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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kick out the Jams by The MC5s as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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201 lbs
28 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 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
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Nelson throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Nelson is predictable there
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Lee checks a low kick from Nelson.
Lee blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Nelson throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
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!
Lee misses with a body shot
enabling Nelson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rufus Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee misses with a combination
and Nelson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Nelson clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick but Nelson moved away.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nelson, as that shot connected.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson with a jab.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Nelson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nelson trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Gunnar Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Nelson blocks the leg kick.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lee feints a jab promting Nelson to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nelson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Nelson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
Nelson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
Nelson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Lee stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Nelson misses.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nelson tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rufus Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson checks a leg kick.
Nelson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar 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. And we move into the final round!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nelson connects with the punch.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson lands a leg kick that knocks Lee off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nelson landing a few strikes.
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!
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nelson is trying to ground and pound but Lee uses the momentary lack of control by Nelson to regain half guard.
Nelson lands with a punch from half guard.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson staying busy and making it hard for Lee to control.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nelson prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with punches from side control.
Nelson lands a few punches from side control.
Nelson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nelson lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee is rocked!
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!
Nelson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lee looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nelson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
A very excited looking Gunnar Nelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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