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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall (ranked 4 p4p, 1 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 39 p4p, 7 weight class). Dall's entrance music is Red - Already Over. A fine choice. Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Volya Nikolaev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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170 cm
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165 lbs
48 - 31 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 31 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall keeps Nikolaev at a distance using the push kick.
Dall lands with a straight right. Nikolaev didn't see that one coming.
Nikolaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikolaev wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nikolaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dall swings for the body but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Dall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikolaev.
Dall is looking to counter punch.
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Dall blocks a jab.
Nikolaev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nikolaev looking to sit in guard and control but Dall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nikolaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikolaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikolaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikolaev is looking to sweep but instead, Dall has passed into half guard.
Nikolaev is trying to control but can't.
Nikolaev is looking for a sweep. Dall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nikolaev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nikolaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dall is working away from the top position though.
Dall prevents Nikolaev from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall is working for a kimura but Nikolaev is defending it quite comfortably.
Nikolaev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nikolaev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dall has passed into half guard!
Dall trying to control from half guard but Nikolaev is working away.
Nikolaev is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dall pulls his head out easily.
Dall wants to take a breather but Nikolaev is having none of it.
Nikolaev wants to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Dall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev wants to get back to full guard but Dall has mounted him!
Nikolaev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nikolaev is surviving well by controlling Dall's body position as best he can.
Nikolaev gets back to half guard.
Dall 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 Dall.
Dall controlling the pace.
Dall is working for a kimura but Nikolaev is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Dall dominated that round.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nikolaev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nikolaev misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Nikolaev.
Dall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nikolaev throws out the jab.
Nikolaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nikolaev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dall quickly recovers to half guard.
Nikolaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dall trying to control but Nikolaev postures up.
Dall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nikolaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nikolaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev throws a strike but Dall rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nikolaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dall is aware though and is defending well.
Nikolaev trying to keep a closed guard but Dall is proving a slippery customer.
Dall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nikolaev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dall forces his way into half guard.
Nikolaev is trying to maintain the position but Dall is very close to passing his half guard.
Nikolaev wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to work for a kimura but Nikolaev is defending well.
Nikolaev is looking to improve his position.
Nikolaev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nikolaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nikolaev is trying to get back to full guard.
Nikolaev is looking to get back to full guard here but Dall has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Nikolaev wants to control but Dall postures up.
Dall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nikolaev is looking to regain half guard here but Dall keeps moving and retains side control.
Galen Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikolaev regains half guard.
Nikolaev trying to hold on to Dall's head to control him but Dall postures up.
Nikolaev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dall's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is really stuck here.
Nikolaev missing with strikes from the back.
Dall is covering up but some of the strikes from Nikolaev are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Dall's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Nikolaev has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nikolaev scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Dall is looking for a way out.
Dall is in bad spot here.
Nikolaev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dall hold on?
Nikolaev punches Dall on the ear.
Nikolaev is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikolaev lands a shot to the head.
Dall takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volya Nikolaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dall misses with a head kick.
Dall gets tackled into the cage by Nikolaev. Nikolaev maintains the clinch.
Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Nikolaev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nikolaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikolaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall defending well as Nikolaev loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolaev fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikolaev. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nikolaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikolaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dall!
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!
Dall tries to bench press Nikolaev off him but Nikolaev keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nikolaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nikolaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Nikolaev from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dall has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Nikolaev doesn't defend quickly enough and Dall has managed to lock this one up! Can Nikolaev escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dall on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Galen Dall!
Galen Dall retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Galen Dall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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