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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan St. Gough (ranked 534 p4p, 256 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 70 p4p, 35 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tristan St. Gough has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tristan St. Gough seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St. Gough connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
Potku lands a right hook to the body.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Potku lands.
Potku looks to land a left hand but St. Gough moved out of range nicely.
St. Gough misses with a looping left.
St. Gough keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Gough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potku.
St. Gough misses with a hook.
St. Gough looks to score with a jab to the body but Potku is just out of range.
Potku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Potku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Potku moves away from the strike by St. Gough.
Potku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potku feints and as St. Gough raises his hands in defense, Potku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St. Gough is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Potku presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Potku is looking to control St. Gough's arms but St. Gough gets an underhook and turns him. Now Potku has his back to the cage.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potku trying to control the position but instead, St. Gough has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potku into the cage.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Potku.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Potku lands a left hand.
Potku pushes St. Gough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Potku gets a trip takedown into half guard.
St. Gough kicks Potku off and gets back to his feet.
Nice jab there from St. Gough.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Gough lands a two punch combo.
Potku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Gough changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Potku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Potku walks into a stiff left hand from St. Gough.
Potku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Potku keeps the fight on the outside.
St. Gough is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St. Gough swings widly with a right hand
and Potku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St. Gough rushes Potku and presses him up against the cage.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku blocking some punches.
St. Gough tries to work over Potku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Potku fails to land.
St. Gough misses with the head strike.
Potku working aggressively here.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St. Gough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Potku backwards.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Potku scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.
Potku has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but St. Gough regains guard immediately.
St. Gough will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St. Gough pushes Potku off and gets back to his feet.
Tristan St. Gough is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Gough loads up on a big right hand but Potku slips the punch.
St. Gough misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - St. Gough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Potku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
St. Gough looks to land a combination but Potku avoids it well.
St. Gough ducks under a wild hook from Potku.
Potku lands a big head kick that sends St. Gough tumbling to the mat! Potku takes a step backwards and waves St. Gough back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St. Gough is rocked!
Potku instigates a clinch.
Oh St. Gough is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Potku.
A short uppercut from Potku.
Still in the clinch, Potku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potku has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St. Gough seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Potku can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
Potku creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends St. Gough's eyes rolling into the back of his head! St. Gough drops to his knees and Potku pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurki Potku!
A pretty intense looking Kurki Potku took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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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
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