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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's entrance music is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen tries to work over Taalasmaa's front leg with a kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa slips under a jab from Jokinen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Taalasmaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taalasmaa!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen has Taalasmaa pressed against the cage, preventing Taalasmaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa looking to slow down the pace here.
Taalasmaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Taalasmaa blocking some punches.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jokinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa away with a front kick.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Jokinen jabs at Taalasmaa's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Taalasmaa or perhaps it was just good defense by Jokinen which made him look bad.
Otso Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Taalasmaa tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Jokinen tries to improve position but can't.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Jokinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jokinen taking a bit of punishment here - Taalasmaa scoring with strikes.
Taalasmaa lands some shots froms side control.
Jokinen wants to control but Taalasmaa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Taalasmaa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Taalasmaa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa off and gets back to his feet.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Taalasmaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Taalasmaa is in Jokinen's guard.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taalasmaa prevents Jokinen from getting back to his feet.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa looking to pass the guard.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to advance position but Jokinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jokinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taalasmaa can't escape the position.
Taalasmaa tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away.
Jokinen content just to control the position here.
Taalasmaa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taalasmaa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jokinen unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taalasmaa is looking to escape.
Taalasmaa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Seppo Taalasmaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taalasmaa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taalasmaa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but Taalasmaa controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taalasmaa scoring with some ground and pound.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Jokinen is trying to keep Taalasmaa in close.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa working some strikes from top position.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of elbows.
Taalasmaa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
Taalasmaa is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jokinen controls Taalasmaa momentarily but Taalasmaa frees himself.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taalasmaa passes Jokinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
Jokinen takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen. No joy for Taalasmaa on that attempt.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Taalasmaa looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Taalasmaa checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Taalasmaa moved away.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Taalasmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Taalasmaa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen works Taalasmaa's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Taalasmaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa has Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Taalasmaa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jokinen prevents it.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jokinen avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Taalasmaa wants to stall.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Taalasmaa trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Jokinen is working Taalasmaa over against the cage.
Taalasmaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taalasmaa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa working aggressively here.
Taalasmaa wants to stall.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
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!
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa 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.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to Jokinen's midsection.
Taalasmaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jokinen enables Taalasmaa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jokinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Taalasmaa passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position.
Jokinen wants to control but Taalasmaa is keeping busy.
Taalasmaa drops an elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen looking to control.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Taalasmaa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jokinen looking to control.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
Jokinen is looking to stand up but Taalasmaa isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taalasmaa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa pushing down on Jokinen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working to try and regain half guard.
Taalasmaa looking to finish with strikes here!
Taalasmaa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taalasmaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is in trouble now - Taalasmaa has advanced to mount!
Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jokinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taalasmaa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jokinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Taalasmaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Taalasmaa lands a body shot.
Taalasmaa forces Jokinen back against the cage and clinches.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taalasmaa stalling in the clinch.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa throws a body kick.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taalasmaa or not.
Taalasmaa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Jokinen manages to get underhooks.
Taalasmaa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Otso Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Taalasmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taalasmaa tries to score a body lock takedown but Jokinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Taalasmaa controls his hands.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen works on Taalasmaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jokinen pushes Taalasmaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taalasmaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taalasmaa's elbow.
Taalasmaa misses with some punches.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen gets through Taalasmaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Taalasmaa lands a body punch.
Taalasmaa avoiding damage.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taalasmaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taalasmaa is stalling here.
Taalasmaa looking for a takedown.
Taalasmaa wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa can't get the takedown.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taalasmaa tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Taalasmaa avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taalasmaa prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Taalasmaa saw that one coming.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
A victorious Otso Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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