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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. Nikolaev moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad throws a shot from downtown. Nikolaev moves away and avoids it.
Al Haddad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nikolaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Al Haddad sprawls well. He's pushed Nikolaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nikolaev loads up on a big right hand but Al Haddad slips the punch.
Al Haddad throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Al Haddad's waist but Al Haddad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikolaev off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Al Haddad's shoulder, as Al Haddad tries to avoid the shot.
Al Haddad looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Al Haddad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Haddad thuds his right hand into Nikolaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al Haddad tries to clinch there but Nikolaev circles away.
Nikolaev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Haddad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
Al Haddad staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Haddad looks to land a combination but Nikolaev avoids it well.
Nikolaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikolaev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev advances to half guard.
Nikolaev prevents Al Haddad from improving his position.
Al Haddad is working hard here to advance position.
Nikolaev drops an elbow to the side of Al Haddad's head.
Al Haddad looks like he's trying to stand up.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Haddad trying to hold on to Nikolaev's head to control him but Nikolaev postures up.
Al Haddad has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Al Haddad is refusing to be controlled, as Nikolaev sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Al Haddad is trying to stand back up but Nikolaev is controlling him
Al Haddad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nikolaev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nikolaev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Al Haddad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikolaev.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Al Haddad has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Al Haddad is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev working over Al Haddad with some ground and pound. Al Haddad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nikolaev is trying to control. Al Haddad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nikolaev stops Al Haddad from getting back to his feet.
Al Haddad wants to stand back up but Nikolaev manages to pass into side control.
Nikolaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Al Haddad is trying to work for a sweep but Nikolaev has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to control but Al Haddad wriggling away.
Nikolaev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Al Haddad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Al Haddad wants to hold on but Nikolaev pushes him away.
Nikolaev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Al Haddad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Al Haddad and Nikolaev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Nikolaev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nikolaev throws an elbow but Al Haddad slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nikolaev working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nikolaev lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Haddad takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Nikolaev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Al Haddad misses with a few strikes there.
Nikolaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nikolaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Nikolaev misses the target.
Nikolaev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Al Haddad pinned against the cage. Al Haddad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Al Haddad thuds his right hand into Nikolaev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Elias Al Haddad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikolaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elias Al Haddad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volya Nikolaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev scores with a jab to the head.
Al Haddad throws a looping overhand right but Nikolaev ducks down to avoid it.
Nikolaev drops his hands momentarily and Al Haddad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nikolaev fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev shoots for a takedown but Al Haddad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Al Haddad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nikolaev. Nikolaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Al Haddad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Haddad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolaev gets a double leg takedown into Al Haddad's guard.
Nikolaev is breathing heavily.
Al Haddad wants to stand and escape but Nikolaev is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al Haddad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nikolaev has managed to get both his arms back between Al Haddad's legs - danger averted.
Al Haddad trying to control the position here.
Al Haddad is looking for a triangle but Nikolaev pushes his legs off easily.
Nikolaev is in close to Al Haddad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev trying to control but Al Haddad is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Al Haddad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nikolaev stacks Al Haddad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nikolaev!
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
Nikolaev trying to control the position but Al Haddad is working away.
Nikolaev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nikolaev wants to control but Al Haddad is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al Haddad tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev working the head and body with strikes.
Al Haddad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nikolaev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Haddad wants to get back to his feet.
Al Haddad is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nikolaev connects with a decent elbow.
Nikolaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Haddad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Al Haddad struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to improve position but can't.
Nikolaev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Volya Nikolaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Haddad is trying to improve his position.
Al Haddad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Al Haddad takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nikolaev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Al Haddad down.
Al Haddad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Al Haddad looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nikolaev gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Al Haddad is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nikolaev lets go of the hold and Al Haddad can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Volya Nikolaev!
An out of breath Volya Nikolaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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