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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jalmari Pullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Clifton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pullo comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jalmari Pullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Clifton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pullo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clifton.
Pullo slaps away a takedown attempt from Clifton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pullo stuffs the takedown attempt from Clifton. Clifton gets slowly back to his feet.
Jalmari Pullo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Clifton.
Clifton gets a double leg takedown into Pullo's guard.
Pullo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton tries to free his leg and advance position but Pullo is retaining full guard.
Pullo looking to control.
Clifton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clifton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clifton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pullo is on top in guard.
Pullo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bonsai Club MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Pullo trying to control but Clifton is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clifton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clifton can't keep his opponent in guard - Pullo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clifton is looking to improve his position.
Pullo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clifton is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pullo jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Clifton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clifton prevents Pullo from improving position.
Clifton is looking to reverse the position.
Clifton stops Pullo from passing to mount.
Clifton tries to bench press Pullo off him but Pullo keeps the position.
Clifton sneaks back into half guard.
Clifton is trying to get back to full guard.
Pullo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton looking for submissions off his back.
Clifton has a hand on Pullo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Pullo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Clifton stops Pullo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Pullo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Clifton has worked his arm free - good work by Clifton!
Pullo advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton is squirming around, avoiding Pullo's attempts to control the action.
Pullo wants to take his opponent's back but Clifton doesn't allow it.
Pullo avoids the attempt from Clifton to control.
Clifton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clifton just holding on.
Clifton tries to hold on but Pullo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clifton reaches up to try and control the position but Pullo seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Clifton rolls and tries to escape and now Pullo has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clifton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pullo counters with a single leg into guard. Clifton didn't expect that.
Clifton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clifton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jalmari Pullo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pullo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pullo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pullo wants to control but Clifton is keeping him busy.
Clifton manages to get back to half guard.
Pullo is keen to just control but Clifton is a slippery customer.
Clifton is looking to improve his position.
Pullo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clifton!
Clifton tries to lock up and control but Pullo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clifton is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clifton wants to hold on but Pullo pushes him away.
Clifton is working to get back to half guard.
Clifton has given up his back.
I really don't envy Clifton right now.
Pullo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Clifton is defending well though. Pullo let's go of the attempt for now.
Pullo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clifton can do to turn this around?
Pullo is hanging on to Clifton's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullo wants to control the position but Clifton frees himself and scrambles - Pullo manages to regain control in side control.
Clifton trying his best to control but Pullo has mounted him.
Pullo avoids the attempt from Clifton to control.
Clifton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pullo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pullo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clifton is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pullo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clifton is looking to escape.
Pullo wants to take his opponent's back but Clifton doesn't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pullo tries to control but Clifton wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jalmari Pullo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pullo closes the distance and clinches up with Clifton, looking for a takedown. Pullo pushes Clifton against the cage but Clifton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pullo fails with a takedown attempt.
Clifton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pullo's waist but Pullo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clifton off to one side.
Pullo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Clifton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Clifton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clifton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pullo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pullo's back!
Clifton has Pullo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Clifton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Pullo.
Clifton is trying to stick to Pullo's back but Pullo is turning into Clifton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Clifton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pullo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pullo stopping the sweep attempt from Clifton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton controls Pullo momentarily but Pullo frees himself.
Pullo trying to control but Clifton is working from the bottom.
Clifton wants to sweep here but Pullo controlling him for the moment.
Pullo trying to control but Clifton is working from the bottom.
Clifton keeping full guard, as Pullo tries to pass.
Clifton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pullo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Clifton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clifton trying his best to control but Pullo has mounted him.
Clifton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pullo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Clifton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clifton shrugs it off.
Pullo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton tries to lock up and control but Pullo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pullo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clifton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clifton and Pullo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Clifton wants to control but Pullo postures up.
Jalmari Pullo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pullo wants to control but Clifton is keeping him busy.
Clifton is looking for a sweep.
Pullo is looking to take a break and control but Clifton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clifton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pullo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pullo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Craig Clifton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clifton is looking for a sweep.
Pullo controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pullo dodges the punch combination from Clifton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalmari Pullo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pullo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalmari Pullo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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