Tsujoi wrote...
Disappointed there was no fight scene.
Well, the fight with st. nick wasn't shown explicitly also in the original LN.
Keep in mind that this was a chapter from volume 2 which consists of side stories explaining the events that made Kirito to finally become the infamously known "Beater" and "Black Swordsman".
The anime is following the story chronologically, while the 1st chapter after the prologue actually skipped directly to Floor 78.