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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillo Perez (ranked 2920 p4p, 384 weight class) and Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 1845 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillo Perez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spude Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez cracks Pulkkinen with a good jab.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez wants to clinch but Pulkkinen slips to the side
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen gets tackled into the cage by Perez . Perez maintains the clinch.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
I was talking to Perez 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
A shot in the inside from Perez .
Perez misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen tries to pull guard but Perez won't allow it.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez 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.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez 's hands.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Pulkkinen as Perez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillo Perez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez fails with the takedown
and Pulkkinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves away
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perez thinking.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spude Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Perez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pulkkinen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Perez has passed into half guard!
Pulkkinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Perez from advancing to side control.
Perez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulkkinen defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Pulkkinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulkkinen tries to get to full guard but Perez has control of the leg.
Pulkkinen is positioning himself well to prevent Perez advancing to mount.
Pulkkinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez 's back!
Perez is really stuck here.
Perez is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen not allowing Perez to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez tries to roll but Pulkkinen sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spude Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Perez . That snapped Pulkkinen's head back.
Pulkkinen tries to work over Perez 's front leg with a kick but Perez checks it.
Perez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that misses
and Perez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pulkkinen taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Pulkkinen.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pulkkinen can turn it around.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen slowing the pace effectively.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Pulkkinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulkkinen stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Pulkkinen is trying to pull guard but Perez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Perez blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen blocks a body shot from Perez .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Perez .
Perez misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen digs a right hand into Perez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perez 's gas tank.
Pulkkinen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez .
A short left from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
Perez being controlled against the cage.
Pulkkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulkkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pulkkinen misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pulkkinen is predictable there
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Pulkkinen is staying active underneath Perez , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.
Perez is trying to control. Pulkkinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perez 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perez 's back!
Pulkkinen goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Perez escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Perez wants to pass to mount but Pulkkinen is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Pulkkinen keeping hold of Perez 's head, controlling as best he can.
Perez slips a nice elbow through Pulkkinen's hands, connecting with Pulkkinen's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillo Perez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez closes the distance and clinches up with Pulkkinen, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes Pulkkinen against the cage but Pulkkinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Pulkkinen finds it's target.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pulkkinen is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pulkkinen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perez .
Pulkkinen is staying active underneath Perez , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pulkkinen has hold of Perez 's hands but Perez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pulkkinen's thigh. Pulkkinen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Perez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez cracks Pulkkinen with a solid left hand.
Perez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulkkinen pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
Pulkkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Perez distracts Pulkkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pulkkinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pulkkinen keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Pulkkinen has Perez pulled in close to control his posture.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pulkkinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perez 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez has a takedown stuffed.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulkkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spude Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pulkkinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Perez misses the body punch
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pulkkinen!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guillo Perez .
I think Perez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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RATING
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