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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St. Georges (ranked 57 p4p, 4 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 71 p4p, 8 weight class). St. Georges 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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265 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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242 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a series of wild punches.
Pulkkinen counters with a body kick.
Pulkkinen thumps St. Georges with a low kick.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pulkkinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St. Georges has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St. Georges and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of St. Georges's front leg.
Pulkkinen feints and then cracks St. Georges's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. St. Georges looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen with a jab.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Georges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
St. Georges staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulkkinen, as that shot connected.
Pulkkinen dodges the punch combination from St. Georges.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
We've been told by St. Georges's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
St. Georges wants to clinch but Pulkkinen slips to the side
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow St. Georges down with leg kicks.
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Pulkkinen lands but St. Georges takes it in his stride.
Pulkkinen sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses St. Georges's sensitive parts.
St. Georges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pulkkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pulkkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St. Georges takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pulkkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St. Georges circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from St. Georges misses the target.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St. Georges lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pulkkinen dodges the punch combination from St. Georges.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range and Pulkkinen settles back down.
Pulkkinen fakes the leg kick and cracks St. Georges in the body.
Pulkkinen works St. Georges's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
That's time! St. Georges's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen with a hook.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping St. Georges under the eye.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
As Pulkkinen looks to move away, St. Georges throws a big counter combo but Pulkkinen just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy head kick and St. Georges moves out of range easily.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges counters with a three punch combo that has Pulkkinen backing up. Pulkkinen nods at St. Georges to acknowledge the strikes.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to St. Georges's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges throws a right hand that misses
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow St. Georges down.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether St. Georges might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges.
Jab by Pulkkinen.
A punch combination from Pulkkinen misses.
As Pulkkinen looks to move away, St. Georges throws a big counter combo but Pulkkinen just gets out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Pulkkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab.
St. Georges walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but St. Georges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
St. Georges tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by St. Georges.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
St. Georges is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
St. Georges misses the body punch
and Pulkkinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St. Georges tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges connects with a jab.
St. Georges will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that drops St. Georges like a sack of potatoes! Pulkkinen dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pena Pulkkinen!
Our winner, Pena Pulkkinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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