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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 1042 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Kurki Potku (ranked 165 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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41 - 29 - 0 |
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14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 41 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurki Potku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potku lands a high kick!
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Wojcik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Potku throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Wojcik misses the target.
Potku is looking to chop away at Wojcik's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Potku. That snapped Wojcik's head back.
Kurki Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojcik throws a series of strikes that have Potku backpedaling.
Potku slips a jab and a cross from Wojcik.
Potku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wojcik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wojcik lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potku shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojcik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potku smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Potku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wojcik momentarily.
Potku's corner calls for a 1-2. Potku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Potku throws a series of punches but Wojcik avoids them all with ease.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Potku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wojcik.
Potku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wojcik misses with a straight right.
Wojcik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potku.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Wojcik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Potku looks to score with a jab to the body but Wojcik is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potku. Wojcik does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Wojcik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Potku.
Wojcik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Potku misses.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Potku is out of range.
Potku tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wojcik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Potku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Potku.
Potku throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Potku throws a hook but Wojcik avoids it easily.
Potku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wojcik defending well as Potku loads up on a big left hand.
Wojcik misses with a hook. Potku ducked under it nicely.
Potku misses the jab.
Wojcik blocks a jab.
It looked like Wojcik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wojcik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku misses with an uppercut.
Wojcik misses with a looping right.
Wojcik missing with a left hand there. Potku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojcik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Potku.
Potku misses with a low kick.
It looked like Wojcik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Potku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a right hand that misses
and Potku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wojcik throws a lazy uppercut
and Potku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Potku misses with a wild body shot.
Wojcik avoids the body shot from Potku.
Potku dives in for a single leg takedown but Wojcik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A punch combination from Potku misses.
Potku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wojcik at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wojcik moves away from the strike by Potku.
Potku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Potku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Potku thinks about the counter body kick.
Potku misses the shot to the body.
Wojcik throws a jab but it's blocked by Potku.
A nice side step and Potku releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Potku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Potku lands a jab to Wojcik's midsection.
Potku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wojcik finds it's way round the side to connect with Potku's head.
A head kick by Potku misses
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurki Potku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Potku punishes Wojcik's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wojcik might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Potku closes the distance and pushes Wojcik back into the cage.
Potku tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Potku back against the cage.
Wojcik digs a right hand underneath Potku's ribcage. Potku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Potku lands with a right to the head.
Potku blocking some punches.
Potku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Potku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Wojcik scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wojcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
Potku throws a punch but it's blocked by Wojcik.
Good body shot from Potku.
Potku is leaning against Wojcik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Potku lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Potku - that landed with a thud.
Potku content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wojcik fails to land.
Potku pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potku lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wojcik cracks Potku with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojcik stalling against the cage.
Wojcik pushes Potku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Potku.
Wojcik misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Potku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Potku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurki Potku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Potku.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Potku controls his hands.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryszard Wojcik's cut is getting worse.
Potku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Potku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Potku pushes Wojcik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wojcik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potku is defending well for now.
Wojcik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potku lands with a left to the head.
Wojcik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Potku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik stalling.
Wojcik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wojcik backwards.
Wojcik is rocked!
Potku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Wojcik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potku dips a shoulder and cracks Wojcik with a mighty uppercut! Wojcik falls back against the cage and Potku unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wojcik is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Potku screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurki Potku!
Kurki Potku took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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
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