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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gunn (ranked 3756 p4p, 383 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 3512 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 cm
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154 lbs
16 - 13 - 1 |
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181 cm
33
153 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Gunn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pope misses with a leg kick and Pope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jan Pope has been cut. Gunn moves out of range as Pope strikes. A little feinted left hand from Gunn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Pope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gunn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope. Gunn misses with a straight left. Pope moves out of range as Gunn strikes. Pope throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gunn throws a big shot that misses. Gunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pope. Gunn clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Pope misses with a jab to the body
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pope is rocked! Pope lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him? Pope wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Jan Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn. Pope seems to have recovered his senses. Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pope connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunn's hands. Gunn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Pope feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Gunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nice body punch from Pope. Donk. Gunn catches Pope right on the button with a cross. Gunn throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease. Pope throws a head kick that misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pope.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pope throws a jab when Gunn was well out of range. Pope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn. Pope throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pope scores with a nice right hand.
Pope misses with a hook
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gunn. Pope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pope shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Pope throws a leg kick but Gunn checks it. An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target. Gunn throws out a loose jab but Pope uses good head movement to avoid it. Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Pope moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pope is looking to clinch. Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. No joy there for Pope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pope. Gunn looks to throw the jab but Pope is out of range. Pope misses with a right hand and Gunn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pope! Gunn lets Pope back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Good leg kick by Pope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Pope's shoulder, as Pope tries to avoid the shot. Pope throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunn counters with a straight that turns Pope's legs to rubber! Gunn pushes forward with more strikes and Pope goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Gunn! A victorious Chris Gunn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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