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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sayonara's choice of entrance music: Edge Of The Blade. Jiri Sayonara will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
28 - 17 - 4 |
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147 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Sayonara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sayonara scores with a kick to the body.
Sayonara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Sayonara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt - Sayonara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Sayonara.
Sayonara thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into range.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sayonara checks a leg kick.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Sayonara misses with a double jab
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jokinen stopping the sweep attempt from Sayonara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sayonara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sayonara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jokinen controls the pace.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jokinen stands up over Sayonara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sayonara working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen works over Sayonara with some ground and pound from guard.
Jokinen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sayonara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen content to stall in guard here.
Sayonara keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Sayonara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sayonara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jokinen.
Sayonara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jokinen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jokinen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to sit in guard and control but Sayonara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sayonara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sayonara preventing the sweep.
Jokinen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sayonara passes into half guard.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but Sayonara has control of the leg.
Sayonara is working for a submission of some sort.
Jokinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jokinen is trying to keep Sayonara in close.
Jokinen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jokinen stands up over Sayonara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayonara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Sayonara keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sayonara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sayonara lands a shot to the body.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sayonara tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sayonara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sayonara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Sayonara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Sayonara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayonara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayonara tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Sayonara lands an uppercut.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Sayonara.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Sayonara.
Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
Sayonara thinks about the counter body kick.
Sayonara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Sayonara lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Sayonara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Sayonara throws a leg kick
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sayonara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Sayonara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sayonara lands a nice shot that snaps Jokinen's head back.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sayonara trying to control the position.
Sayonara is adopting a defensive guard.
Jokinen trying to control but Sayonara is working from the bottom.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sayonara manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sayonara postures up.
Sayonara stands and throws Jokinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jokinen is being controlled here.
Ode Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen gets back to half guard.
Sayonara content to control rather than advance.
Jokinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sayonara is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Sayonara passes into side control, despite Jokinen's attempt to control the position.
Jokinen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sayonara is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jokinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sayonara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jokinen?
Jokinen regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Sayonara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Sayonara follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sayonara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Sayonara.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Sayonara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches up with Sayonara, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes Sayonara against the cage but Sayonara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sayonara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Sayonara was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Sayonara.
Sayonara slips under a jab.
Sayonara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Sayonara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Sayonara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Sayonara is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sayonara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sayonara.
Jokinen misses with a left hand
and Sayonara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayonara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jiri Sayonara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jokinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sayonara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sayonara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sayonara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Sayonara throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayonara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab by Sayonara.
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.
Sayonara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sayonara throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Sayonara misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Jokinen misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayonara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Sayonara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jokinen misses the jab.
A jab from Sayonara does it's job there.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sayonara under the eye.
Sayonara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sayonara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sayonara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sayonara misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Sayonara ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
Sayonara connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Sayonara.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sayonara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sayonara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ode Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayonara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sayonara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sayonara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiri Sayonara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiri Sayonara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sayonara just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Sayonara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sayonara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayonara appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jokinen shoots for a takedown but Sayonara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sayonara 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara connects with the punch.
Sayonara avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Sayonara tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Sayonara moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sayonara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen is rocked!
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sayonara's shoulder, as Sayonara tries to avoid the shot.
Sayonara tries a quick counter leg kick but Jokinen is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayonara.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jokinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sayonara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jokinen with a body shot.
Sayonara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Sayonara counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sayonara! Jokinen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jiri Sayonara!
A relieved looking Jiri Sayonara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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