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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 169 p4p, 374 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 28 p4p, 65 weight class). Gunnarsson comes into the arena with Björk - Army Of Me blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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19 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gunnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Potku.
Gunnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Potku.
Potku throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Potku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Potku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gunnarsson looks to land a body kick but Potku moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Potku there.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Potku.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Gunnarsson's head back.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Gunnarsson misses its target.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Potku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potku misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Potku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku with a hook.
Potku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Potku misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Potku.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Potku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Potku just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Potku lands a leg kick that knocks Gunnarsson off balance momentarily.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Potku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunnarsson!
Potku misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Potku throws a hook but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnarsson cracks Potku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Potku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potku misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Potku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Potku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Potku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku throws a head kick that misses.
Potku lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Potku coming out on top.
Potku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a good low kick that Potku was not able to check.
Gunnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potku.
Potku misses with a jab to the body
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potku if he has to take too many more of those.
Potku tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Potku misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Potku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Potku looks to land a right hand but Gunnarsson moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potku walks into a left hand.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Potku falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gunnarsson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
An out of breath Gunnar Gunnarsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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