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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligyy Nufgr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ligyy Nufgr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
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275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolay Dubrovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ligyy Nufgr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nufgr looks to land a combination but Dubrovsky avoids it well.
Nufgr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nufgr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dubrovsky's calf.
Dubrovsky darts in looking for a takedown but Nufgr gets double underhooks and turns Dubrovsky into the cage.
Nufgr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubrovsky has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nufgr is trying to break the clinch but Dubrovsky is controlling him.
Dubrovsky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nufgr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nufgr stops a takedown attempt from Dubrovsky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolay Dubrovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Nufgr.
Dubrovsky tries to score a body lock takedown but Nufgr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nufgr throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrovsky.
Nufgr wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nufgr.
Nufgr prevents the takedown attempt.
Dubrovsky has Nufgr pressed against the cage, preventing Nufgr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nufgr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nufgr lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nufgr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nufgr.
Nufgr wants to get back to striking at distance but Dubrovsky won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Nufgr.
Dubrovsky is breathing heavily.
Nufgr trying to control the position but instead, Dubrovsky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nufgr into the cage.
Dubrovsky wants a takedown.
Dubrovsky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nufgr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nufgr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dubrovsky takes a step back to recover.
Nufgr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ligyy Nufgr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nufgr throws a series of punches but Dubrovsky avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nufgr looks to land a combination but Dubrovsky avoids it well.
Dubrovsky moves forwards but Nufgr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nufgr works over Dubrovsky's head and body with a nice combination.
Nufgr misses with a double jab
and Dubrovsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nufgr's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dubrovsky's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dubrovsky passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nufgr wants to control but Dubrovsky postures up.
Dubrovsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nufgr struggling a bit here.
Dubrovsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nufgr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dubrovsky remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nufgr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dubrovsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nufgr is looking to reverse the position.
Dubrovsky advances nicely into full mount.
Dubrovsky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nufgr is surviving well by controlling Dubrovsky's body position as best he can.
Nufgr tries to hold on but Dubrovsky postures up.
Dubrovsky is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Nufgr is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nikolay Dubrovsky!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolay Dubrovsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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