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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Odonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kagami Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carmine Odonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kagami Honda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Odonnell. No joy for Honda on that attempt.
Honda blocks a head kick by Odonnell.
Odonnell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Odonnell wants it to stay on the feet.
Odonnell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carmine Odonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kagami Honda.
Honda fails with the takedown.
Odonnell dives in and scores a takedown into Honda's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honda's head.
Odonnell distracts Honda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Odonnell is looking to stand up but Honda won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonnell throws a big elbow that misses.
Odonnell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Odonnell is looking to stand up but Honda won't let him.
Odonnell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Honda looks winded!
Odonnell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kagami Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odonnell pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
Odonnell pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Odonnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Odonnell.
Odonnell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Odonnell is working for a kimura but Honda is defending it quite comfortably.
Odonnell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Odonnell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Honda defending well though.
Odonnell tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Honda.
Odonnell is trying to control the action in half guard but Honda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Odonnell in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Odonnell.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Odonnell in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Honda has hold of Odonnell's hands but Odonnell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Honda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Odonnell.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Odonnell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been informed that Honda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Odonnell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odonnell tries to clinch but Honda moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Honda enables Odonnell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Honda manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Odonnell lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Odonnell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but Odonnell shows good takedown defense.
Odonnell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Odonnell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Honda to the ground. Odonnell is now in Honda's guard.
Odonnell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Honda's guard.
Honda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Odonnell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odonnell wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Odonnell is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odonnell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Honda dives on top into guard.
Honda tries to free his leg and advance position but Odonnell is retaining full guard.
Odonnell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Honda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Odonnell working a defensive guard here.
Honda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Honda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Odonnell is looking for a sweep.
Honda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Odonnell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Honda tries for a kimura but Odonnell is defending well.
Odonnell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda won't allow Odonnell to sweep him here.
Honda drops back looking for a leg! Odonnell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Odonnell manages to kick Honda off! Honda jumps back into Odonnell's guard.
Odonnell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Odonnell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Honda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Odonnell wants to stand but Honda has his arm trapped.
Honda dodges the ground and pound from Odonnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odonnell scoring with punches from side control.
Odonnell just content to control the position.
Odonnell cracks Honda with a big elbow.
Odonnell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odonnell scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Odonnell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Honda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Odonnell!
Honda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Odonnell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Honda is trying to get an arm triangle but Odonnell is defending well.
Odonnell pushes Honda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Honda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Odonnell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Odonnell is looking for a sweep.
Odonnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honda can do to turn this around?
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odonnell is working hard here to advance position.
Odonnell regains half guard.
Odonnell is looking for a sweep. Honda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Odonnell is looking to control Honda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odonnell avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Odonnell sees it coming and defends easily.
Odonnell is trying to stand back up but Honda is controlling him
Honda is looking for a kimura but Odonnell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Honda to get the leverage.
Honda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Odonnell tries to roll over but Honda keeps him under control.
Honda seems to be working for a kimura but Odonnell defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odonnell tries to get to full guard but Honda has control of the leg.
Honda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Odonnell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honda.
Odonnell gets full guard.
Honda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Odonnell's guard.
Odonnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Honda drops back looking for a leg! Odonnell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Odonnell manages to kick Honda off! Honda jumps back into Odonnell's guard.
Odonnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honda on the ground.
Honda drops back looking for a leg! Odonnell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Odonnell manages to kick Honda off! Honda jumps back into Odonnell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda drops back looking for a leg! Odonnell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Odonnell manages to kick Honda off! Honda jumps back into Odonnell's guard.
Honda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Honda tries to free his leg and advance position but Odonnell is retaining full guard.
Honda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Odonnell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Honda defends well.
That's four 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.
Odonnell is looking for a triangle but Honda pushes his legs off easily.
Honda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Odonnell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Honda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Odonnell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honda manages to get himself to full guard.
Odonnell throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
Kagami Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carmine Odonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Odonnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagami Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Odonnell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmine Odonnell!
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energy
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RATING
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