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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennaro Trivieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trivieri comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Purple - Child in Time . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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197 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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196 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gennaro Trivieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trivieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev with a nice cross.
Nikolaev throws a right hand that misses
and Trivieri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nikolaev has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trivieri moves out of range as Nikolaev strikes.
Trivieri moves out of range of the body kick from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trivieri.
Trivieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev blocks a jab.
Nikolaev throws a head kick but Trivieri moves out of range.
Trivieri throws a right hand that Nikolaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Nikolaev also avoids with ease.
Nikolaev throws a head kick that misses.
Nikolaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trivieri scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
Nikolaev avoids the body shot from Trivieri.
Trivieri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trivieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev thuds his right hand into Trivieri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trivieri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trivieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolaev misses the target.
Nikolaev misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Trivieri.
Nikolaev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nikolaev ducks under a wild hook from Trivieri.
Trivieri takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev misses with a straight left.
Nikolaev misses with a body kick.
Trivieri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nikolaev's head backwards.
Trivieri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SWF GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trivieri.
Nikolaev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trivieri. Trivieri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nikolaev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Trivieri is looking to wear down Nikolaev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trivieri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trivieri.
Ivan Nikolaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikolaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trivieri.
Trivieri misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolaev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trivieri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev lands a leg kick that knocks Trivieri off balance momentarily.
Trivieri scores with a jab. Nikolaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nikolaev misses with a two punch combination.
Nikolaev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trivieri throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trivieri misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev jabs Trivieri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trivieri is breathing heavily.
Nikolaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikolaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Nikolaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trivieri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikolaev moves away.
Nikolaev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikolaev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trivieri misses the shot to the body.
Nikolaev lands a front kick.
Nikolaev takes a swing at Trivieri's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trivieri gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nikolaev counters with an outside leg kick.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikolaev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trivieri's head backwards.
Nikolaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nikolaev lands with a kick to the temple. Trivieri shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev scores with a jab to the head.
Trivieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nikolaev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trivieri is rocked!
Trivieri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Trivieri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trivieri is holding his hands too far apart here. Nikolaev throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Trivieri is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Nikolaev!
Ivan Nikolaev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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