Great match, indeed! Just earlier today, we were talking about how Nolf had a great chance to match Cael's undefeated record. I really figured he'd major IMar. What a gutty performance by IMar, though. After he struggled to beat Murphy in the semis, I'm sure many fans were thinking he'd really struggle with Nolf. Wrestled a very smart match this time. It was almost as if the dual meet match was a test run, to see what he could get away with in terms of throws, etc. To get an idea of how he might be able to horse Nolf around. He wore himself out in the process and paid the price. Much smarter match this time around -- conserved his energy, picked his shots, and put his athleticism to use against a very tough, but not as quick and explosive, Nolf.
Nolf is really fun to watch, but hats off to IMar for coming back from his only collegiate loss and beating a phenom! Needless to say, matches like this are GREAT for the sport. People will absolutely show up to watch that kind of action.