Gunnar wins gold at the Pan Championship
We are very proud to say that Gunnar just took the gold at the Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2009 beating five opponents. Gunnar competed in the men's brown belt division, middle weight. In the first match Gunnar defeated the well known Clark Gracie with points (9-4), but Clark is the son of Carley Gracie 8th degree Red-and-Black Belt and Brazilian National Champion from 1969-1972 (Clark is also the grandson of Carlos Gracie). Gunnar won his second match (against Kale Lopez) also on points and in his third match he forced his opponent to tap out with a gi-choke from behind. In the semi-finals Gunnar met another veteran, Daren Roberts, a third runner up at the No-Gi World Championship 2007 and at the Pan Championship 2007. Gunnar defeated Daren with a cross-choke from the front in three minutes. In the finals Gunnar fought Bruno Alves, a silver medallist from the last World Championship (Mundials). Gunnar controlled the match from the beginning and secured the gold by gi-choking Bruno into submission in less than four minutes. Videos here…
- 1st match (Gunnar Nelson vs Clark Gracie)
- 2nd match (Gunnar Nelson vs Kale Lopez)
- 3rd match
- 4th match - Semi-finals (Gunnar Nelson vs Daren Roberts)
- 5th match - Finals (Gunnar Nelson vs Bruno Alves)
Bruno Alves Gunnar Nelson Daren Roberts
