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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - By Barry Scott. Jokinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Scott.
Scott throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Scott is looking to land body kicks.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Scott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scott misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jokinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Jokinen sits in half guard.
Scott regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jokinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Scott is controlling Jokinen's posture.
Jokinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Scott working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jokinen has passed into half guard!
Jokinen passes to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen with shots to the head and body - Scott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jokinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jokinen is landing with some decent strikes but Scott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scott tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scott thows a body kick. Jokinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scott 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.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott lands with a cross.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scott throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Scott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott shoots for a double leg takedown but Jokinen sprawls well. He's pushed Scott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jokinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scott blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
It looks like Barry Scott has been cut.
Scott lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Scott scores with a jab to the body.
Scott looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scott.
Scott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jokinen did well to prevent Scott getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Jokinen wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Scott is keen to just control but Jokinen is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping control of the position.
Scott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Otso Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Scott is just content to waste time from the top position. Jokinen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
Scott is fighting to break Jokinen's control of his arms but Jokinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Barry Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen looking to control.
Jokinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Scott!
Scott working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott tries to reverse the position but Jokinen maintains control.
Scott bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jokinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Scott puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen is controlling Scott's trapped leg to prevent Scott from advancing to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Scott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry Scott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott cracks Jokinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Scott misses with a leg kick
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Scott.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Scott settles back down.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scott.
Scott moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott takes one on the button.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scott thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Scott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Scott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Scott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice body kick.
Jokinen stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Scott. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Scott checks it well.
Otso Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Scott lands a jab.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Scott.
An inside leg kick from Scott misses.
Jokinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scott scores with a shot to the body.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scott is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a body kick.
Scott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Scott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Scott settles back down.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Barry Scott did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Barry Scott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Scott staying out of range there.
Scott throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Scott is out of range.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab.
Scott checks the leg kick.
Scott misses with a looping right.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Scott takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott tries for a takedown but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Scott misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Scott connects with a solid leg kick.
Scott connects with a high kick.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Scott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Scott throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Jokinen throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a head shot.
Jokinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Scott.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jokinen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen jabs at Scott's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scott swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Scott blocks a low kick nicely.
Scott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a hook but Scott avoids it easily.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jokinen is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Jokinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Scott scores with a hook to the body. Jokinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Scott doesn't seem phased though.
Barry Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
A big left from Jokinen misses.
Scott moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage!
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
A left and a right from Jokinen both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Barry Scott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Scott connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Jokinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scott slips a jab from Jokinen.
Scott checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen cracks Scott with a good jab.
Scott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Scott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Scott's legs.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott misses with a looping left.
Scott blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scott throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Scott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Scott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Decent striking displayed by Scott there.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Scott seems unphased.
Scott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scott throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Scott avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Scott misses with the body kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Scott blocks the leg kick.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Scott.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Scott moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott staying out of range there.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scott.
Jokinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
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 Barry Scott.
I think Scott 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barry Scott!
After winning the bout, Barry Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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