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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Davis.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Jokinen backpedaling.
Davis works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Davis throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Davis with a hook.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
Nice body kick from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis misses the body punch
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis lands a front kick.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Davis tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to slow Jokinen down with leg kicks.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jokinen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taylor Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Davis lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Davis cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Jab from Davis.
Davis lands with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen motions for Davis to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Taylor Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Nice body kick from Davis.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis lands a jab.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Jokinen pushes Davis away with a front kick.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jokinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Jokinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Jokinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Jokinen's side.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Jokinen lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a solid body kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Davis.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Davis slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jokinen throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Jokinen lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ossi Jokinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Davis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Davis throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis slips a straight right by Jokinen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jokinen. Davis shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Jokinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Jokinen motions for Davis to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis thows a body kick. Jokinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen slips a jab from Davis.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A head kick from Davis lands but Jokinen takes it in his stride.
Jokinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Jokinen backpedaling.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen scores with a three punch combo!
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a body kick the misses
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crunch! Davis slams his shin into Jokinen's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Davis. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Davis looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Davis throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Davis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen pushes Davis away with a front kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Davis cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ossi Jokinen.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
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