sekert Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Lol @ Hello Kitty tattoo on Monson's foot. Didn't notice that before. Obviously, this guy seems to have sick skills. Hadn't heard about him before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathias Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Wow, that is some impressive stuff. Will have to keep an eye out for him in future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 looks like he is raping uncle fester in that pic, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Wow that is impressive, i like how he rolls. No pun intended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 pretty impressive, monson is no push over Indeed! Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Small update: Gunni is fighting this weekend in London and he was on Sherdog Radio: http://www.sherdog.com/radio/Breen-Gunner-...n-Villante-1359 (Starts @ ca 81:00 min) http://www.graciemag.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gunni_bamma.jpg News Back to News Index 06/01/10 - Renzo BB Gunnar Nelson signs for UK fight Icelandic BJJ prodigy Gunnar Nelson (6-0) will commence his 2010 activities with a fight at UK show BAMMA on February 13th, it was confirmed to Fighters Only today. BAMMA (British Association of MMA) is based in London and will be televising shows throughout the year with an eye to becoming the UK’s most prominent non-UFC fight show. Nelson is a black belt under Renzo Gracie and earned that distinction in just three years, marking him out as somebody to be watched very closely. Aside from training under Renzo, Nelson travelled the world seeking instruction and spend time in Hawaii with BJ Penn, while in the UK and Ireland he trained with SBG black belts Karl Tanswell and John Kavanagh. Aside from his ground skills, Nelson also holds the distinction of being an Icelandic karate champion and earned the nickname ‘Shotgun’ from a fight report that commented on his style of ground and pound. Instead of launching a barrage of light punches from top position, he likes to create an opening and then “let them have it with both barrels”, was the description. His opponent Sam Eldson is 2-0 and won an eight-man tournament last year. He is a first dan judo black belt and holds a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The fight - and the BAMMA event - will be screened on Bravo later this year. Bravo is the former television home of the UFC in the UK and is widely available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 Small update: Gunni is fighting this weekend in London and he was on Sherdog Radio: http://www.sherdog.com/radio/Breen-Gunner-...n-Villante-1359 (Starts @ ca 81:00 min) http://www.graciemag.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gunni_bamma.jpg is there any vid out there for this bamma event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 This kid has to be #1 prospect out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2010 Report Share Posted February 17, 2010 First round submission at BAMMA Feb 14, 2010: Gunnar choked Sam Elsdon into submission 2:30 minute into the first round at the BAMMA (British Association of MMA) show in London last night. Gunnar took the fight to the ground early, mounted and took Elsdon back when he tried to turn to avoid punches from the Icelander. Gunnar then quickly slipped in a rear naked choke and submitted Elsdon, sustaining his unbeaten MMA record. Elsdon never had a chance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Unreal. Gunnar Nelson fighting for an org named BAMMA. Next stop BCF ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I watched this guy fight in Bamma 2 last night, impressive. Had a very quirky Machida-like fighting stance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 He actually did karate when he was a kid and won a bunch of tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I heard he drinks the piss of Machida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I heard he drinks the piss of Machida. ROFL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlayze Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Sherd...ar-Nelson-22852 Nice job, MrNiceGuy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 A quick update about our favorite Icelandic fighter Gunni just competed in his first BJJ Gi tournament as a black belt last weekend. It was the Scandinavian Open BJJ 2009, he won silver in the -88 kg weight class (194 lbs) but I'm pretty sure his natural weight class is 77 kg (170 lbs) I was just checking out his dad's blog and he's added a few pictures from the match with Monson in the ADCC How can you not love this picture ? http://combat.blog.is/img/tncache/700x700/b9/combat/img/gn_jm-12.jpg More pics from the match, check it out damn jeff monson is one scarry/ugly dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Gunnar is a brown belt, currently training with Renzo Graice. I think he's been doing jiu jitsu for about 3 years. Sherdog listed him no4 in a list of top ten Euro MMA prospects. He competed in the ADCC this weekend and beat former ADCC champ Jeff Monson. Gunnar's natural weight class is 170 while Monson weights around 250. http://sfuk.tripod.com/ADCC%202009%20Prime/DSC_9233.jpg http://sfuk.tripod.com/ADCC%202009%20Prime/DSC_9240.jpg http://sfuk.tripod.com/ADCC%202009%20Prime/DSC_9235.jpg http://sfuk.tripod.com/ADCC%202009%20Prime/DSC_9198.jpg http://sfuk.tripod.com/ADCC%202009%20Prime/DSC_9243.jpg Impressive ? I think so. Find more about this at his webpage. http://www.gunnarnelson.info/ Seems insane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 The video of his last MMA fight http://vimeo.com/9687877 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 He has many talents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnar_Nelson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Damn he looks decent thts impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Taking on a much heavier stronger opponent winning with technique no brawn.. take note Brock the time is coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 What do you expect, they probably wrestle freaking wild animals in Iceland. lol epic Anyways's this guy seems like a beast and only 21, if he's got the heart and determination(+hopefully a chin like Hendo or Cote) he can do a lot in this sport... Of course unless he goes to the UFC and GSP will tear him limp from limp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 They've removed the video from vimeo.com Here is another link - http://www.kvikmynd.is/video.asp?land=&...t=0&id=9423 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Anyways's this guy seems like a beast and only 21, if he's got the heart and determination(+hopefully a chin like Hendo or Cote) he can do a lot in this sport... Of course unless he goes to the UFC and GSP will tear him limp from limp According to Gunni's father, when GSP came to the Renzo Gracie Academy to train in march 2009 GSP and Gunni grappled no-gi. GSP got the takedown (big surprise right ?) but Gunni got a sweep, landed in mount and kept GSP there. I'm told GSP was very impressed by his performance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Who cares if GSP was imprezzed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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