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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neely kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cracker - Low. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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240 lbs
30 - 14 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Neely.
Neely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neely fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Neely backwards.
Neely stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Neely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Neely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Nelson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Neely has been cut.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neely struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neely backwards.
A short right from Nelson.
Nelson lands an uppercut.
Neely wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Neely lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely tries to score a body lock takedown but Nelson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Neely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neely blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neely.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neely's elbow.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neely.
Neely is trying to drag Nelson to the mat but Nelson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neely is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Neely struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Neely misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neely motions for Nelson to come forward. Neely throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Nelson as Neely shoots in.
Nelson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Neely.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Neely backs away looking to recover.
A solid body kick from Neely.
Neely takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson slips under a jab from Neely.
Neely throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neely tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Jab, jab by Nelson - just one landing.
Neely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nelson.
Neely darts in looking for a takedown but Nelson gets double underhooks and turns Neely into the cage.
A short left from Nelson.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike.
Neely struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack Neely's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neely lands a glancing blow to the side of Nelson's head.
Neely shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson is looking to slow Neely down with leg kicks.
Neely on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Neely tries to score with a low kick but Nelson moves his leg out of the way.
Nelson lands a front kick.
Neely moves out of range of the leg kick from Nelson.
Neely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nelson cracks Neely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson thuds a left hand into Neely's body.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Neely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neely's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Nelson 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.
Nelson throwing strikes from guard but Neely blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson advances to half guard.
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 Jack Neely's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Neely misses with a takedown attempt - Nelson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson with a nice cross.
Neely lands a jab to the nose.
Neely misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nelson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Neely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunnar Nelson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neely takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neely takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Neely misses with a low kick.
Nelson lands with a nice combination. Neely backs away looking to recover.
Jack Neely's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neely. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neely. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neely.
Neely misses the shot to the body.
Nelson lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson throws a body punch but Neely moves out of range.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Neely is avoiding it.
No luck for Neely with that takedown attempt.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jack Neely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neely was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson works Neely's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Nelson blocks the low kick.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Neely's defenses.
Jeez, Jack Neely's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neely closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Nelson pushes Neely back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neely throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson pulls guard successfully.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neely wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson looking to control.
Neely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Neely controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neely tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Neely avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Neely is in close to Nelson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neely wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Neely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nelson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neely throws a big right hand that misses.
Neely tries to free his leg and advance position but Nelson is retaining full guard.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neely is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neely throws a big elbow that misses.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Neely!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants to control the pace but Neely is squirming around nicely.
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 cut man is working on Jack Neely'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.
Nelson walks into a stiff left hand from Neely.
Nelson throws a low kick but Neely avoids it.
Neely tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neely.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Neely lands a nice hook to Nelson's body. Nelson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nelson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neely rather than just go for the knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Neely.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neely makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Neely throws an elbow that misses. Nelson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neely's guard. Nice move by Nelson!
Neely managing to control the position.
Nelson scoring with some ground and pound.
Nelson trying to control but Neely is working from the bottom.
Neely being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nelson pushing down on Neely's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neely is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neely keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Neely tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws an elbow that misses. Neely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nelson's guard. Nice move by Neely!
Nelson looking to control.
Neely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neely throwing strikes but missing.
Nelson working for a triangle but Neely defends it easily.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neely.
Gunnar Nelson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a guillotine here but Neely defends easily.
Neely is looking to work some ground and pound but Nelson has wrist control.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neely wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
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.
Neely advances to half guard.
Neely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neely throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Neely did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jack Neely'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.
Nelson takes a swing at Neely's ribcage but misses.
Neely tries to land a leg kick but Nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Neely.
Neely moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Neely goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neely.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Neely.
Neely presses Nelson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Neely.
Neely drags the fight down to the ground.
Nelson is fighting to break Neely's control of his arms but Neely is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nelson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Neely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson working to try and regain half guard.
Neely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Neely unloading with bombs!
Nelson is rocked!
That has opened up Gunnar Nelson's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Nelson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Neely!
Jack Neely managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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hype
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