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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 1307 p4p, 1348 weight class) and Digital Jokinen (ranked 160 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Digital Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Jokinen wants to sweep but King has passed to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by King.
Jokinen is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is trying to get back to half guard.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jokinen is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen taking a bit of punishment here - King scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
Jokinen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jokinen trying to control but King postures up.
King is nestled in close to Jokinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jokinen is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from King there.
Jokinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jokinen wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Jokinen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
King 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jokinen looking for submissions off his back.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King is looking for a kimura here.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Jokinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've been hearing that King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jokinen working for submissions but it's allowed King to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but King manages to pass to mount!
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King landing strikes from the mount and Jokinen is in trouble!
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jokinen's face.
Jokinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
King is taking a breather. Jokinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King trying to control from half guard but Jokinen is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jokinen looking for a triangle here. King is fighting it but it looks tight! Jokinen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, King is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Digital Jokinen!
Our winner, Digital Jokinen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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