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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's entrance music is Prodigy - Omen. A fine choice. Holmes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by F.A.M.E. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
45 - 14 - 1 |
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jokinen.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes darts in and clinches Jokinen up against the cage.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
Holmes misses with some punches.
I was talking to Jokinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Holmes.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
Holmes presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Holmes scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
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!
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holmes tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated 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.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Jokinen cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a head kick.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Holmes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Jokinen tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes is looking to slow Jokinen down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Holmes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes digs a good hook to Jokinen's body.
Holmes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen is rocked!
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes lands a left and a right that send Jokinen crashing to the mat, dazed. Holmes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid body kick from Holmes.
Holmes punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes sizes up Jokinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes jabs at Jokinen's body.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
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!
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
Ossi Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ossi Jokinen's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Good body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jokinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodney Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes cracks Jokinen with a nice body shot.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes is working Jokinen over against the cage.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
Holmes pushes Jokinen against the cage. Holmes is working some dirty boxing. Holmes pushes off with a quick right hook! Jokinen goes down! Jokinen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Holmes moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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