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QFC Tournament 161 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winke Tygesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Winke Tygesen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Winke Tygesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre gets a clinch.
Tygesen is stalling here.
Tygesen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
StPierre avoiding damage as Tygesen throws knees to the body.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
Tygesen misses with a knee to the head.
Tygesen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tygesen taking a breather.
StPierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Tygesen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Tygesen trying to control the position but instead, StPierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tygesen into the cage.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tygesen can't find room to land a body shot as StPierre controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tygesen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tygesen pushes off an throws an elbow but StPierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tygesen lands an elbow inside that StPierre shrugs off.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
StPierre is trying to break free.
StPierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
StPierre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tygesen stalling.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but StPierre blocks with his arms.
Tygesen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tygesen prevents StPierre from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Tygesen.
Tygesen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has StPierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tygesen avoiding damage as StPierre throws knees to the body.
StPierre avoiding damage as Tygesen throws knees to the body.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tygesen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
Tygesen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
StPierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
StPierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Tygesen gets an underhook and turns StPierre into the cage.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
Tygesen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen stops a takedown attempt from StPierre.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Tygesen to work.
Tygesen misses with a punch to the body.
StPierre blocks an uppercut.
StPierre tries to circle away but Tygesen has him pinned against the cage.
StPierre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tygesen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tygesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
StPierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
StPierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tygesen is defending well.
Tygesen scores with a knee to the head.
StPierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tygesen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tygesen throws an elbow that misses.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Tygesen working aggressively here.
StPierre is working for takedown but Tygesen is calmly controlling the position for now.
StPierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
StPierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tygesen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tygesen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tygesen scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tygesen lands an elbow just above StPierre 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tygesen.
Tygesen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tygesen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winke Tygesen 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.
StPierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tygesen defends it nicely.
StPierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tygesen manages to avoid it.
Tygesen instigates a clinch.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre has Tygesen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tygesen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tygesen tries a body shot but StPierre blocks it.
Tygesen misses with a knee to the head.
StPierre is trying to push Tygesen away but Tygesen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winke Tygesen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tygesen stops a takedown attempt from StPierre.
StPierre letting Tygesen take a breather here.
StPierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tygesen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tygesen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Tygesen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through StPierre's defenses.
StPierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Tygesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
StPierre is trying to break free.
Tygesen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Tygesen avoids the damage to the body.
Tygesen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tygesen lands a nice knee to the body.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen avoids the elbow strike from StPierre, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tygesen can't find room to land a body shot as StPierre controls the action.
Tygesen trying to land knees to the body.
StPierre looking for a takedown.
Tygesen struggles to land a body shot inside as StPierre controls his hands.
Tygesen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
StPierre takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Tygesen.
Tygesen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tygesen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tygesen scores with a nice short uppercut.
StPierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tygesen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tygesen throws a punch but it's blocked by StPierre.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but StPierre blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tygesen prevents the takedown attempt.
Tygesen is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tygesen missing with knees to the body.
StPierre managing to block the knees to the body from Tygesen.
Tygesen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from StPierre.
Tygesen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tygesen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
StPierre blocks an elbow strike.
Tygesen landing knees to the head.
StPierre blocks the elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as StPierre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tygesen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now.
Tygesen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but StPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
StPierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tygesen just misses with a elbow thrown towards StPierre's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tygesen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but StPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
Tygesen throws an elbow but it misses.
StPierre has Tygesen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tygesen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre goes for a takedown attempt but Tygesen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winke Tygesen dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tygesen tries to clinch but StPierre is having none of it.
Tygesen is looking to clinch.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but StPierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tygesen is looking to clinch but StPierre is avoiding it.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
StPierre misses the shot to the body.
StPierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Tygesen is just out of range.
Tygesen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tygesen wants to clinch up but StPierre keeps it at a distance.
StPierre misses with a straight left.
Tygesen moves in looking to clinch but StPierre pushes him off.
StPierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tygesen.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch up but StPierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tygesen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
StPierre gets tackled into the cage by Tygesen. Tygesen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre letting Tygesen take a breather here.
StPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tygesen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tygesen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tygesen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. StPierre is defending well for now.
StPierre blocks an uppercut.
StPierre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tygesen after a bit of a struggle.
Tygesen with a knee to the head.
Tygesen landing knees to the body.
StPierre looking for a takedown.
Winke Tygesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George StPierre.
Tygesen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tygesen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tygesen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tygesen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and StPierre avoids it.
Tygesen looking to throw knees to the head but StPierre is blocking nicely.
StPierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tygesen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tygesen stuffs the takedown attempt from StPierre. StPierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Tygesen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
Tygesen tries to clinch but StPierre moves away
and StPierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
StPierre swats away the attempt to clinch by Tygesen.
Tygesen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tygesen tries to close the distance and clinch but StPierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tygesen tries to clinch up.
StPierre throws out a loose jab but Tygesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tygesen tries to clinch up but StPierre circles away and keeps his distance.
StPierre misses with a body shot.
StPierre looks to throw the jab but Tygesen is out of range.
Tygesen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and StPierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by StPierre.
StPierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
StPierre wants to pass the guard but Tygesen is keeping the position.
StPierre throwing strikes from guard but Tygesen blocks nicely.
StPierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
StPierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
StPierre wants to take a breather but Tygesen is having none of it.
StPierre trying to mount his opponent but Tygesen defends it.
Tygesen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but StPierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
StPierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre content to control rather than advance.
George StPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
StPierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
StPierre drops an elbow to the side of Tygesen's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George StPierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tygesen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Winke Tygesen!
Winke Tygesen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mich Van Hyllen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Junber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mich Van Hyllen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Junber!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Van Hyllen misses.
Junber checks the leg kick.
Van Hyllen throws a body kick that misses.
Junber thumps Van Hyllen with a low kick.
Van Hyllen slips a jab and a cross from Junber.
A jab from Van Hyllen misses.
Van Hyllen blocks a head kick by Junber.
Van Hyllen gets tackled into the cage by Junber. Junber maintains the clinch.
Van Hyllen breaks from the clinch.
Van Hyllen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Junber at a distance.
Junber misses with a few strikes there.
Junber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Hyllen throws a head kick but Junber moves out of range.
Junber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hyllen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hyllen clinches.
Junber missing with knees to the body.
Junber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hyllen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junber.
Van Hyllen misses with a double jab.
Van Hyllen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Hyllen moves into the clinch.
Junber avoiding damage.
Van Hyllen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Junber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junber pushes Van Hyllen away with a front kick.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
Junber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Hyllen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hyllen connects with a high kick.
Van Hyllen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hyllen throws a head kick but Junber moves out of range.
Van Hyllen connects with a high kick.
Junber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Hyllen closes the distance and pushes Junber back into the cage.
Junber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junber lands a head kick!
Van Hyllen blocks a head kick by Junber.
Van Hyllen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Hyllen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hyllen throws a body kick that misses.
Junber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junber instigates a clinch.
Van Hyllen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Van Hyllen.
Junber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Junber - that landed with a thud.
Van Hyllen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Hyllen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Junber managing to block the knees to the body from Van Hyllen.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hyllen has closed the distance and engaged Junber in a clinch.
Junber prevents Van Hyllen from breaking the clinch.
Van Hyllen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Van Hyllen.
Junber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
Van Hyllen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hyllen, pushing him back against the cage.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hyllen has Junber up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Hyllen.
Mich Van Hyllen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Van Hyllen misses
and Junber counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Hyllen is trying to force a seperation but Junber has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hyllen is trying to break free.
Van Hyllen can't break the clinch.
Van Hyllen wants to get back to striking at distance but Junber won't allow it.
Van Hyllen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mich Van Hyllen dominated that 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.
Junber clinches.
Van Hyllen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Junber.
Junber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hyllen blocks a head kick by Junber.
Van Hyllen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Hyllen instigates a clinch.
Bob Junber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Hyllen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Hyllen is trying to maintain a safe position but Junber gets an underhook and turns Van Hyllen into the cage.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hyllen moves away.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
Junber lands with a straight right. Van Hyllen didn't see that one coming.
Junber gets tackled into the cage by Van Hyllen. Van Hyllen maintains the clinch.
Junber breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Junber lands.
Van Hyllen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Junber takes a step back to recover.
Van Hyllen gets tackled into the cage by Junber. Junber maintains the clinch.
Van Hyllen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junber throws a head kick but Van Hyllen moves out of range.
Junber moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Junber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Junber misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Van Hyllen.
Mich Van Hyllen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Hyllen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Hyllen throws a one two combo.
Junber has Van Hyllen up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Van Hyllen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Junber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Junber duly obliges.
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!
Junber avoids the head kick by Van Hyllen.
Junber blocks a head kick by Van Hyllen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Junber does no damage.
Van Hyllen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junber rushes Van Hyllen and presses him up against the cage.
Junber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Hyllen.
Van Hyllen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Hyllen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Junber avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Junber in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Hyllen avoids the head kick by Junber.
Junber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Junber throws a push kick but Van Hyllen slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hyllen scores with a leg kick.
Junber throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Junber does no damage.
Van Hyllen tries to bum rush Junber with a series of wild strikes but Junber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Hyllen misses with a head kick.
Van Hyllen clinches.
Junber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Junber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hyllen circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping body kick lands there for Junber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junber throws a wild body kick that Van Hyllen sees coming a mile off.
Van Hyllen rushes Junber and presses him up against the cage.
Van Hyllen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hyllen moves out of range of the leg kick from Junber.
Junber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Hyllen sizes up Junber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Junber throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hyllen moves out of range easily.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Hyllen!
Van Hyllen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Hyllen.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Hyllen - that will leave a mark!
Van Hyllen moves into range and clinches up with Junber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Junber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Junber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Junber has Van Hyllen pressed against the cage, preventing Van Hyllen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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 Mich Van Hyllen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Hyllen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Junber takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Hyllen wants to get back to striking at distance but Junber won't allow it.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hyllen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Hyllen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Junber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hyllen can't break the clinch.
Van Hyllen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hyllen wants to get back to striking at distance but Junber won't allow it.
Van Hyllen is trying to break the clinch but Junber has him pressed against the cage.
Van Hyllen missing with knees to the body.
Van Hyllen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junber breaks from the clinch.
Mich Van Hyllen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick
and Junber counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Hyllen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Hyllen.
Junber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hyllen.
Junber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junber pushes Van Hyllen up against the cage in a clinch.
Junber avoiding damage as Van Hyllen throws knees to the body.
Junber breaks from the clinch.
Junber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junber tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hyllen throws a sloppy head kick and Junber moves out of range easily.
Junber throws a head kick but Van Hyllen moves out of range.
Van Hyllen throws a nice looking combination but Junber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junber throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hyllen moves out of range easily.
Van Hyllen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Hyllen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Junber.
Van Hyllen looks to land a combination but Junber avoids it well.
Van Hyllen clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hyllen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Junber breaks from the clinch.
Junber drives through and clinches with Van Hyllen against the cage.
Van Hyllen is looking to break free of the clinch but Junber has double underhooks.
Junber lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Hyllen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Junber looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hyllen is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Junber.
Junber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Hyllen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hyllen throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hyllen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Junber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Junber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junber pushes Van Hyllen up against the cage in a clinch.
Junber controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Hyllen misses with a knee to the head.
Junber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Hyllen throws a head kick that Junber semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Hyllen has Junber up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hyllen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Junber blocks it with crossed arms.
Junber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junber has closed the distance and engaged Van Hyllen in a clinch.
Junber blocking some punches.
Van Hyllen misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hyllen manages to break the clinch.
Van Hyllen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hyllen blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junber moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hyllen.
Junber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junber pushes Van Hyllen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Junber.
I think Van Hyllen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Mich Van Hyllen!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Bob Junber!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Mich Van Hyllen!
Mich Van Hyllen wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Litt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louis Litt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litt scores with a jab. Dias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Litt.
Dias moves away from the strike by Litt.
Nice defenses there by Dias.
Litt misses with a looping right.
Dias is looking to clinch but Litt is avoiding it.
Litt looks to throw the jab but Dias is out of range.
Litt looks to land a combination. Dias sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Litt misses with a straight left.
Louis Litt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Litt finds it's way round the side to connect with Dias's head.
Litt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dias.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Litt leaves Dias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dias looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Litt is fending him off so far but Dias persists. Nope, Litt circles away and we're back to standing.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Litt misses.
Louis Litt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Litt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dias.
Litt cracks Dias with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dias is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dias walks into a stiff left hand from Litt.
Dias blocks a jab.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Litt as he avoids it easily.
Dias takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dias shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Litt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A shot to the liver by Litt. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Litt. No joy for Dias on that attempt.
Litt lands a lovely overhand right.
Litt tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias shoots in but Litt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Litt there.
Donk. Litt catches Dias right on the button with a cross.
Litt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Litt cracks Dias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Litt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Litt throws a hook to the side of Dias's head but Dias sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Litt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dias had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Litt misses.
Litt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dias. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Litt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dias eats them both and turns towards Litt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Litt to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dias bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Litt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dias takes a jab right on the kisser.
Litt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dias.
A telegraphed right hand from Litt misses the target.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Litt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dias defending well as Litt loads up on a big left hand.
Litt throws a series of punches but Dias avoids them all with ease.
Dias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Litt scores with a decent looking hook.
Dias fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dias fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Litt misses.
Litt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dias takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Litt throws a jab when Dias was well out of range.
Litt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dias closes the distance looking to clinch
and Litt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dias is defended easily by Litt.
Dias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Litt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Litt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Litt throws a shot from downtown. Dias moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Litt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dias slips a jab and a cross from Litt.
Dias fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Litt misses the target.
Dias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Litt.
The fighters circling - Litt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Litt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Litt throws a right and a left that Dias avoids nicely.
Dias shoots in and drives through. Litt sprawls well.
Litt missing with a left hand there. Dias was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Litt catches Dias right on the button with a cross.
Litt scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Litt.
Litt misses with a straight right.
Dias shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Litt defends it nicely.
Dias will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Litt.
Nice uppercut lands for Litt. That snapped Dias's head back.
Litt misses with a body shot.
Dias dives in and grabs Litt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Litt pushes down on Dias's head and hops out.
Dias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Litt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Litt throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dias throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Litt's waist but Litt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt misses the jab.
Litt lands a jab to the head.
Litt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dias.
Joao Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litt lands with an overhand left.
Litt tests Dias's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Louis Litt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Litt, as that shot connected.
Litt cracks Dias with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dias looks to land a right hand but Litt moved out of range.
Litt scores with a nice strike.
Litt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt scores with a jab to the body.
Litt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dias under the eye.
Litt digs a good hook to Dias's body.
Litt 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.
Litt works the jab nicely.
Litt sizes up Dias with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Litt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Litt misses with a straight left.
Dias takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Litt misses its intended target.
Litt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Litt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dias uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Litt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Litt's waist but Litt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dias might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Litt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dias shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Litt misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Litt.
Litt lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Litt lands a head shot.
Litt stuns Dias with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Litt to score with a decent uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Litt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Litt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Litt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dias uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Litt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Litt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dias takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Litt lands a nice looking body shot.
Litt lands a glancing blow to the side of Dias's head.
Litt misses with an uppercut. Dias saw that one coming.
Dias dives in and scores a takedown into Litt's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dias works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dias trying to control from half guard but Litt is working away.
Litt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Litt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Litt keeps working.
Litt won't allow Dias to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joao Dias.
Litt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dias has time to react.
Dias is looking to clinch.
Litt throws a nice looking combination but Dias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Litt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dias momentarily.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dias's hands.
Dias shoots in and drives through. Litt sprawls well.
Dias steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Litt.
Litt misses the shot to the body.
Dias moves forwards but Litt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dias slips a jab from Litt.
Dias blocks a leg kick.
Dias shoots in looking for a takedown. Litt tries to sprawl out of it but Dias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Litt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dias tries to clinch up.
Litt throws a leg kick but Dias checks it.
Litt throws a lazy right hand but Dias sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litt misses with a hook.
Dias fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Litt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dias checks a low kick from Litt.
A swing and a miss from Litt.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Litt as he jumps to the side.
Litt lands with a nice body punch.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Litt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litt scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.
Litt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Litt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dias doesn't seem bothered though.
Litt throws a lazy uppercut
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
Dias walks into a stiff left hand from Litt.
A jab from Litt misses.
Litt tries to bum rush Dias with a series of wild strikes but Dias uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Litt 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.
Dias moves away from the strike by Litt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dias darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joao Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Litt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dias.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Litt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Litt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Louis Litt!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Louis Litt!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Louis Litt!
Louis Litt wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Nolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Nolter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Nolter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nolter.
Garcia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nolter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Garcia circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Nolter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nolter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nolter somewhat.
Nolter gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Garcia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nolter working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to get back to his feet.
Nolter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nolter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nolter tries for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Nolter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nolter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nolter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia trying to remain calm as Nolter controls from the top position.
Nolter stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolter stands up and waves to Garcia to follow him.
Garcia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nolter was covering up waiting for the punch and Garcia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolter is looking to stand up but Garcia isn't so interested in that idea.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Nolter keeps moving.
Nolter seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nolter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nolter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Garcia is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Garcia has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nolter pulls Garcia in close to prevent any damage.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nolter wants to stand but Garcia is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Nolter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Nolter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia instigates a clinch.
Nolter lands a nice knee to the body.
Nolter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Garcia uses from the top position.
Nolter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
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!
Garcia won't allow Nolter to get back to his feet.
Nolter striking off his back.
Nolter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nolter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nolter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nolter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nolter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Garcia has worked his arm free - good work by Garcia!
Nolter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nolter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nolter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolter looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Nolter lands with some strikes.
Nolter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Garcia is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nolter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nolter managing to control the position.
Nolter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolter pushes Garcia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia shoots in and bounces Nolter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing.
Nick Nolter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nolter trying to control the position here.
Nolter pushes Garcia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nick Nolter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nolter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nolter wants to control but Garcia postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nolter gets back to half guard.
Nolter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nolter makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nolter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Garcia to the mat! Garcia manages to get full guard.
Nolter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nolter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Nolter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garcia.
Garcia working away.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nolter keeps working.
Nolter regains half guard.
Nolter looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolter trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Nolter kicks off Garcia and gets to his feet.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Nolter shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nolter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Nolter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nolter on his heels. He'll look to pass Nolter's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to stand up but Nolter won't let him.
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nolter trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Nolter controlling Garcia's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Nolter just wasn't active enough.
Garcia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nolter is trying to defend but Garcia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nolter kicks off Garcia and gets to his feet.
Nolter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nolter stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nolter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
Nick Nolter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia trying to remain calm as Nolter controls from the top position.
Nolter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face as Nolter controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nolter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolter advances to mount.
Nolter controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Nolter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nolter, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Nick Nolter!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Nick Nolter!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Nick Nolter!
Nick Nolter wins by unanimous decision!
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