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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Oppelaar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oppelaar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oppelaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Oppelaar.
Oppelaar shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense.
Oppelaar gets a takedown into half guard.
Oppelaar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oppelaar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oppelaar won't allow Nelson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar distracts Nelson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oppelaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nelson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oppelaar is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oppelaar defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Rancid Fight Club inform us that Nelson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nelson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oppelaar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oppelaar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oppelaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Oppelaar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oppelaar defends well.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Nelson seems keen to control Oppelaar's posture.
Oppelaar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oppelaar is working Nelson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oppelaar connects with a couple of short punches.
Oppelaar with a nice head shot there.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson looking to control.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Oppelaar finish him?
Oppelaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson is looking to stand up but Oppelaar isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson has momentary wrist control but Oppelaar slips an elbow through the middle.
Oppelaar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppelaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oppelaar 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been hearing good reports from Oppelaar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Oppelaar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson wants to sweep here but Oppelaar controlling him for the moment.
Oppelaar works over Nelson with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oppelaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oppelaar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oppelaar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nelson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oppelaar stacks Nelson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oppelaar!
Oppelaar working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nelson wants to control but Oppelaar postures up.
Oppelaar wants to take a breather but Nelson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Oppelaar.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Oppelaar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oppelaar connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oppelaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oppelaar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oppelaar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oppelaar is working Nelson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Oppelaar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nelson enables Oppelaar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nelson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oppelaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Nelson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nelson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Nelson controls Oppelaar momentarily but Oppelaar frees himself.
Oppelaar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nelson is looking for a triangle here but Oppelaar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dennis Oppelaar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nelson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oppelaar working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Oppelaar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nelson tries to improve position but can't.
Oppelaar working the ground and pound from side control.
Oppelaar cracks Nelson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oppelaar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nelson to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar lands a huge shot from side control! Nelson is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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