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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkings comes to the cage accompanied by Happy Happy Joy Joy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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255 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Hawkings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Honda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkings.
Honda takes a swing at Hawkings's ribcage but misses.
Stephen Hawkings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkings lands with a right hand.
Honda misses with a two punch combination.
Honda has his takedown stuffed
and Hawkings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Keisuke Honda has been cut.
Hawkings sizes up Honda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawkings throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.
Honda defending well as Hawkings loads up on a big left hand.
Honda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkings sizes up Honda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkings.
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkings.
Honda misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkings misses the target.
Hawkings jabs Honda right on the nose. Honda blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Hawkings does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda needs to keep his hands up - Hawkings had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawkings lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawkings fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawkings bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Honda's head.
Hawkings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawkings throws a shot to the body.
Honda looks gassed!
Hawkings throws a series of strikes that have Honda backpedaling.
Hawkings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkings is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Honda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hawkings connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honda scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Hawkings scores with a head kick.
Hawkings catches Honda napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Honda to the canvas!
That has opened up Keisuke Honda's cut even more.
Honda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawkings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hawkings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Hawkings is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Honda's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawkings working some strikes from top position.
Hawkings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkings got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hawkings has managed to get both his arms back between Honda's legs - danger averted.
Honda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawkings!
Honda is landing with some decent strikes but Hawkings is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawkings flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hawkings tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hawkings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings is trying to escape the mount.
Hawkings wants to control but Honda is having none of it.
Hawkings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honda on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawkings tries to reverse the position but Honda maintains control.
Hawkings tries to hold on but Honda pushes him away.
Honda landing strikes from the mount and Hawkings is in trouble!
Hawkings is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawkings takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Honda landing shots from mount.
Hawkings wants to control but Honda is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawkings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawkings is squirming around, avoiding Honda's attempts to control the action.
Honda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honda breaks from Hawkings's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawkings keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honda is landing with some decent strikes but Hawkings is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hawkings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Honda landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkings is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Honda.
Honda looking to control but Hawkings is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Honda with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hawkings dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keisuke Honda's cut.
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.
Honda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkings misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Hawkings clobbers Honda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The cut above Keisuke Honda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Honda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stephen Hawkings is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Hawkings slams his shin into Honda's torso.
Honda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hawkings dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkings connects with a jab.
Keisuke Honda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Hawkings. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Hawkings.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keisuke Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stephen Hawkings!
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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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