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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 97 p4p, 14 weight class) and Spude Pulkkinen (ranked 782 p4p, 114 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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210 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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208 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Spude Pulkkinen! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Garuda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garuda. Garuda lands with a shot to the body. Garuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Pulkkinen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut. Spude Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pulkkinen misses with a left hand and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Garuda avoids it. Pulkkinen throws a hook but Garuda blocks it. Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Garuda thows a left - swing and a miss! Garuda jabs Pulkkinen to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow. Garuda misses with a low kick.
Pulkkinen thumps Garuda with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Garuda connects with an inside leg kick. Good work by Garuda as he checks the leg kick. Pulkkinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that is checked and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pulkkinen misses with a left hand and Garuda counters with a nice uppercut. Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garuda. That did some damage! A kick lands to the mid section there for Garuda. Pulkkinen throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Garuda. That's going to slow Pulkkinen down. Garuda wants to slow Pulkkinen down by chopping away at his legs. Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand. Pulkkinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garuda throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Garuda avoids it. Pulkkinen throws an overhand right that lands on Garuda's shoulder, as Garuda tries to avoid the shot. Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pulkkinen just manages to avoid it. Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Garuda moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Garuda tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pulkkinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body. Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Garuda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Pulkkinen misses with a leg kick. Pulkkinen clinches up against the cage. Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garuda. Garuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garuda lands with a left to the head. A hook to the body from Garuda.
Pulkkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A body shot lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a short punch on the inside. A hook to the body from Garuda.
Garuda tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Good body shot from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
Garuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garuda digs a right hand underneath Pulkkinen's ribcage. Pulkkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected. Pulkkinen looks winded! Garuda tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Garuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch. Good body shot from Garuda.
Garuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garuda misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch. Garuda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Garuda scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Garuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garuda moves into the clinch. Garuda misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Garuda as the two fighters clinch.
Garuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Garuda scores with a shoulder strike. Garuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pulkkinen or not. Garuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Garuda pushes Pulkkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Garuda drops Pulkkinen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pulkkinen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Pulkkinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him? The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A quick uppercut on the inside from Garuda. Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
Garuda blocking some punches.
Garuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Pulkkinen misses and Garuda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Pulkkinen seems to have recovered his senses. Garuda feints a jab and as Pulkkinen dips his head, Garuda unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Pulkkinen right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Pulkkinen falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Garuda smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mantak Garuda! Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title! Our winner, Mantak Garuda, 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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