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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 494 p4p, 248 weight class) and Khru Jako (ranked 68 p4p, 34 weight class). Honey's entrance music is Higher Love. A fine choice. Jako has chosen Catch a Fire as his entrance music. Khru Jako told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Khru Jako!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jako counter with a right hand.
Honey connects with a jab.
Honey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jako cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jako misses with a body kick.
Honey connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Jako moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Jako throws a low kick but Honey moves out of range easily.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Jako flicks out a counter leg kick but Honey steps away.
Honey slips under a jab from Jako.
Honey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jako.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey misses with the combination.
Jako on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Jako moved out of range.
Jako uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Honey punishes Jako's body with a nice straight punch.
Jako looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jako slips a jab from Honey.
Honey works over Jako's head and body with a nice combination.
Honey wants to slow Jako down by chopping away at his legs.
Jako takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Honey throws a body punch but Jako moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Jako looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Honey moves out of range of the body kick from Jako.
Jako tries to clinch there but Honey circles away.
Honey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako rushes Honey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Honey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jako lands with a light punch inside.
Honey misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Honey.
Jako doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honey's elbow.
Honey is pushing Jako up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jako misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jako digs a right hand into Honey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honey's gas tank.
Jako throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
Jako scores with a shot to the side of Honey's head.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jako.
Honey is breathing heavily.
Jako lands a nice elbow.
Jako swings wildly with an uppercut but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jako lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jako lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honey.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jako.
Jako lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jako scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jako throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jako works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jako has him pressed against the cage.
Jako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jako lands an elbow inside that Honey shrugs off.
Jako working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Jako avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Jako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey misses with some punches.
Jako lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jako tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jako lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khru Jako will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honey moves out of range as Jako strikes.
Honey takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Honey gets through Jako's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khru Jako seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Honey scores with a shoulder strike.
Honey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jako ducks right into an uppercut from Honey.
Honey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jako.
Honey misses with a body shot
and Jako cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jako slips under a jab from Honey.
Honey cracks a nice hook into Jako's ribs.
Jako pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Jako manages to avoid it.
Honey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jakos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Jako defending well as Honey loads up on a big left hand.
Honey misses the body punch
and Jako counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jako throws a leg kick but Honey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good work by Honey as he checks the leg kick.
Honey lands a glancing blow to the side of Jako's head.
Honey missing with a left hand there. Jako was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honey throws a good cross that connects.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Honey misses with a straight left.
Jako throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jako missing with a left hand there. Honey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good work by Honey as he checks the leg kick.
Honey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Jako counters with a good low kick that Honey was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Honey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jako moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Jako on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Honey as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Jako misses.
Jako needs to keep his hands up - Honey had a free shot at his head there.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jako tries a low kick but Honey avoids it.
Honey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Honey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jako clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Jako.
Honey is trying to stall.
Jako tries to work over Honey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jako.
Jako keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honey's efforts to push away.
Jako lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Good body shot from Jako.
Honey tries to work over Jako's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jako scores with a shoulder strike.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jako has a couple of punches blocked by Honey.
Jako struggles to land a body shot inside as Honey controls his hands.
Jako pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jako.
Honey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jako scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Honey takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Honey blocks the leg kick.
Jako keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Jako saw that one coming.
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.
Honey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJako.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jako blocks a jab.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Jako moved out of range nicely.
Honey scores with a hook to the body. Jako takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honey throws a series of punches but Jako moves out of range.
Jako throws a front kick aimed at Honey's knee but Honey avoids it well.
Jako takes a kick to the side of the head.
Honey thuds his right hand into Jako's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Honey misses.
Jako clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hugh Honey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Jako moves away and avoids it.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Honey jabs Jako to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jako uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Jako replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Honey blocks it well.
Jako keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey.
Jako smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jako throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Jako 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jako throws a leg kick but Honey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jako slips under a jab from Honey.
Jako tries a quick counter leg kick but Honey is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Honey does no damage.
Honey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jako manages to avoid it.
Jako lands a jab to the nose.
Jako takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Honey - just one landing.
Honey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honey misses with a hook
and Jako makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jako tries to land a leg kick but Honey saw it coming and moves away.
Jako slips under a jab.
Honey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jako fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honey.
Honey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Honey is looking to counter punch.
Jako tries to clinch up but Honey circles away and keeps his distance.
Honey slips under a jab from Jako.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jako looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jako.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jako instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jako.
Honey can't find room to land a body shot as Jako controls the action.
Jako throws a punch but it's blocked by Honey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jako lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jako creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jako lands with a short shot to the head.
Honey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jako lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honey.
Jako scores with a shoulder strike.
Honey has a couple of punches blocked by Jako.
Jako unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Jako fails to land.
Jako lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jako lands with a light punch inside.
Honey is rocked!
Jako lands an elbow inside that Honey shrugs off.
Oh Honey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jako lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Honey to his knees! Jako keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khru Jako!
Khru Jako opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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hype
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