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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 829 p4p, 126 weight class) and Guillo Perez (ranked 3159 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Guillo Perez !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez shoots in for a double leg but Pulkkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez slips under a jab from Pulkkinen.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Perez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulkkinen. That snapped Perez 's head back.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Perez down with leg kicks.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pulkkinen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez 's elbow.
Pulkkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pulkkinen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen just leaning against Perez , taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez .
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a shot to the side of Perez 's head.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pulkkinen is leaning against Perez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Pulkkinen gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Perez .
Pulkkinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Pulkkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pulkkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen is stalling here.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Perez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulkkinen swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Pulkkinen.
Perez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pulkkinen is pulling down on Perez 's head. It's preventing any offense from Perez , at least for the moment.
Perez distracts Pulkkinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen has his foot on Perez 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
Pulkkinen managing to control the position.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pulkkinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pulkkinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perez has managed to get both his arms back between Pulkkinen's legs - danger averted.
Pulkkinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Perez cracks Pulkkinen with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spude Pulkkinen dominated that 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.
Pulkkinen gets tackled into the cage by Perez . Perez maintains the clinch.
Perez blocking some punches.
Pulkkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perez .
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Perez dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Perez slips under a jab.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Perez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
Perez misses with a takedown attempt - Pulkkinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Pulkkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Perez .
Perez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Perez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen defends it nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez shoots in and drives through. Pulkkinen sprawls well.
Pulkkinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Perez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guillo Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Pulkkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily.
Perez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Perez is looking to clinch but Pulkkinen is avoiding it.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen leaves Perez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez has Pulkkinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez has Pulkkinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulkkinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pulkkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is pushing Perez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Pulkkinen is controlling him.
Perez is trying to pull guard but Pulkkinen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Spude Pulkkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Pulkkinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pulkkinen gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pulkkinen is struggling to control the position.
Pulkkinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a low kick but Perez moves his leg out of the way.
Perez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Pulkkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spude Pulkkinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Pulkkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez shoots in for a takedown but Pulkkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulkkinen trying to control from the bottom.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back.
Pulkkinen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez working over Pulkkinen with some ground and pound. Pulkkinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulkkinen trying to control here.
Perez working Pulkkinen over with strikes.
Pulkkinen looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is thwarting Pulkkinen's attempts to control the position.
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.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Perez is going to stand back up.
Perez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pulkkinen gets back to full guard.
Pulkkinen has Perez pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pulkkinen is pressing down on Perez 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Perez wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pulkkinen is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is pulling down on Perez 's head to control his posture.
Perez scoring with some ground and pound.
Pulkkinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pulkkinen is proving hard to escape from.
Pulkkinen pulls Perez in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guillo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spude Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillo Perez .
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulkkinen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spude Pulkkinen!
A relieved looking Spude Pulkkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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