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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Abreu misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jokinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abreu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jokinen has managed to get both his arms back between Abreu's legs - danger averted.
Abreu 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 control.
Abreu stays in close to Jokinen's body and controls the position.
Abreu won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
Abreu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Abreu trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Cooper Abreu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Abreu motions for Jokinen to come forward. Abreu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Abreu moves out of range.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Abreu.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Abreu doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jokinen!
Abreu is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Abreu dominates the positioning.
Jokinen trying to control but Abreu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Abreu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Abreu gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abreu scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jokinen is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Jokinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Abreu lands a big shot there that rocks Jokinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Abreu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jokinen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Abreu lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abreu wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Jokinen gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen controlling Abreu's posture.
Abreu looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Abreu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jokinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Abreu is having none of it.
Abreu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Abreu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in but Abreu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Abreu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Abreu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Abreu counters with a takedown into side control.
Jokinen is looking to reverse the position.
Jokinen regains half guard.
Abreu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cooper Abreu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abreu.
Nice strikes from Abreu there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abreu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abreu wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen.
Abreu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abreu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abreu preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Abreu defends easily.
Abreu looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Abreu looking for a sweep. Not yet Abreu, not yet.
Abreu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jokinen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu landing some decent shots from guard.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Abreu is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Abreu tries to pass.
Abreu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abreu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Abreu.
Abreu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Abreu misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen advances position into side control!
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Abreu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Abreu!
Abreu is trying to reverse the position but instead Jokinen has taken his back - oops!
Abreu tries to escape the position.
Abreu just trying to survive but Jokinen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jokinen keeps control of the position as Abreu tries to break free.
Abreu manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jokinen's guard. Nice work there by Abreu.
Orpo Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abreu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abreu throws a strike but Jokinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abreu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jokinen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abreu holds on and takes a little breather.
Abreu wants to sweep but no luck.
Abreu controls Jokinen momentarily but Jokinen frees himself.
Abreu looking for subs off his back but Jokinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu wants to sweep but Jokinen has passed to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to score with some ground and pound. Abreu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Abreu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jokinen gets to mount! Abreu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orpo Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abreu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Abreu!
A victorious Cooper Abreu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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