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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Tuft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Because I Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuft comes to the cage accompanied by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - The Hum . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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141 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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155 cm
25
145 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Tuft! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Because I Can! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tuft misses with a looping right. Tuft connects with a single shot there. I Can throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuft on the side of the head. Because I Can seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tuft throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
I Can lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tuft backs up against the cage.
Tuft is rocked! I Can lands an overhand right. Oh Tuft is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The fighters circle momentarily. I Can darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. I Can throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuft counters with a lovely straight right hand! I Can takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - I Can throws out the jab but it was never going to land. I Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuft was well out of range. Poor timing from I Can. Tuft seems to have got his legs back now. I Can throws a right and a left that Tuft avoids nicely. I Can throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. I Can takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
I Can has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. I Can keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tuft. I Can misses with a right hand and Tuft counters with a stiff right hand.
I Can is rocked! Tuft ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with I Can's jaw. I Can's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tuft does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Tuft! A less than humble Gunnar Tuft misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. Because I Can spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
93% |
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