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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Honkanen (ranked 1255 p4p, 205 weight class) and Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 0 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jani Honkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phuc Dat Bich!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich clinches.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bich is persistently looking for the submission but Honkanen is defending it well.
Bich looking for the choke from the back.
Honkanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke.
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.
Bich is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
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!
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen tries to roll but Bich sticks to his back.
Bich tightening his grip on Honkanen, looking for the choke.
Honkanen is trying to break free.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen is really stuck here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Honkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Honkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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!
Honkanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bich prevents Honkanen from improving position.
Bich can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Bich actively working from the bottom here.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
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.
Bich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honkanen pulls his head out easily.
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!
Bich tries to clinch but Honkanen moves out of range.
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.
Honkanen jumps guard.
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!
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