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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 744 p4p, 871 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 99 p4p, 126 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pullum on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but Pullum moved out of range.
Pullum really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
A left lands for Plutov.
Pullum staying out of range there.
Pullum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Plutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Plutov lands with a straight right. Pullum didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Pullum misses with a body punch
and Plutov counters with an inside leg kick.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
Plutov works the jab nicely.
Pullum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pullum moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pullum takes one to the side of the head.
Plutov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pullum is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses
and Pullum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pullum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pullum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Pullum does it's job there.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pullum. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov throws a hook to the side of Pullum's head but Pullum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Pullum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Plutov closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pullum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Plutov misses with a knee to the head.
Plutov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Plutov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pullum misses with a punch on the inside.
Pullum managing to block the knees to the body from Plutov.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov lands a left hand.
Pullum is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov lands a nice uppercut.
Plutov lands a nice shot to the body.
Pullum misses with a punch on the inside.
Pullum scores with a hook to the body.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pullum blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Pullum throws a head punch that misses.
Pullum blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pullum lands a right hand.
Pullum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pullum fails to land.
Plutov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Plutov lands a knee to the head.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
Pullum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov lands a nice shot to the body.
Pullum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov lands with a left to the head.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Pullum can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Pullum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov working Pullum over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Pullum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pullum blocks an elbow strike.
Pullum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but Pullum blocks it.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Pullum swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Plutov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Plutov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pullum.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pullum is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov stalling against the cage.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Plutov. That snapped Pullum's head back.
Pullum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pullum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plutov takes a swing at Pullum's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pullum misses the target.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov moves away from the strike by Pullum.
Pullum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Plutov scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
A counter left hand to the body from Pullum misses its target.
Plutov tries to keep at a distance but Pullum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pullum's brow.
Still in the clinch, Pullum scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pullum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Plutov's elbow.
Pullum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pullum throws a head punch that misses.
Pullum throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Pullum throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Plutov fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plutov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pullum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pullum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pullum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Plutov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Plutov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Furnum Pullum has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum blocks an elbow strike from Plutov.
Pullum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Plutov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Plutov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plutov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pullum misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pullum avoids the damage to the body.
Pullum wants a takedown but no success here.
Plutov scores with a shot to the side of Pullum's head.
Pullum lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Plutov pushes Pullum off and gets back to his feet.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plutov misses with a wild combination.
Pullum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Plutov jabs at Pullum's body.
Plutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Pullum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pullum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Plutov.
Pullum tries to bum rush Plutov with a series of wild strikes but Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plutov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pullum shoots in and drives through. Plutov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullum takes one on the button.
Plutov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pullum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plutov.
Plutov moves into the clinch.
Plutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pullum's elbow.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov struggles to land a body shot inside as Pullum controls his hands.
Pullum struggles to land a body shot inside as Plutov controls his hands.
Pullum lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pullum misses with a punch to the body.
Pullum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pullum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pullum has a couple of punches blocked by Plutov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
Pullum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pullum blocks an elbow strike.
Plutov crunches a lovely knee into Pullum's ribcage.
Pullum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Plutov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pullum's brow.
Pullum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pullum being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pullum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov lands an elbow just above Pullum 's eye.
Plutov throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Furnum Pullum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Plutov keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Pullum is out of range.
Plutov tests Pullum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pullum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plutov but Plutov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pullum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pullum circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Pullum to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Pullum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left lands for Plutov.
Plutov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Plutov.
Pullum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Plutov.
Plutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plutov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pullums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pullum tries to keep at a distance but Plutov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pullum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Plutov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pullum slips a jab and a cross from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a kick to the body
and Pullum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plutov lands with a slapping head kick.
Pullum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Plutov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pullum.
Pullum tries to clinch but Plutov is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Plutov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Plutov connects with the punch.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pullum connects with the punch.
Plutov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pullum closes the distance and clinches up with Plutov, looking for a takedown. Pullum pushes Plutov against the cage but Plutov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Plutov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Plutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullum drops his hands momentarily and Plutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pullum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Plutov misses
and Pullum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plutov lands with an uppercut that bounces Pullum off the cage and back into range.
Plutov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pullum shoots in for a double leg but Plutov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plutov moves into the clinch.
Plutov misses with a knee strike.
Plutov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pullum blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Plutov as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pullum works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plutov is looking to stand up but Pullum isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullum drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Plutov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pullum has Plutov in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plutov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Furnum Pullum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Plutov catches Pullum right on the button with a cross.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pullum circles away quickly and effectively.
Pullum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plutov tries to avoid it but Pullum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plutov to the ground. Plutov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Plutov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Plutov as he connects with a hook.
Plutov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pullum. Pullum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Plutov 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
Wasyl Plutov really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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