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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Repa Pulkkinen (ranked 1103 p4p, 973 weight class) and Sime Soldic (ranked 119 p4p, 105 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Repa Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Soldic throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to bum rush Soldic with a series of wild strikes but Soldic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Pulkkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen jabs at Soldic's body.
Soldic jabs Pulkkinen right on the nose. Pulkkinen blinks but takes it well.
Soldic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soldic throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Soldic misses with a low kick as Pulkkinen jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soldic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic misses with a looping right.
Soldic throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic catches Pulkkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soldic with the inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soldic wants to break free but Pulkkinen has control.
A short right from Pulkkinen on the inside.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldic.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Soldic throws a hook but Pulkkinen avoids it easily.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a two punch combination.
Pulkkinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulkkinen pushes Soldic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soldic manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch up but Soldic keeps it at a distance.
Soldic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Repa Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses
and Soldic counters with a nice uppercut.
Soldic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soldic misses with an uppercut. Pulkkinen saw that one coming.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Soldic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Soldic throws a solid leg kick but Pulkkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soldic.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Soldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pulkkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Soldic misses.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Soldic.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soldic cracks Pulkkinen with a good jab.
Soldic misses with a leg kick.
Soldic scores with a jab.
Soldic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Soldic works Pulkkinen's body with a nice hook.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Soldic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulkkinen throws a shot to the body.
Soldic loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Pulkkinen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Soldic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a right hand
and Soldic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Soldic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range and Soldic settles back down.
Pulkkinen dips to his left and cracks Soldic with an uppercut!
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
Soldic throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with the combination.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Soldic.
Pulkkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soldic.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Pulkkinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pulkkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pulkkinen takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soldic, as that shot connected.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Soldic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soldic.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pulkkinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pulkkinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a body shot.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Soldic has had enough of the clinch but Pulkkinen keeps him there for the moment.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soldic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Soldic tenderised Pulkkinen's leg. Pulkkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soldic avoids a kick to the body.
Soldic throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Soldic slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Repa Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Soldic defending well as Pulkkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Soldic.
Soldic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldic.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
A low kick from Pulkkinen misses
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulkkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pulkkinen swings for the body but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic throws out a counter right but Pulkkinen avoids it with no problem.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen lunges at Soldic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soldic's hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Soldic avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with a body kick.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Soldic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen checks a low kick from Soldic.
Soldic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pulkkinen at a distance.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Soldic's head back.
Soldic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Soldic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soldic.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Soldic down.
Pulkkinen loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Soldic throws a big shot that misses.
Pulkkinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Pulkkinen.
Soldic misses the jab.
Soldic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulkkinen wants to clinch.
Soldic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Sime Soldic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soldic. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen tries to move into range but Soldic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Pulkkinen takes one on the button.
Pulkkinen lands a jab to the head.
Soldic thumps Pulkkinen with a low kick.
Pulkkinen moves out of range as Soldic strikes.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Soldic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pulkkinen lands a nice hook to Soldic's body. Soldic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soldic.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soldic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pulkkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soldic was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Soldic throws a solid leg kick but Pulkkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soldic.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Soldic throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Soldic - just one landing.
Pulkkinen checks a leg kick.
Pulkkinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a push kick but Soldic slaps the foot to one side.
Pulkkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soldic scoring well with a low kick there.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen misses with a kick to the body.
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid body kick from Pulkkinen.
Soldic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Soldic moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Soldic tries a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Soldic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pulkkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soldic avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Soldic dips to his left and cracks Pulkkinen with an uppercut!
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Soldic.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soldic misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Pulkkinen's shoulder, as Pulkkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Soldic looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen throws a lazy right hand but Soldic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sime Soldic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soldic throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Soldic keeps the fight on the outside.
Soldic throws a low kick but Pulkkinen avoids it.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pulkkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pulkkinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Soldic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soldic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soldic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
A big right from Soldic misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soldic moves away.
Soldic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulkkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulkkinen throws out the jab.
Pulkkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Soldic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soldic.
Soldic throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soldic.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Soldic tries to move into range but Pulkkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Pulkkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic tried to score with a low kick but Pulkkinen checks it.
Soldic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 throws a jab when Soldic was well out of range.
Soldic throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soldic.
Pulkkinen looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Pulkkinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pulkkinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pulkkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soldic is out of range and Pulkkinen settles back down.
Soldic throws a chopping leg kick but Pulkkinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Soldic throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pulkkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soldic finds it's way round the side to connect with Pulkkinen's head.
Pulkkinen lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic stalks Pulkkinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pulkkinen's face. Pulkkinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Pulkkinen lands with a shot to the body.
Soldic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook. Soldic ducked under it nicely.
Soldic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Soldic backs away, Pulkkinen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Soldic lands a glancing blow to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulkkinen moves away.
It looked like Pulkkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soldic.
Soldic scores with a jab. Pulkkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulkkinen defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pulkkinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good work by Soldic as he checks the leg kick.
Soldic lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Soldic misses the target.
Soldic blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Soldic misses.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Soldic.
Soldic lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick as Soldic jumps back.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Soldic checks it.
Pulkkinen lands with a good body shot.
Pulkkinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Soldic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen misses with the body kick
and Soldic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soldic's hands.
Pulkkinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soldic was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulkkinen.
Soldic wants to land a leg kick but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soldic manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Soldic moves out of range.
Pulkkinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pulkkinen keeps Soldic at a distance using the push kick.
Pulkkinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pulkkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pulkkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soldic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulkkinen scores with a kick to the body.
Soldic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
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 Repa Pulkkinen.
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 Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Repa Pulkkinen!
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