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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 44 p4p, 5 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 113 p4p, 16 weight class). Pena Pulkkinen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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209 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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225 cm
26
211 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Sole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pulkkinen's waist but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sole off to one side.
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Sole steps away.
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Sole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pulkkinen really felt that one!
Sole misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Sole takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores with the left hand. Pulkkinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sole connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Sole slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Sole is looking to slow Pulkkinen down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sole looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pulkkinen!
Sole working away.
Sole staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole trying to control the action but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
What's Pulkkinen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sole lands some shots froms side control.
Pulkkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Sole scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sole is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.
Sole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pulkkinen keeps working.
Pulkkinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pulkkinen seems keen to control Sole's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sole trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Pulkkinen looking for subs off his back but Sole has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sole is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.
Pulkkinen controlling the position for now.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain the position but Sole is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen throws out a leg kick but Sole moves out of range and Pulkkinen only half commits.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pulkkinen misses with a double jab.
It looked like Sole was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tried to score with a low kick but Sole checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Sole swings for the body but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sole avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Sole jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
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.
Sole thuds his shin into the meat of Pulkkinen's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sole.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen defending well as Sole loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulkkinen can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sole.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pena Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole gets a takedown into half guard.
Sole is trying to control the action in half guard but Pulkkinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sole is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pulkkinen tries to get to full guard but Sole has control of the leg.
Pulkkinen is trying to maintain the position but Sole is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacks Sole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sole haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole is trying to control. Pulkkinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pulkkinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sole scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulkkinen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sole is working away from the top position though.
Sole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulkkinen defending well though.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Sole control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pulkkinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen moves his leg out of the way.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Pulkkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Pulkkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the nose.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Sole is looking to slow Pulkkinen down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Sole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen throws a counter combo.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole cracks Pulkkinen with an open hand slap.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Sole jumps back.
Sole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pulkkinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pulkkinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sole.
Pulkkinen is trying to improve his position.
Sole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sole misses with the ground and pound.
Sole scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Sole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sole tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen.
Sole checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Sole checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
Sole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Sole strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Sole counters with a leg kick.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Sole avoids the punch easily.
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.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Sole's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pulkkinen. Sole shrugs it off though.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sole tries to work over Pulkkinen's front leg with a kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Sole clinches up against the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sole is trying to trip Pulkkinen. He has hold of a leg but Pulkkinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sole persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
Sole being controlled here momentarily.
Sole wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
Pulkkinen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sole gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Sole from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good leg kick by Pulkkinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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?
Sole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Sole.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pulkkinen is able to avoid easily.
Sole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole throws a push kick but Pulkkinen slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pulkkinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pulkkinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacks Sole did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Sole ducks down to avoid it.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulkkinen's sensitive parts.
Pulkkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole misses with the body kick
and Sole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen throws an off balance right hand
and Sole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole looks for the body kick but Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Sole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulkkinen pinned against the cage. Pulkkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole fails with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pulkkinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sole is out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Sole moves away and avoids it.
Sole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole slips under a jab.
Sole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole avoids the body shot from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Pulkkinen as he checks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sole.
A lazy body kick from Sole
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Pulkkinen.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Sole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen blocks the body kick.
Sole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Sole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick.
Sole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Pulkkinen.
Sole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Pulkkinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pulkkinen trying to remain calm as Sole controls from the top position.
Pulkkinen can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Sole with an uppercut!
Sole connects with an inside leg kick.
Sole throws a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pulkkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sole moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Sole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sole lands with a shot to the body.
Sole thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Sole. Beautiful body shot.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sole misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pena Pulkkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sole is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulkkinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sole off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Sole's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sole prevents Pulkkinen from getting a body triangle.
Sole tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sole has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sole trying to control the hands but Pulkkinen breaks the grip.
Pulkkinen tightening his grip on Sole, looking for the choke.
Sole tries to escape but Pulkkinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sole rolls, trying to escape but Pulkkinen keeps control of the position.
Pulkkinen is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Sole knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Sole for a finish.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sole is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Pulkkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sole 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Jacks Sole made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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