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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Muhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
21
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Muhonen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Kimura! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kimura is looking to clinch. Kimura moves into the clinch. The referee calls for Kimura to work.
Muhonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura jumps guard but Muhonen stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura managing to block the knees to the body from Muhonen.
Muhonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kimura blocks an elbow strike. Muhonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kimura is defending well for now. Muhonen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kimura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Muhonen to the mat. Muhonen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Muhonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kimura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Muhonen wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him. Kimura trying to control but Muhonen is working from the bottom. Muhonen wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Muhonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kimura showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Kimura wants to control from the top but Muhonen keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Kimura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kimura avoids the head kick by Muhonen.
Kimura gets a clinch. Kimura trying to control the position but instead, Muhonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kimura into the cage. Kimura can't break the clinch.
Muhonen keeps control of Kimura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Kimura blocks an elbow strike from Muhonen.
Kimura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kimura wants to get back to striking at distance but Muhonen won't allow it.
Muhonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muhonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muhonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muhonen.
Kimura manages to break the clinch.
Kimura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Muhonen! Muhonen is breathing heavily. Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muhonen is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can. Kimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muhonen is surviving well by controlling Kimura's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muhonen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kimura. Kimura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Muhonen tries to buck Kimura off but he can't manage it. Kimura lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kimura working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Muhonen looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Kimura! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kari Kimura!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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