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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joulu Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone has chosen BLACK HAWK DOWN as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joulu Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pukki manages to avoid it.
Falcone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pukki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Falcone wants to get back to full guard.
Falcone is trying to control but can't.
Pukki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Falcone looking for submissions off his back.
Falcone wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pukki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Falcone wants to control but Pukki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Falcone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Falcone is pressing down on Pukki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Falcone trying to control the position.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
Falcone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Falcone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pukki escapes and throws Falcone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Falcone is looking to reverse 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.
A lull in the action here.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Pukki controls the position from side control.
Falcone is trying to control Pukki's posture but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pukki off and has taken his back!
Pukki can't escape the position.
Falcone throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Falcone is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Falcone wants to control the position but Pukki frees himself and scrambles - Falcone manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki is trying to control Falcone's posture but Falcone avoids it.
Pukki is pushing Falcone's head away, looking to escape. Falcone manages to hold on to the position though.
Falcone is looking to take a break and control but Pukki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Falcone is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pukki tries to work over Falcone's front leg with a kick but Falcone checks it.
Falcone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pukki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falcone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Falcone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pukki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Falcone is looking for a sweep. Pukki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Falcone gets back to full guard.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pukki looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Pukki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pukki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pukki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pukki keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
Pukki wants to stand up but Falcone is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Falcone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pukki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Falcone!
Falcone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pukki is landing with some decent strikes but Falcone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pukki prevents Falcone from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Pukki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Pukki.
Pukki controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is desperately trying to improve his position but Pukki has a good base and remains in mount.
Pukki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Falcone is looking to escape.
Falcone tries to hold on but Pukki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joulu Pukki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pukki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Pukki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcone's waist but Falcone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pukki off to one side.
Pukki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Falcone did well to prevent Pukki getting side control.
Falcone taking some punishment here, with Pukki in his half guard.
Falcone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Falcone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Falcone working for a triangle but Pukki defends it easily.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Falcone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pukki won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Pukki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pukki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pukki stopping the sweep attempt from Falcone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bruno Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pukki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pukki advances position into side control!
Falcone is trying to control Pukki's posture but Pukki avoids it.
Pukki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Falcone will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Falcone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pukki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Falcone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Pukki wants to control but Falcone is keeping him busy.
Falcone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but Falcone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pukki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Falcone is looking to regain half guard here but Pukki keeps moving and retains side control.
Joulu Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pukki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Falcone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pukki is positioning himself well to prevent Falcone advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joulu Pukki just wasn't active enough.
Pukki gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joulu Pukki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pukki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joulu Pukki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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