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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fever . White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jamie White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
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175 cm
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161 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 23 - 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie White!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nikolaev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
White misses with a left hand
and Nikolaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolaev moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Nikolaev looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White thows a leg kick but Nikolaev checks it
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nikolaev shoots in but no luck this time.
White counters with a body kick.
White avoids the body shot from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White throws out a loose jab but Nikolaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jamie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a body shot
and Nikolaev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
Nikolaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking to control Nikolaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev slows the pace down in half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
Nikolaev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nikolaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nikolaev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nikolaev tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
Nikolaev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White has hold of Nikolaev's hands but Nikolaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikolaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nikolaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikolaev.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nikolaev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nikolaev is stalling here. White is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nikolaev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and White has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nikolaev is trying to get back to half guard.
White fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
White trying to control the action but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
White is thwarting Nikolaev's attempts to control the position.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nikolaev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
White has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nikolaev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikolaev avoids the head kick by White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Nikolaev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev has a takedown stuffed.
Nikolaev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nikolaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Nikolaev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy body kick from White
and Nikolaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nikolaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White is trying to keep Nikolaev in close.
Nikolaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nikolaev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nikolaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
White keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Nikolaev drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nikolaev has White in his guard.
Nikolaev working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Nikolaev is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volya Nikolaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikolaev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White wants to control from the top but Nikolaev keeps moving.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White postures up.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikolaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nikolaev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White trying to control but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nikolaev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nikolaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Volya Nikolaev will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nikolaev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nikolaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolaev avoids the body shot from White.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Nikolaev down.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nikolaev is out of range.
White throws a leg kick
and Nikolaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White looking to control.
White might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nikolaev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev landing some decent shots from guard.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikolaev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nikolaev stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikolaev controls the pace.
Nikolaev trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jamie White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nikolaev stacks White 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!
Nikolaev trying to control the position but White is working away.
Nikolaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White tries to buck Nikolaev off but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.
White is not content to let Nikolaev control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nikolaev gets back to full guard.
White won't allow Nikolaev to sweep him here.
Nikolaev is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Nikolaev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Volya Nikolaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nikolaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White trying to control the position but Nikolaev is working away.
Nikolaev parries the strikes from White easily there. White is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nikolaev to escape.
Nikolaev throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Nikolaev tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikolaev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev is working hard here to advance position.
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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volya Nikolaev!
A relieved looking Volya Nikolaev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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