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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Fernandes de Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Fernandes de Omena!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Omena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pukki.
Pukki throws a hook but de Omena avoids it easily.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pukki looks to land a combination but de Omena avoids it well.
Pukki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pukki wants to free his trapped foot but de Omena is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but de Omena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pukki is taking a breather. de Omena says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
de Omena is refusing to be controlled, as Pukki sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki controlling the pace.
Pukki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pukki content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de Omena can do anything to dispel that myth.
de Omena wants to get back to his feet.
Pukki is looking to take a break and control but de Omena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
de Omena is looking to escape.
Pukki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Raimo Pukki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pukki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Pukki misses.
Pukki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
de Omena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pukki.
Pukki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pukki tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
Pukki is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Pukki with that takedown attempt.
Pukki ducks under a wild hook from de Omena.
de Omena throws a lazy right hand but Pukki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pukki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Omena is fending him off so far but Pukki persists. Nope, de Omena circles away and we're back to standing.
de Omena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Raimo Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Omena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Omena lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pukki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by de Omena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pukki throws an overhand right that lands on de Omena's shoulder, as de Omena tries to avoid the shot.
Pukki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pukki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pukki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pukki tries for a takedown but de Omena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimo Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki tries to clinch up.
Pukki throws a body punch but de Omena moves out of range.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de Omena moves out of range of the strikes.
Pukki misses the jab.
de Omena avoids the body shot from Pukki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pukki tries a low kick but de Omena avoids it.
Pukki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pukki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de Omena was well out of range. Poor timing from Pukki.
The fighters circling - de Omena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
de Omena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pukki.
Nice body punch from Pukki.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch but de Omena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pukki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pukki fails with the takedown.
de Omena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pukki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki misses with a body shot.
de Omena looks to throw the jab but Pukki is out of range.
Pukki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pukki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping de Omena at a distance.
de Omena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pukki looks for a takedown but de Omena sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from de Omena misses the target.
Pukki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pukki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but de Omena slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Omena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Pukki - just one landing.
de Omena avoids the body shot from Pukki.
Pukki is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
Pukki tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.
Pukki misses with a hook.
Pukki shoots in and drives through. de Omena sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimo Pukki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Omena missing with a left hand there. Pukki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pukki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pukki in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pukki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pukki trying to pass the guard but de Omena defending well.
Pukki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Omena is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pukki wants to control but de Omena is keeping him busy.
Pukki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pukki thows a huge punch but de Omena dodges it nicely.
Pukki trying to control the action but de Omena is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Omena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Pukki.
de Omena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
de Omena gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pukki throws a jab when de Omena was well out of range.
de Omena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pukki.
Pukki swings for the body but de Omena moves out of range.
Pukki tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Omena works the jab nicely.
Pukki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Omena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. de Omena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pukki misses with a hook. de Omena ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Pukki misses.
de Omena on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pukki tries to close the distance and clinch up but de Omena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pukki looks to land a right hand but de Omena moved out of range.
Pukki fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Omena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pukki takes one on the button.
Pukki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for de Omena!
Pukki goes for an armbar but de Omena turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from de Omena.
Pukki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pukki controls de Omena momentarily but de Omena frees himself.
de Omena must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pukki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Omena is not content to let Pukki control the position.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pukki stops de Omena from getting back to his feet.
Pukki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four 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.
Pukki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down de Omena for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Raimo Pukki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pukki looks to throw the jab but de Omena is out of range.
de Omena drops his hands momentarily and Pukki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pukki with a jab.
Pukki thuds a left hand into de Omena's body.
Pukki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Omena slips a jab and a cross from Pukki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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