Sam Elsdon | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:47:47 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg Sam Elsdon | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 Gunnar Nelson with a 1st rd win at BAMMA https://www.graciemag.com/gunnar-nelson-with-a-1st-rd-win-at-bamma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gunnar-nelson-with-a-1st-rd-win-at-bamma Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:47:47 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=3052 Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson choked Britain’s Sam Elsdon into submission 2:30 minute into the first round at the February-14 BAMMA (British Association of MMA) show in London. Gunnar took the fight to the ground early, mounted with ease and took Elsdon’s back, after the English fighter turned to avoid the Icelander’s strikes. Gunnar then quickly slipped…

The post Gunnar Nelson with a 1st rd win at BAMMA first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson choked Britain’s Sam Elsdon into submission 2:30 minute into the first round at the February-14 BAMMA (British Association of MMA) show in London. Gunnar took the fight to the ground early, mounted with ease and took Elsdon’s back, after the English fighter turned to avoid the Icelander’s strikes. Gunnar then quickly slipped in a rear naked choke and submitted Elsdon.

Gunnar remains undefeated in his MMA career. Prior to this week’s win, he last fought in September of 2008, when he overcame Iran Mascarenhas with a second round knockout.

The post Gunnar Nelson with a 1st rd win at BAMMA first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Gunnar Nelson makes MMA return https://www.graciemag.com/gunnar-nelson-makes-mma-return/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gunnar-nelson-makes-mma-return Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:47 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=1994 Iceland’s 21-year-old grappling sensation Gunnar Nelson will be returning to MMA for the February-13 BAMMA (British Association of MMA) event in London. The welterweight made waves in the submission grappling world after overcoming Jeff Monson and David Avellan to take 4th in the absolute division of the 2009 ADCC event in Barcelona. Rewarded for the…

The post Gunnar Nelson makes MMA return first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Iceland’s 21-year-old grappling sensation Gunnar Nelson will be returning to MMA for the February-13 BAMMA (British Association of MMA) event in London.

The welterweight made waves in the submission grappling world after overcoming Jeff Monson and David Avellan to take 4th in the absolute division of the 2009 ADCC event in Barcelona. Rewarded for the performance with a black belt by his master Renzo Gracie, he went on to win gold at the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Pan-American Championship.

Gunnar remains undefeated in his MMA career, which has been on hold since he knocked out Iran Mascarenhas in September of 2008.

The pride of Iceland’s next challenge will have a clash-of-styles context to it, as the Jiu-Jitsu black belt will face judo black belt Sam Elsdon, who is also undefeated in his MMA career.

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