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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Muuli Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potku tries a head kick but it misses.
Potku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Potku misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Potku misses the target.
Potku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apollo's sensitive parts.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Potku sees it coming and moves out of range.
Potku misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.
Potku is looking to chop away at Apollo's legs.
Apollo connects with a body shot.
Potku looks to land a combination but Apollo avoids it well.
Potku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo scores with a punch to the head.
Potku works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Potku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Potku avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Apollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Apollo.
A low kick from Apollo is predictable there
and Potku counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku avoids the body shot from Apollo.
Apollo scoring well with a low kick there.
Potku blocks the body kick.
Potku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Potku scores with a head kick. Apollo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Potku gets tackled into the cage by Apollo. Apollo maintains the clinch.
Apollo scores with a shot to the side of Potku's head.
Potku blocks a body shot from Apollo.
Potku struggles to land a body shot inside as Apollo controls his hands.
Potku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Potku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potku lands a high kick!
It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Potku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Apollo is rocked!
Apollo misses with an uppercut.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Potku finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Potku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Potku jabs at Apollo's body.
Apollo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Apollo seems to have recovered his senses.
Potku digs a good hook to Apollo's body.
Potku scores with a jab. Apollo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Apollo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Potku.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Potku moved away.
Potku with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muuli Potku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Apollo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Apollo connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Apollo misses.
Apollo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potku on the side of the head.
Apollo wants to clinch up but Potku keeps it at a distance.
Apollo slips a straight right by Potku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Potku.
Potku lands with a straight right. Apollo didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Potku blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Potku.
Apollo moves out of range of the body kick from Potku.
Apollo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Apollo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Potku takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Apollo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Potku.
Potku moves out of range of the body kick.
Apollo throws a body kick that misses.
Potku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Potku is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku scores with a body shot.
Potku scores with a leg kick.
Apollo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potku can pounce on him.
Apollo looks winded!
Potku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Apollo avoids a kick to the body.
Apollo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Apollo is looking to land body kicks.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Potku sees coming a mile off.
Potku jabs at Apollo's body.
Potku throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
Potku misses with a head kick.
Potku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Apollo, as that shot connected.
A big left from Apollo misses.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Apollo takes one on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Potku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Apollo tries to work over Potku's front leg with a kick but Potku checks it.
Potku is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potku misses with a straight right.
Potku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apollo.
Whack! Potku lands a heavy head kick that drops Apollo. The ref tackles Potku to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Apollo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Muuli Potku!
Our winner, Muuli Potku, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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