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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola comes into the arena with Mono - 16.12 blaring out of the sound system. Leo Sarsola could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunnar Nelson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarsola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarsola punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarsola just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarsola shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sarsola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nelson.
Nelson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sarsola.
Sarsola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nelson throws a push kick but Sarsola slaps the foot to one side.
Sarsola scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sarsola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sarsola off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is riding his opponent, not letting Sarsola buck him off.
Sarsola prevents Nelson from getting a body triangle.
Nelson biding his time, controlling Sarsola.
Sarsola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sarsola is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sarsola avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sarsola is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sarsola defending well though.
Sarsola wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sarsola's head.
Sarsola gets full guard.
Sarsola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Nelson trying to control but Sarsola is working from the bottom.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Sarsola blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nelson throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarsola has wrist control.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarsola.
Sarsola is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarsola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Sarsola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nelson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarsola's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that 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.
Sarsola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nelson circles away.
Sarsola feints and as Nelson raises his hands in defense, Sarsola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nelson passes to full mount!
Sarsola is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson looking to finish Sarsola with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sarsola!
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Sarsola is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sarsola is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nelson wants to control but instead Sarsola manages to regain half guard.
Nelson tries to pass to full mount but Sarsola defends it.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson with the ground and pound but Sarsola uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nelson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sarsola keeping full guard, as Nelson tries to pass.
Sarsola managing to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarsola keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Sarsola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nelson is aware though and is defending well.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sarsola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Sarsola blocks nicely.
Sarsola is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Sarsola keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
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.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sarsola is on top in guard.
Nelson is trying to keep Sarsola in close.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Sarsola controlling him for the moment.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Sarsola controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sarsola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sarsola tries to land a front kick but Nelson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarsola throws a big shot that misses.
Sarsola shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sarsola showed some decent athleticism there.
Nelson manages to get to full guard.
Nelson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nelson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarsola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leo Sarsola has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sarsola cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Sarsola avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Sarsola lands with a hook. Nelson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sarsola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarsola blocks a head kick by Nelson.
A slow jab from Sarsola misses its intended target.
Sarsola throws a body kick that misses.
Sarsola checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nelson, right into the meat.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nelson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson avoids the attempt from Sarsola to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nelson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sarsola's face.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sarsola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson tries to control but Sarsola wriggling away.
Sarsola tries to reverse the position but Nelson maintains control.
Nelson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sarsola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarsola is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nelson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Nelson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sarsola regains half guard.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sarsola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sarsola has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarsola looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarsola has managed to clinch.
Sarsola blocks a body shot from Nelson.
A shot in the inside from Sarsola.
Sarsola misses with the head strike.
Sarsola blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Sarsola throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson lands a left hand.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Nelson is leaning against Sarsola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sarsola working aggressively here.
Sarsola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarsola pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson tries a body shot but Sarsola blocks it.
Sarsola misses with a punch to the body.
Sarsola lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola throws a head punch that misses.
Sarsola tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Sarsola presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Sarsola avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarsola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nelson.
A left hand lands to the body for Nelson.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarsola lands an uppercut.
Nelson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sarsola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nelson or not.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarsola backwards.
Sarsola is working Nelson over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sarsola backwards.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Sarsola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola misses with some punches.
Sarsola misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sarsola fails to land.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Sarsola.
Sarsola tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sarsola misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nelson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sarsola's brow.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarsola.
Nelson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sarsola or not.
Sarsola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sarsola as Nelson tries to tie him up.
A short right from Nelson.
Sarsola lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson moves out of range as Sarsola throws a body kick.
Nelson throws a front kick aimed at Sarsola's knee but Sarsola avoids it well.
Sarsola looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
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.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Sarsola slips the punch.
Sarsola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a good low kick that Sarsola was not able to check.
Nelson tries to clinch but Sarsola moves out of range.
Nelson swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Sarsola.
Nelson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarsola misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with an outside leg kick.
Sarsola feints and then cracks Nelson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nelson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a right hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sarsola walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarsola misses with a low kick.
Sarsola throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarsola throws out a leg kick but Nelson moves out of range and Sarsola only half commits.
Sarsola is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nelson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nelson scores with a push kick.
Sarsola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nelsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sarsola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sarsola fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sarsola takes a shot to the head.
Sarsola managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Sarsola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarsola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarsola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarsola looks for the body kick but Nelson saw that one coming.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Nelson gets a double leg takedown into Sarsola's guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sarsola.
Nelson pushes down on Sarsola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nelson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola struggling a bit here.
Nelson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nelson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sarsola is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Sarsola dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson slows the pace down.
Sarsola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nelson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sarsola managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nelson.
Nelson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sarsola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson working the ground and pound effectively.
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sarsola is rocked!
Nelson scoring with strikes but Sarsola is staying in there.
Oh Sarsola is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sarsola is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson landing strikes from the mount and Sarsola is in trouble!
Sarsola tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sarsola is trying desperately to improve position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nelson! Sarsola is hurt baaadly! Nelson is firing away with more strikes - Sarsola is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson is the new middleweight champion!
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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