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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 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, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
It seemed like Cotto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cotto avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Pulkkinen lands.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Cotto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Cotto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
Cotto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Cotto.
And Pulkkinen counters with a quick kick to the body but Cotto blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cotto. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen thuds his right hand into Cotto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulkkinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cotto moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto throws a counter combo.
Pulkkinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pulkkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Pulkkinen tried to score with a low kick but Cotto checks it.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cotto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotto! But no joy.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Cotto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen avoids the head kick by Cotto.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cotto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cotto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotto looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cotto throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Cotto looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotto blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Pulkkinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a solid leg kick but Cotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pulkkinen.
A big left from Cotto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen moves forwards but Cotto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pulkkinen thumps Cotto with a low kick.
Cotto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Cotto misses.
Cotto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Cotto down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cotto if he has to take too many more of those.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Cotto off balance momentarily.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook.
A left lands for Cotto.
Pulkkinen thumps Cotto with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotto is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
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 slips under a jab.
Crunch! Pulkkinen slams his shin into Cotto's torso.
Pulkkinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotto.
Cotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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.
Pulkkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotto.
Cotto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto walks into a straight right hand from Pulkkinen.
Cotto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cotto 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.
A solid body kick from Pulkkinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkkinen. Cotto shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Cotto.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
Pena Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Cotto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Cotto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Cotto off balance momentarily.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Cotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Pulkkinen there.
It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Cotto slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
Cotto throws a series of punches but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Cotto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Cotto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Cotto flicks out a counter leg kick but Pulkkinen steps away.
Cotto scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cotto misses with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cotto misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
Pulkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cotto just manages to avoid it.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pulkkinen to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cotto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Pulkkinen throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Pulkkinen.
Cotto misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Cotto misses its intended target.
Cotto takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cotto misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cotto. Cotto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cotto's hands.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It looks like Pulkkinen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cotto.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cotto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
Cotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cotto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotto.
Cotto throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen defending well as Cotto loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen tests Cotto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotto throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Pulkkinen connects with a single shot there.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Cotto blocks it.
Cotto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cotto's sensitive parts.
Cotto wants to clinch.
Cotto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cotto momentarily.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Cotto is out of range.
Cotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cotto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulkkinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen with a jab.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cotto doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the body
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Cotto throws a body kick.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cotto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen thumps Cotto with a low kick.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that Cotto semi-blocks.
Cotto slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
You can see that Cotto has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Pulkkinen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen pushes Cotto away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Cotto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Cotto avoids it.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Cotto's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cotto misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a left to the body.
Cotto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cotto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pulkkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto with a jab.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cotto walks into a straight right hand from Pulkkinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto walks straight into a right hand from Pulkkinen - that's dropped him! Pulkkinen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cotto from any more punishment! Cotto complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Pena Pulkkinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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