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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
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World class MT
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but Bailey moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
A shot to the body from Bailey misses
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Bailey.
Bailey checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Bailey lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Good work by Bailey as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bailey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Pulkkinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bailey takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Pulkkinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pulkkinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bailey throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Bailey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pulkkinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.
Bailey slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
Despite the aggression on Bailey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Bailey throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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.
Bailey lands with a kick to the ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pulkkinen with a body shot.
Bailey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bailey.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
Bailey takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Bailey throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pulkkinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Pulkkinen.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick, looking for Bailey's leg but Bailey calmly moves out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen blocks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Pena Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bailey scores with the left hand. Pulkkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Pulkkinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bailey's head.
Bailey throws a combination that misses
and Pulkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Bailey avoided it.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen thuds a left hand into Bailey's body.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Bailey throws a low kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
It looked like Pulkkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bailey.
Pulkkinen connects with a right hand. Bailey shakes it off.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pulkkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bailey's head.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pulkkinen, right into the meat.
Bailey lands with a thumping leg kick.
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.
Bailey walks into a left hand.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Bailey's front leg with a kick but Bailey checks it.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Bailey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bailey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pulkkinen cracks Bailey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bailey's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey cracks Pulkkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bailey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey lands with a straight right. Pulkkinen didn't see that one coming.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bailey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pulkkinen has got the better of the exchanges.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Bailey throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bailey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bailey.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey jabs Pulkkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bailey checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey lands a head shot.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Pulkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Bailey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pulkkinen up against the cage.
Pulkkinen is trying to force a seperation but Bailey has the dominant position.
Pulkkinen is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey effectively controlling the action here.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Pulkkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pulkkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bailey can turn it around.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath Pulkkinen's ribcage. Pulkkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Bailey digs a right hand into Pulkkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pulkkinen's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Devon Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bailey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Pena Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Bailey clobbers Pulkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Bailey slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
Bailey throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Bailey throws a wild body kick that Pulkkinen sees coming a mile off.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Bailey checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Bailey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bailey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen thows a body kick. Bailey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bailey thinking.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen walks into a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey takes one to the side of the head.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Bailey throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Pulkkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Bailey.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Bailey clinches.
Bailey misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
Bailey cracks Pulkkinen with a nice body shot.
Pulkkinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Pulkkinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devon Bailey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Bailey really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Pulkkinen's body. Pulkkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Bailey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Bailey.
Pulkkinen throws a one two combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bailey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pulkkinen under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey with a jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bailey throws a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bailey punishes Pulkkinen's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Bailey finds it's target.
Pulkkinen throws the kick towards the body but Bailey avoids it.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Bailey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey lunges at Pulkkinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pulkkinen's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Bailey does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulkkinen. That snapped Bailey's head back.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
Pulkkinen scores with a body shot.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Bailey with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bailey misses.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
A cross from Pulkkinen lands.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen defending well as Bailey loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bailey scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Devon Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Bailey takes one on the button.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulkkinen as he connects with a hook.
Bailey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulkkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailey scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Bailey.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bailey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Pulkkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bailey in his tracks.
Bailey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulkkinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pena Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Bailey connects with a crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Pulkkinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey cracks a nice hook into Pulkkinen's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bailey checks a leg kick.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Bailey misses.
Bailey clobbers Pulkkinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Bailey.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Bailey pushes Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Bailey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bailey is leaning against Pulkkinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pulkkinen or not.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bailey is keeping busy.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Pulkkinen.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Devon Bailey.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Devon Bailey!
Devon Bailey is the new light heavyweight champion!
Devon Bailey 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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