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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boshtok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boshtok comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Around M*thaf*cka. 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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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boshtok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshtok on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Boshtok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boshtok down.
Boshtok throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Boshtok looks for a takedown but Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen counters with a body kick.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Boshtok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boshtok. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Boshtok does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boshtok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Boshtok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen takes a swing at Boshtok's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Boshtok tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen defending well as Boshtok loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen shoots in but Boshtok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boshtok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side.
Boshtok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Boshtok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boshtok under the eye.
Boshtok avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boshtok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boshtok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boshtok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boshtok feinted with a counter takedown.
Boshtok misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen works Boshtok's body with a nice hook.
Boshtok looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boshtok shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jokinen sprawls well. Jokinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boshtok gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boshtok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that Boshtok avoids nicely.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Boshtok.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Boshtok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Boshtok.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boshtok cracks Jokinen with a good jab.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boshtok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Boshtok.
Boshtok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen throws a jab when Boshtok was well out of range.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Boshtok avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boshtok. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen throws a hook but Boshtok avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boshtok counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boshtok's head.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Boshtok moved out of range.
Boshtok throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boshtok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boshtok.
We've been hearing that Boshtok has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boshtok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boshtok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boshtok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jokinen looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok distracts Jokinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jokinen controls Boshtok momentarily but Boshtok frees himself.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
Boshtok has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boshtok looking to pass the guard.
Boshtok chips away with some ground and pound.
Boshtok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boshtok slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
Boshtok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
Boshtok passes Jokinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boshtok is nestled in close to Jokinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jokinen is not content to let Boshtok control the position.
Boshtok winds up and cracks Jokinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen is looking to control Boshtok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jokinen avoid being mounted?
Boshtok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen wants to get back to full guard but Boshtok has mounted him!
Jokinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Boshtok has a good base and remains in mount.
Jokinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jokinen is trying to maintain the position but Boshtok is very close to passing his half guard.
Boshtok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jokinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boshtok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jokinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boshtok.
Boshtok chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
Boshtok is in close to Jokinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boshtok is working Jokinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Boshtok is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boshtok with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boshtok dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boshtok looks for the body kick but Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boshtok manages to avoid it.
Boshtok throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boshtok checks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Boshtok misses
and Boshtok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Boshtok off balance momentarily.
Boshtok fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boshtok connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boshtok's sensitive parts.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Boshtok didn't see that one coming.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boshtok.
Boshtok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Boshtok fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jokinen just manages to avoid it.
Boshtok moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen takes a swing at Boshtok's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Boshtok avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boshtok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshtok keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Boshtok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Boshtok. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Boshtok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Boshtok looks for a takedown but Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Boshtok.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boshtok chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Boshtok tries for a takedown but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boshtok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Boshtok misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen stalks Boshtok and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boshtok's face. Boshtok staggers backwards, shaken.
Boshtok misses with a low kick.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Boshtok moves out of range easily.
Boshtok attempts a counter takedown but Jokinen avoids it well and moves away.
Boshtok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Boshtok throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boshtok.
Boshtok blocks the body kick.
Boshtok just misses with a punch to the body.
Boshtok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Boshtok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boshtok throws a big shot that misses.
Boshtok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boshtok but Boshtok pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Boshtok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen jabs Boshtok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Jokinen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boshtok.
Boshtok slips a jab from Jokinen.
Boshtok misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boshtok.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ode 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
Ode Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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