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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pleas Honeywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeywood comes to the cage accompanied by Soul by the Pound. Brandon Bell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pleas Honeywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Bell!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bell's half guard.
Honeywood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bell's head.
Bell is trying to stand up here but Honeywood is controlling him well.
Bell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honeywood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell is refusing to be controlled, as Honeywood sits in half guard.
Bell tries to roll over but Honeywood keeps him under control.
Honeywood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Honeywood working the head and body with strikes.
Honeywood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Honeywood decides to stand up.
Pleas Honeywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Bell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Honeywood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bell!
Honeywood landing punches.
Bell taking shots to the head.
Honeywood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honeywood landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Honeywood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeywood lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Honeywood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Honeywood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Honeywood cracks Bell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Honeywood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Honeywood 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.
Bell is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Honeywood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Honeywood unloading with bombs!
Honeywood landing strikes from the mount and Bell is in trouble!
Honeywood punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Bell is looking to improve his position but Honeywood isn't that keen on the idea.
Honeywood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Honeywood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bell is looking to improve his position but Honeywood isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Honeywood.
Honeywood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
A nice elbow there by Honeywood.
Honeywood lands a big shot there that rocks Bell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood with the ground and pound from mount.
Bell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bell looks gassed!
Honeywood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bell hang on?
Honeywood dominating with strikes here.
Honeywood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Honeywood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Bell tries to lock up and control but Honeywood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honeywood dominating with strikes here.
Honeywood breaks from Bell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pleas Honeywood dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honeywood shoots in and drives through. Bell sprawls well.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Pleas Honeywood has been cut.
Honeywood misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a right hand to the body.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Honeywood can't get the takedown.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Bell manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bell obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Honeywood misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell takes a swing at Honeywood's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Honeywood pushes him off.
Bell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honeywood to the mat! Honeywood manages to get full guard.
Honeywood working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Bell throwing strikes from guard but Honeywood blocks nicely.
Bell wanted to stand there but Honeywood had control of the position.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Honeywood has wrist control.
Bell advances position into side control!
Honeywood tries to improve position but can't.
Pleas Honeywood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honeywood tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Honeywood tries to buck Bell off but Bell is having none of it.
Bell is looking to take a break and control but Honeywood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Honeywood to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Honeywood actively working from the bottom here.
Bell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Honeywood defending well though.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Honeywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bell wants to take a breather but Honeywood is having none of it.
Bell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bell is trying to control the action in half guard but Honeywood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Honeywood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood lands some shots froms side control.
Honeywood lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bell down.
Honeywood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honeywood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honeywood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bell is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honeywood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honeywood has his foot on Bell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bell works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Bell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pleas Honeywood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Honeywood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Honeywood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honeywood.
Honeywood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Honeywood misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Honeywood defends it nicely.
Honeywood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bell sprawls well initially but Honeywood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honeywood winds up and cracks Bell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honeywood.
Honeywood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Honeywood drops an elbow to the side of Bell's head.
Honeywood is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Honeywood throws a strike but Bell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Honeywood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honeywood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honeywood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bell moves into the clinch.
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.
Bell is trying to trip Honeywood. He has hold of a leg but Honeywood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bell persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Honeywood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bell postures up.
Honeywood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bell is aware though and is defending well.
Honeywood working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Bell chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Honeywood is retaining full guard.
Honeywood has his foot on Bell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bell works his way back into a safe position though.
Bell lands a couple of digs.
Honeywood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honeywood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honeywood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honeywood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honeywood working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bell trying to control but Honeywood is working from the bottom.
Bell is working Honeywood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Honeywood slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Honeywood throws a head kick that misses
and Bell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honeywood.
Bell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bell looks to land a combination but Honeywood avoids it well.
Honeywood fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Bell.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pleas Honeywood!
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hype
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