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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruno Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tontza Pulikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tontza Pulikka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
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269 lbs
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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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Caballero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tontza Pulikka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulikka misses with a straight left.
Caballero walks into a straight right hand from Pulikka.
Pulikka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caballero takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pulikka throws a big shot that misses.
Pulikka moves in looking to clinch but Caballero pushes him off.
Caballero checks a low kick from Pulikka.
Pulikka misses with a looping left.
Pulikka takes one on the button.
Caballero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero looks to land a combination but Pulikka avoids it well.
Pulikka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caballero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulikka wants to clinch.
Caballero avoids the body shot from Pulikka.
Caballero tries to clinch up but Pulikka circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caballero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulikka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulikka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pulikkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caballero.
Caballero throws a series of punches but Pulikka avoids them all with ease.
Pulikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulikka throws a big shot that misses.
Caballero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
No joy there for Pulikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caballero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caballero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulikka.
Pulikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caballero misses with a double jab.
Caballero slips a straight right by Pulikka.
Pulikka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caballero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulikka.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caballero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caballero throws a lazy right hand but Pulikka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caballero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Pulikka coming out on top.
Bruno Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caballero misses with a wild combination.
Pulikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caballero instigates a clinch.
Pulikka wants to get back to striking at distance but Caballero won't allow it.
Caballero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulikka stalling in the clinch but Caballero improves position.
Pulikka manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Caballero misses.
Pulikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero blocks a jab.
Pulikka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulikka throws a big shot that misses.
Pulikka lands with a shot to the body.
Pulikka clobbers Caballero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pulikka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pulikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caballero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulikka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulikka throws a shot from downtown. Caballero moves away and avoids it.
Pulikka wants to clinch.
Caballero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulikka.
Pulikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Caballero is just out of range.
Caballero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulikka throws a jab when Caballero was well out of range.
Caballero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulikka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulikka takes a swing at Caballero's ribcage but misses.
Caballero lands with a nice combination. Pulikka backs away looking to recover.
Caballero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pulikka throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulikka throws a hook but Caballero avoids it easily.
Caballero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pulikka is looking to clinch but Caballero is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulikka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caballero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caballero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulikka.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulikka circles away quickly and effectively.
Caballero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caballero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Caballero.
Caballero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulikka was well out of range. Poor timing from Caballero.
Pulikka throws a series of punches but Caballero moves out of range.
Pulikka fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulikka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulikka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caballero moves out of range of the strikes.
Caballero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pulikka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tontza Pulikka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Pulikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caballero moves out of range as Pulikka strikes.
Pulikka misses the shot to the body.
Caballero throws a right hand that Pulikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Pulikka also avoids with ease.
Pulikka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Caballero does no damage.
Caballero moves out of range as Pulikka strikes.
Pulikka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulikka misses with a straight left.
Pulikka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caballero fails to land with a series of punches.
Pulikka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caballero ducks under a wild hook from Pulikka.
Pulikka takes a swing at Caballero's ribcage but misses.
Pulikka throws a nice looking combination but Caballero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caballero ducks under a wild hook from Pulikka.
Caballero ducks under a wild hook from Pulikka.
Caballero misses with a two punch combination.
Pulikka misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caballero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pulikka throws out a powerful jab.
Caballero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulikka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pulikka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caballero has time to react.
Caballero tries to bum rush Pulikka with a series of wild strikes but Pulikka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caballero moves out of range as Pulikka strikes.
Good work by Caballero as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Pulikka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caballero throws a series of punches but Pulikka avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Caballero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caballero looks to land a left hand but Pulikka moved out of range nicely.
Pulikka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Caballero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tontza Pulikka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulikka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Caballero misses.
Caballero slips under a jab.
Caballero wants to clinch.
Pulikka misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero throws a nice looking combination but Pulikka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caballero fails to land with a series of punches.
Tontza Pulikka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulikka misses with an uppercut. Caballero saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caballero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulikka.
Pulikka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caballero circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulikka works Caballero's body with a nice hook.
Pulikka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caballero.
Pulikka just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caballero.
Pulikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caballero.
Pulikka swats away the attempt to clinch by Caballero.
Pulikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caballero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulikka lands a jab to Caballero's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulikka circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Pulikka.
Pulikka thuds his right hand into Caballero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pulikka tests Caballero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caballero clinches with his opponent.
Pulikka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caballero throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
Pulikka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caballero moves away.
Caballero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruno Caballero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulikka misses with the combination.
Caballero checks a low kick from Pulikka.
Pulikka dodges the punch combination from Caballero.
Pulikka misses the shot to the body.
Caballero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulikka circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulikka throws out a loose jab but Caballero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Caballero.
A punch combination from Caballero misses.
Caballero wants to clinch.
Caballero ducks right into an uppercut from Pulikka.
Caballero blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulikka takes a swing at Caballero's ribcage but misses.
Pulikka throws a nice looking combination but Caballero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Pulikka misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caballero misses with a few strikes there.
Pulikka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caballero lands with a nice combination. Pulikka backs away looking to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulikka.
Pulikka swats away the attempt to clinch by Caballero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tontza Pulikka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from Caballero does no damage.
Caballero checks a low kick from Pulikka.
Caballero misses with a few strikes there.
Caballero throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
Caballero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulikka.
A combination from Caballero does no damage.
Pulikka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulikka. That snapped Caballero's head back.
Pulikka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulikka scores with a nice head shot.
Caballero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pulikka throws out a loose jab but Caballero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulikka forces Caballero back against the ropes and clinches.
Caballero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulikka misses with an uppercut. Caballero saw that one coming.
Caballero moves into the clinch.
Caballero tries to work over Pulikka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pulikka.
Pulikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Caballero has double underhooks.
Pulikka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caballero looks to land a combination but Pulikka avoids it well.
Caballero moves away from the strike by Pulikka.
Caballero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caballero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pulikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caballero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caballero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pulikka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caballero swinging wildly here.
Pulikka throws a lazy right hand but Caballero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulikka misses the shot to the body.
Pulikka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caballero.
Caballero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero lands with a nice combination. Pulikka backs away looking to recover.
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!
Caballero tries to clinch but Pulikka is having none of it.
Pulikka tries to clinch but Caballero moves out of range.
Caballero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caballero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pulikka scores with a push kick.
Pulikka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caballero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulikka cracks Caballero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caballero moves out of range of the body kick from Pulikka.
Pulikka throws a hook but Caballero avoids it easily.
Pulikka misses with a few strikes there.
Pulikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caballero.
Pulikka throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero misses with a few strikes there.
Pulikka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Caballero is out of range and Pulikka settles back down.
Pulikka throws the left hand but Caballero avoids the punch easily.
Caballero throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulikka connects with a body shot that sends Caballero's belly button to the back.
Caballero checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Caballero.
Pulikka missing with a left hand there. Caballero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulikka throws a body kick that misses.
Pulikka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Caballero throws a looping overhand right but Pulikka ducks down to avoid it.
Caballero misses with the combination.
Caballero avoids the body shot from Pulikka.
Caballero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulikka.
Pulikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Caballero defending well as Pulikka loads up on a big left hand.
Pulikka's corner calls for a 1-2. Pulikka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pulikka throws a leg kick but Caballero checks it.
Pulikka cracks Caballero with an open hand slap.
Pulikka misses the shot to the body.
Bruno Caballero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tontza Pulikka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Caballero. Those never looked like landing.
Pulikka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulikka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulikka lands with a straight right. Caballero didn't see that one coming.
Caballero throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
Caballero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulikka.
Caballero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caballero misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulikka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulikka throws a body punch but Caballero moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulikka misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulikka misses with a wild body shot.
Pulikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulikka tries to clinch up.
Caballero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulikka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tontza Pulikka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulikka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tontza Pulikka!
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