Liam Pitts finds first-round submission to win the AFN amateur bantamweight title

Liam Pitts just took on Rasmus Vauhkonen at Allstars Fight Night 4 in Stockholm. Photo: Chris Önnerby

The highly anticipated amateur bantamweight title bout between Sweden’s Liam Pitts and three-time Finnish MMA champion Rasmus Vauhkonen just took place at Allstars Fight Night 4 in Stockholm.

The two young bantamweights traded kicks at high pace before Pitts took his opponents back. After just over a minute into the fight he secured a rear-naked-choke that forced Vauhkonen to tap.

And just like that, AFN has an amateur bantamweight champion!

”It feels great. I believed in myself all the way. I came to Allstars when I was 13, I’ve been built up from a bullied kid to what I am now,” Pitts said. ”You can turn everything to something positive. There’s no secret formula, just hard work.”

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Liam Pitts is still undefeated

The TV-personality and MMA fighter Liam Pitts has a amateur record of  5-o and has quickly become a star on the Swedish MMA scene.

Before the title fight at Allstars Fight Night 4 he represented Sweden in the 2023 MMA World Championships in Albania.

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