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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Carmelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmelo comes to the cage accompanied by These Boots. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Carmelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends Carmelo's belly button to the back.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Carmelo's defenses.
Carmelo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jokinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carmelo somewhat.
Carmelo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jokinen moves out of range as Carmelo throws a body kick.
Carmelo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jokinen defends it nicely.
Jokinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Carmelo is keeping the position.
Carmelo wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Carmelo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jokinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carmelo's guard.
Jokinen stands up over Carmelo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
My spies in Athletic Advantage inform me that Jokinen has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jokinen postures up.
Carmelo is really struggling to control Jokinen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carmelo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carmelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jokinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carmelo's guard.
Carmelo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jokinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jokinen content to stall in guard here.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Carmelo.
Jokinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carmelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jokinen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen trying to control but Carmelo is working from the bottom.
Ode Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jokinen circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Carmelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carmelo on the side of the head.
Jokinen has a takedown stuffed.
Carmelo needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Carmelo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Jokinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Carmelo which made him look bad.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carmelo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Carmelo.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carmelo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carmelo has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carmelo.
Carmelo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jokinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carmelo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carmelo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carmelo slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Carmelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Carmelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Carmelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carmelo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Carmelo keeps moving.
Jokinen is working Carmelo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Carmelo keeps moving.
Jokinen throwing strikes but missing.
Carmelo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carmelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Carmelo, not yet.
Jokinen stays in close to Carmelo's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmelo is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
Jokinen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carmelo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jokinen passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carmelo will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Carmelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jokinen is staying tight to Carmelo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Jokinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jokinen misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control but Carmelo is keeping him busy.
Carmelo can't do much from the bottom here.
Carmelo is trying to buck Jokinen off.
Carmelo parries the strikes from Jokinen easily there. Jokinen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Carmelo to escape.
Carmelo is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Carmelo tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen scores with punches from side control.
Carmelo tries to buck Jokinen off but Jokinen is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Carmelo's head but Carmelo avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a strike aimed at the side of Carmelo's head but Carmelo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carmelo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carmelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Carmelo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carmelo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carmelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jokinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carmelo's guard.
Jokinen landing some decent shots from guard.
Jokinen is working Carmelo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carmelo is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Carmelo is retaining full guard.
Carmelo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Carmelo keeps moving.
Jokinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jokinen won't allow Carmelo to sweep him here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carmelo avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Jokinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carmelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmelo is just out of range.
Carmelo wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
Ode Jokinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with a hook.
Carmelo shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Carmelo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carmelo misses with a head kick.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Carmelo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jokinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Carmelo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ode Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carmelo at a distance.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Carmelo shoots in for a takedown but Jokinen shows good takedown defense.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen gets a double leg takedown into Carmelo's guard.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carmelo is keeping the position for now.
Jokinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dustin Carmelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmelo tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
The referee asks Jokinen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jokinen prefers to stall for the moment though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmelo is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen blocks the strikes from Carmelo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ode Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jokinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
An out of breath Ode Jokinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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