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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 50 p4p, 186 weight class) and Pete Price (ranked 7 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kulmunki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kulmunki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price tries to stall but Kulmunki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kulmunki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kulmunki after a bit of a struggle.
Kulmunki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price is working for takedown but Kulmunki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Price.
Kulmunki swings wildly with an uppercut but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
Kulmunki gets underhooks to prevent Price's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kulmunki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
Kulmunki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
Kulmunki misses with a punch to the body.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kulmunki - that landed with a thud.
Price looks winded!
Kulmunki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
Kulmunki misses with a low kick.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kulmunki.
Price has closed the distance and engaged Kulmunki in a clinch.
Price is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kulmunki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price presses Kulmunki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price tries to work over Kulmunki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulmunki uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki swats away the attempt to clinch by Price.
A jab from Kulmunki finds it's way through Price's defenses.
Kenzo Kulmunki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Kulmunki avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kulmunki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki is trying to break free.
Kulmunki tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Kulmunki back against the cage.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
Price working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki blocks a body shot from Price.
Nice body punch from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Kulmunki can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Kulmunki tries to break the clinch but Price is controlling the position.
Price has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kulmunki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Price can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to pull guard but Kulmunki won't allow it.
Kulmunki tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Kulmunki back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Price jumps into guard, dragging Kulmunki to the mat.
Price has a closed guard, preventing Kulmunki from standing up.
Price is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kulmunki is aware though and is defending well.
Kulmunki wants to stand but Price is controlling his posture from full guard.
Price wants to sweep here but Kulmunki controlling him for the moment.
Kulmunki wants to stand but Price is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulmunki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price closes the distance and pushes Kulmunki back into the cage.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulmunki walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kulmunki misses with a wild body shot.
Kulmunki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price tries to clinch up.
Price looks to clinch
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a body punch
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kenzo Kulmunki has been cut.
Price wants to clinch.
Price tries to clinch but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Kulmunki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kulmunki duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulmunki throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Price checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Price wants to clinch.
Price checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Price takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kulmunki's waist but Kulmunki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Price off to one side.
Price shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kulmunki but Kulmunki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulmunki throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kulmunki tries a low kick but Price avoids it.
Kulmunki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Price at a distance.
Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price tries to clinch up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a straight right.
Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulmunki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulmunki circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kulmunki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulmunki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenzo Kulmunki's cut.
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.
Kulmunki lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
Kulmunki throws a low kick but Price avoids it.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulmunki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price moves forwards but Kulmunki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
Kulmunki throws a right hand that misses
and Kulmunki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Kulmunki's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulmunki misses the target.
A jab from Kulmunki misses.
Price wants to clinch but Kulmunki slips to the side
and Kulmunki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki misses with a right hand
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Kulmunki missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price tries to clinch up.
Kulmunki throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price looks to clinch
and Kulmunki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulmunki with a nice calf kick.
Price shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Price as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulmunki, as that shot connected.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulmunki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kulmunki. That snapped Price's head back.
Kulmunki tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price tries to clinch but Kulmunki is having none of it.
Kulmunki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulmunki finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price has managed to clinch.
Kulmunki breaks from the clinch.
Kulmunki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Price now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kulmunki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Price drives through and clinches with Kulmunki against the cage.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price lands a body punch.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kulmunki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price digs a right hand underneath Kulmunki's ribcage. Kulmunki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Kenzo Kulmunki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulmunki gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki can't break the clinch.
Kulmunki lands with a light punch inside.
Kulmunki throws a head punch that misses.
Price gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki wants to stand up but Price is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kulmunki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Price controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulmunki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulmunki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Price tries to clinch but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Kulmunki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulmunki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kulmunki lands a head shot.
Kulmunki throws a shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kulmunki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Price.
Price has managed to clinch.
Kulmunki lands with a short shot to the head.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
Kulmunki scores with a shoulder strike.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Kulmunki won't allow it.
Kulmunki tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kulmunki as Price tries to tie him up.
Kulmunki digs a right hand underneath Price's ribcage. Price let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price tries to pull guard but Kulmunki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kulmunki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price is breathing heavily.
Kulmunki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulmunki.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Kulmunki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
Price drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Price goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kulmunki prevents it.
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulmunki tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenzo Kulmunki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulmunki lands with a nice body punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kulmunki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Kulmunki does it's job there.
Kulmunki lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into range.
Price is rocked!
Kulmunki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price rushes Kulmunki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kulmunki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Kulmunki misses.
Kulmunki lands with a nice body punch.
Kulmunki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Price closes the distance but Kulmunki moves to the side
and Kulmunki counters with a straight right hand.
Kulmunki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price blocks a jab.
Price shoots in and drives through. Kulmunki sprawls well.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenzo Kulmunki's cut.
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!
Kulmunki with a nice cross.
Price gets a clinch.
Kulmunki working aggressively here.
Kulmunki prevents the takedown attempt.
Price has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Price manages to pull guard.
Price has a closed guard, preventing Kulmunki from standing up.
Kulmunki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Price is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kulmunki defends well.
Kulmunki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Price's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulmunki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Price defending well as Kulmunki loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Kulmunki lands.
Price checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Kulmunki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Kulmunki pushes him off.
Kulmunki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to clinch but Kulmunki is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Kulmunki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kulmunki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulmunki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price wants to clinch up but Kulmunki keeps it at a distance.
Kulmunki tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Kulmunki.
Price lands a takedown into guard.
Kulmunki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Price off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kulmunki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Price wants to clinch but Kulmunki slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kulmunki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price gets a clinch.
Kulmunki pushes Price back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Price is looking to control Kulmunki's arms but Kulmunki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Kulmunki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Price wants the takedown. Kulmunki is fighting it off but Price persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kulmunki's guard against the cage.
Kulmunki wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kulmunki scores with a jab to the body.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulmunki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price tries to clinch up but Kulmunki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulmunki throws a body shot but no joy.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kulmunki counters with a head kick.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pete Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to clinch there but Kulmunki circles away.
Kulmunki throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Kulmunki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulmunki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Price dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulmunki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Price.
Price tries to clinch but Kulmunki moves out of range.
Kulmunki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Price just manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Kulmunki - just one landing.
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Kulmunki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulmunki.
Price shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kulmunki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kulmunki pushes Price off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kulmunki throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulmunki connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Kulmunki does it's job there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price slips a jab from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulmunki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Price 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulmunki throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Kulmunki throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki cracks Price with an open hand slap.
Kulmunki misses with a lunging right hand
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Price closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kulmunki lands with a light punch inside.
Price drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulmunki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulmunki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kulmunki throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a big shot that misses.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Price tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Price.
Kulmunki tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzo Kulmunki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulmunki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Kenzo Kulmunki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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