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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoichi Kosugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pertti Pulkkinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shoichi Kosugi !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kosugi if he has to take too many more of those.
Kosugi avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kosugi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pulkkinen as he jumps to the side.
Pulkkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kosugi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulkkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pulkkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shoichi Kosugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kosugi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kosugi avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Kosugi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pertti Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoichi Kosugi .
Kosugi missing with a left hand there. Pulkkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick and Kosugi moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kosugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Kosugi blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Kosugi feints and as Pulkkinen raises his hands in defense, Kosugi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pulkkinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kosugi wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
Kosugi stopping the sweep attempt from Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pertti Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kosugi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kosugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Kosugi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Pulkkinen lands.
Kosugi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulkkinen pinned against the cage. Pulkkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi fails with the takedown.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kosugi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kosugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kosugi is defended easily by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kosugi is rocked!
Kosugi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kosugi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kosugi 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kosugi looks gassed!
Pulkkinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kosugi is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Kosugi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kosugi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kosugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen jabs at Kosugi 's body.
Kosugi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kosugi blocks a head kick by Pulkkinen.
Kosugi tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
Pulkkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kosugi misses with the combination.
Pulkkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kosugi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pulkkinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Kosugi . Kosugi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kosugi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kosugi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kosugi takes one to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Kosugi down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Kosugi 's front leg but catches the back leg as Kosugi tries to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Pulkkinen has knocked Kosugi down with a huge combo! Pulkkinen steps away and waves a wobbly Kosugi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Kosugi fails to land.
Pulkkinen gets through Kosugi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen prevents the takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosugi .
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kosugi can do to turn this around?
Pulkkinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Kosugi 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kosugi is trying to drag Pulkkinen to the mat but Pulkkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pertti Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoichi Kosugi .
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Kosugi goes for a takedown attempt but Pulkkinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pulkkinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kosugi .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosugi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kosugi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kosugi manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen lands a big head kick that sends Kosugi to the canvas! Pulkkinen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Pulkkinen!
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