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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justina Vanovcan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyler Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanovcan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moskau. Nelson has chosen One as his entrance music. Justina Vanovcan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justina Vanovcan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Skyler Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
I was talking to Vanovcan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
Vanovcan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanovcan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Vanovcan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vanovcan clinches up with Nelson and pushes him back against the cage.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Skyler Nelson has been cut.
Vanovcan misses with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan misses with a punch to the body.
Vanovcan lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vanovcan scores a nice knee to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vanovcan lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Vanovcan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nelson walks away with a smile on his face. Vanovcan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vanovcan moves into the clinch.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Vanovcan can't get the takedown.
Vanovcan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Vanovcan tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanovcan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan lands a body shot.
Vanovcan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanovcan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanovcan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanovcan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanovcan lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Vanovcan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson avoiding damage as Vanovcan throws knees to the body.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Vanovcan has the dominant position.
Vanovcan misses with some punches.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Vanovcan fails to land.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Vanovcan on the inside.
Vanovcan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up.
Vanovcan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vanovcan.
Nelson is trying to push Vanovcan away but Vanovcan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vanovcan lands an elbow inside.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Vanovcan keeps him there for the moment.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanovcan won't allow it.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nelson to keep the fight standing.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Vanovcan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Vanovcan is controlling the position.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanovcan missing with knees to the body.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanovcan looking for a takedown.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Vanovcan misses the shot to the body.
Vanovcan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Vanovcan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanovcan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but Nelson blocks it.
Vanovcan connects with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Vanovcan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanovcan throws an elbow that misses.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanovcan obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
Vanovcan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vanovcan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanovcan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanovcan has double underhooks.
Vanovcan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vanovcan working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Vanovcan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanovcan misses with some punches.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanovcan is trying to pull guard but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Vanovcan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanovcan misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Vanovcan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanovcan can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vanovcan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanovcan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanovcan is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Vanovcan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justina Vanovcan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skyler Nelson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanovcan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Justina Vanovcan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanovcan tries to clinch up.
Vanovcan wants to clinch up but Nelson keeps it at a distance.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanovcan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vanovcan misses with a body punch.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan is looking for a takedown.
Vanovcan tries for a takedown but Nelson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justina Vanovcan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vanovcan throws an elbow but misses.
Vanovcan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanovcan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanovcan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Vanovcan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson wants to break free but Vanovcan has control.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vanovcan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanovcan tries to pull guard but Nelson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanovcan.
Vanovcan looking to throw knees to the head but Nelson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanovcan tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Vanovcan drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Vanovcan lands a nice elbow.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanovcan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vanovcan misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanovcan keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vanovcan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Vanovcan fails to land.
Vanovcan connects with a knee to the head.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan trying to land knees to the body.
Vanovcan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanovcan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vanovcan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justina Vanovcan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Vanovcan is controlling him.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanovcan has double underhooks.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanovcan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Vanovcan pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Vanovcan.
Vanovcan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Vanovcan wants to take the fight to the mat but Nelson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanovcan missing with knees to the body.
Skyler Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanovcan tries to land a knee to the head but Nelson blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justina Vanovcan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanovcan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justina Vanovcan!
Justina Vanovcan 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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energy
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hype
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