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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 1088 p4p, 155 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1458 p4p, 202 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Woodcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woodcock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
Woodcock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook
and Woodcock counters with a left to the body.
Woodcock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulkkinen on the side of the head.
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 Woodcock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Woodcock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Woodcock defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Woodcock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Woodcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Woodcock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woodcock scores with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen defending well as Woodcock loads up on a big left hand.
Spude Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Woodcock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy body kick
and Woodcock counters with a straight right hand.
Woodcock moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woodcock.
A nice side step and Woodcock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Woodcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick
and Woodcock counters with a stiff right hand.
Woodcock closes the distance and pushes Pulkkinen back into the cage.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Pulkkinen.
Woodcock tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Woodcock back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Woodcock.
Woodcock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Woodcock.
Pulkkinen tries to stall but Woodcock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woodcock.
Woodcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woodcock working aggressively here.
Woodcock tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Woodcock lands a nice uppercut.
Woodcock manages to break the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Woodcock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pulkkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Woodcock.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Woodcock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Woodcock ducked under it nicely.
Woodcock is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Woodcock misses.
Pulkkinen clinches up with Woodcock and pushes him back against the cage.
Woodcock scores with a shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Woodcock controls his hands.
Woodcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woodcock tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woodcock's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pulkkinen works on Woodcock's body with a couple of short punches.
Woodcock looks winded!
Woodcock lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Woodcock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woodcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woodcock tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woodcock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Woodcock has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Woodcock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Woodcock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Woodcock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woodcock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Woodcock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulkkinen lands with a right hand.
Woodcock blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Pulkkinen backing away here, and Woodcock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woodcock doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woodcock.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Woodcock counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Woodcock finds it's target.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woodcock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woodcock thinks about the counter body kick.
Woodcock forces Pulkkinen back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen gets through Woodcock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodcock.
Pulkkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Pulkkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Woodcock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woodcock lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Pulkkinen - that landed with a thud.
Pulkkinen leaning against his opponent.
Woodcock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woodcock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pulkkinen avoids it.
Woodcock can't get the takedown.
Woodcock tries to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling the position.
Pulkkinen stalling in the clinch but Woodcock improves position.
Woodcock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Woodcock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulkkinen stalling.
Woodcock misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Woodcock misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woodcock misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodcock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulkkinen.
Woodcock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pulkkinen's elbow.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Woodcock.
Woodcock connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Spude Pulkkinen has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Woodcock.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Woodcock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pulkkinen avoiding damage.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Woodcock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock lands with a light punch inside.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
Woodcock taking a breather.
Pulkkinen has Woodcock pressed against the cage.
Peter Woodcock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulkkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Woodcock is rocked!
Woodcock prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Woodcock lands with a right to the head.
Pulkkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Woodcock controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodcock.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woodcock is still on wobbly legs! Can Pulkkinen finish him?
Woodcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodcock lands a shoulder strike.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woodcock has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Still in the clinch, Woodcock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woodcock lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulkkinen.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woodcock.
Woodcock tries to land a knee to the head but Pulkkinen blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woodcock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
Pulkkinen stalls.
Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Pulkkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Woodcock backwards.
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.
Woodcock misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pulkkinen dips a shoulder and cracks Woodcock with a mighty uppercut! Woodcock falls back against the cage and Pulkkinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Woodcock is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pulkkinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spude Pulkkinen!
A very excited looking Spude Pulkkinen 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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