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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Maanpohja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Maanpohja! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Morimoto! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morimoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Maanpohja, before circling back to the center of the mat. Morimoto shoots in but Maanpohja avoids the takedown attempt easily. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morimoto is defended easily by Maanpohja. Maanpohja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Morimoto closes the distance and clinches. Maanpohja is trying to trip Morimoto. He has hold of a leg but Morimoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Maanpohja persists though and gets the takedown into guard. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Maanpohja wants to control from the top but Morimoto keeps moving. Maanpohja being controlled here momentarily. Maanpohja wants to control from the top but Morimoto keeps moving. Maanpohja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morimoto keeping full guard, as Maanpohja tries to pass. Maanpohja postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morimoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maanpohja, into his guard. Morimoto content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Maanpohja has locked up a guillotine! Maanpohja's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Morimoto is holding on here and Maanpohja must be using up a lot of energy. Morimoto has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Maanpohja gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johannes Maanpohja! Johannes Maanpohja bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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