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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Solovyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
28 - 5 - 0 |
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157 lbs
22 - 4 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Solovyev!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solovyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Solovyev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solovyev misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Solovyev connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Solovyev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Solovyev saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Solovyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Solovyev moved away.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Solovyev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Solovyev's leg. Solovyev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Solovyev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev blocking some punches.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Solovyev avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Solovyev has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Solovyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Solovyev.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Solovyev.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jokinen up against the cage.
Solovyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Solovyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen tries to work over Solovyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen tries to work over Solovyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns Solovyev into the cage.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solovyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to work over Solovyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Solovyev back against the cage.
Solovyev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solovyev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solovyev blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen has Solovyev pressed against the cage, preventing Solovyev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Solovyev tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Solovyev back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Solovyev fails to land.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Solovyev misses with a punch to the body.
Solovyev tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solovyev is stalling here.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solovyev swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Solovyev pushes him off.
Solovyev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Solovyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solovyev looking to stall.
Solovyev digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Solovyev lands with a kick to the temple. Jokinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Solovyev throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen with a hook.
Solovyev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Solovyev swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Solovyev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Solovyev lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Solovyev scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Solovyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Solovyev.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jokinen.
Solovyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Solovyev.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Solovyev lands with a right to the head.
Solovyev lands an uppercut.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen stuns Solovyev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Solovyev lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Solovyev pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Solovyev works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Solovyev as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev misses with a body punch.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solovyev's elbow.
Solovyev tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Solovyev breaks from the clinch.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Solovyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Solovyev slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solovyev checks a leg kick.
Solovyev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Solovyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
An inside leg kick lands from Solovyev.
Solovyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Solovyev.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Solovyev saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev misses with a head kick.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Solovyev trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Solovyev breaks the clinch.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Solovyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Solovyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Solovyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solovyev looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Solovyev tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Solovyev.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick by Solovyev misses
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but Solovyev shrugs it off.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen cracks Solovyev with an open hand slap.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Solovyev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solovyev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Solovyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solovyev throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Solovyev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solovyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen defending well as Solovyev loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Solovyev looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Solovyev moves away and avoids it.
Solovyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solovyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Solovyev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solovyev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Solovyev scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solovyev counters with a nice body kick.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Solovyev blocks the low kick.
Solovyev digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Solovyev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Solovyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Solovyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Solovyev.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solovyev.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Solovyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Solovyev.
Solovyev lands with a good body shot.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Solovyev is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Solovyev saw that one coming.
Solovyev lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
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!
Solovyev takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solovyev.
Sloppy strikes from Solovyev. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solovyev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A leg kick checked by Solovyev.
Solovyev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Solovyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Solovyev down.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Jokinen misses with a body shot
and Solovyev counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Solovyev connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Solovyev lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Solovyev blocks a low kick nicely.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Solovyev seems unphased.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jokinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen had his way with Vladimir Solovyev in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Solovyev.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Solovyev is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Solovyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Solovyev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Solovyev is trying to push Jokinen away but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Solovyev slows down the pace here.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev just leaning against Jokinen, taking a breather.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Solovyev controls his hands.
Solovyev blocks an uppercut.
Solovyev is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Solovyev's ribs.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen wants to clinch
and Solovyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Solovyev misses with a low kick.
Solovyev walks into a left hand.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Solovyev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jokinen.
Jokinen catches Solovyev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Solovyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Solovyev also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Solovyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Solovyev.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body shot
and Solovyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Solovyev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Solovyev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen defending well as Solovyev loads up on a big left hand.
Solovyev connects with a solid leg kick.
Solovyev loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Solovyev misses with a looping left.
Vladimir Solovyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solovyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Solovyev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev scores with a hook.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Solovyev misses with a kick to the body.
Solovyev throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends Solovyev's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Otso Jokinen 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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