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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 23 p4p, 1 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 35 p4p, 2 weight class). Umanouke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. Pena Pulkkinen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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242 lbs
28 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke moves out of range of the strikes.
Umanouke misses with a leg kick
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Umanouke blocks a jab.
Umanouke ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Umanouke.
Umanouke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Umanouke in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Umanouke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pulkkinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Umanouke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Umanouke stalling away here and it's allowed Pulkkinen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Umanouke trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Umanouke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pulkkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Umanouke off balance momentarily.
Umanouke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Umanouke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulkkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Umanouke scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Umanouke takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Umanouke throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Umanouke avoids it easily.
Umanouke tries to clinch there but Pulkkinen circles away.
Umanouke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Umanouke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Umanouke misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Pulkkinen cracks Umanouke with an open hand slap.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Umanouke fails with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umanouke.
Umanouke misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Umanouke.
Pulkkinen throws a combination. Umanouke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Umanouke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pulkkinen blocks a head kick by Umanouke.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umanouke. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Umanouke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Umanouke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulkkinen - the referee stops the clock and Umanouke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulkkinen. Umanouke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Umanouke.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Umanouke avoids it with no problem.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Umanouke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Umanouke's front leg.
Umanouke misses with a head kick.
Umanouke tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Umanouke steps away.
Pulkkinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Umanouke jumps back.
Umanouke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Umanouke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pulkkinen jabs at Umanouke's body.
Umanouke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umanouke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umanouke misses with an uppercut.
Umanouke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke'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 jabs at Umanouke's body.
Umanouke throws a good cross that connects.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pulkkinen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Umanouke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Umanouke.
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Pulkkinen misses
and Umanouke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Umanouke with a hook.
Umanouke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Umanouke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Umanouke tries to counter with a takedown but Pulkkinen is quick to defend against it.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Umanouke should have avoided that one.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Umanouke misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umanouke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Umanouke takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Umanouke was well out of range.
Umanouke throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umanouke misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Umanouke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umanouke checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Umanouke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Umanouke 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 Pulkkinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pulkkinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pulkkinen throws a front kick aimed at Umanouke's knee but Umanouke avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Umanouke.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Umanouke slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen connects with a single shot there.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umanouke.
Umanouke attempts a counter takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it well and moves away.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umanouke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Umanouke throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umanouke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Umanouke.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
Umanouke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umanouke misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Umanouke just misses with a punch to the body.
Umanouke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Umanouke.
Umanouke lands with a straight right. Pulkkinen didn't see that one coming.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Umanouke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulkkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umanouke blocks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Umanouke's front leg but catches the back leg as Umanouke tries to avoid it.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Umanouke is out of range.
Umanouke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pulkkinen did well to prevent Umanouke getting side control.
Umanouke stalling away here and it's allowed Pulkkinen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulkkinen controlling Umanouke's posture.
Umanouke landing with the ground and pound.
Umanouke's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
Umanouke works over Pulkkinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Pulkkinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Umanouke from controlling successfully.
Umanouke wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
That's time! Umanouke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Umanouke cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Umanouke counters with a shoot takedown. Pulkkinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Umanouke postures up.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulkkinen is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Umanouke from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen controls Umanouke momentarily but Umanouke frees himself.
Umanouke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Umanouke's head back.
Umanouke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Umanouke tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umanouke looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Umanouke looks for a takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Umanouke misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Umanouke misses the target.
Pulkkinen gets caught napping as Umanouke dives in and scores a takedown. Pulkkinen manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Umanouke.
Pulkkinen controls Umanouke momentarily but Umanouke frees himself.
Umanouke wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position.
Pulkkinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Umanouke trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umanouke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umanouke chips away with some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Umanouke from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pulkkinen trying to keep a closed guard but Umanouke is proving a slippery customer.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Umanouke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range and Umanouke settles back down.
Pulkkinen dodges the punch combination from Umanouke.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen keeps Umanouke at a distance using the push kick.
Umanouke 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Umanouke avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Umanouke off the cage and back into range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Umanouke down.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Umanouke off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pena Pulkkinen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umanouke throws a body shot but no joy.
Umanouke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Umanouke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pulkkinen cracks the inside of Umanouke's front leg.
A big left from Umanouke misses.
Umanouke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pulkkinen gets caught flat footed, as Umanouke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ueda Umanouke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen has his foot on Umanouke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umanouke works his way back into a safe position though.
Pulkkinen trying to control the position.
Pulkkinen keeping full guard, as Umanouke tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Umanouke's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Umanouke rolls with it to try and escape but Pulkkinen cranks on the arm and Umanouke is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Pena Pulkkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ueda Umanouke was interviewed post fight and said 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't do anything without risking something. I will be back to avenge my honor.'.
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energy
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hype
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