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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lutsenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That kick from Nelson tenderised Lutsenko's leg. Lutsenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson throws a low kick but Lutsenko avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lutsenko. That's going to slow Nelson down.
Lutsenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelson tries a low kick but Lutsenko avoids it.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutsenko.
Nelson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lutsenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutsenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lutsenko throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Lutsenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lutsenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson looks for the body kick but Lutsenko saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Lutsenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lutsenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lutsenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lutsenko misses the body punch
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lutsenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Lutsenko connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lutsenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Lutsenko closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsenko's elbow.
Lutsenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutsenko lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson digs a right hand into Lutsenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lutsenko's gas tank.
Lutsenko tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutsenko trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lutsenko into the cage.
Lutsenko lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Lutsenko.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Nelson tries to work over Lutsenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutsenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Lutsenko won't want to take too many of those.
Lutsenko lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lutsenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Lutsenko.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lutsenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutsenko misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
A short uppercut from Nelson.
Lutsenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lutsenko's elbow.
Lutsenko misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Lutsenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Lutsenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Nelson avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Lutsenko.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutsenko backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsenko tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Lutsenko wants to stall.
Lutsenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Lutsenko stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Lutsenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
Lutsenko breaks the clinch.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Lutsenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nelson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lutsenko blocks a jab.
Lutsenko misses with a wild combination.
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 cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutsenko.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lutsenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lutsenko!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nelson prevents Lutsenko from getting the reversal.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lutsenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Nelson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson controlling the pace for now.
Lutsenko is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nelson prevents Lutsenko from getting the reversal.
Nelson trying to control but Lutsenko is having none of it.
Lutsenko can't escape the position.
Nelson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lutsenko?
Lutsenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson dominating with strikes here.
Nelson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lutsenko is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nelson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lutsenko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Nelson with good strikes from the mount here!
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko taking shots to the head.
Lutsenko wants to hold on but Nelson pushes him away.
Lutsenko regains half guard.
Lutsenko 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 rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nelson tries to roll over but Lutsenko keeps him under control.
Lutsenko tries to pass to full mount but Nelson defends it.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson is staying active underneath Lutsenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko prevents Nelson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nelson is trying to control the position but Lutsenko postures up.
Lutsenko distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lutsenko wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Lutsenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Lutsenko landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lutsenko's guard.
Lutsenko is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson delivers a nice body kick.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lutsenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Lutsenko moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Lutsenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Nelson.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lutsenko tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lutsenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Lutsenko letting Nelson take a breather here.
Lutsenko manages to break the clinch.
Nelson digs a good body shot into Lutsenko's ribs.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Gunnar Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
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 head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sergi Lutsenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Lutsenko misses with a few strikes there.
Lutsenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lutsenko closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunnar Nelson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nelson tries a body shot but Lutsenko blocks it.
Lutsenko cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Lutsenko tries to tie him up.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Lutsenko avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lutsenko can't break the clinch.
Lutsenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lutsenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sergi Lutsenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lutsenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Lutsenko avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lutsenko.
Nelson lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lutsenko controls his hands.
Lutsenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lutsenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lutsenko avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lutsenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lutsenko wants to stall.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lutsenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lutsenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lutsenko circles away.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lutsenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lutsenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Nelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lutsenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutsenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Lutsenko.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Lutsenko.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lutsenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lutsenko blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nelson.
Lutsenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Nelson.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind 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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hype
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