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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 598 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 64 p4p, 143 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Sean O Malley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Repa Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but O Malley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pulkkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley is looking to counter punch.
Pulkkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of O Malley's head but O Malley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen misses with the body kick
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Pulkkinen ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Malley moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
O Malley moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from O Malley misses.
Pulkkinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Malley.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley backing away here, and Pulkkinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Malley on the side of the head.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses O Malley's front leg but catches the back leg as O Malley tries to avoid it.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
O Malley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
O Malley tries to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen saw it coming and moves away.
Pulkkinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Malley half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As O Malley backs off Pulkkinen throws a huge counter combo but O Malley manages to avoid it all.
O Malley motions for Pulkkinen to come forward. O Malley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Malley throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the nose.
O Malley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Jab from O Malley.
O Malley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pulkkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to O Malley's body. O Malley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pulkkinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
O Malley misses with a double jab.
O Malley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Pulkkinen lands with an overhand left.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses.
O Malley swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pulkkinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Malley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Pulkkinen.
O Malley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pulkkinen avoids it.
O Malley is looking to chop away at Pulkkinen's legs.
Pulkkinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pulkkinen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen stuns O Malley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but O Malley moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but O Malley is just out of range.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Malley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Pulkkinen punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Malley misses with a head kick.
Pulkkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by O Malley.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Repa Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Malley scores with a jab.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Malley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like O Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Pulkkinen catches O Malley right on the button with a cross.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
O Malley wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - O Malley coming out on top.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley throwing a counter right hand but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by O Malley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pulkkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Malley.
A counter left hand to the body from O Malley misses its target.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
It looked like O Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Malley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by O Malley there.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Pulkkinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
O Malley throws a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
O Malley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pulkkinen finds it's way round the side to connect with O Malley's head.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pulkkinen tries to work over O Malley's front leg with a kick but O Malley checks it.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley lands a nice hook to Pulkkinen's body. Pulkkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from O Malley.
O Malley throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow O Malley down.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
O Malley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen fakes the leg kick and cracks O Malley in the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Malley moves away.
Pulkkinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pulkkinen throws a combination that misses
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with the combination.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Malley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Pulkkinen connects with a crisp jab.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from O Malley.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends O Malley's belly button to the back.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Malley looks to land a body kick but Pulkkinen moved away.
Pulkkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
Nice cross by Pulkkinen.
O Malley moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
O Malley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body punch.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
O Malley misses the jab.
Pulkkinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
O Malley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but O Malley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Repa Pulkkinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley thuds his shin into the meat of Pulkkinen's side.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
It looked like O Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but O Malley blocks it.
Pulkkinen misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses.
O Malley throws a low kick but Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen tries a quick counter leg kick but O Malley is wise to it.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
O Malley swinging wildly here.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Pulkkinen.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Malley is out of range and Pulkkinen settles back down.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen looks to land a left hand but O Malley moved out of range nicely.
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Malleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Repa Pulkkinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pulkkinen thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
Pulkkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulkkinen scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Malley misses with a hook. Pulkkinen ducked under it nicely.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Malley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Malley moves out of range as Pulkkinen strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but O Malley moved away.
O Malley throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow Pulkkinen down.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by O Malley.
Pulkkinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with the body kick
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
O Malley tries to land a body kick
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Malley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pulkkinen. Pulkkinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulkkinen is just out of range.
O Malley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley tests Pulkkinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Repa Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Jab, jab by Pulkkinen - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen works O Malley's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Repa Pulkkinen.
Well Pulkkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repa Pulkkinen!
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