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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). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. This should be fireworks!
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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
39 - 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
28 - 6 - 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!
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Solovyev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Solovyev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Solovyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Otso Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Jokinen takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solovyev can pounce on him.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Solovyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyev ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solovyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Jokinen
and Solovyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
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 swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen moves out of range as Solovyev strikes.
Solovyev moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Vladimir Solovyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solovyev tries a head kick but it misses.
Solovyev checks a leg kick.
Solovyev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solovyev lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Solovyev cracks Jokinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Solovyev counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
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 darts in trying to clinch
and Solovyev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jokinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jokinen takes a swing at Solovyev's ribcage but misses.
Solovyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Solovyev misses.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Solovyev slips under a jab.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Solovyev scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Solovyev is just out of range.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Solovyev in his tracks.
Solovyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen looking to score a takedown here. Solovyev is defending well but Jokinen drives through and ends up in Solovyev's guard.
Jokinen stands and throws Solovyev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jokinen throwing strikes but Solovyev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
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.
Jokinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Solovyev off and has taken his back!
Solovyev tries to break free.
Solovyev avoids the strikes from Jokinen.
Solovyev trying to control the hands but Jokinen won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Solovyev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jokinen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Solovyev up.
Solovyev covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jokinen controlling the positon.
Jokinen is punishing Solovyev with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Solovyev defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Solovyev circles away and keeps his distance.
Solovyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Solovyev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Solovyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Solovyev.
Solovyev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Solovyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solovyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Solovyev.
Jokinen misses with a jab to the body
and Solovyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen looks to land a combination but Solovyev avoids it well.
Solovyev blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Solovyev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Solovyev.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solovyev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solovyev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Solovyev throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solovyev.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Solovyev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otso Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Solovyev.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Solovyev seems unphased.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Solovyev's legs.
Jokinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Solovyev's ribs.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen stalling.
Solovyev wants to control but Jokinen 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.
Jokinen wants to free his trapped foot but Solovyev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Solovyev moves into full guard.
Solovyev 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev wants to stand but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Solovyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solovyev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Solovyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Solovyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Solovyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solovyev manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Solovyev's head but Solovyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Solovyev.
Solovyev tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Solovyev misses.
Jokinen thumps Solovyev with a low kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solovyev sprawls well. Solovyev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Solovyev misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Solovyev was not able to check.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Solovyev's calf.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Solovyev throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Solovyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solovyev moves away.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen clinches with his opponent.
Solovyev prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Solovyev manages to break the clinch.
Solovyev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solovyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Solovyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Solovyev sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otso Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt - Solovyev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Solovyev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Solovyev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Solovyev is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Solovyev throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Solovyev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Solovyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Solovyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solovyev throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Jokinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Solovyev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Solovyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Nice uppercut there from Solovyev.
Solovyev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Solovyev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Solovyev avoids it.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Solovyev sees coming a mile off.
Solovyev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Solovyev moves out of range.
Solovyev misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solovyev.
Solovyev missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Solovyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range and Jokinen settles back down.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solovyev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Solovyev.
Solovyev throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solovyev avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Solovyev's legs.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Solovyev's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Solovyev is out of range.
Jokinen swings for the body but Solovyev moves out of range.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Solovyev's head backwards.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Solovyev checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solovyev manages to avoid it.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev misses with a body shot.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solovyev is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Solovyev!
Jokinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Solovyev to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solovyev regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jokinen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Solovyev controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throwing shots but Solovyev is blocking nicely.
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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
That kick from Solovyev tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Solovyev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Solovyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen stalks Solovyev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Solovyev's face. Solovyev staggers backwards, shaken.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Solovyev counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the body.
Solovyev throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a single leg into guard. Solovyev didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Solovyev has wrist control.
Solovyev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Solovyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Solovyev wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen is fighting to break Solovyev's control of his arms but Solovyev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Solovyev.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Solovyev throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
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.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Solovyev counters with an outside leg kick.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solovyev.
Solovyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but Solovyev moved away.
Solovyev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Solovyev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Solovyev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Solovyev avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries to clinch up
and Solovyev counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solovyev avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Solovyev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to work over Solovyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solovyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vladimir Solovyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solovyev effectively controlling the action here.
Solovyev wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Solovyev.
Solovyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solovyev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Solovyev tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Solovyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Solovyev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Solovyev is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Solovyev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Solovyev blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
Otso Jokinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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