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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme's entrance music is patriot. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Halme's shoulder, as Halme tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that Halme ducks under and follows up with a left that Halme also avoids with ease.
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pulkkinen has eaten all the pies!
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Halme moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halme blocks a leg kick.
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halme slips under a jab.
Pulkkinen tried to score with a low kick but Halme checks it.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulkkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halme tries to clinch but Pulkkinen is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pekka Halme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Halme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Halme avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
A clash of legs there as Halme blocks the low kick.
Halme tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Halme tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme wants to clinch up but Pulkkinen keeps it at a distance.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Halme.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Halme down with leg kicks.
Halme avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen avoids the head kick by Halme.
Halme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Halme is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
Halme blocks a leg kick.
Halme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Halme is out of range.
Halme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pulkkinen.
Halme checks a leg kick.
Halme checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen throws out a leg kick but Halme moves out of range and Pulkkinen only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that Halme avoids nicely.
Halme throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Halme moves his leg out of the way.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme checks it.
Halme throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Halme ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Halme avoids them all with ease.
Halme tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but Halme moves out of range easily.
Halme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Halme blocks a low kick nicely.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halme moves forwards but Pulkkinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Halme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pulkkinen in his tracks.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Halme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halme checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Halme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Halme moves out of range.
Pulkkinen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulkkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halme tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Halme down.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halme has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick, looking for Halme's leg but Halme calmly moves out of range.
Halme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Halme wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halme doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulkkinen circles away.
Halme moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Halme circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pertti Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halme tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
Halme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Pulkkinen tenderised Halme's leg. Halme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Halme moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halme.
A slow jab from Pulkkinen misses its intended target.
Halme wants to clinch.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halme. That did some damage!
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that Halme avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks Halme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halme down.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Halme's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Pulkkinen blocks the leg kick.
Halme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Halme.
Halme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Pulkkinen does no damage.
Halme throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Halme moves his leg out of the way.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Halme tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Halme is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halme forces Pulkkinen back against the cage and clinches.
Halme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pulkkinen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Halme dips to his left and cracks Pulkkinen with an uppercut!
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halme tries a head kick but it misses.
Halme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Halme moves out of range of the strikes.
Halme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulkkinen throws out a leg kick but Halme moves out of range and Pulkkinen only half commits.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Halme misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Halme off balance momentarily.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulkkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halme checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme is looking to clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Halme.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulkkinen throws a nice looking combination but Halme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halme tries to clinch up.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halme throws out the jab.
Halme throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Halme blocks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Halme finds it's way through Pulkkinen's defenses.
Good work by Halme as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Halme slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Halme is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pulkkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Halme is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Halme's front leg but catches the back leg as Halme tries to avoid it.
Pulkkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halme thows a leg kick but Pulkkinen checks it
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Halme's knee momentarily.
Halme doesn't manage to clinch there - Pulkkinen circles away.
A big right from Halme misses.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halme moves away.
Pulkkinen keeps Halme at a distance using the push kick.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halme is able to avoid easily.
Halme throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that Halme avoids nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halme blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pulkkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halme misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Halme tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Halme looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halme avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Pulkkinen does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Halme slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Halme wants to clinch up but Pulkkinen keeps it at a distance.
Halme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Halme moved away.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
Halme throws a front kick aimed at Pulkkinen's knee but Pulkkinen avoids it well.
Halme throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Halme.
Halme takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halme wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Halme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Halme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulkkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pulkkinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halme wants to clinch up but Pulkkinen keeps it at a distance.
Halme slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Halme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halme throws a head kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Halme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pulkkinen thows a body kick. Halme tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halme tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Halme checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halme is able to avoid easily.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Halme.
Halme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Halme as he checks the leg kick.
Halme throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pulkkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Halme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pekka Halme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulkkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Halme wants to clinch up but Pulkkinen keeps it at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulkkinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Pulkkinen!
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hype
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RATING
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