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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Opa Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (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 genuis that is Prodigy - Baby's Got A Temper. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Seppo Taalasmaa enters the cage!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Opa Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Taalasmaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
Donk. Taalasmaa catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping right hand.
Taalasmaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen looks to land a combination. Taalasmaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen throws a one two combo.
Jokinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to kick Jokinen off but Jokinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jokinen prevents Taalasmaa from improving his position.
Taalasmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taalasmaa doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taalasmaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Jokinen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taalasmaa scores with a one two! Jokinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Taalasmaa as Jokinen shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Taalasmaa had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Taalasmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Taalasmaa throws and low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa shoots in and bounces Jokinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jokinen is proving hard to escape from.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Taalasmaa defends easily.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taalasmaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taalasmaa.
Jokinen passes Taalasmaa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Jokinen defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taalasmaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa with a nice cross.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Jokinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Taalasmaa misses
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taalasmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jokinen shoots in and bounces Taalasmaa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taalasmaa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jokinen passes into side control.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taalasmaa prevents Jokinen from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jokinen off and has taken his back!
Jokinen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jokinen taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa lands a heavy elbow.
Jokinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jokinen wants to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Jokinen actively working from the bottom here.
Taalasmaa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen is squirming around, avoiding Taalasmaa's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taalasmaa landing shots from mount.
Jokinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Jokinen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Taalasmaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jokinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jokinen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jokinen tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position but Taalasmaa isn't that keen on the idea.
Jokinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jokinen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Taalasmaa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jokinen some visible discomfort.
Taalasmaa working away.
Jokinen keeps Taalasmaa under control for a moment.
Taalasmaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jokinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taalasmaa throws and low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taalasmaa looks to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taalasmaa in his tracks.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Taalasmaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Opa Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taalasmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taalasmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taalasmaa cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A combination from Jokinen does no damage.
Taalasmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokinen drops back looking for a leg! Taalasmaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taalasmaa manages to kick Jokinen off! Jokinen jumps back into Taalasmaa's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taalasmaa is keeping the position for now.
Taalasmaa wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Taalasmaa is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Opa Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Taalasmaa lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Taalasmaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Taalasmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Taalasmaa settles back down.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Jokinen moves to the side
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taalasmaa won't be happy with that.
Jokinen working away.
Jokinen lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Taalasmaa is working to get back to half guard.
Jokinen tries to control but Taalasmaa wriggling away.
Taalasmaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Jokinen trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jokinen controlling from the full mount.
Taalasmaa is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opa Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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