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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Riley has chosen Queen - It's A Hard Life as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 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
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Jokinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Riley.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley lands a right hand.
Jokinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riley or not.
A head punch on the inside from Riley fails to land.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riley.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Riley.
Jokinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Riley's guard.
Riley pulls Jokinen in close to prevent any damage.
Riley working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riley has Jokinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley rushes Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Jokinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Riley gets an underhook and turns Jokinen into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Riley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jokinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jokinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riley is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen prevents Riley from improving his position.
Jokinen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen being controlled here momentarily.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jokinen's guard. Nice move by Riley!
Jokinen has control of Riley's left arm, preventing Riley from doing any damage.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Riley saw that one coming.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jokinen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Riley controls the action.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Riley.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Jokinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
Jokinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jokinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Riley is working from the bottom.
Riley manages to get to full guard.
Riley has control of Jokinen's left arm, preventing Jokinen from doing any damage.
Jokinen trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen won't allow Riley to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Otso Jokinen just wasn't active enough.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Riley's ribs.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen moves into range and clinches up with Riley.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Riley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley blocks a low kick nicely.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Riley motions for Jokinen to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otso Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Riley.
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Riley.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Riley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Riley checks it.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Riley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Jokinen didn't expect that.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen is controlling Riley's posture.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jokinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley gets a clinch.
Jokinen looking for a takedown.
Riley misses with some punches.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jokinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Riley to the mat. Riley regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jokinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley working a defensive guard but Jokinen passes into half guard.
Riley controlling the position for now.
Otso Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Riley won't allow it.
Jokinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jokinen prevents Riley from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jokinen controlling the action here.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Jokinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riley avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ronnie Riley just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riley misses with a leg kick.
Riley throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Riley is having none of it.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Riley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Riley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Riley prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Riley blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riley is pushing Jokinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Riley.
Otso Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
Riley blocking some punches.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Riley blocks it.
Riley lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands with a light punch inside.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riley scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Riley is trying to break free.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riley trying to stall but Jokinen improves his position.
Riley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riley lands a nice uppercut.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
Riley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Riley.
Riley misses with some punches.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Otso Jokinen will probably get the nod.
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 lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riley.
Riley looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Riley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Riley's guard.
Ronnie Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Riley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen controlling Riley's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Otso Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Riley looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Riley jumps back.
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley controlling the position.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Riley has his hands on Jokinen's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Jokinen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Riley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Riley seems unphased.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Jokinen!
A relieved looking Otso Jokinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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