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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Norzu has chosen Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Santeri Norzu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Norzu.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Norzu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
Jokinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Norzu counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Norzu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen cracks Norzu with an open hand slap.
Norzu throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Norzu misses with a straight left.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norzu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Norzu off balance momentarily.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Norzu avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Donk. Norzu catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Norzu throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Norzu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Norzu ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Norzu's guard.
Norzu is trying to control the position but Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Norzu keeps moving.
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Norzu blocks nicely.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jokinen trying to control but Norzu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norzu is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norzu throws a big shot that misses.
Norzu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Norzu.
Norzu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Otso Jokinen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norzu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Norzu tries a head kick but it misses.
Norzu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Norzu misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Norzu.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Norzu looks gassed!
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norzu's calf.
Norzu throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Norzu controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen pushes Norzu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
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!
Jokinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norzu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is working for takedown but Norzu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norzu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Norzu's head.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Norzu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Norzu down.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norzu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norzu at a distance.
Jokinen clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Norzu backwards.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Norzu.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otso Jokinen's cut.
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.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Norzu throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a left to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Norzu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jokinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Norzu is rocked!
Jokinen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Norzu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Norzu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen cracks Norzu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jokinen trying to control but Norzu is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Norzu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu is in a horrible position here. Jokinen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jokinen wants to control the pace but Norzu is squirming around nicely.
Norzu regains half guard.
Jokinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jokinen is working away from the top position though.
Jokinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Norzu preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jokinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Norzu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Jokinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jokinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jokinen thows a huge punch but Norzu dodges it nicely.
Jokinen is looking to pass Norzu's guard but actually Norzu recovers to full guard.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norzu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norzu trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Otso Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norzu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Norzu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norzu moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Norzu connects with a single shot there.
Norzu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Norzu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Norzu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norzu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Norzu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Norzu avoids nicely.
Norzu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Norzu.
Norzu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen works on Norzu's body with a couple of short punches.
Norzu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norzu is struggling to control the position.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Norzu's ribcage. Norzu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norzu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Norzu controls his hands.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Norzu.
Norzu is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Jokinen misses
enabling Norzu to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norzu misses with a leg kick
so Jokinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jokinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norzu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norzu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Norzu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jokinen manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Norzu controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen has his hands on Norzu's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu won't allow Jokinen to get back to his feet.
Jokinen is looking to sweep but instead, Norzu has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norzu trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Jokinen is holding on to half guard well.
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.
Jokinen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Norzu lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a front kick that sends Norzu stumbling back into the cage.
Santeri Norzu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Norzu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Norzu's body. Norzu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norzu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Norzu down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Otso Jokinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norzu misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Norzu in the body.
Norzu looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norzu defending well though.
Jokinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norzu's head.
Jokinen working Norzu over with strikes.
Norzu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Norzu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Norzu gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass.
Norzu can't keep his opponent in guard - Jokinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Otso Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jokinen uses his free foot to push down on Norzu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Norzu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Norzu is squirming around, avoiding Jokinen's attempts to control the action.
Jokinen throws a strike there. Norzu manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Jokinen slows the pace down in half guard.
Jokinen looks to land a strike but Norzu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control but Norzu is working from the bottom.
Jokinen forces his way into half guard.
Jokinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Norzu is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norzu avoid being mounted?
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.
Norzu is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen prevents Norzu from improving his position.
Jokinen wants to control but Norzu is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Norzu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen had his way with Santeri Norzu in that round.
The cut man is working on Otso Jokinen's cut.
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!
Norzu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Norzu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norzu's guard.
Norzu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norzu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norzu is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norzu can do to turn this around?
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Norzu keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Norzu.
A low kick from Norzu is predictable there
and Jokinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Come on Norzu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norzu lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries to work over Norzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Norzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Norzu leaning against his opponent.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen tries to work over Norzu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norzu tries to break free but Jokinen pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Norzu.
Norzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norzu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norzu backwards.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
A short right from Jokinen.
Santeri Norzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Norzu seems to have recovered his senses.
Norzu tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Norzu tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Norzu throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Norzu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norzu pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen dips a shoulder and cracks Norzu with a mighty uppercut! Norzu falls back against the cage and Jokinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Norzu is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jokinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
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