Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Highland 206
Date: Nov 11, 2022

#R1#
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown but Frank shows good takedown defense.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honkanen.
Frank tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Honkanen manages to circle out of the way.
Honkanen misses with a hook #CL#
and Frank moves into the clinch.#TD#
Frank wants the takedown. Honkanen is fighting it off but Frank persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Honkanen's guard against the cage.
Frank has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Honkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frank is aware though and is defending well.
Frank scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Honkanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Frank gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Frank content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frank is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Frank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Honkanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Frank passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Frank scoring with punches and elbows.
Honkanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Frank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Frank grinds an elbow into Honkanen's temple.
Honkanen wants to control but Frank postures up.
Honkanen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frank's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Honkanen has hold of Frank's hands but Frank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Honkanen is looking for a sweep. Frank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Frank takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Honkanen has hold of Frank's hands but Frank slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frank looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Honkanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Honkanen wants to improve his position but Frank is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Frank is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC#Honkanen is rocked!
Honkanen wants to control but Frank is keeping busy.
Honkanen is still in real trouble! Can Frank finish him?
Frank lands a big elbow - Honkanen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Frank!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Everest Frank!
After winning the bout, Everest Frank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Highland 196
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1#
Railio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honkanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Honkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Jani Honkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Railio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Railio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honkanen.
Nice uppercut lands for Honkanen. That snapped Railio's head back.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.
Railio looks to land a left hand but Honkanen moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Honkanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Honkanen tries for a kimura but Railio is defending well. #SUB2#
Honkanen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Railio rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Honkanen's guard! Nice work there by Railio! #T1##SUB2#
Honkanen looking for subs off his back but Railio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Honkanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Railio is working away from the top position though.
Honkanen wants to control the action here but instead Railio manages to pass to full mount!
Honkanen regains half guard.#T2#
Honkanen manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Honkanen working for a triangle but Railio defends it easily. #SUB2#
Railio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Honkanen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Railio is looking to defend but Honkanen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Railio! Honkanen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Railio taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 192
Date: Sep 18, 2022

#R1#
Thompson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ricky Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Honkanen persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Honkanen scores with a jab to the head.
Honkanen jabs Thompson right on the nose. Thompson blinks but takes it well.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honkanen.
Honkanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Honkanen circles away easily#TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a shoot takedown. Thompson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thompson 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.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Honkanen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Honkanen is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompson tries to roll over but Honkanen keeps him under control.#T1#
Thompson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Honkanen has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thompson tries to reverse the position but Honkanen maintains control.
Thompson tries to hold on but Honkanen postures up.
Honkanen prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Honkanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Thompson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning. #T2##SUB2#
Thompson has left one of his arms exposed and Honkanen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Thompson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 188
Date: Sep 04, 2022

#R1#
Honkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diesel circles away.
A jab from Diesel misses.
Honkanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Honkanen shoots in and bounces Diesel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diesel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Honkanen looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Honkanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diesel looking for a sweep. Not yet Diesel, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honkanen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Honkanen is pushing down on Diesel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diesel is fighting to maintain full guard but Honkanen has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Honkanen trying to control the action but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Diesel wants to improve his position but Honkanen is controlling well.
Diesel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Honkanen is pressing down on Diesel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diesel is holding on for now.
Honkanen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diesel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diesel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honkanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Honkanen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Diesel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Honkanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 179
Date: Jul 29, 2022

#R1#
Honkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Pjetlic, looking for a takedown. Honkanen pushes Pjetlic against the cage but Pjetlic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honkanen misses with a hook
and Honkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pjetlic. Honkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pjetlic misses with an uppercut. Honkanen saw that one coming.
Pjetlic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Honkanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Pjetlic misses.
Honkanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honkanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honkanen avoids the body shot from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic just misses with a punch to the body.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Pjetlic misses.
Pjetlic loads up on a big right hand but Honkanen slips the punch.
Honkanen scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pjetlic sprawls well. Pjetlic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Honkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Pjetlic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Honkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A jab from Pjetlic finds it's way through Honkanen's defenses.
Honkanen takes one on the button.
Pjetlic sizes up Honkanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Honkanen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pjetlic gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Honkanen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maro Pjetlic!
An out of breath Maro Pjetlic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Highland 178
Date: Jul 24, 2022

#R1#
Honkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honkanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honkanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honkanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Honkanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Honkanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blank throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Honkanen's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Blank dives in looking to finish as Honkanen flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Blank's strikes! Blank is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Honkanen's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Honkanen was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Blank!

Event: Highland 172
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Ori throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Honkanen is controlling the pace.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but Ori defending well. #SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ori defends it well.
Ori is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Honkanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Honkanen's back!
Ori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honkanen on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen is in bad spot here.
Honkanen is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Honkanen just trying to survive but Ori is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Honkanen tries to escape the position.
Ori not allowing Honkanen to control his hands.
Honkanen can't escape the position.
Honkanen trying to control the hands but Ori breaks the grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen is really stuck here.
Honkanen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ori's guard. Nice work there by Honkanen. #T2##SUB2#
Honkanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honkanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Honkanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honkanen stands and throws Ori's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ori has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Honkanen tries for a kimura but Ori is defending well. #SUB2#
Honkanen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ori is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Honkanen yanks on the arm and Ori is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Honkanen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 166
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1##TD#
Honkanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Honkanen taking a breather here.
Honkanen trying to control the action but Trollslayer is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Honkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trollslayer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Trollslayer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Honkanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Trollslayer is defending well.
Trollslayer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Honkanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Trollslayer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Honkanen but great work by Trollslayer.
Trollslayer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Honkanen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Trollslayer connects with a decent elbow.
Honkanen prevents Trollslayer from improving position.
Trollslayer working the ground and pound.
Trollslayer is putting a hurting on Honkanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trollslayer working the body and head with strikes. #ROC2#Honkanen is rocked!
Trollslayer cracks Honkanen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Trollslayer immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Honkanen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Trollslayer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!

Event: Highland 137
Date: Feb 19, 2022

#R1#
Honkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Honkanen shoots for a takedown but Dick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#KD#
Dick lands a big right hand that sends Honkanen crashing to the mat! Dick stays standing though and waves Honkanen back to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Honkanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Honkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Dick as Honkanen shoots in.
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Honkanen's shoulder, as Honkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Dick looks to land a left hand but Honkanen moved out of range nicely.
Honkanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Needle Dick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jani Honkanen.
Honkanen misses with a combination
and Dick counters with a huge left! Honkanen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dick isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Honkanen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dick!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Needle Dick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Highland 121
Date: Dec 19, 2021

#R1#
Bich darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Honkanen counters with a shoot takedown. Bich fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Honkanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Bich has his foot on Honkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Bich is trying to keep Honkanen in close.
Honkanen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard.
Bich managing to control the position.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bich seems keen to control Honkanen's posture.#SUB#
Honkanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Bich is looking for a triangle here but Honkanen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T1#
Bich tries to control but Honkanen manages to take his back.#SUB#
Bich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Bich fending off the submission attempt from Honkanen.
Bich can't escape the position.
Bich wants to control his opponent's hands but Honkanen gets his hands free.
Bich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bich manages to reverse the position and now he's in Honkanen's guard. Nice work there by Bich.
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bich preventing the sweep. #T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving. #SUB#
Honkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bich is aware though and is defending well.
Bich stands and throws Honkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honkanen trying to remain calm as Bich controls from the top position.
Bich tries to advance to mount but can't.
Honkanen sneaks back into half guard.
Bich wants to take a breather but Honkanen is having none of it.
Honkanen won't allow Bich to pass to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bich is taking a breather. Honkanen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Honkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honkanen working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Honkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bich wants to pass the guard but Honkanen is keeping the position.
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bich slips nicely into half guard.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Honkanen tries to get to full guard but Bich has control of the leg.
Bich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bich content just to control the position here. #SUB2#
Bich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Honkanen is surviving well by controlling Bich's body position as best he can.
Bich looking to control but Honkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bich is looking to work his way around to Honkanen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jani Honkanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Honkanen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bich quickly recovers to half guard.
Bich tries to get to full guard but Honkanen has control of the leg.
Bich gets full guard.#SUB2#
Bich has his foot on Honkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Honkanen looking to pass the guard.
Bich trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Bich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honkanen is aware though and is defending well.
Honkanen advances to half guard.
Honkanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bich tries to roll over but Honkanen keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Bich is trying to control but Honkanen passes into side control!
Honkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bich can do to turn this around?
Bich can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Bich regains half guard.
Bich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honkanen is keen to just control but Bich is a slippery customer.
Bich is holding on to half guard well.
Honkanen is looking to take a break and control but Bich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Honkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bich is looking to control Honkanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bich avoid being mounted?
Bich is not content to let Honkanen control the position.
Jani Honkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honkanen wants to pass to mount but Bich is defending the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Bich is defending well.
Bich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Bich controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Honkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Honkanen works his way into full mount! #SUB#
Honkanen working for a guillotine from mount but Bich is in no mood to give up. #T3#
Honkanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Honkanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bich defends it well.
Bich is in all sorts of trouble here. #SUB#
Honkanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bich defends it well.
Honkanen fails to take his opponent's back.
Bich is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Honkanen wants to take Bich's back here but Bich is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bich wants to hold on but Honkanen pushes him away.
Bich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bich is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Honkanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Bich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bich wants to control but Honkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that second round.
That's time! Honkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Bich takes the fight into the clinch.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen stands there with Bich around his waist. Bich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bich fails to pull guard.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jani Honkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Dat Bich.#TD#
Honkanen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bich is trying to keep an underhook but Honkanen manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Honkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Honkanen wants to control but Bich is keeping him busy.
Bich moves into full guard.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Bich keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Bich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honkanen is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Bich is looking for a triangle but Honkanen pushes his legs off easily.
Bich trying to keep a closed guard but Honkanen is proving a slippery customer. #T1##SUB2#
Bich working for a triangle but Honkanen defends it easily.
Bich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bich trying to control the position.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard.
Honkanen trying to control but Bich is working from the bottom.
Honkanen passes Bich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bich tries to get to full guard but Honkanen has control of the leg.
Honkanen passes to full mount!
Bich is trying desperately to improve position.
Honkanen moves to the back. #T2##SUB#
Bich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bich turns into Honkanen and is now in his guard.
Bich looking to pass the guard.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving.
Bich advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Honkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bich is staying tight to Honkanen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Honkanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Honkanen is trying to control Bich's posture but Bich avoids it.
Honkanen is not content to let Bich control the position.
Honkanen sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Bich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Honkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Honkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Honkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bich drops back looking for a leg! Honkanen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Honkanen manages to kick Bich off! Bich jumps back into Honkanen's guard. #SUB2#
Bich drops back looking for a leg! Honkanen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Honkanen manages to kick Bich off! Bich jumps back into Honkanen's guard. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bich defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Honkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Honkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honkanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 118
Date: Dec 12, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honkanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tassen backs up against the cage. #CUT#It looks like Lee Tassen has been cut.#TD#
Honkanen looking to score a takedown here. Tassen is defending well but Honkanen drives through and ends up in Tassen's guard.
Honkanen wants to pass the guard but Tassen is keeping the position.
Tassen wants to stand but Honkanen is controlling the position.
Tassen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Honkanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tassen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tassen has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Tassen wants to get up but he can't break Honkanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T1#
Honkanen 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.
Honkanen has a closed guard, preventing Tassen from standing up.
Tassen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Honkanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honkanen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tassen wanted to stand there but Honkanen had control of the position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tassen postures up.
Honkanen has control of Tassen's left arm, preventing Tassen from doing any damage.
Tassen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Honkanen is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking for a triangle but Tassen pushes his legs off easily. #T3##SUB#
Honkanen working for a triangle but Tassen defends it easily.
Honkanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tassen's guard. #REVR#
Honkanen wants to pass the guard but Tassen is keeping the position.#SUB#
Honkanen has gone for a leg lock! Tassen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Honkanen's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Honkanen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tassen has picked Honkanen up and slammed him! Honkanen can't keep hold of the triangle and Tassen manages to pass to side control!#T4#
Honkanen is trying to control Tassen's posture but Tassen avoids it.
Honkanen regains half guard.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tassen pulls his head out easily.
Honkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Honkanen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tassen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Honkanen has tightened it up now! Tassen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 99
Date: Oct 17, 2021

#R1#
Kawiwasulu swings for the body but Honkanen moves out of range.
Kawiwasulu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawiwasulu looks to throw the jab but Honkanen is out of range.
Kawiwasulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honkanen throws out the jab.
It looked like Kawiwasulu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Honkanen.
Kawiwasulu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawiwasulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Honkanen is just out of range.
Honkanen feints the counter takedown.
Kawiwasulu throws a sloppy body shot #TD2#
and Honkanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kawiwasulu's guard.
Honkanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Kawiwasulu keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen 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.#T1#
Kawiwasulu keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Honkanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honkanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Honkanen preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Honkanen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kawiwasulu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Honkanen, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Kawiwasulu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Honkanen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kawiwasulu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Honkanen pulls down on the head and he's put Kawiwasulu to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 93
Date: Sep 22, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vieira.
Vieira lands a jab.
Honkanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vieira finds it's way round the side to connect with Honkanen's head.
Honkanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Honkanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vieira momentarily.
Honkanen avoids the body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vieira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Honkanen. That snapped Vieira's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honkanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Honkanen.
Some wild striking there from Honkanen. #T1#
Honkanen looks to land a combination but Vieira avoids it well.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vieira as he jumps to the side.
Honkanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira slips under a jab.
It seemed like Vieira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorlan Vieira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Vieira finds it's way through Honkanen's defenses. #CL2#
Vieira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vieira stalls.
Vieira stalls.
Vieira content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T2#
Vieira blocking some punches.
A short left from Vieira.
Vieira keeps control of Honkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vieira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Honkanen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vieira effectively controlling the action here.
Honkanen jumps guard but Vieira stands there with Honkanen around his waist. Honkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honkanen blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Honkanen throws a head punch that misses.
Honkanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vieira.
Honkanen is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vieira goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Honkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Honkanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honkanen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jani Honkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honkanen throws a hook but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira throws a jab but it's blocked by Honkanen.
Honkanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vieira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Vieira throws a right hand that Honkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Honkanen also avoids with ease.
Honkanen misses with the combination.
Vieira cracks Honkanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
No joy there for Honkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira connects with the punch.#ROC2#Honkanen is rocked!
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!#CL2#
Vieira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honkanen.
Honkanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vieira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vieira scores with a shoulder strike.
Vieira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vieira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Honkanen blocks a body shot from Vieira.
Vieira lands a left hand.
Oh Honkanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vieira avoiding damage.
Vieira lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Honkanen is breathing heavily.
Vieira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Honkanen to his knees! Vieira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!

Event: The Island Season 12, 265 lbs, Round 4
Date: Aug 25, 2021

#R1##CL#
Trollslayer clinches up with Honkanen and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Trollslayer is trying to trip Honkanen. He has hold of a leg but Honkanen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trollslayer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Trollslayer trying to control but Honkanen is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Trollslayer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Honkanen working a defensive guard here.
Trollslayer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trollslayer passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for a submission but Trollslayer manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt. #T1#
Honkanen trying to control but Trollslayer is working from the bottom.
Trollslayer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Honkanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trollslayer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trollslayer wants to sweep here but Honkanen controlling him for the moment.
Honkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Trollslayer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Honkanen controls Trollslayer momentarily but Trollslayer frees himself. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Honkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trollslayer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trollslayer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Honkanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trollslayer cracks Honkanen with a solid left hand.
Trollslayer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Honkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trollslayer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Honkanen looking to control. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for a guillotine here but Trollslayer defends easily.
Honkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Honkanen, not yet.
Trollslayer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trollslayer passes into side control.
Trollslayer wants to take a breather but Honkanen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Trollslayer.
Trollslayer lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
Honkanen can't keep his opponent in guard - Trollslayer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Honkanen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Trollslayer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Trollslayer trying to control but Honkanen is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honkanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Balin Trollslayer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
No luck for Trollslayer with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Trollslayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Honkanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Honkanen's guard now, I'm sure.
Trollslayer wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trollslayer passes into side control.
Honkanen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Trollslayer off and has taken his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Honkanen tightening his grip on Trollslayer, looking for the choke.
Honkanen has the hooks in. Trollslayer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T1##SUB2#
Trollslayer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Trollslayer tries to escape the position.
Honkanen not allowing Trollslayer to control his hands. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for the choke from the back position but Trollslayer is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Trollslayer showing good submission defense here. #T2#
Trollslayer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Balin Trollslayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trollslayer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Honkanen tries to control but Trollslayer wriggling away.
Trollslayer wants to hold on but Honkanen pushes him away.#SUB2#
Honkanen goes for an armbar but Trollslayer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Trollslayer.
Honkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Honkanen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB2#
Honkanen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Trollslayer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Honkanen, into his guard. #REVR#
Trollslayer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trollslayer trying to control but Honkanen is working from the bottom. #T4#
Trollslayer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honkanen's head.
Trollslayer throws an elbow that misses. Honkanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trollslayer's guard. Nice move by Honkanen!#REVB#
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honkanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trollslayer trying to keep a closed guard but Honkanen is proving a slippery customer.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Trollslayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Trollslayer keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jani Honkanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Trollslayer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Honkanen wants to sweep here but Trollslayer controlling him for the moment.
Honkanen working a defensive guard here.
Honkanen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Trollslayer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Trollslayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honkanen can do to turn this around?
Honkanen is looking for a sweep. Trollslayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Trollslayer connects with a nice short shot to Honkanen's temple. #T1#
Trollslayer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trollslayer controlling the pace.
Trollslayer working over Honkanen with some ground and pound. Honkanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trollslayer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trollslayer wants to control but Honkanen is keeping him busy.
Honkanen trying to hold on to Trollslayer's head to control him but Trollslayer postures up. #SUB2#
Honkanen actively working from the bottom here.
Trollslayer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Honkanen keeps working.
Balin Trollslayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trollslayer is thwarting Honkanen's attempts to control the position.
Trollslayer working over Honkanen with some ground and pound. Honkanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Honkanen wants to control the action here but instead Trollslayer manages to pass to full mount!
Trollslayer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Honkanen is trying to escape the mount. #T3#
Trollslayer with the ground and pound from mount.
Trollslayer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Honkanen looks a forlorn figure.
Trollslayer trying to control but Honkanen is having none of it.
Trollslayer controlling the pace for now.
Trollslayer raining down shots from the mount!#T4#
Trollslayer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Honkanen looks a forlorn figure.
Honkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Honkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trollslayer trying to control but Honkanen is having none of it.
Trollslayer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Honkanen hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trollslayer dominating with strikes here.
Jani Honkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honkanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balin Trollslayer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trollslayer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Balin Trollslayer!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Balin Trollslayer!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Balin Trollslayer!

Balin Trollslayer wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Balin Trollslayer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: The Island Season 12, 265 lbs, Round 3
Date: Aug 24, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen misses with a straight right.
Honkanen throws out a loose jab but Vasiliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasiliev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honkanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vasiliev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Honkanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vasiliev but Vasiliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honkanen is defended easily by Vasiliev.
Honkanen misses with a looping right.
Vasiliev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasiliev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasiliev misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Honkanen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Honkanen wants to pass the guard but Vasiliev is keeping the position.
Honkanen is still trying to improve position.#T1#
Honkanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vasiliev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Honkanen trying to control here.
Honkanen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Honkanen wants to improve his position but Vasiliev is controlling well. #T2#
Honkanen desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Honkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vasiliev pulls his head out easily.
Honkanen wants to control but Vasiliev is keeping busy.
Honkanen manages to get to full guard.
Honkanen keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Honkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vasiliev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vasiliev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honkanen keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Honkanen is on top in guard. #REVB#
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasiliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honkanen won't allow Vasiliev to sweep him here.
Vasiliev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honkanen on the ground.#T4#
Honkanen forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Vasiliev is defending well.
Vasiliev looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Honkanen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying for a kimura here. Vasiliev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Honkanen wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Honkanen!

Event: The Island Season 12, 265 lbs, Round 2
Date: Aug 23, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Bich clinches. #TD2#
Bich jumps into guard, dragging Honkanen to the mat.
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.#SUB2#
Bich looking for a guillotine here but Honkanen defends easily.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Bich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Honkanen stacks Bich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Honkanen!
Bich tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honkanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Honkanen wants to control but Bich is keeping him busy.
Honkanen controlling from side mount. #SUB#
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich is trying to get back to half guard.
Bich is trying to control Honkanen's posture but Honkanen avoids it. #T1##SUB#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bich tries to bench press Honkanen off him but Honkanen keeps the position.
Honkanen tries to move to mount but Bich blocks the move with his legs.
Bich is trying to escape the position but Honkanen is controlling the position. #SUB#
Honkanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bich tries to improve position but can't.
Bich regains half guard.#SUB#
Honkanen is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Honkanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Honkanen's back!#T2##SUB2#
Bich is persistently looking for the submission but Honkanen is defending it well. #SUB2#
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen tries to escape but Bich has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Bich is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #SUB2#
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen tries to escape the position.
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!#SUB2#
Honkanen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bich gets his way! #T3#
Honkanen tries to roll but Bich sticks to his back. #SUB2#
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke.
Honkanen is trying to break free. #SUB2#
Bich working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I really don't envy Honkanen right now.
A lull in the action here.
Bich gets his hands free as Honkanen looks to control.
Bich is hanging on to Honkanen's back as he tries to escape.
Bich avoiding Honkanen 's attempts to control his hands. #T4#
Honkanen is really stuck here. #SUB2#
Honkanen showing good submission defense here.
Bich has the hooks in. Honkanen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Bich is persistently looking for the submission but Honkanen is defending it well.
Bich is trying to stick to Honkanen's back but Honkanen is turning into Bich. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bich's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Honkanen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Honkanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phuc Dat Bich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Honkanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Honkanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Honkanen works over Bich's head and body with a nice combination.
Honkanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bich's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bich moves in looking to clinch but Honkanen pushes him off.#CL2#
Honkanen tries to keep at a distance but Bich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Honkanen gets through Bich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Bich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Honkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bich is keeping the position for now.
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!#SUB2#
Bich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bich keeping full guard, as Honkanen tries to pass. #SUB2#
Bich throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Honkanen escapes and throws Bich's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bich tries to bench press Honkanen off him but Honkanen keeps the position. #T1#
Bich wants to control but Honkanen postures up.
A lull in the action here as Honkanen stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen working away.
Bich is not content to let Honkanen control the position.
Honkanen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bich is trying to control Honkanen's posture but Honkanen avoids it. #SUB#
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Honkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bich is looking for a sweep.
Honkanen trying to control the action but Bich is working from the bottom.
Bich struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Honkanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honkanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bich is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Honkanen off and has taken his back!
Honkanen turns into Bich and is now in his guard. #SUB2#
Bich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Honkanen stacks Bich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Honkanen!#SUB#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Bich prevents Honkanen from improving position.
Bich can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Phuc Dat Bich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bich sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Bich actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Bich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honkanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Honkanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bich has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Honkanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Bich is having none of it.
Bich is squirming around, avoiding Honkanen's attempts to control the action.
Honkanen prevents Bich from getting the reversal.
Bich sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bich wants to improve his position but Honkanen is controlling well. #SUB2#
Bich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honkanen pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bich tries to clinch but Honkanen moves out of range. #CL2#
Bich drives through and clinches with Honkanen against the cage.
Bich tries to pull guard but Honkanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bich drops back down to his feet. #TD#
Honkanen jumps guard. #SUB#
Honkanen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bich has his hands clasped together but Honkanen extends and breaks Bich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Honkanen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!

Event: The Island Season 12, 265 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Dalio counters with a takedown into side control.
Honkanen tries to buck Dalio off but Dalio is having none of it.
Honkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalio working away.
Honkanen sneaks back into half guard.
Dalio trying to advance position but Honkanen counters by regaining guard.
Dalio forces his way into half guard.
Dalio trying to pass the guard but Honkanen defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Honkanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Honkanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dalio manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Dalio looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Honkanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honkanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dalio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Honkanen is fighting to break Dalio's control of his arms but Dalio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dalio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Honkanen drops back looking for a leg! Dalio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dalio manages to kick Honkanen off! Honkanen jumps back into Dalio's guard.
Honkanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dalio wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Honkanen wants to pass the guard but Dalio is keeping the position.
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Dalio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honkanen is one step ahead there.
Honkanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dalio is adopting a defensive guard.
Honkanen is pushing down on Dalio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalio is fighting to maintain full guard but Honkanen has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Honkanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dalio is just riding it out for now. Honkanen eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Honkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T3#
Honkanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Honkanen passes to side control.
Dalio tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dalio is trying to get back to half guard.
Dalio is working hard here to advance position.
Honkanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4##SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Honkanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dalio tries to bench press Honkanen off him but Honkanen keeps the position.
Dalio sneaks back into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honkanen is trying to control. Dalio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Honkanen prevents Dalio from improving his position.
Honkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dalio's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jani Honkanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dalio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dalio goes for a double leg but Honkanen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Honkanen continues to drive forward.
Honkanen lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Honkanen breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Honkanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Dalio is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Honkanen has latched onto it... Big trouble! Honkanen pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Dalio is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Honkanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 85
Date: Aug 06, 2021

#R1#
Dick clobbers Honkanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick works Honkanen's body with a nice hook.
Honkanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Honkanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a single leg into guard. Dick didn't expect that.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick has his hands on Honkanen's head, controlling the position.
Honkanen passes Dick's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Dick is defending against the submission attempts here by Honkanen. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dick has managed to free his arm - good work. #T1#
Honkanen is keen to just control but Dick is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Honkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working. #SUB2#
Honkanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Dick is defending well. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dick is staying active underneath Honkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Honkanen is trying to control. Dick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Honkanen controlling the pace.
Honkanen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Honkanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Dick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Honkanen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dick to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honkanen on the ground.
Dick keeping full guard, as Honkanen tries to pass. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dick pulls Honkanen in close to prevent any damage.
Honkanen trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honkanen looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A cross from Dick lands.#CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Dick looks to throw the jab but Honkanen is out of range.
Honkanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#KD#
Dick lands a big right hand that sends Honkanen crashing to the mat! Dick stays standing though and waves Honkanen back to his feet!#ROC#Honkanen is rocked!
Honkanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Honkanen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Dick swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Needle Dick!
Needle Dick decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Highland 77
Date: Jul 11, 2021

#R1#
Show jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Honkanen misses with a hook
and Show counters with a stiff right hand.
Show cracks Honkanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Honkanen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Honkanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Show misses the jab.#KD#
Show lands a big right hand that sends Honkanen crashing to the mat! Show stays standing though and waves Honkanen back to his feet!#ROC#Honkanen is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honkanen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Show swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koto Show!

Event: Highland 71
Date: Jun 27, 2021

#R1##CL#
Lesnar clinches.
Honkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Honkanen slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Honkanen throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar swings for the body but Honkanen moves out of range.
As Lesnar backs off Honkanen throws a huge counter combo but Lesnar manages to avoid it all.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Honkanen is out of range.
Lesnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honkanen throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honkanen sprawls and moves away.
Honkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honkanen trying to control here.
Lesnar slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Lesnar is nestled in close to Honkanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honkanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Honkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
Lesnar stays in close to Honkanen's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Honkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Honkanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Honkanen is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Honkanen holds on and takes a little breather.
Lesnar distracts Honkanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Honkanen's brow. #T3#
Honkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Honkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Honkanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar stands and throws Honkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
Honkanen wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling the position.
Honkanen is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Honkanen is working away.
Lesnar controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Lesnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Honkanen staying out of range there.
Honkanen lands with a right hand.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honkanen throws out the jab.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.#CL#
Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Honkanen up against the cage.
Lesnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Honkanen is defending well.#BC#
Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Honkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1#
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar trying to control but Honkanen is working from the bottom.
Honkanen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar won't allow Honkanen to sweep him here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Honkanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Honkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Honkanen, not yet.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honkanen is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Honkanen.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honkanen throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honkanen keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Honkanen pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Lesnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Honkanen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lesnar trying to control momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Honkanen tries to escape but Lesnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Lesnar dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Honkanen throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Honkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Titus Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honkanen keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Honkanen slips the punch.#CL#
Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honkanen can do to turn this around?
Lesnar prevents Honkanen from breaking the clinch.
Honkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Honkanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T2#
Lesnar holding his opponent close, against the cage. #TD2#
Honkanen has picked Lesnar up - he's going for a ride! Honkanen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Honkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar trying to control here. #SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lesnar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honkanen. #SUB2#
Honkanen is working for a kimura here but Lesnar manages to reverse the position and he's now in Honkanen's guard. #T3#
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Honkanen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honkanen's head.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Honkanen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Honkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jani Honkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Honkanen's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Lesnar!
Titus Lesnar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Highland 65
Date: Jun 16, 2021

#R1#
Diesel misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Diesel darts in and clinches Honkanen up against the cage.
Honkanen goes for a takedown attempt but Diesel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diesel. Honkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honkanen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honkanen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Diesel.
Honkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diesel walks away with a smile on his face. Honkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diesel scores with a sloppy right hand. Honkanen should have avoided that one.
Diesel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Diesel misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Diesel.
Diesel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Honkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diesel.#CL#
Diesel moves into the clinch.#T1#
Diesel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diesel misses with a body punch. #BC#
Diesel manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Diesel cracks Honkanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Diesel finds it's way through Honkanen's defenses.
Schlunckr Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honkanen on the side of the head.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honkanen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Schlunckr Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diesel.
Diesel connects with a crisp jab. #CL#
Diesel clinches up with Honkanen and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Diesel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Diesel misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honkanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Honkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honkanen stands and throws Diesel's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diesel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Honkanen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Diesel is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Honkanen yanks on the arm and Diesel is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Honkanen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 61
Date: Jun 09, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen slips a jab from Hickock.
Honkanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hickock sprawls and moves away.
Honkanen tries to move into range but Hickock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Honkanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hickock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
so Honkanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Honkanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hickock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honkanen controlling from the top position.
Hickock is trying to control the position but Honkanen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hickock keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Honkanen looking to pass the guard.
Honkanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Hickock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Hickock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hickock working a defensive guard here.
Hickock has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Hickock working for a triangle but Honkanen defends it easily.
Honkanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honkanen advances to half guard.
Hickock wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Hickock looking for submissions off his back.
Honkanen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Honkanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hickock is just riding it out for now. Honkanen eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Honkanen trying to control from half guard but Hickock is working away. #T3##SUB#
Honkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hickock is trying to get back to full guard.
Hickock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honkanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Honkanen not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hickock defends it well.
Honkanen looks to land a strike but Hickock avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Honkanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Hickock keeps moving. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Honkanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honkanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hickock throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Honkanen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hickock won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honkanen wants to control but Hickock is keeping him busy.
Hickock defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Honkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Honkanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hickock sprawls and moves away.
Honkanen needs to keep his hands up - Hickock had a free shot at his head there.
Hickock throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Honkanen counters with a takedown into side control.
Honkanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickock keeps working. #SUB#
Honkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hickock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hickock is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Honkanen tries for a kimura but Hickock is defending well.
Honkanen is looking to take a break and control but Hickock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Honkanen in side control, throwing shots but Hickock defends.
Hickock tries to improve position but can't.
Honkanen throws a strike aimed at the side of Hickock's head but Hickock avoids it well.
Honkanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hickock is avoiding damage well. #SUB#
Honkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hickock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Honkanen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hickock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hickock can't do much from the bottom here.
Honkanen 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.
Honkanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
Honkanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hickock sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hickock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hickock wants to control but Honkanen postures up.
Honkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hickock can do to turn this around?
Hickock is trying to improve his position.
Honkanen throws an elbow but Hickock slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB#
Honkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hickock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hickock is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Honkanen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3##SUB2#
Hickock looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Honkanen pushes past his half guard into mount!
Honkanen looking to finish with strikes here!
Hickock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Honkanen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hickock because Honkanen loaded up on that one. #SUB#
Honkanen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Honkanen throwing strikes here but Hickock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Honkanen content just to control the position here.
Hickock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jani Honkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honkanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Honkanen wants to control the pace but Hickock is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Honkanen looking to finish with strikes here!
Honkanen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hickock wants to control but Honkanen is having none of it.
Hickock working to try and regain half guard.
Hickock keeps trying to improve his position.
Honkanen content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honkanen wants to control the pace but Hickock is squirming around nicely.
Honkanen lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hickock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honkanen.
Hickock misses with a right hand #TD#
and Honkanen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hickock won't be happy with that.
Honkanen wants to control but Hickock is keeping him busy.
Honkanen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Honkanen happy to just control the position for now.
Hickock is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hickock can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Honkanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1##SUB#
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Honkanen throwing strikes but Hickock manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hickock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Honkanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honkanen regains half guard.#T2#
Honkanen trying to control but Hickock postures up.
Honkanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Hickock tries to pass to full mount but Honkanen defends it.
Honkanen regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Honkanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Honkanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hickock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honkanen.
Hickock is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Hickock is defending against the submission attempts here by Honkanen. #SUB#
Honkanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hickock doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honkanen. #T4#
Honkanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Honkanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Honkanen uses his free foot to push down on Hickock's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hickock.
Hickock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Honkanen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honkanen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Honkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honkanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 51
Date: May 24, 2021

#R1#
Whibley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whibley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honkanen misses with a hook.
Honkanen 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.
Whibley looks for the body kick but Honkanen saw that one coming.
Whibley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whibley misses with a head kick.
Honkanen dips to his left and cracks Whibley with an uppercut!#TD2#
Whibley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Honkanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Honkanen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honkanen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honkanen wants to pass the guard but Whibley is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Honkanen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Whibley dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Whibley avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T1#
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honkanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whibley manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Whibley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honkanen defends it easily.
Whibley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whibley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honkanen on the ground.#SUB#
Whibley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honkanen is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Honkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Whibley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whibley is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Whibley looking to control.
Honkanen throwing strikes but missing.
Honkanen advances to half guard.
Honkanen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whibley!
Honkanen prevents Whibley from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Honkanen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Honkanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Honkanen throws some wild stikes that Whibley manages to avoid easily. #T3#
Honkanen punching from mount but Whibley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honkanen controlling from mount.
Whibley blocking the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Honkanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Whibley manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whibley tries to buck Honkanen off but Honkanen is having none of it.#T4##SUB2#
Honkanen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whibley, who protects the arm well.
Honkanen prevents Whibley from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Honkanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whibley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whibley prevents Honkanen from improving position. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whibley is not content to let Honkanen control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Whibley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Honkanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eugene Whibley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whibley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD2#
Honkanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whibley sprawls well initially but Honkanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Whibley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Whibley throws a series of punches but Honkanen avoids them all with ease.
Whibley tries to clinch but Honkanen moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honkanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whibley throws out the jab.
Honkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whibley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Honkanen advances position into side control!
Honkanen working the ground and pound but Whibley is defending the strikes.
Honkanen working the ground and pound but Whibley is defending the strikes. #T1##SUB2#
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whibley seems a little lost for a moment, as Honkanen dominates the positioning.#SUB2#
Honkanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Whibley is defending well.
Whibley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whibley tries to get out of the position.
Honkanen working the ground and pound but Whibley is defending the strikes.
Whibley is not content to let Honkanen control the position. #SUB2#
Honkanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Honkanen advances to mount.
Whibley blocking the ground and pound.
Honkanen looking to control but Whibley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whibley prevents Honkanen from taking his back.#SUB2#
Whibley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Honkanen. #T3#
Whibley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Honkanen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Honkanen trying to control but Whibley is having none of it.
Whibley blocking the ground and pound.
Honkanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Honkanen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whibley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Honkanen.
Jani Honkanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honkanen takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here. #SUB2#
Honkanen has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Whibley is in real trouble here. Honkanen gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Whibley is tapping out! Honkanen wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 44
Date: May 14, 2021

#R1#
Honkanen stuffs the takedown.
Dalio shoots in and drives through. Honkanen sprawls well.
Dalio shoots for a takedown but Honkanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honkanen throws out a counter right but Dalio avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Dalio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dalio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dalio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Honkanen scores with a hook to the body. Dalio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honkanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Honkanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Honkanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dalio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Honkanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalio fails with the takedown.#TD#
Dalio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Honkanen sprawls well initially but Dalio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honkanen is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Honkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB2#
Honkanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Honkanen won't allow Dalio to pass to mount.
Honkanen is trying to control but can't.
Honkanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Honkanen keeping moving, preventing Dalio from controlling successfully.
Dalio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dalio tries to free his leg and advance position but Honkanen is retaining full guard.
Honkanen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully. #T2#
Dalio controlling Honkanen's posture.
Honkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Dalio.
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Dalio wants to sweep but no luck.
Honkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honkanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dalio is controlling Honkanen's posture.
Honkanen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dalio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honkanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dalio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Honkanen.
Honkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Dalio tries to improve position but can't.
Honkanen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dalio is avoiding damage well.
Honkanen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dalio!
Dalio wants to hold on but Honkanen pushes him away.
Dalio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Dalio is having none of it.
Dalio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Honkanen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dalio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dalio tries to get out of the position.
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Honkanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dalio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Honkanen wants to control the pace but Dalio is squirming around nicely. #T4#
Honkanen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Honkanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dalio is looking to escape.
Dalio is desperately trying to improve his position but Honkanen has a good base and remains in mount.#SUB2#
Honkanen is working for a guillotine from mount but Dalio frees his head quite easily.
Dalio working to try and regain half guard.
Honkanen throws some wild stikes that Dalio manages to avoid easily.
Honkanen unloads with some shots from mount but Dalio bucks and avoids them well.
Dalio can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Honkanen lands a really nice looking cross but Dalio seems unphased.
Dalio walks into a stiff left hand from Honkanen.
Nice takedown defense from Honkanen. No joy for Dalio on that attempt.
Nice cross by Honkanen.
No luck for Dalio with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dalio is defended easily by Honkanen.
A nice side step and Honkanen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Dalio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD#
Dalio gets a double leg takedown into Honkanen's guard.
Jani Honkanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honkanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dalio manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honkanen postures up in Dalio's guard and throws a big left but Dalio blocks it.
Honkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully. #T1#
Honkanen being controlled here momentarily.
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Honkanen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Honkanen trying to control but Dalio is working from the bottom.
Dalio has Honkanen pulled in close to control his posture.
Honkanen trying to control but Dalio is working from the bottom.
Dalio is trying to control the position but Honkanen postures up. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dalio keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Honkanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honkanen stuffs the takedown.
Dalio fails with the takedown
and Honkanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dalio dives in for a single leg takedown but Honkanen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Dalio jumps into guard, dragging Honkanen to the mat.
Honkanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Dalio keeps moving. #T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Dalio.
Honkanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dalio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honkanen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honkanen pushing down on Dalio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Honkanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dalio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dalio wants to control but Honkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Honkanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Honkanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dalio's head.
Dalio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honkanen. #T4#
Dalio tries to roll over but Honkanen keeps him under control.
Dalio wants to control but Honkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but Dalio defending well.
Dalio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Dalio.
Honkanen trying to control but Dalio is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Dalio misses with a takedown
and Honkanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dalio thinking.
Honkanen lands a body shot.
Ray Dalio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dalio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Honkanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Honkanen.
Honkanen cracks Dalio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honkanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dalio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dalio fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Dalio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Honkanen. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Honkanen lands.
A jab from Honkanen finds it's way through Dalio's defenses.
Honkanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalio doesn't seem bothered though.
Good exchange - Honkanen coming out on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Dalio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Honkanen with a hook.
No luck for Dalio with that takedown attempt.
Honkanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honkanen thuds a left hand into Dalio's body.
Dalio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dalio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jani Honkanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honkanen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dalio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Honkanen pinned against the cage. Honkanen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Honkanen does it's job there.
Dalio shoots in looking for a takedown but Honkanen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dalio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T2#
Dalio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Honkanen cracks Dalio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honkanen cracks Dalio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ray Dalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dalio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Honkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dalio misses with a takedown attempt
and Honkanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honkanen scores with a nice head shot.
Honkanen lands with a cross.
Dalio misses with a takedown
and Honkanen counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dalio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Honkanen scores with a hook to the body. Dalio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honkanen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dalio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dalio shoots and misses
and Honkanen counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Honkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honkanen lands a body shot.
Dalio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dalio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dalio looks for a takedown but Honkanen sprawls well.
Honkanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dalio's head backwards.
Honkanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dalio on the side of the head.
Dalio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Honkanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dalio.
Dalio drops his hands momentarily and Honkanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dalio on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalio fails to land the takedown.#T4#
Honkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dalio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dalio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honkanen scores with a nice head shot.
Dalio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Honkanen circles away.
Honkanen stuns Dalio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honkanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dalio doesn't seem bothered though.
Honkanen jabs Dalio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jani Honkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Honkanen catches Dalio right on the button with a cross.
Honkanen lands a jab.
Dalio takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honkanen sizes up Dalio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ray Dalio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dalio shoots for a double leg takedown but Honkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Dalio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Honkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Honkanen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 24
Date: Apr 16, 2021

#R1##KD#
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Honkanen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Honkanen looks OK. Veainu waves Honkanen back to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Veainu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honkanen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Veainu defends it well.
Honkanen slips a jab from Veainu.
A big right from Veainu misses. #KD#
Veainu lands a big uppercut and Honkanen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Honkanen looks OK. Veainu waves Honkanen back to his feet!#ROC#Honkanen is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honkanen loses concentration momentarily and Veainu pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Honkanen crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Veainu finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vunipola Veainu!

Event: Highland 14
Date: Mar 28, 2021

#R1#
Sullivan misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Honkanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sullivan working a defensive guard here.
Honkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Honkanen from controlling successfully.
Honkanen is looking to advance position but Sullivan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Honkanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Honkanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Honkanen is staying active underneath Sullivan, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Honkanen gets back to full guard.
Honkanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sullivan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Honkanen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sullivan rolls with it to try and escape but Honkanen cranks on the arm and Sullivan is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jani Honkanen!

Event: Highland 3
Date: Mar 03, 2021

#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Holmes scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#It looks like Jani Honkanen has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Holmes there.
Holmes works Honkanen's body with a nice hook.
Holmes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmes closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Honkanen! Holmes dives in looking to finish! Honkanen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Holmes!

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