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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snick Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Snick Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
Nelson tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
so Nelson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sharp's 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.
Sharp trying to hold on to Nelson's head to control him but Nelson postures up.
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sharp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nelson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nelson is taking a breather. Sharp says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is nestled in close to Sharp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharp defends it well.
Nelson lands strikes from half guard.
Nelson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharp defending well though.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Sharp's temple.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sharp defends it well.
Nelson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson winds up and cracks Sharp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nelson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sharp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Nelson.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nelson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nelson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sharp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
Nelson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nelson just content to control the position.
Sharp is trying to work for a sweep but Nelson has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with some strikes.
Nelson landing punches.
Nelson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sharp is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sharp wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Nelson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Nelson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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