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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Kokko (ranked 1335 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Jake Walton (ranked 179 p4p, 235 weight class). Antti Kokko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kokko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Walton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokko clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Kokko.
Walton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kokko pushes Walton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kokko lands a right hand.
A short right from Kokko.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kokko has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kokko.
Walton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kokko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kokko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walton tries to keep at a distance but Kokko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kokko moves into the clinch successfully.
Kokko breaks from the clinch.
Kokko lands a head shot.
Kokko moves into range and clinches up with Walton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko lands with a short shot to the head.
Kokko breaks the clinch.
Kokko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kokko avoids the body shot from Walton.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokko wants to clinch.
Kokko clinches up against the cage.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kokko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walton.
As Walton tries to get set, Kokko tries to push him back and clinch up but Walton manages to avoid the attempt.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokko has Walton up against the cage in a clinch.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kokko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walton scores with a hook to the body.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch but Walton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kokko misses with a looping right.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kokko wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kokko darts in and clinches Walton up against the cage.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Kokko misses its intended target.
Walton swings for the body but Kokko moves out of range.
Kokko slips a straight right by Walton.
Kokko moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Walton misses with a hook. Kokko ducked under it nicely.
Kokko looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walton throws a right hand that Kokko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kokko also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walton keeps the fight on the outside.
Walton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kokko with a body shot.
Walton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walton tries to bum rush Kokko with a series of wild strikes but Kokko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kokko rushes Walton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kokko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokko moves out of range of the strikes.
Kokko forces Walton back against the cage and clinches.
Walton breaks from the clinch.
Kokko is looking to clinch but Walton is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Kokko clinches up against the cage.
Kokko manages to break the clinch.
Kokko is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kokko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch but Walton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton throws out a counter right but Kokko avoids it with no problem.
Kokko clinches up against the cage.
Kokko breaks from the clinch.
Kokko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Walton throws the left hand but Kokko avoids the punch easily.
Kokko catches Walton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Walton does no damage.
Kokko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Kokko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kokko breaks the clinch.
Kokko lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kokko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kokko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kokko manages to break the clinch.
Kokko is looking to clinch.
Antti Kokko is winning the standup battle so far.
Kokko wants to clinch but Walton slips to the side
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kokko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kokko closes the distance but Walton moves to the side
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
It looks like Antti Kokko has been cut.
Kokko is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walton takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokko moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kokko doesn't manage to clinch there - Walton circles away.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kokko.
Walton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kokko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walton scrambles back to his feet.
Kokko closes the distance but Walton moves to the side
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kokko moves into the clinch.
Kokko breaks the clinch.
Walton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kokko tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Walton unleashes a big counter combination but Kokko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko misses with a combination
and Walton counters with a nice body shot.
Kokko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kokko clinches up with Walton and pushes him back against the cage.
Kokko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch but Walton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Kokko is looking to clinch but Walton is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Kokko wants to clinch up but Walton keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Walton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kokko tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Kokko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kokko wants to clinch but Walton slips to the side
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kokko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kokko.
Kokko tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Walton keeps the fight on the outside.
Kokko closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Kokko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kokko struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Walton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antti Kokko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antti Kokko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kokko tries to clinch up but Walton circles away and keeps his distance.
Jake Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kokko throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kokko.
Kokko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walton.
A jab from Kokko does it's job there.
Kokko tries to clinch there but Walton circles away.
Walton gets tackled into the cage by Kokko. Kokko maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton is trying to push Kokko away but Kokko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kokko breaks from the clinch.
Kokko darts in and clinches Walton up against the cage.
Kokko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kokko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton tries to work over Kokko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walton tries a body shot but Kokko blocks it.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kokko misses.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kokko moves to clinch but Walton breaks away
and Walton counters with a right hand to the body.
Kokko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Kokko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kokko moves to clinch but Walton breaks away
and Kokko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kokko wants to clinch up but Walton keeps it at a distance.
As Kokko backs off Walton throws a huge counter combo but Kokko manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kokko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kokko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antti Kokko's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokko misses with an uppercut
and Walton counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokko as he connects with a hook.
Walton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Kokko has closed the distance and engaged Walton in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kokko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kokko wants to clinch.
Walton defending well as Kokko loads up on a big left hand.
Kokko lands with a hook. Walton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Antti Kokko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokko wants to clinch.
Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kokko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kokko. That snapped Walton's head back.
Kokko moves to clinch but Walton breaks away
and Walton counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Walton lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kokko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Walton tries to get set, Kokko tries to push him back and clinch up but Walton manages to avoid the attempt.
Kokko moves in looking to clinch but Walton pushes him off.
Kokko has Walton up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Walton.
I think Kokko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Antti Kokko!
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