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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toni Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekkis Honkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Vaananen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekkis Honkanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaananen feints and then cracks Honkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honkanen down.
Vaananen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaananen tries to clinch up.
Vaananen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaananen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaananen moves in looking to clinch but Honkanen pushes him off.
Honkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaananen pinned against the cage. Vaananen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Honkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaananen darts in trying to clinch
and Honkanen moves into the clinch.
Honkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vaananen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vaananen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honkanen trying to land knees to the body.
Honkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaananen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen tries to clinch there but Honkanen circles away.
Vaananen closes the distance and clinches.
Vaananen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaananen tries to break the clinch but Honkanen is controlling the position.
Vaananen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honkanen is defending well for now.
Honkanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honkanen fails to pull guard.
Toni Vaananen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekkis Honkanen.
Honkanen wants a takedown but no success here.
Vaananen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Honkanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vaananen connects with a knee to the head.
Vaananen is breathing heavily.
Vaananen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honkanen decides to pull guard.
Vaananen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Honkanen has a closed guard, preventing Vaananen from standing up.
Vaananen preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen looking for a guillotine here but Vaananen defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vaananen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Honkanen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vaananen's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Vaananen is doing well to defend. Honkanen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Vaananen is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pekkis Honkanen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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