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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable blaring out of the sound system. Norzu has chosen Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
163 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to clinch
and Norzu counters with a solid body kick.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Norzu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norzu looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Norzu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norzu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norzu throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norzu.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norzu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santeri Norzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Norzu off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Norzu's head.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norzu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Norzu connects with a crisp jab.
Jokinen jabs Norzu right on the nose. Norzu blinks but takes it well.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norzu misses with a straight left.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jokinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Norzu is just riding it out for now. Jokinen eventually gives up the hold.
Jokinen controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jokinen works his way into side control.
Norzu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen cracks Norzu with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throwing strikes but Norzu manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jokinen manages to get back to half guard.
Jokinen wants to control but Norzu is keeping busy.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Norzu won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
Norzu being controlled here momentarily.
Norzu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jokinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Norzu has managed to get both his arms back between Jokinen's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jokinen is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norzu keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Norzu tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norzu manages to break the clinch.
Norzu tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Norzu circles away.
Jokinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Norzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jokinen wants to control but Norzu is keeping him busy.
Otso Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen in side control, throwing shots but Norzu defends.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Norzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jokinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Norzu regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jokinen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Norzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norzu is defending against the submission attempts here by Jokinen.
Norzu wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Norzu gets back to full guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Norzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norzu wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen pushes Norzu away with a front kick.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norzu misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norzu.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Norzu's legs.
Jokinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jokinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Norzu is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Norzu wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to stall here but Norzu recovers full guard.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Norzu is keeping the position.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Norzu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otso Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by Norzu. Norzu maintains the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Norzu struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen has Norzu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jokinen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Norzu tumbling to the mat - Jokinen dives into Norzu's guard.
Jokinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Norzu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Norzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norzu wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
Jokinen stalling.
Jokinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Norzu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Otso Jokinen.
Jokinen 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.
Jokinen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Norzu avoids it really well and circles away.
Norzu throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Norzu circles away.
Norzu throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Norzu scores with a sloppy right hand. Jokinen should have avoided that one.
Norzu is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Norzu tries to work over Jokinen's front leg with a kick but Jokinen checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norzu motions for Jokinen to come forward. Norzu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu connects with an inside leg kick.
Norzu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Norzu.
Jab from Norzu.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Norzu moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Norzu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norzu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Norzu circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norzu.
Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu lands with a right to the head.
Norzu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokinens head.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norzu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Norzu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Norzu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norzu blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
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!
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Norzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norzu is rocked!
A short left from Jokinen.
Norzu is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen lands a big right hand that drops Norzu! The killer instinct kicks in and Jokinen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jokinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otso Jokinen!
Otso Jokinen retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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