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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pits (ranked 21598 p4p, 777 weight class) and Paavo Potku (ranked 3615 p4p, 416 weight class). Kyle Pits has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Pits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Potku!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pits.
Potku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pits.
Potku scores with a jab to the head.
Potku lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Pits. Those never looked like landing.
Pits chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potku can pounce on him.
Pits lands a jab-cross combination.
Potku throws a hook but Pits avoids it easily.
Potku scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Kyle Pits has been cut.
Kyle Pits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku connects with a leg kick. Pits looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pits.
No joy there for Pits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pits throws a right and a left that Potku avoids nicely.
Pits slips under a jab from Potku.
Potku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pits was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pits misses with a series of wild punches.
Potku feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pits misses with a hook. Potku ducked under it nicely.
Potku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pits misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Pits.
Potku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pits swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pits swinging wildly here.
Potku connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Potku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pits takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pits throws a body kick that misses.
Pits lands with an uppercut that bounces Potku off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pits fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Potku is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Potku does it's job there.
Pits on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Pits misses.
Potku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potku.
Pits tries a low kick but Potku avoids it.
Potku cracks Pits with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Potku has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pits to stand back up!
Pits is rocked!
Potku is stalking Pits. Pits circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Potku, and it's lights out! Pits really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paavo Potku!
During a confident post fight interview, Paavo Potku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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