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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Bulevardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulevardi comes to the cage accompanied by Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us. 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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168 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Bulevardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulevardi slips a jab from Dynamite.
Bulevardi slips a jab and a cross from Dynamite.
Bulevardi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Bulevardi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dynamite slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bulevardi throws a body punch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Bulevardi saw that one coming.
Dynamite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dynamite cracks Bulevardi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dynamite has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bulevardi misses with a hook.
Bulevardi blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Puukko Bulevardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite loads up on a big right hand but Bulevardi slips the punch.
Dynamite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulevardi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dynamite scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulevardi should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulevardi throws a hook to the side of Dynamite's head but Dynamite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Dynamite.
A big right from Bulevardi misses.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite wants to land a leg kick but Bulevardi is out of range.
Bulevardi misses the shot to the body.
Bulevardi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dynamite.
Bulevardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dynamite gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulevardi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dynamite looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dynamite looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dynamite!
Bulevardi wants to control but Dynamite postures up.
Bulevardi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dynamite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulevardi tries to bench press Dynamite off him but Dynamite keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is trying to control Dynamite's posture but Dynamite avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamite controls the position from side control.
Dynamite is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is trying to improve his position.
Dynamite slows the pace down.
Bulevardi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dynamite wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dynamite is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bulevardi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bulevardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bulevardi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dynamite is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bulevardi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dynamite cracks Bulevardi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulevardi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Dynamite.
Bulevardi can't escape the position.
Bulevardi is squirming around, avoiding Dynamite's attempts to control the action.
Dynamite controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that 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.
Dynamite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulevardi's head backwards.
Dynamite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulevardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dynamite.
Bulevardi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dynamite looks to land a right hand but Bulevardi moved out of range.
Bulevardi throws a hook but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulevardi blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dynamite. Bulevardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulevardi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bulevardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Dynamite.
Dynamite gets caught flat footed, as Bulevardi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dynamite is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulevardi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dynamite wants to control from the top but Bulevardi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulevardi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulevardi keeping full guard, as Dynamite tries to pass.
Bulevardi has control of Dynamite's left arm, preventing Dynamite from doing any damage.
Bulevardi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dynamite manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulevardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Dynamite is trying to keep Bulevardi in close.
Dynamite looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamite, not yet.
Dynamite is trying to keep Bulevardi in close.
Bulevardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulevardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dynamite looking to control.
Bulevardi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dynamite works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dynamite throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dynamite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulevardi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dynamite trying to keep a closed guard but Bulevardi is proving a slippery customer.
Bulevardi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bulevardi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dynamite looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dynamite looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dynamite!
Bulevardi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi trying to remain calm as Dynamite controls from the top position.
Napoleon Dynamite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dynamite trying to control the action but Bulevardi is working from the bottom.
Bulevardi struggling a bit here.
Dynamite working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dynamite looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bulevardi is avoiding damage well.
Bulevardi manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bulevardi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dynamite on the side of the head.
Bulevardi staying out of range there.
Dynamite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dynamite throws a shot from downtown. Bulevardi moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bulevardi.
Dynamite throws a hook to the side of Bulevardi's head but Bulevardi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dynamite misses with a straight right.
Bulevardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dynamite connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bulevardi lands the left hand.
Dynamite misses with a body kick.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulevardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dynamite is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bulevardi tests Dynamite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dynamite lands a nice looking body kick.
Dynamite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bulevardi misses with a shot to the body
and Dynamite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dynamite throws a body shot but no joy.
Dynamite avoids the body shot from Bulevardi.
Dynamite throws out a counter right but Bulevardi avoids it with no problem.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Bulevardi avoids the punch easily.
Bulevardi shoots in and drives through. Dynamite sprawls well.
Dynamite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bulevardi throws a good cross that connects.
Bulevardi cracks Dynamite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Napoleon Dynamite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulevardi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dynamite doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Dynamite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a leg kick
and Bulevardi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dynamite's guard.
Bulevardi throws a strike but Dynamite rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bulevardi keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
Dynamite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bulevardi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bulevardi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dynamite is aware though and is defending well.
Bulevardi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.
Dynamite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puukko Bulevardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bulevardi is trying to hold Dynamite in close to prevent damage but Dynamite has managed to pass into half guard.
Dynamite is keen to just control but Bulevardi is a slippery customer.
Dynamite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bulevardi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulevardi gets back to full guard.
Dynamite wants to pass the guard but Bulevardi is keeping the position.
Bulevardi controls Dynamite momentarily but Dynamite frees himself.
Bulevardi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.
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 Puukko Bulevardi.
I think Dynamite has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
After winning the bout, Napoleon Dynamite thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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