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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mono - 16.12 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola misses the shot to the body.
Sarsola is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
Nelson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarsola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarsola misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sarsola's knee momentarily.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Sarsola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarsola misses with a body shot.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarsola.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Sarsola circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Sarsola misses its intended target.
Sarsola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nelson throws a push kick but Sarsola slaps the foot to one side.
Sarsola scores with a body shot.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Sarsola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarsola.
Nelson stuffs the takedown.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Sarsola avoids a kick to the body.
Sarsola scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sarsola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nelson's head.
Sarsola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nelson tries to roll over but Sarsola keeps him under control.
Nelson keeping hold of Sarsola's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Sarsola postures up.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
Nelson trying to control but Sarsola is working from the bottom.
Sarsola is pulling down on Nelson's head to control his posture.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsola 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.
Sarsola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Sarsola controlling him for the moment.
Sarsola passes Nelson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sarsola wants to pass the guard but Nelson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sarsola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sarsola's back!
Nelson trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarsola looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Nelson is controlling the position but Sarsola somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sarsola's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Nelson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarsola looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
A low kick from Sarsola misses
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sarsola is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sarsola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nelson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nelson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sarsola throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarsola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarsola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nelson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarsola looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. Sarsola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarsola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sarsola throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sarsola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Sarsola.
Nelson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sarsola's calf.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarsola misses with a low kick as Nelson jumps back.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Sarsola moves away and avoids it.
Sarsola thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Sarsola is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sarsola won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
Nelson controls Sarsola momentarily but Sarsola frees himself.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nelson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sarsola takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Sarsola manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nelson.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sarsola is retaining full guard.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarsola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sarsola keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Sarsola seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sarsola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sarsola pulls Nelson in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarsola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Sarsola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson.
Sarsola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sarsola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarsola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nelson checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarsola.
Sarsola thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Sarsola throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nelson takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
Nelson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nelson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sarsola's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarsola momentarily.
A low kick from Sarsola is predictable there
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sarsola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sarsola throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nelson - that will leave a mark!
Sarsola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sarsola.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarsola misses with a body shot
and Nelson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sarsola swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Sarsola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarsola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slips under a jab from Sarsola.
Nelson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nelson is able to avoid easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Sarsola circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Sarsola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarsola misses with a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a right hand to the body.
Sarsola wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson stuns Sarsola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarsola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nelson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarsola is looking to chop away at Nelson's legs.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Sarsola's leg. Sarsola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola scores with a hook.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarsola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nelson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nelson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sarsola on his heels. He'll look to pass Sarsola's guard now, I'm sure.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Sarsola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Sarsola!
Sarsola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pulls Sarsola in close to prevent any damage.
Sarsola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leo Sarsola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarsola trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Sarsola looking to pass the guard.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nelson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Our winner, Gunnar Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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