A big welterweight matchup at UFC Rotterdam pitted #13 ranked Albert Tumenov against BJJ black belt Gunnar Nelson. It's a stylistic clash between Tumenov's power striking and Nelson's elite grappling skills.
Tumenov instantly reddened Nelson's right side with body punching to open round 1. He also impressed the crowd with a heavy lead leg kick. Nelson landed his own body kick in return. Tumenov landed a good counterpunch off a Gunnar kick. Gunnar pushed forward and put Tumenov down and into mount inside of 2.5 minutes. Nelson drilled Tumenov with a hard elbow. Another brutal elbow sliced across Tumenov's face with 1 minute left in the round.