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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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240 lbs
29 - 14 - 2 |
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246 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachoff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've been hearing that Nelson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gorbachoff wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gorbachoff trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Gorbachoff has Nelson pulled in close to control his posture.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Gorbachoff's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy.
Gorbachoff wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gorbachoff wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Gorbachoff preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nelson thows a huge punch but Gorbachoff dodges it nicely.
Nelson throwing shots but Gorbachoff is blocking nicely.
Nelson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff wants to get back to full guard.
Nelson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nelson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gorbachoff won't allow Nelson to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson trying to control the action but Gorbachoff is working from the bottom.
Gorbachoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorbachoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorbachoff is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stands and throws Gorbachoff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorbachoff keeps working.
Gorbachoff tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Gorbachoff keeps trying to improve his position.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Gorbachoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorbachoff keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Gorbachoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gorbachoff tries to buck Nelson off but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorbachoff keeps working.
Nelson controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nelson working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorbachoff stuffs the takedown.
Gorbachoff throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
A good leg kick by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorbachoff throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Gorbachoff throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Gorbachoff just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Nelson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorbachoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makahlen Gorbachoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorbachoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson lands a jab to the head.
Makahlen Gorbachoff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorbachoff explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gorbachoff thows a leg kick but Nelson checks it
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachoff gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorbachoff is controlling Nelson's posture.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Gorbachoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Gorbachoff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gorbachoff slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gunnar Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Gorbachoff from controlling successfully.
Nelson trying to keep a closed guard but Gorbachoff is proving a slippery customer.
Gorbachoff wants to pass the guard but Nelson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff throwing strikes from guard but Nelson blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gorbachoff lands a couple of elbows.
Nelson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson controls Gorbachoff momentarily but Gorbachoff frees himself.
Nelson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gorbachoff defends it easily.
Nelson can't keep his opponent in guard - Gorbachoff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nelson is not content to let Gorbachoff control the position.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Gorbachoff has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Makahlen Gorbachoff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Gorbachoff misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely.
Gorbachoff avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorbachoff avoids it really well and circles away.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gorbachoff's guard now.
Gorbachoff is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Gorbachoff has Nelson pulled in close to control his posture.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff struggling a bit here.
Nelson misses with the ground and pound.
Gorbachoff holds on to Nelson's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Gorbachoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Gorbachoff's head but Gorbachoff avoids it well.
Gorbachoff is trying to get back to half guard.
Gorbachoff prevents Nelson from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to score with some ground and pound. Gorbachoff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gorbachoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorbachoff prevents Nelson from improving position.
Gorbachoff sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson trying to control the action but Gorbachoff is working from the bottom.
Gorbachoff wants to control but Nelson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Gorbachoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gorbachoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gorbachoff.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gorbachoff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Nelson has his hands on Gorbachoff's head, controlling the position.
Gorbachoff wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gorbachoff is now in half guard.
Gorbachoff thows a huge punch but Nelson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gorbachoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Nelson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nelson gets back to full guard.
Gorbachoff looking to pass the guard.
Gorbachoff looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorbachoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorbachoff is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
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.
I think Nelson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gunnar Nelson!
Gunnar Nelson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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