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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Nelson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Eriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Eriksen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
Eriksen misses with a series of wild punches.
Eriksen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eriksen cracks Nelson with a big right hand and Nelson goes down!
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Gunnar Nelson has been cut.
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!
Eriksen is looking to stand up but Nelson won't let him.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Eriksen finish him?
Eriksen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eriksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nelson's guard.
Nelson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eriksen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson pushes Eriksen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nelson looks gassed!
Eriksen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eriksen scores with a jab. Nelson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eriksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eriksen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Nelson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Nelson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eriksen is looking to stand up but Nelson won't let him.
Eriksen trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksen is looking to stand up but Nelson won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eriksen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eriksen misses with a double jab.
Eriksen throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Eriksen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Eriksen circles away.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marshall Eriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
Eriksen clinches.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Eriksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Eriksen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eriksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Eriksen sends Nelson down but not out. Eriksen dives into side control looking to finish.
Eriksen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Eriksen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eriksen loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Eriksen sprawls well.
Eriksen throws a left that rocks Nelson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Eriksen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Nelson regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksen wants to stand but Nelson is controlling his arm.
Nelson is trying to control Eriksen's posture but Eriksen avoids it.
Eriksen scoring with punches and elbows.
Eriksen tries to stand but Nelson is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard.
Eriksen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Eriksen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Eriksen cracks Nelson with a big right hand but Nelson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eriksen working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nelson is avoiding damage well.
Nelson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eriksen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Eriksen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eriksen scores with a body shot.
Eriksen scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eriksen.
Eriksen looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Eriksen and Nelson goes tumbling to the canvas! Eriksen follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson taking some punishment here, with Eriksen in his half guard.
Eriksen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Eriksen working the head and body with strikes.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Nelson has hold of Eriksen's hands but Eriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eriksen wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling the position.
Eriksen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eriksen lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eriksen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Eriksen has control of the leg.
Eriksen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Eriksen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Eriksen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Eriksen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Marshall Eriksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eriksen misses with the combination.
Eriksen forces Nelson back against the cage and clinches.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson tries to score a body lock takedown but Eriksen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nelson keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen wants to break free but Nelson has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Eriksen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Eriksen.
Nelson slips a straight right by Eriksen.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eriksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Eriksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Eriksen holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Marshall Eriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
Eriksen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Eriksen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nelson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Eriksen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eriksen connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab-cross combination lands for Eriksen and sends Nelson crashing to the mat! Eriksen follows him down to the mat - Nelson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Eriksen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eriksen working Nelson over with strikes.
Nelson wants to get back to full guard.
Eriksen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nelson trying to hold on to Eriksen's head to control him but Eriksen postures up.
Eriksen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nelson.
Nelson is looking to control Eriksen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nelson avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eriksen throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eriksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nelson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Eriksen finds it's way round the side to connect with Nelson's head.
Eriksen stuffs the takedown.
Eriksen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksen looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Eriksen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Eriksen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eriksen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Nelson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eriksen works over Nelson's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Eriksen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson blocks a jab.
Eriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Eriksen connects with a nice looking jab.
Eriksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eriksen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eriksen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Eriksen misses with a straight right.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Eriksen sprawls well.
Eriksen misses with a double jab.
Eriksen throws a body punch but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson slips a straight right by Eriksen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen stuffs the takedown.
Marshall Eriksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eriksen scores with a nice strike.
Eriksen misses with a straight left.
Eriksen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eriksen cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Eriksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Marshall Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Eriksen does no damage.
Eriksen throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Eriksen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Eriksen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Eriksen sprawls well.
Marshall Eriksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Nelson.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eriksen throws a combination that misses
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Eriksen's guard.
Eriksen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.
Nelson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Eriksen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Eriksen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Eriksen is looking to stand up but Nelson isn't so interested in that idea.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Eriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eriksen has control of Nelson's left arm, preventing Nelson from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Eriksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eriksen swinging wildly here.
Eriksen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eriksen.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Eriksen.
Nelson moves out of range as Eriksen strikes.
Eriksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eriksen.
Nelson defending well as Eriksen loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eriksen with a jab.
Gunnar Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Eriksen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eriksen 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Eriksen!
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