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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's entrance music is Prodigy - Omen. A fine choice. Mac Cumhaill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Warriors Code . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
35 - 8 - 1 |
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197 cm
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210 lbs
24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Cumhaill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a two punch combination.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen throws a head kick but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
Jokinen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Fionn Mac Cumhaill has been cut.
Mac Cumhaill looks for a takedown but Jokinen sprawls well.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a double jab.
Mac Cumhaill pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jokinen back to the cage. Mac Cumhaill follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a right hand
and Mac Cumhaill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mac Cumhaill scores with a nice head shot.
Mac Cumhaill 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 throws a sloppy head kick and Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
Mac Cumhaill lands a body shot.
Mac Cumhaill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Mac Cumhaill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mac Cumhaill staying out of range there.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice uppercut.
Ossi Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Mac Cumhaill throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mac Cumhaill throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Mac Cumhaill connects with the punch.
Jokinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Mac Cumhaill is just out of range.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Mac Cumhaill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac Cumhaill lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Mac Cumhaill .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Mac Cumhaill rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mac Cumhaill cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mac Cumhaill slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Mac Cumhaill checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mac Cumhaill shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
Mac Cumhaill lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fionn Mac Cumhaill will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mac Cumhaill avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Mac Cumhaill 's defenses.
Jokinen lands a jab to Mac Cumhaill 's midsection.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Cumhaill moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mac Cumhaill .
A slow jab from Mac Cumhaill misses its intended target.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac Cumhaill throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill . Mac Cumhaill gets slowly back to his feet.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen rushes Mac Cumhaill and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Mac Cumhaill blocks with his arms.
Mac Cumhaill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jokinen is defending well.
Mac Cumhaill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Cumhaill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ossi Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Mac Cumhaill blocks it.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mac Cumhaill avoids it.
Jokinen gets underhooks to prevent Mac Cumhaill 's takedown attempt.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mac Cumhaill goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mac Cumhaill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has Mac Cumhaill up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen gets underhooks to prevent Mac Cumhaill 's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mac Cumhaill backwards.
Mac Cumhaill prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Mac Cumhaill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Mac Cumhaill won't want to take too many of those.
Mac Cumhaill is breathing heavily.
Mac Cumhaill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jokinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Mac Cumhaill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Mac Cumhaill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Cumhaill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Mac Cumhaill checks it.
Mac Cumhaill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Cumhaill throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac Cumhaill scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac Cumhaill blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Mac Cumhaill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Jokinen misses
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
Mac Cumhaill throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Mac Cumhaill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mac Cumhaill 's calf.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mac Cumhaill to score with a decent uppercut.
Mac Cumhaill slips under a jab.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a body punch
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Mac Cumhaill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mac Cumhaill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mac Cumhaill misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mac Cumhaill .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Mac Cumhaill 's body. Mac Cumhaill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Mac Cumhaill connects with a body shot.
Mac Cumhaill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Mac Cumhaill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the body
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Mac Cumhaill swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Mac Cumhaill moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mac Cumhaill .
Ossi Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fionn Mac Cumhaill .
Jokinen cracks Mac Cumhaill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac Cumhaill defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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.
Well Jokinen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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