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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pera Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by Edwin Starr WAR. Pulkkinen has chosen TURISAS - Stand Up And Fight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelemi Seia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pera Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Seia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seia.
An inside leg kick lands from Seia.
Pulkkinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seia moves away.
Pulkkinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulkkinen is one step ahead there.
Seia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pulkkinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pulkkinen throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pulkkinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pulkkinen stops Seia from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pulkkinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and pushes Seia back into the cage.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Seia prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Seia.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia lands a nice uppercut.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia misses with the head strike.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seia throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Seia is just out of range.
Seia cracks Pulkkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Seia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Seia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pera Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Seia checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Seia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pulkkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Seia lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Seia.
Pulkkinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seia throws Pulkkinen to one side and escapes!
Seia scores with a decent looking hook.
Seia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen tries to land a leg kick but Seia saw it coming and moves away.
Pulkkinen digs a good hook to Seia's body.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Seia finds it's target.
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 Kelemi Seia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Seia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch but Seia slips to the side
and Seia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Seia moves his leg out of the way.
Seia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Seia off the cage and back into range.
Seia tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Seia avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Seia gets caught flat footed, as Pulkkinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pulkkinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pulkkinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pulkkinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen slips a nice elbow through Seia's hands, connecting with Seia's forehead.
Seia has his hands clasped together around Pulkkinen's back. He's all about the action.
Seia trying to hold on to Pulkkinen's head to control him but Pulkkinen postures up.
Seia wants to improve his position but Pulkkinen is controlling well.
Seia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seia keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulkkinen is pressing down on Seia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Seia is holding on for now.
Seia is looking to control Pulkkinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seia avoid being mounted?
Seia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen thows a huge punch but Seia dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen wants to control but Seia is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seia throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seia throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Seia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seia.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen digs a good hook to Seia's body.
A left and a right from Pulkkinen both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kelemi Seia has been cut.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seia connects with a leg kick. Pulkkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pera Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Seia to counter with a crisp jab.
Seia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulkkinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seia rather than just go for the knockout.
Pulkkinen avoids the head kick by Seia.
Seia drops his hands momentarily and Pulkkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seia misses with a hook.
Seia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kelemi Seia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range and Seia settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seia.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Seia counters with a left to the body.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Seia.
Seia just misses with a punch to the body.
Seia throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Seia counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Seia jumps back.
Seia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Seia gets caught napping as Pulkkinen dives in and scores a takedown. Seia manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Seia is retaining full guard.
Pera Pulkkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulkkinen wants to control from the top but Seia keeps moving.
Pulkkinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pulkkinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pulkkinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pulkkinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pulkkinen is stalling here. Seia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pulkkinen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Seia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pulkkinen is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to half guard.
Pulkkinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pulkkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Seia is staying active.
Pulkkinen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pulkkinen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seia pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seia is working away from the top position though.
Seia perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pulkkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulkkinen working for a triangle but Seia defends it easily.
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seia moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
Seia thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seia.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seia.
Seia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a takedown into Seia's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kelemi Seia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
and Seia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen scores with a nice head shot.
Seia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Seia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seia throws out the jab.
Seia throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen wants to counter the offense by Seia and move into the clinch position.
Pulkkinen clinches with his opponent.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen is trying to stall.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Seia.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Seia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seia backwards.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Seia blocks it.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Seia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Seia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seia jabs Pulkkinen right on the nose. Pulkkinen blinks but takes it well.
Seia takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seia connects with a body shot that sends Pulkkinen's belly button to the back.
Seia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Seia.
Seia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seia lands a jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Seia is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen looks to clinch
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pulkkinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Seia.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seia.
Seia lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seia tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen has Seia pressed against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position but instead, Seia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pulkkinen into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pulkkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seia swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Seia blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen pushes Seia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seia pushes Pulkkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Seia breaks the clinch.
Pulkkinen thumps Seia with a low kick.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Seia.
Seia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seia moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pera Pulkkinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kelemi Seia's cut.
That's time! Seia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pulkkinen throws a nice looking combination but Seia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick, looking for Seia's leg but Seia calmly moves out of range.
Seia moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulkkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulkkinen tests Seia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Pulkkinen. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seia misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the body
and Seia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pulkkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Seia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Seia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pulkkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Seia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Seia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Seia's calf.
Seia swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seia jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Seia scores with a sloppy right hand. Pulkkinen should have avoided that one.
Seia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch up but Seia keeps it at a distance.
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen ducks right into an uppercut from Seia.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seia to the mat! Seia manages to get full guard.
Seia is pulling down on Pulkkinen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pulkkinen, at least for the moment.
Seia keeping full guard, as Pulkkinen tries to pass.
Seia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulkkinen is one step ahead there.
Pulkkinen throwing strikes from guard but Seia blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia keeping moving, preventing Pulkkinen from controlling successfully.
Pulkkinen throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pulkkinen preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seia throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Seia shrugs it off.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seia at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelemi Seia.
I think Seia 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Seia!
Kelemi Seia retains his light heavyweight title!
Kelemi Seia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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