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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solomon Kahn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Kahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahn tries to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a two punch combination.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Kahn's front leg but catches the back leg as Kahn tries to avoid it.
Kahn clobbers Pulkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen motions for Kahn to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Kahn misses.
Pulkkinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Kahn sees coming a mile off.
Pulkkinen walks into a jab.
Kahn tests Pulkkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pulkkinen! Kahn lets Pulkkinen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pulkkinen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Pulkkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters circling a little - Pulkkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kahn scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kahn moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahn misses the jab.
As Kahn backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've been told by Pulkkinen's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pulkkinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Kahn scores with a leg kick.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Kahn slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
As Kahn backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulkkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kahn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn blocks a jab.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Pulkkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Pulkkinen jumps back.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Kahn's front leg.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pulkkinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kahn checks it well.
Pulkkinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body
and Kahn counters with a thumping low kick.
Kahn jabs Pulkkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kahn lands with a cross.
Kahn lands with an overhand left.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross.
Kahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulkkinen gets tackled into the cage by Kahn. Kahn maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kahn controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Pulkkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Kahn saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kahn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kahn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Kahn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kahn misses with a low kick as Pulkkinen jumps back.
Kahn scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Pulkkinen lands with a hook. Kahn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kahn misses with a double jab
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahn.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahn's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with a body kick.
Pulkkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Pulkkinen slams his shin into Kahn's torso.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Pulkkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range and Kahn settles back down.
Kahn misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pulkkinen jabs Kahn right on the nose. Kahn blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kahn unleashes a big counter combination but Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pulkkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kahn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Kahn misses
and Pulkkinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Kahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pulkkinen delivers a nice body kick.
Kahn is breathing heavily.
Pulkkinen fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kahn out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pena Pulkkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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RATING
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