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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 247 p4p, 303 weight class) and Leonardo Narushima (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Narushima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chemistry - Heartbeat (Deepforces Remix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sepi Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Narushima !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen closes the distance but Narushima moves to the side
and Narushima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Narushima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Leonardo Narushima has been cut.
Narushima throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narushima .
Narushima lands a right hook to the body.
Narushima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pulkkinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Narushima is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narushima throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Narushima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narushima .
Pulkkinen is looking for a counter combo.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter the offense by Narushima and move into the clinch.
Pulkkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narushima misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but Narushima moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Narushima to counter with a crisp jab.
Narushima throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Narushima 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.
Narushima slips a jab and a cross from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Narushima counters with a body kick.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch but Narushima slips to the side
and Narushima counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narushima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Narushima scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narushima looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen has closed the distance and engaged Narushima in a clinch.
Narushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch but Narushima slips to the side
and Narushima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch
and Narushima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pulkkinen really felt that one!
Narushima bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narushima goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narushima misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Narushima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narushima throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Narushima cracks Pulkkinen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Narushima has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pulkkinen to stand back up!
Pulkkinen is rocked!
It looks like Sepi Pulkkinen has been cut.
Narushima missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narushima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Narushima .
Pulkkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Narushima .
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Narushima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulkkinen ducks into an uppercut from Narushima and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Narushima !
A relieved looking Leonardo Narushima 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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pop
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mgr
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