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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birigiz Ignatiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulkkinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Third, The Magical. Birigiz Ignatiev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Birigiz Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen with a jab.
Ignatiev avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Pulkkinen lands but Ignatiev takes it in his stride.
Ignatiev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen sets himself, and Ignatiev steps forward looking for the clinch! Pulkkinen avoids it this time.
Ignatiev slips a jab from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Ignatiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev tries to counter with a clinch but Pulkkinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ignatiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev cracks Pulkkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev misses with a looping left.
Ignatiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatiev avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatiev throws a fast counter high kick but Pulkkinen manages to duck under it in time.
Ignatiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatiev rushes Pulkkinen and presses him up against the cage.
Pulkkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Ignatiev controls the action.
Ignatiev lands a knee to the head.
Pulkkinen stalling the fight.
Ignatiev lands a shoulder strike.
Ignatiev tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen gets through Ignatiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev with a knee to the head.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pulkkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatievs head.
Ignatiev crunches a lovely knee into Pulkkinen's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignatiev lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pulkkinen can't break the clinch.
Ignatiev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ignatiev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Ignatiev blocks it.
Pulkkinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatiev controls his hands.
Ignatiev misses with a knee strike.
Ignatiev tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Ignatiev swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ignatiev as Pulkkinen tries to tie him up.
Ignatiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Pulkkinen avoids the damage to the body.
Pulkkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulkkinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatiev throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Ignatiev's front leg.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatiev.
It seemed like Ignatiev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Ignatiev misses with a wild combination.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatiev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignatiev avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Ignatiev checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pulkkinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ignatiev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Pulkkinen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ignatiev misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Ignatiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen thumps Ignatiev with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ignatiev missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatiev defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ignatiev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a head kick.
Ignatiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulkkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatiev avoided it.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatiev manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen sets himself, and Ignatiev steps forward looking for the clinch! Pulkkinen avoids it this time.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch
and Ignatiev counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Ignatiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ignatiev counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Ignatiev counters with a straight right hand.
Ignatiev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pulkkinen is rocked!
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pulkkinen wants to slow Ignatiev down by chopping away at his legs.
Ignatiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Ignatiev was well out of range.
Ignatiev throws a fast counter high kick but Pulkkinen manages to duck under it in time.
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatiev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Ignatiev tries to counter with a clinch but Pulkkinen shakes him off and moves away.
Ignatiev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatiev throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Ignatiev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Ignatiev.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pertti Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ignatiev takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatiev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatiev throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignatiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatiev finds it's way round the side to connect with Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice strike.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pertti Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatiev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ignatiev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatiev moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatiev tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatiev raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ignatiev blocks the body kick.
Ignatiev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignatiev closes the distance and pushes Pulkkinen back into the cage.
Birigiz Ignatiev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatiev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Ignatiev misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ignatiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulkkinen is defending well for now.
Ignatiev working Pulkkinen over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Ignatiev lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Pulkkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ignatiev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Ignatiev lands a hook that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Ignatiev cracks Pulkkinen with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Birigiz Ignatiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whack! Ignatiev lands a heavy head kick that drops Pulkkinen. The ref tackles Ignatiev to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Pulkkinen was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Birigiz Ignatiev!
Birigiz Ignatiev 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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