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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Unbreakable. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Elcock lands but Pulkkinen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Pera Pulkkinen has been cut.
We've been told by Elcock's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Elcock down with leg kicks.
Elcock 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.
Elcock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
Elcock moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Nice jab there from Elcock.
Elcock throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Elcock misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elcock. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
Elcock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulkkinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elcock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock lands a front kick.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen cracks Elcock with a good jab.
Pulkkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elcock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulkkinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Elcock.
Elcock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Elcock does no damage.
Elcock scores with a hook.
Pulkkinen punishes Elcock's body with a nice straight punch.
Elcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
No joy there for Elcock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands with a straight right. Elcock didn't see that one coming.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Elcock throws a nice looking combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armando Elcock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Elcock.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Elcock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armando Elcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Elcock does no damage.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Elcock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Elcock throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elcock throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elcock rather than just go for the knockout.
Elcock slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks a nice hook into Elcock's ribs.
Elcock checks a leg kick.
Elcock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen needs to keep his hands up - Elcock had a free shot at his head there.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Elcock.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Elcock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Elcock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Elcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elcock.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elcock doesn't seem bothered though.
Elcock takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Elcock moves out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elcock checks it well.
Elcock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Elcock tries to work over Pulkkinen's front leg with a kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elcock throws a head kick that misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elcock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Elcock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elcock connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
It looks like Armando Elcock has been cut.
Pulkkinen cracks a nice hook into Elcock's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Elcock's head back.
Elcock lands an overhand right.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elcock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Elcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pera Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pulkkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Elcock.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elcock.
A bone on bone clash there as Elcock blocks the leg kick.
Elcock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pulkkinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elcock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elcock wants to get back to his feet.
Elcock pushes Pulkkinen off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Elcock throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Elcock's shoulder, as Elcock tries to avoid the shot.
Elcock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Elcock lands a head shot.
Elcock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Elcock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Elcock looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Elcock misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elcock throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen shoots in and bounces Elcock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pulkkinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elcock's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Elcock wants to get back to his feet but Pulkkinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Elcock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pulkkinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Elcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulkkinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pulkkinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulkkinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elcock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen prevents Elcock from getting back to his feet.
Elcock keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Pulkkinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulkkinen looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control but Elcock is working from the bottom.
Pulkkinen is standing up over Elcock. Elcock looks to escape but Pulkkinen dives into side control.
Elcock being controlled for a moment.
Elcock taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Elcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elcock misses with a straight left.
Jab by Elcock.
Elcock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Elcock takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Elcock both land. Nice combination.
Elcock stalks Pulkkinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pulkkinen's face. Pulkkinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pulkkinen swinging wildly here.
Elcock fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Pulkkinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Elcock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Armando Elcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Elcock throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elcock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elcock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Elcock's legs.
Pulkkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Elcock throws an off balance right hand
and Pulkkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen with a hook.
Elcock is rocked!
Elcock throws a body kick that misses.
Oh Elcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elcock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Elcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elcock seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch there but Elcock circles away.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Elcock avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elcock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen working the head and body with strikes.
Elcock is not content to let Pulkkinen control the position.
Elcock is trying to stand.
Pulkkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elcock defending well though.
Pulkkinen is trying to control. Elcock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pulkkinen is working for a kimura but Elcock is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elcock is not content to let Pulkkinen control the position.
Armando Elcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulkkinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pulkkinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elcock looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elcock lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Elcock.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Elcock down.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elcock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Elcock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elcock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Elcock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elcock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 throws a lazy head kick
and Elcock counters with a right hand to the body.
Elcock looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Elcock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pulkkinen. That one must have hurt.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elcock throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Elcock avoids it with no problem.
Elcock throws a body kick that misses.
Pera Pulkkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pera Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pulkkinen 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pera Pulkkinen!
A relieved looking Pera Pulkkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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