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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 866 p4p, 606 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 111 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell blocks the body kick.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bell.
Pulkkinen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell tries to score with some ground and pound. Pulkkinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pulkkinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bell.
Pulkkinen defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Bell control the position.
Pulkkinen is looking for a sweep.
Bell taking a breather here.
Bell working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
Bell working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bell trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pulkkinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Bell.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bell on the side of the head.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bell showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bell wants to control but Pulkkinen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pulkkinen dodges it nicely.
Bell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen has hold of Bell's hands but Bell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pulkkinen to regain full guard.
Pulkkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Bell postures up in Pulkkinen's guard and throws a big left but Pulkkinen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bell fakes the leg kick and cracks Pulkkinen in the body.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bell shoots in and bounces Pulkkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doug Bell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulkkinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell stands and steps away. Pulkkinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bell misses the jab.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bell avoids it.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bell staying out of range there.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Good work by Bell as he checks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bell misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Bell moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pulkkinen is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Pulkkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell scores with a jab. Pulkkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulkkinen takes one on the button.
Pulkkinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulkkinen wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albert Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Bell.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pulkkinen to the ground. Pulkkinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen motions for Bell to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bell's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Albert Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pulkkinen's hands.
Bell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild combination.
Bell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bell tries for a takedown but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Albert Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Bell throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bell just manages to avoid it.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pulkkinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pulkkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pulkkinen controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Bell.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulkkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Albert Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Bell.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pulkkinen's guard.
Bell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulkkinen has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bell dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulkkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulkkinen pinned against the cage. Pulkkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doug Bell.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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