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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muuli Potku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potku has chosen Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Muuli Potku was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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155 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Muuli Potku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Potku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jokinen doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potku.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potku. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Potku.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Potku slips under a jab.
Potku avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Potku avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Potku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Potku coming out on top.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Potku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jokinen's knee momentarily.
We've been informed that Potku has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potku misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Potku throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potku throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Potku throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potku loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Potku takes one to the chin there.
Potku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Potku scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Potku lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Potku lands an overhand right.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Potku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Potku ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Potku lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Potku avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Potku throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Potku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Potku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Potku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potku tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Potku lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jokinen backs up against the cage.
Potku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Potku.
A solid leg kick lands there for Potku.
Some wild striking there from Potku.
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Potku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen moves out of range as Potku throws a body kick.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potku finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Potku lands with a cross.
Muuli Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Jokinen's head coaches at Athletic Advantage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potku.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen throws a hook but Potku blocks it.
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Potku throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potku throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Potku is looking to score with low kicks.
Potku slips a jab from Jokinen.
Potku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potku manages to avoid it.
Potku throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Potku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuli Potku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Potku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Jokinen lands a head kick!
It looks like Muuli Potku has been cut.
Jokinen takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Potku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potku moves away.
Potku scores with a head kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Potku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Potku.
Potku throws a shot to the body.
Potku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potku slips under a jab.
Potku misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Potku swinging wildly here.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Potku.
Jokinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Potku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Potku throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Potku connects with a body shot that sends Jokinen's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potku.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Potku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen keeps Potku at a distance using the push kick.
Jokinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Potku moves out of range easily.
Potku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen throws a jab when Potku was well out of range.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Potku.
Potku swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Potku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jokinen scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Potku's shoulder, as Potku tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Potku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen digs a good hook to Potku's body.
Potku blocks the body kick.
Potku misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Potku walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Potku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Potku throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Potku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potku takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jokinen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen tries to land a leg kick but Potku saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen takes a swing at Potku's ribcage but misses.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab, jab by Potku - just one landing.
Potku thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Potku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Potku lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Potku moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Potku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen connects with a body shot that sends Potku's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potku throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Muuli Potku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Muuli Potku's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Potku dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potku.
Potku scoring well with a low kick there.
Potku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Potku just misses with a punch to the body.
Potku misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Potku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen jabs Potku right on the nose. Potku blinks but takes it well.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Potku throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.
Potku lands a body shot.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Potku's head but Potku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Potku throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Potku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Potku.
Potku scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Potku on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Potku throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a solid body kick.
Potku 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.
Potku throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Potku in his tracks.
Jokinen swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but Potku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ori Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potku tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen swings for the body but Potku moves out of range.
A lazy left from Potku finds it's target.
Potku scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Potku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Potku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Potku manages to avoid it.
Potku dodges the punch combination from Jokinen.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Potku. Potku obviously looking to wear him down.
Potku lands with a shot to the body.
Potku looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Potku thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Potku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
A bone on bone clash there as Jokinen blocks the leg kick.
Potku slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Potku tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Potku moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Potku looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Potku lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Potku.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Potku.
Potku cracks Jokinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Potku didn't see that one coming.
Potku takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen tries to score with a low kick but Potku moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potku connects with a high kick.
Potku gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jokinen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!
A very excited looking Ori Jokinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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