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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onni Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen has chosen Dub FX - Rude Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
De Groot throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
De Groot tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Groot is looking to slow Jokinen down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from De Groot.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
De Groot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Jokinen counters with a two punch combo.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Groot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a hook.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
De Groot slips a jab from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from De Groot does no damage.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Groot swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Groot throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
De Groot motions for Jokinen to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
De Groot is looking to wear down Jokinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a shot to the body.
De Groot lands a high kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jokinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Groot has got the better of the exchanges.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
De Groot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karl De Groot is winning the standup battle so far.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from De Groot.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the body
letting De Groot counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Groot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot thows a body shot but no joy.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
De Groot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
A jab lands there for De Groot.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Groot throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by De Groot.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
De Groot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by De Groot.
De Groot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Groot throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jokinen.
De Groot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jokinen under the eye.
De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Groot checks it well.
De Groot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Groot throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
De Groot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
De Groot lands with a nice body punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Groot. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes one on the button.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from De Groot.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
De Groot cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Groot throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Groot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick by De Groot misses
and Jokinen counters with a two punch combo.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Groot.
De Groot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot had his way with Onni Jokinen in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Groot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Groot digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
De Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - De Groot had a free shot at his head there.
De Groot motions for Jokinen to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
De Groot works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jokinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jokinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Groot.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Onni Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Groot lands with a good body shot.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Groot lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Groot tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands a jab.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Groot throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Jokinen moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from De Groot.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
Karl De Groot retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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