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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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285 lbs
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289 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladimir Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Igor!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor fails to land with a series of punches.
Igor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Igor misses with a series of wild punches.
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igor throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Igor swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
Igor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Igor looks gassed!
Jokinen has closed the distance and engaged Igor in a clinch.
Jokinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Igor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Igor but Igor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jokinen lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jokinen trying to control but Igor is working from the bottom.
Jokinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Igor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jokinen controlling the action here.
Jokinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Igor has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Igor won't allow it.
Jokinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Igor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Igor is looking to escape.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Igor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Igor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor misses with a looping left.
Igor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Igor to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen shoots in but Igor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Igor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Igor throws a combination. Jokinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Igor misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Igor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jokinen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Igor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jokinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Igor Igor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Igor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Igor shows good takedown defense.
Igor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Igor throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Igor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Igor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Igor slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Igor defends it nicely.
Igor misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen shoots in but Igor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Igor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Igor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a jab when Igor was well out of range.
Igor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Igor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Igor lands with a cross.
Igor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Igor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor misses with a double jab.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Igor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Igor throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Igor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Igor duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jokinen!
Vladimir Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Igor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Igor lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Igor is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Igor scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Igor.
Igor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen dives in and grabs Igor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Igor pushes down on Jokinen's head and hops out.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
Igor cracks Jokinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Igor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Igor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Igor. No joy for Jokinen on that attempt.
Jokinen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Igor circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Igor.
Igor misses with the combination.
That's four 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.
Igor misses with a wild combination.
Igor Igor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Igor just misses with a punch to the body.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen is looking to slow Igor down with leg kicks.
Igor misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt
letting Igor counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Igor misses its intended target.
Igor throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a single leg into guard. Igor didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Jokinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Igor throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Igor fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Igor sprawls well. Igor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jokinen.
Jokinen clinches but Igor breaks the clinch
and Igor counters with a nice body shot.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Igor circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Igor punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Igor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor misses with a few strikes there.
Igor cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Igor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Jab, jab by Igor - just one landing.
Igor connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Igor.
Igor misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Igor sprawls well. Igor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jokinen.
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Igor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Igor is having none of it.
Jokinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Igor wants to stand but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Igor keeps moving.
Jokinen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Igor's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
Jokinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen pulls Igor into guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Igor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jokinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jokinen has a closed guard, preventing Igor from standing up.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor is refusing to be controlled, as Jokinen sits in half guard.
Jokinen 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.
Igor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Igor Igor.
I think Jokinen 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Jokinen!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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