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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Bridges (ranked 3324 p4p, 3997 weight class) and Pete Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilberto Bridges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pete Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bridges doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bridges rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridges misses with some punches.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch but Bridges improves position.
Bridges swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is working Bridges over against the cage.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Bridges misses with some punches.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Bridges misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to stall but Bridges uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridges swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bridges backwards.
Jokinen just leaning against Bridges, taking a breather.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bridges controls his hands.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bridges tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bridges or not.
A head punch on the inside from Bridges fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bridges.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Bridges working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bridges up against the cage.
Jokinen avoiding damage.
Jokinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen has Bridges pushed against the cage.
Bridges blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slows down the pace here.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Bridges.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bridges.
Jokinen just leaning against Bridges, taking a breather.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bridges misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets through Bridges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bridges misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bridges wants to clinch.
Gilberto Bridges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Bridges tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bridges on the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bridges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Bridges seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bridges tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Jokinen.
Bridges rushes Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jokinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Bridges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Bridges avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Bridges misses with the head strike.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Bridges blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bridges unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jokinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working hard to break the clinch.
Bridges gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bridges throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Bridges working aggressively here.
Jokinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridges tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Bridges takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bridges wants to clinch.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Jokinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bridges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bridges.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Bridges's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bridges tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Jokinen catches Bridges right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bridges attempts a counter takedown but Jokinen avoids it well and moves away.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridges is just out of range.
Bridges wants to clinch
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Bridges moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Bridges 's knee.
Gilberto Bridges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Bridges acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Bridges's head back.
Jokinen cracks Bridges with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Bridges is looking to clinch.
Bridges takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bridges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Bridges takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen thumps Bridges with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Bridges is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen punishes Bridges's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bridges crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Bridges gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Bridges manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bridges at a distance.
Bridges fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bridges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Bridges ducks under and follows up with a left that Bridges also avoids with ease.
Bridges tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bridges tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Bridges 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.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bridges's sensitive parts.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Bridges seems unphased.
Pete Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Jokinen!
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