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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tontza Pulikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tontza Pulikka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tontza Pulikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulikka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
Pulikka lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pulikka checks a leg kick.
Pulikka clinches up against the cage.
Pulikka lands with a light punch inside.
Pulikka jumps guard and drags Silver to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silver forces his way into half guard.
Pulikka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pulikka tries to get out of the position.
Silver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pulikka defends it well.
Silver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver stops Pulikka from getting back to his feet.
Silver is taking a breather. Pulikka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silver is looking for a kimura but Pulikka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A big left from Silver misses.
Pulikka feints and then cracks Silver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silver down.
Pulikka fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a right and a left that Pulikka avoids nicely.
Donk. Pulikka catches Silver right on the button with a cross.
Pulikka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pulikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulikka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulikka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulikka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silver's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John Silver has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pulikka on his heels. He'll look to pass Pulikka's guard now, I'm sure.
Pulikka being controlled here, momentarily.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pulikka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Silver hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulikka, as that shot connected.
Tontza Pulikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulikka throws a right hand that Silver ducks under and follows up with a left that Silver also avoids with ease.
Silver tries for a takedown but Pulikka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pulikka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tontza Pulikka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silver doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulikka pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulikka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tontza Pulikka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Pulikka both land. Nice combination.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Pulikka.
A shot to the liver by Pulikka. Beautiful body shot.
Silver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pulikka quickly recovers to half guard.
Pulikka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Silver keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver throwing shots but Pulikka is blocking nicely.
John Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver wants to control but Pulikka is keeping him busy.
Silver seems to be working for a kimura but Pulikka defends the submission attempt.
Silver looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silver is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to take a breather but Pulikka is having none of it.
Pulikka is trying to stand back up but Silver is controlling him
Silver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silver has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pulikka defend it? Silver steps over the head and cranks it - Pulikka is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Silver!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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