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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taxi Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taxi Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Driver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pulkkinen sprawls well initially but Driver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Driver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Driver wants to take a breather but Pulkkinen is having none of it.
Driver is looking to advance position but Pulkkinen won't allow it.
Driver moves into full mount! Pulkkinen won't be happy about that!
Driver is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pulkkinen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pulkkinen shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pulkkinen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pulkkinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pulkkinen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Driver pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Driver wants to control the action but instead Pulkkinen gets a body lock and reverses into Driver's guard! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driver looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pulkkinen is defending well. Driver quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pulkkinen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Driver celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taxi Driver!
After winning the bout, Taxi Driver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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