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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Fury (ranked 2231 p4p, 2177 weight class) and Tre Jokinen (ranked 292 p4p, 286 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by We Ready. Zion Fury is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tre Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Fury tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Jokinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow.
Fury really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.
Fury prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zion Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fury tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Jokinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fury fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zion Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Fury.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Fury scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury crunches a lovely knee into Jokinen's ribcage.
I was talking to Fury's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jokinen is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Fury as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Jokinen's ribcage. Jokinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fury throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Fury lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocking some punches.
Fury pushes Jokinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jokinen stalls.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fury.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen jumps guard but Fury turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Fury controls the action.
Fury scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Fury 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.
Fury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fury wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury pushes Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury scores a nice knee to the body.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Fury pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fury is defending well.
Zion Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Jokinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Fury forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Jokinen breaks from the clinch.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Fury tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jokinen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jokinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen is trying to control. Fury wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jokinen drops an elbow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jokinen.
Jokinen working over Fury with some ground and pound. Fury looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Fury is defending the position.
Fury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury is trying to control but Jokinen passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jokinen on the ground.
Jokinen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jokinen staying calm.
Fury takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jokinen is staying tight to Fury's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working the ground and pound.
Jokinen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Jokinen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fury!
Jokinen controlling his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jokinen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Jokinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A shot to the body from Fury misses
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury misses with a double jab.
Fury tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Jokinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen forces his way into half guard.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury taking some punishment here, with Jokinen in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
Jokinen tries to pass to full mount but Fury defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fury defending well though.
Jokinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jokinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jokinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jokinen drops an elbow to the side of Fury's head.
That's two 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.
Jokinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jokinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jokinen works his way into side control.
Fury is trying to escape the position but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands a nice forearm strike.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fury, who protects the arm well.
Tre Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fury dodges the ground and pound from Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Fury with a big elbow.
Fury on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jokinen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jokinen tries to control but Fury wriggling away.
Jokinen forces the positional change into back control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tre Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Jokinen!
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