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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorian McSlide (ranked 2200 p4p, 1000 weight class) and Jouni Jokinen (ranked 100 p4p, 21 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dorian McSlide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jouni Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSlide fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No joy there for McSlide, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McSlide is looking to clinch.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by McSlide.
Jokinen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McSlide rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
McSlide lands a shoulder strike.
McSlide scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSlide lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
McSlide swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by McSlide. McSlide maintains the clinch.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McSlide wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSlide's elbow.
Jokinen tries a body shot but McSlide blocks it.
McSlide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for McSlide.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSlide controls the action.
McSlide blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by McSlide.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSlide controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
McSlide breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but McSlide circles away.
We've been told by McSlide's head coaches at Fat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jokinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McSlide.
Jokinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces McSlide off the cage and back into range.
McSlide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen throws out a counter right but McSlide avoids it with no problem.
McSlide tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
McSlide fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jouni Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSlide 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.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSlide pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen digs a right hand into McSlide's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSlide's gas tank.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as McSlide controls his hands.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as McSlide controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSlide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
McSlide changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jokinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian McSlide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSlide wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
McSlide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
McSlide drives through and clinches with Jokinen against the cage.
McSlide has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jokinen after a bit of a struggle.
McSlide blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Jokinen.
McSlide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by McSlide.
McSlide tries to clinch up.
Jokinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McSlide fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSlide tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
McSlide tries to clinch up.
McSlide closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
McSlide breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorian McSlide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSlide is looking to clinch.
McSlide tries for a takedown but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Jokinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
McSlide wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McSlide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSlide closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
McSlide misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by McSlide.
Jokinen is leaning against McSlide and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSlide wants a takedown but no success here.
McSlide gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jokinen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen is controlling McSlide's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to keep McSlide in close.
McSlide stands up and waves to Jokinen to follow him.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
McSlide wants to clinch up but Jokinen keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Jokinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McSlide tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jokinen throws a nice looking combination but McSlide bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McSlide half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McSlide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
McSlide tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
McSlide wants to clinch
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McSlide tries to clinch but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen throws out a counter right but McSlide avoids it with no problem.
Dorian McSlide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McSlide tries to clinch up but Jokinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McSlide closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen wants to sweep here but McSlide controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSlide trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but McSlide is proving a slippery customer.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McSlide wants to stand and escape but instead Jokinen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
McSlide is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McSlide pushes Jokinen off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dorian McSlide will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen tries a body shot but McSlide blocks it.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as McSlide controls his hands.
McSlide breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McSlide throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
McSlide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSlide tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by McSlide.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McSlide moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSlide tries to clinch but Jokinen moves away
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
McSlide tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jokinen! But no joy.
McSlide tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
McSlide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Jokinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McSlide doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
McSlide tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen stuffs the takedown attempt from McSlide. McSlide gets slowly back to his feet.
McSlide moves into the clinch.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as McSlide controls his hands.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSlide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSlide.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSlide looking for a takedown.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
McSlide wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen works on McSlide's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
McSlide wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jouni Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McSlide wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSlide prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSlide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McSlide tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McSlide prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of McSlide backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jokinen.
McSlide blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen gets through McSlide's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen is working McSlide over against the cage.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSlide controls the action.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSlide controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSlide controls the action.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of McSlide backwards.
McSlide is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian McSlide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen tries a body shot but McSlide blocks it.
McSlide blocking some punches.
Jokinen digs a right hand into McSlide's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McSlide's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but McSlide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen tries a body shot but McSlide blocks it.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSlide avoids a wild elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSlide backwards.
Jokinen tries to work over McSlide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
McSlide is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen is working McSlide over against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouni Jokinen!
A victorious Jouni Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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