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikolaev connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nikolaev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikolaev passes Bigalo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nikolaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bigalo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nikolaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigalo's head.
Nikolaev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nikolaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nikolaev is keen to just control but Bigalo is a slippery customer.
Nikolaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nikolaev trying to control the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bigalo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bigalo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Volya Nikolaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Bigalo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Nikolaev is taking a breather. Bigalo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duce Bigalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolaev drops an elbow to the side of Bigalo's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volya Nikolaev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nikolaev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volya Nikolaev!
A pretty intense looking Volya Nikolaev took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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