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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara comes to the cage accompanied by Edge Of The Blade. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sayonara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
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 advances position into side control!
Jokinen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sayonara is holding Jokinen down, trying to stall.
Jokinen taking a break here but Sayonara is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sayonara tries to roll over but Jokinen keeps him under control.
Jokinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Sayonara wants to get back to full guard.
Sayonara trying to control from the bottom.
Jokinen trying to control from Sayonara's half guard. Sayonara has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sayonara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sayonara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jokinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Sayonara keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sayonara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sayonara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Sayonara keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sayonara scores with a nice strike.
Sayonara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jokinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sayonara to the mat! Sayonara manages to get full guard.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sayonara is retaining full guard.
Sayonara is pulling down on Jokinen's head to control his posture.
Jokinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayonara has wrist control.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sayonara holds on and takes a little breather.
Sayonara keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Jokinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jokinen is pushing down on Sayonara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sayonara is fighting to maintain full guard but Jokinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Sayonara wants to control but Jokinen is keeping busy.
Sayonara is controlling Jokinen's trapped leg to prevent Jokinen from advancing to side control.
Jokinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sayonara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sayonara is looking to control Jokinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sayonara avoid being mounted?
Jokinen passes to full mount!
Sayonara is squirming around, avoiding Jokinen's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sayonara manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Sayonara blocks a jab.
Sayonara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sayonara.
A cross from Sayonara lands.
Sayonara throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayonara.
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sayonara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sayonara defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen lands a slapping body shot.
Sayonara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jokinen showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jokinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jokinen's back!
Sayonara is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jokinen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Sayonara gets his hands free as Jokinen looks to control.
Sayonara controlling well, preventing Jokinen from escaping the position.
Sayonara is persistently looking for the submission but Jokinen is defending it well.
Jokinen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sayonara gets his way!
Sayonara working for a choke but Jokinen is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara gets his hands free as Jokinen looks to control.
Sayonara controlling from the back.
Jokinen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jokinen fending off the submission attempt from Sayonara.
Jokinen trying to control the hands but Sayonara breaks the grip.
Sayonara is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jokinen is defending well though. Sayonara let's go of the attempt for now.
Jokinen tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara trying to control.
Jokinen tries to roll but Sayonara sticks to his back.
Jokinen trying to control but not successfully.
Jokinen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sayonara.
Sayonara has the hooks in. Jokinen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sayonara looking for the RNC.
Jokinen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sayonara's guard. Nice work there by Jokinen.
Sayonara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jokinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara is looking for a triangle but Jokinen pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sayonara is on top in guard.
Jokinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sayonara's guard.
Jokinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sayonara's head.
Ode Jokinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sayonara trying to keep a closed guard but Jokinen is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jokinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sayonara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jokinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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 Jiri Sayonara 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 throws a shot to the body.
Sayonara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sayonara scores with a hook.
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
And Jokinen tries to counter it with a takedown but Sayonara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jokinen defending well as Sayonara loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Sayonara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sayonara throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayonara lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen takes a swing at Sayonara's ribcage but misses.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara keeps Jokinen at a distance using the push kick.
Sayonara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Sayonara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in looking for a takedown but Sayonara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jokinen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sayonara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jokinen thuds a left hand into Sayonara's body.
Sayonara thuds his shin into the meat of Jokinen's side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Sayonara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sayonara slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen jabs Sayonara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Sayonara lands a jab.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Jokinen feints the counter takedown.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayonara slips a jab from Jokinen.
Sayonara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayonara cracks Jokinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Sayonara.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Sayonara throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sayonara. Sayonara obviously looking to wear him down.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Sayonara off balance momentarily.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Sayonara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sayonara enables Jokinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sayonara manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sayonara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayonara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jokinen working some strikes from top position.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Sayonara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen looking to control.
Sayonara trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen controls Sayonara momentarily but Sayonara frees himself.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Sayonara tries to pass.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Sayonara from controlling successfully.
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 Jiri Sayonara.
I think Sayonara 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!
Jiri Sayonara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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