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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 12 p4p, 5 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 63 p4p, 11 weight class). Nikolaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fever . Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music. Shogun Iron Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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149 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Tyson rushes Nikolaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Iron Tyson controlling the position.
Nikolaev landing with the ground and pound.
Nikolaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Iron Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolaev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron Tyson is adopting a defensive guard.
Iron Tyson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Iron Tyson looks to throw the jab but Nikolaev is out of range.
Nikolaev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Iron Tyson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nikolaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nikolaev moves out of range as Iron Tyson strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson thuds a left hand into Nikolaev's body.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Iron Tyson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the body from Iron Tyson misses
and Nikolaev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Iron Tyson misses
and Nikolaev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Iron Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nikolaev is just out of range.
Nikolaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Nikolaev's head but Nikolaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nikolaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Nikolaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron Tyson.
Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iron Tyson dips to his left and cracks Nikolaev with an uppercut!
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!
Iron Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nikolaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Iron Tyson to the mat! Iron Tyson manages to get full guard.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Nikolaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nikolaev throwing strikes but missing.
Nikolaev chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikolaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iron Tyson looking to control.
Iron Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iron Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nikolaev actively working from the bottom here.
Iron Tyson prevents Nikolaev from improving his position.
Nikolaev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Iron Tyson is keen to just control but Nikolaev is a slippery customer.
Nikolaev is looking to improve his position.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Nikolaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson wants to take a breather but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson postures up.
Nikolaev missing with punches from the bottom.
Nikolaev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Iron Tyson pulls his head out easily.
Iron Tyson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson postures up.
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 works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nikolaev ducks under a wild hook from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev tries to counter with a takedown but Iron Tyson is quick to defend against it.
Iron Tyson moves out of range as Nikolaev strikes.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iron Tyson throws out the jab.
Nikolaev avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev scores with a punch to the head.
Iron Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Shogun Iron Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Iron Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikolaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Iron Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nikolaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikolaev takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iron Tyson wants to clinch but Nikolaev slips to the side
enabling Nikolaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Nikolaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson misses with a hook to the body
and Nikolaev counters with a single leg into guard. Iron Tyson didn't expect that.
Nikolaev looking to pass the guard.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nikolaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volya Nikolaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikolaev lands a couple of elbows.
Nikolaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikolaev works over Iron Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Iron Tyson keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
Iron Tyson pulls Nikolaev in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Nikolaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but Iron Tyson blocks nicely.
Nikolaev throws a big right hand that misses.
Iron Tyson wants to get back to his feet but Nikolaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nikolaev distracts Iron Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolaev scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Iron Tyson wants to stand and escape but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Iron Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Nikolaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iron Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nikolaev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Iron Tyson trying to control the position.
Nikolaev works over Iron Tyson with some ground and pound from guard.
Nikolaev working some strikes from top position.
Nikolaev stops Iron Tyson from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev wants to pass the guard but Iron Tyson is keeping the position.
Nikolaev postures up.
Nikolaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nikolaev lands a couple of digs.
Nikolaev throwing strikes but missing.
Nikolaev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nikolaev throws a big elbow that misses.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to Iron Tyson's brow.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to Iron Tyson's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Iron Tyson misses with a body punch
and Nikolaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikolaev manages to avoid it.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Nikolaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Iron Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson works the jab nicely.
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nikolaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iron Tyson throws a jab when Nikolaev was well out of range.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
Nikolaev gets a double leg takedown into Iron Tyson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolaev is looking to work some ground and pound but Iron Tyson has wrist control.
Iron Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nikolaev controls the pace.
Nikolaev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Iron Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iron Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Iron Tyson stalling.
Iron Tyson moves into full mount! Nikolaev won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is squirming around, avoiding Iron Tyson's attempts to control the action.
Nikolaev is looking to get to half guard.
Iron Tyson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Iron Tyson dips to his left and cracks Nikolaev with an uppercut!
Nikolaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nikolaev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nikolaev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Iron Tyson sprawls well initially but Nikolaev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolaev trying to control the action but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev wants to free his trapped foot but Iron Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Iron Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Nikolaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nikolaev misses with a head shot. Iron Tyson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nikolaev distracts Iron Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nikolaev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nikolaev trying to control but Iron Tyson is working from the bottom.
Iron Tyson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikolaev is controlling him.
Nikolaev with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev is fighting to break Iron Tyson's control of his arms but Iron Tyson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Iron Tyson working a defensive guard here.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nikolaev stopping the sweep attempt from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Iron Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to Iron Tyson's brow.
Nikolaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Shogun Iron Tyson just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Nikolaev throwing a counter right hand but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Nikolaev finds it's target.
Nikolaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaev.
Nikolaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Nikolaev is avoiding it.
Nikolaev needs to keep his hands up - Iron Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Nikolaev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight right.
Nikolaev checks the leg kick.
Nikolaev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iron Tyson finds it's way round the side to connect with Nikolaev's head.
Nikolaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson tries to clinch up.
Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Nikolaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Iron Tyson's shoulder, as Iron Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nikolaev momentarily.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
Iron Tyson misses with a shot to the body
and Nikolaev counters with a straight right hand.
Iron Tyson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Nikolaev with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Nikolaev. Beautiful body shot.
Iron Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Iron Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nikolaev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Iron Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Iron Tyson digs a good body shot into Nikolaev's ribs.
Nikolaev staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikolaev moves forwards but Iron Tyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Iron Tyson lunges at Nikolaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikolaev's hand.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Nikolaev dives in and grabs Iron Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iron Tyson pushes down on Nikolaev's head and hops out.
Nikolaev scores with a nice head shot.
Iron Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson staying out of range there.
Iron Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikolaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iron Tyson misses with a right hand
and Nikolaev counters with a stiff right hand.
Iron Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Nikolaev.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Nikolaev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Nikolaev throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nikolaev under the eye.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Nikolaev's head but Nikolaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikolaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iron Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab from Nikolaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Nikolaev's head but Nikolaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikolaev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls and moves away.
Nikolaev defending well as Iron Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolaev is looking to counter punch.
Iron Tyson lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikolaev. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Iron Tyson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volya Nikolaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron Tyson closes the distance and pushes Nikolaev back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nikolaev looking for a takedown.
Nikolaev tries to score a body lock takedown but Iron Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikolaevs head.
Iron Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Nikolaev avoids it by throwing Iron Tyson back against the cage.
Nikolaev jumps guard but Iron Tyson stands there with Nikolaev around his waist. Nikolaev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nikolaev wants the takedown. Iron Tyson is fighting it off but Nikolaev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Iron Tyson's guard against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nikolaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nikolaev shoots for a double leg takedown but Iron Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Nikolaev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikolaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iron Tyson.
Nikolaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iron Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Nikolaev seems unphased.
Nikolaev scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikolaev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nikolaev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iron Tyson cracks Nikolaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikolaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nikolaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Nikolaev avoids it easily.
Nikolaev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron Tyson catches Nikolaev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Iron Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikolaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Iron Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nikolaev scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Nikolaev's head back.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
As Iron Tyson looks to move away, Nikolaev throws a big counter combo but Iron Tyson just gets out of the way.
Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Nikolaev.
Iron Tyson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nikolaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Iron Tyson!
Iron Tyson throws Nikolaev to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Nikolaev finds it's target.
Iron Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nikolaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikolaev misses with a hook. Iron Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Nikolaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson slips under a jab.
Shogun Iron Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iron Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iron Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nikolaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron Tyson throws a hook to the side of Nikolaev's head but Nikolaev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikolaev feinted with a counter takedown.
Iron Tyson walks into a left hand.
Iron Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Iron Tyson jabs Nikolaev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iron Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nikolaev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Iron Tyson throws an off balance right hand
and Iron Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volya Nikolaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson throws a hook but Nikolaev avoids it easily.
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nikolaev shoots in for a takedown but Iron Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Iron Tyson has closed the distance and engaged Nikolaev in a clinch.
Nikolaev manages to break the clinch.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iron Tyson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Iron Tyson misses the jab.
Nikolaev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nikolaev takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron Tyson misses the target.
Nikolaev appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Iron Tyson does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson tries a low kick but Nikolaev avoids it.
Nikolaev slips a jab from Iron Tyson.
Nice jab there from Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Nikolaev.
Iron Tyson cracks Nikolaev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nikolaev shoots in looking for a takedown but Iron Tyson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nikolaev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Volya Nikolaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Iron Tyson lands.
Iron Tyson lunges at Nikolaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nikolaev's hand.
Iron Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolaev shoots in for a double leg but Iron Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Iron Tyson clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shogun Iron Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iron Tyson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson is the new lightweight champion!
Shogun Iron Tyson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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