Emil Näsman took in Elliot Jarälv at STHLM Fight Night 2. Photo via Maximum Sports
Fan favorite and home town hero Emil Näsman just clashed with Halmstad’s Elliot Jarälv at STHLM Fight Night 2 at Münchenbryggeriet.
The competitive first round started at a solid pace where both fighters found their mark. Hallway into the round Näsman landed a heavy head kick but the Halmstad fighter took it without a blink.
Jarälv stepped up and landed good left punches to the body in the second round. After getting hit by a left to the head, Näsman took a count in the last minute of the round. Both fighters refused to back down in the third and fourth round and threw heavy hands that hit the mark.
In the fifth and final round, the fighters went all in and gave the Stockholm crowd value for the money. What a show!
After the final bell, Näsman stood as the winner via unanimous decision with 2-1 on the score cards.
Emil Näsman is a popular fighter on the Swedish Muay Thai scene and a real social media personality.
At STHLM Fight Night 1 in February he fought Andreas Lilliecrona and lost via doctor’s stoppage in the fifth round.
Halmstad Fight Academy’s Jarälv is a silver medallist at the Swedish Championships. He has defeated top fighters like Givi Sadzaglishvili and Alexander Brodal.