With this Win Marcelo moves to 5-0 as a professional MMA fighter with all five wins coming by stoppage in the first round (4 submissions and 1 TKO). Marcelo is quickly moving up the ladder in the middleweight division and plans to make 2015 a big year.

Congratulations to Marcelo and thank you to all The Cellar Gym members that traveled down to Iowa to cheer him on!

If anyone is interested in traveling down to watch and show their support, the fight takes place Jan 23 at the Hy Vee Hall in Des Moines, IA. The event starts at 7:30pm and tickets are available at http://www.midwestcagechampionship.com

• 14+ Regional, National, and North American Championship Titles including 5 champions at the Thai Boxing Association-Sanctioning Authority Muay Thai Classic.
• The Cellar Gym Fighters & Coaches traveled to 5 Continents with Wako Team USA Kickboxing
• Several new BJJ blue, purple, and brown belts under Marcelo Nunes and #ZenithBJJ.
• Antonio Dvorak’s debut win at Lion Fight Promotions.
• Adam “Big Gunna” Mc Donough’s amazing run through the Bellator MMA Welterweight Tournament.
• Krista Olson being promoted to Kru under Ajarn Chai.
• Being a part of Tony Martin’s UFC Journey.
• Chris Cichon being promoted to Associate Instructor by Ajarn Chai at the Thai Boxing Association’s Pacific NW Camp.
• Marcelo Nunes improving to 4-0 as a MMA professional.
• Nate Richardson winning 3 fights in 1 night at Extreme Striking Promotions 8.
• Awesome seminars with Shawn Yarborough, Takeyoshi Ikehara, Richard Abraham, Pat “HD” Barry, and Artem “The Lion” Levin.
• And so many FUN memories!

Thank you to everyone who was part of another great year! #bestof2014 #thecellargym

Full Results:
Marcelo Nunes – Gold (Adult Male, Black Belt, Light Heavyweight)
Marcelo Nunes – Silver (Adult Male, Black Belt, Absolute)
Camarin Nunes – Silver (Adult Female, White Belt, Bantamweight)
Javen Guzik – Silver (Jr. Teen Male, Green Belt, -134.9)
Javen Guzik – Bronze (Jr. Teen Male, No-Gi, Advanced, -134.9)
Ethan Bauman – Bronze (Adult Male, Blue Belt, Middleweight)
Robert Klink – Silver (Adult Male, Purple Belt, Welterweight)
Melor Sturua – Silver (Adult Male, Purple Belt, Light Heavyweight)
Melor Sturua – Silver (Adult Male, Purple Belt, Absolute)

Marcelo came out strong at the opening bell showcasing his ever improving striking skills. He threw solid punch combinations that backed Hall up to the fence and Marcelo landed two huge leg kicks that turned his opponent sideways. Marcelo looked comfortable to stay at range and play the kicking game against Hall, but at one point his kick was caught and as he fought for balance he was able to transition to Hall’s back. The two battled for position while standing, but Marcelo was able to take Hall’s back with hooks in and went for the finish. Hall attempted to escape by somersaulting forwards, but as soon as he hit the ground the choke set in and was forced to tap due to RNC.

Marcelo got the win in just :46 seconds of the very first round. With this win he improves to 4-0 as a professional and is a rising prospect in the Middleweight division.

Soliz had a large cheering section in attendance, but as soon as the action hit the ground and Marcelo’s jiu jitsu skills were on display, the entire crowd became silent, in awe of his jiu jitsu technique. Marcelo secured the fight ending armbar just :55 seconds into the very first round.

Marcelo improves his professional MMA record to 3-0 with all 3 wins coming by first round stoppage (2 submissions and 1 TKO). Marcelo was also undefeated as an amateur: 1-0 MMA (1 Knockout), and 5-0 Muay Thai (4 Knockouts).

There is no date set as of yet for Marcelo’s next bout, but he hopes to step back into the cage soon and continue his momentum.

The fight ended quickly as Marcelo came out aggressive at the opening bell. He landed a hard leg kick before the two tied up. Marcelo landed a few strikes from the clinch and was pulled to the ground as Imhoff pulled guard. From there Marcelo postured up and landed a few hard strikes to get the TKO stoppage. The fight was called off just :27 seconds into the first round.

Marcelo will get back to training right away as his next bout is already scheduled for May 2nd in Davenport, Iowa.

Marcelo decided to create a video explaining the techniques he used and how the fight played out.

If you want to get the best BJJ and No-Gi training in Minnesota, Marcelo Nunes teaches our morning and evening all-level BJJ and No-Gi classes. He is also available for private lessons.