Gunnar on UFC top 10 first quarter best moments
Gunnar's performance of the night at UFC Fight Night on March 8 in London against Omari Akhmedov is on UFC list for the best moments of the first quarter of 2014.
In the article at the UFC website it says that "Gunnar Nelson exceeds the hype at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa.
What’s bigger than a hype train? A hype-tactical nuclear submarine? Iceland’s undefeated Gunnar Nelson entered the UFC with high expectations as both a submission artist, due to his BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and a knockout artist, as a multiple-time medalist and champion in karate tournaments. Nelson secured a first round rear naked choke to win his UFC debut and earned a unanimous decision win in his second Octagon appearance. For bout number three in the UFC, he would face Omari Akhmedov, who was on an 11 fight win streak, including a Fight of the Night knockout victory in his UFC debut. Not only was Nelson’s opponent game, but “Gunni” hadn’t fought in 13 months. How would the “ring rust” affect him? Apparently not one bit, as the fight started and Nelson stormed to the center of the cage and began stalking Akhmedov for an explosive viper-like attack. More than halfway through the round, Nelson did strike with a laser punch that dropped Akhmedov, and from there Nelson worked his vaunted ground game until he jumped on a guillotine choke with 30 seconds left in the round for his third straight UFC win and a Performance of the Night bonus."
