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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickity Crickity (ranked 352 p4p, 859 weight class) and Matti Jokinen (ranked 53 p4p, 116 weight class). 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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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickity Crickity!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crickity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Crickity tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crickity. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!
Crickity uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen moves into the clinch.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crickity was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
It looked like Crickity was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jokinen.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Crickity.
Jokinen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crickity.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crickity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crickity slips under a jab.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Crickity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crickity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Crickity does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Crickity takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a body punch but Crickity moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crickity darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Matti Jokinen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crickity. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crickity looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Crickity.
Crickity is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Crickity scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Crickity misses with an uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crickity throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Crickity throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Crickity was not able to check.
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 nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crickity misses with a body shot.
Jokinen with a nice calf kick.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crickity misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Crickity is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crickity waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Crickity.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Matti Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crickity slips a jab from Jokinen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crickity checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen throws a big counter head kick but Crickity avoids it with no problem.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crickity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Crickity tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Crickity down.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has managed to clinch.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crickity has Jokinen pushed against the cage.
Crickity lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Crickity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crickity's gas tank.
Jokinen prevents Crickity from breaking the clinch.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Crickity uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crickity backwards.
Crickity lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crickity misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crickity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crickity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Crickity is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Crickity uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Crickity was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jokinen.
Crickity moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook but Crickity avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws an off balance right hand
and Crickity connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crickitys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Crickity is looking for a counter combo.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Crickity.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
letting Crickity counter with a right hand.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Crickity is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matti Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Crickity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Crickity throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen wants to counter with a clinch but Crickity pushes him away.
Crickity is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Crickity pushes him off.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Crickity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Crickity in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Crickity stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Crickity's shoulder, as Crickity tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Crickity misses its target.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crickity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crickity. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crickity on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Crickity was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crickity misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Jokinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crickity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen lunges at Crickity with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crickity's hand.
Crickity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crickity throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen is looking for the big counter here.
Crickity swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Crickity counters with a nice uppercut.
Crickity connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Crickity's defenses.
Jokinen has Crickity up against the cage in a clinch.
Crickity blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen is trying to stall.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Crickity.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Crickity scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crickity counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Matti Jokinen's cut even more.
Crickity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Crickity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Crickity appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crickity checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Matti Jokinen just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Matti Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen wants to clinch
and Crickity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crickity ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Crickity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matti Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crickity.
Crickity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Crickity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Crickity checks it.
Crickity swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crickity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Crickity checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crickity has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Crickity walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crickity avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crickity misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Crickity moves out of range.
Crickity was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crickity lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crickity misses with a lunging right hand
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Crickity digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Jokinen thumps Crickity with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Crickity.
It looked like Crickity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crickity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
It looked like Crickity was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Crickity was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
enabling Crickity to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Crickity's ribs.
Crickity throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Crickity's head but Crickity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crickity.
A countering left hand to the body from Jokinen misses.
Crickity gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matti Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crickity.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Crickity avoids it.
Crickity misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen misses the body punch
enabling Crickity to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Crickity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crickity throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Crickity in the body.
Jokinen has Crickity up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Crickity.
Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Crickity throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crickity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting Crickity counter with a right hand.
Rickity Crickity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crickity will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Crickity is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crickity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crickity manages to avoid it.
Crickity throwing a counter right hand but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Crickity counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crickity avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Nice defenses there by Crickity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crickity takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Crickity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Crickity.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Crickity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Crickity is having none of it.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Crickity keeps it at a distance.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Crickity counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crickity.
Crickity misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matti Jokinen.
Well Jokinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Jokinen!
Matti Jokinen is the new middleweight champion!
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