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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pukki comes to the cage accompanied by Trololo. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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34
146 lbs
34 - 13 - 0 |
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172 cm
29
148 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki misses with a wild combination.
Pukki just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pukki defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Pukki misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Nice sprawl there from Pukki as Bishop shoots in.
Pukki just misses with a punch to the body.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pukki is fending him off so far but Bishop persists. Nope, Pukki circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pukki doesn't seem phased though.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pukki's sensitive parts.
Kevin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pukki is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pukki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Pukki scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Bishop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Pukki which made him look bad.
Raimo Pukki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Bishop.
Nice body punch from Pukki.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Pukki lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pukki misses with a wild body shot.
Pukki misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pukki misses the body punch
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pukki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop jabs at Pukki's body.
Bishop wants to slow Pukki down by chopping away at his legs.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pukki.
Pukki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pukki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bishop wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pukki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bishop has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pukki trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Pukki is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pukki shoots in and gets a takedown into Bishop's guard.
Pukki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pukki postures up.
Pukki looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pukki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Bishop pulls Pukki in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Raimo Pukki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Pukki shows good takedown defense.
Pukki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Pukki scores with a body shot.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pukki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pukki doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Pukki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Pukki shows good takedown defense.
Pukki moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Pukki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pukki staying out of range there.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pukki.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raimo Pukki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Bishop.
Pukki slips under a jab from Bishop.
Pukki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop clobbers Pukki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Pukki ducks down to avoid it.
Pukki slips a jab from Bishop.
Pukki walks into a stiff left hand from Bishop.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a looping right.
Pukki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pukki misses the jab.
Bishop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Pukki. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Pukki throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Pukki walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pukki wants to slow Bishop down by chopping away at his legs.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Pukki is just out of range.
Pukki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Pukki scores with a jab.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Pukki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pukki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bishop trying to control the position.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Pukki tries to pass.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Pukki controlling him for the moment.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Pukki from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raimo Pukki.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Pukki's ribs.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Pukki moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Pukki throws a shot to the body.
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pukki moves away.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Pukki ducks down to avoid it.
Pukki misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.
Pukki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Pukki slips a jab from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pukki as he avoids it easily.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Pukki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Pukki throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
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 Raimo Pukki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pukki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
Raimo Pukki tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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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