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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ganki Soodow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Pallukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganki Soodow had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ganki Soodow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Pallukka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pallukka is looking to clinch but Soodow is avoiding it.
Soodow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pallukka throws a head kick but Soodow moves out of range.
Soodow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pallukka clinches.
Pallukka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soodow backwards.
Soodow jumps guard but Pallukka stands there with Soodow around his waist. Soodow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pallukka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soodow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Soodow misses.
Pallukka stuffs the takedown attempt from Soodow. Soodow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganki Soodow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soodow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Pallukka as Soodow shoots in.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pallukka has eaten all the pies!
Soodow tries to clinch
and Pallukka counters with a good, hard body kick but Soodow shrugs it off.
Soodow is breathing heavily.
Pallukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pallukka thows a body kick. Soodow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pallukka darts in and clinches Soodow up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pallukka lands an elbow just above Soodow 's eye.
Pallukka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pallukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soodow's face.
Soodow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pallukka with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pallukka.
Pallukka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pallukka landing knees to the head.
Pallukka scores with a knee to the head.
Soodow is rocked!
Pallukka lands a knee to the head.
Oh Soodow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pallukka leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pallukka misses with a knee to the head.
Pallukka lands an elbow inside.
Pallukka lands an elbow just above Soodow 's eye.
Soodow misses with a punch to the body.
Soodow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Soodow misses with the head strike.
Pallukka is trying to maintain a safe position but Soodow gets an underhook and turns Pallukka into the ropes.
Soodow seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pallukka throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soodow tries to pull guard but Pallukka won't allow it.
Pallukka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soodow.
Pallukka stalling the fight.
Pallukka is looking to control Soodow's arms but Soodow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pallukka has his back to the ropes.
Soodow drags the fight down to the ground.
Soodow wants to get back to his feet but Pallukka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soodow trying to control the position.
Soodow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soodow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pallukka trying to control the position from guard on top but Soodow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soodow wants to stand but Pallukka is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soodow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soodow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pallukka is looking to stand up but Soodow won't let him.
Pallukka thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Soodow has a takedown stuffed.
Pallukka lands with a slapping head kick.
Soodow doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Pallukka to counter with a crisp jab.
Soodow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soodow tries to clinch but Pallukka moves away
and Pallukka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganki Soodow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soodow fails to land the takedown.
Soodow is looking to clinch but Pallukka is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soodow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soodow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soodow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soodow is pushing down on Pallukka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pallukka is fighting to maintain full guard but Soodow has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pallukka tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Soodow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pallukka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pallukka is trying to stand up here but Soodow is controlling him well.
Soodow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pallukka wants to get back to full guard.
Soodow wants to free his trapped foot but Pallukka is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pallukka stuffs the takedown attempt from Soodow. Soodow gets slowly back to his feet.
Sami Pallukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pallukka rushes Soodow and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sami Pallukka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from Soodow misses
and Pallukka counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Pallukka.
Pallukka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pallukka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soodow backwards.
Pallukka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pallukka lands an elbow inside that Soodow shrugs off.
Pallukka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pallukka lands a damaging elbow.
Pallukka stalls.
Soodow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pallukka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Pallukka.
A short left from Pallukka.
Pallukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pallukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pallukka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Soodow fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganki Soodow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soodow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pallukka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pallukka has Soodow up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pallukka.
Pallukka taking a breather.
Pallukka stops a takedown attempt from Soodow.
Pallukka pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Soodow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pallukka smiles and moves away.
Pallukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Soodow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pallukka's guard.
Pallukka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soodow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soodow prevents Pallukka from getting back to his feet.
Soodow is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Soodow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soodow trying to control the position but Pallukka is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soodow is really struggling to control Pallukka but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Soodow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Soodow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pallukka keeps working.
Soodow stands up.
Soodow misses with a takedown attempt
and Pallukka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soodow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soodow shoots for a takedown but Pallukka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pallukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soodow drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pallukka keeping moving, preventing Soodow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soodow looking to pass the guard.
Pallukka controls Soodow momentarily but Soodow frees himself.
Soodow prevents Pallukka from getting back to his feet.
Soodow tries to free his leg and advance position but Pallukka is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pallukka tries to clinch but Soodow is having none of it.
Soodow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pallukka circles away.
Soodow cracks Pallukka with a good jab.
Soodow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pallukka as he jumps to the side.
Pallukka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pallukka.
Pallukka clinches up against the ropes.
Pallukka landing knees to the head.
Pallukka avoiding damage.
Soodow is trying to break the clinch but Pallukka has him pressed against the ropes.
Soodow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pallukka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pallukka receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Pallukka lands a knee to the head.
Soodow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pallukka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Soodow tries to pull guard but Pallukka won't allow it.
Pallukka misses with a knee to the head.
Pallukka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pallukka lands a right hand.
Soodow fails to pull guard.
Pallukka landing knees to the head.
Soodow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pallukka has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ganki Soodow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pallukka clinches.
Pallukka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soodow is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Pallukka.
Soodow wants a takedown.
Soodow jumps guard but Pallukka stands there with Soodow around his waist. Soodow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pallukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soodow tries to pull guard but Pallukka won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ganki Soodow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soodow jumps guard but Pallukka stands there with Soodow around his waist. Soodow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pallukka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pallukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pallukka wants to stall.
Soodow tries to pull guard but Pallukka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Soodow drops back down to his feet.
Soodow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pallukka misses with an elbow strike.
Pallukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pallukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soodow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Soodow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soodow tries to break the clinch but Pallukka is controlling the position.
Pallukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pallukka keeps control of Soodow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soodow looking for a takedown.
Soodow is working for takedown but Pallukka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Soodow tries to score a body lock takedown but Pallukka shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pallukka has a couple of punches blocked by Soodow.
with the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pallukka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soodow misses with a takedown attempt - Pallukka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soodow.
Soodow shoots in but no luck this time.
Soodow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soodow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Soodow looks for a takedown but Pallukka sprawls well.
Soodow lands a glancing blow to the side of Pallukka's head.
Soodow cracks the inside of Pallukka's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from Pallukka. No joy for Soodow on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pallukka avoids the head kick by Soodow.
Soodow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pallukka circles away.
Pallukka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soodow can't get the takedown.
Soodow pulls guard successfully.
Soodow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pallukka manages to get himself to full guard.
Soodow distracts Pallukka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soodow stands up over Pallukka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soodow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soodow trying to control the action but Pallukka is working from the bottom.
Soodow decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pallukka to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soodow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pallukka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pallukka throws a head kick but Soodow moves out of range.
Pallukka throws a sloppy head kick
and Soodow counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pallukka!
Pallukka controls the position.
Soodow wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Pallukka is looking to get to half guard.
Pallukka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pallukka is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Soodow has taken his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pallukka preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Soodow.
Soodow lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Pallukka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pallukka defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ganki Soodow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pallukka looking very determined here, making life difficult for Soodow.
Pallukka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Pallukka is keeping busy.
Pallukka defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soodow is not going to allow Pallukka to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ganki Soodow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soodow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ganki Soodow!
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