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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sinatra (ranked 5334 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adnan Honey (ranked 6812 p4p, 0 weight class). Adnan Honey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Sinatra's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue 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 New York, Junior Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adnan Honey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honey.
Sinatra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sinatra connects with a nice looking jab.
Honey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinatra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinatra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Honey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sinatra lands with a good body shot.
Sinatra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinatra counters with a nice uppercut.
Honey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sinatra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Honey somewhat.
Junior Sinatra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adnan Honey.
Sinatra misses with a body kick.
Honey throws a series of punches but Sinatra moves out of range.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sinatra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Honey misses with a body shot
and Sinatra counters with a series of strikes. Honey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Honey throws a combination that misses
and Sinatra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sinatra circles away.
Honey looks winded!
Sinatra fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Honey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sinatra tries to bum rush Honey with a series of wild strikes but Honey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinatra swats away the attempt to clinch by Honey.
Honey tried to score with a low kick but Sinatra checks it.
Sinatra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sinatra throws a one two combo.
Sinatra throws a body kick that misses.
Honey throws a leg kick but Sinatra checks it.
Honey gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Sinatra controls his hands.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinatra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sinatra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey throws a nice looking combination but Sinatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Honey.
Sinatra is looking to clinch but Honey is avoiding it.
Honey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Honey has his takedown stuffed
and Sinatra counters with a series of strikes. Honey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sinatra lands a jab.
Honey tries to keep at a distance but Sinatra has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sinatra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honey rushes Sinatra and presses him up against the cage.
Honey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sinatra breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sinatra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Honey throws a combination that misses
and Sinatra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honey connects with a solid leg kick.
Sinatra moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Sinatra getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sinatra defends well and Honey ends up having to push Sinatra into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sinatra lands a nice looking body shot.
Sinatra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Honey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Honey shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Honey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Junior Sinatra is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sinatra.
Honey is breathing heavily.
Honey throws a poor cross that misses
and Sinatra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Honey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Adnan Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honey doesn't seem bothered though.
Sinatra throws a right hand that Honey ducks under and follows up with a left that Honey also avoids with ease.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinatra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honey darts in trying to clinch
and Sinatra counters with a series of strikes. Honey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sinatra throws a series of punches but Honey moves out of range.
Sinatra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honey can do to turn this around?
Honey fails with the takedown
and Sinatra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junior Sinatra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adnan Honey.
Sinatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honey misses with a shot to the body
and Sinatra counters with a one-two to the body.
Sinatra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sinatra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sinatra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sinatra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sinatra manages to break the clinch.
Sinatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Honey scores with a one two! Sinatra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Sinatra. That snapped Honey's head back.
Honey avoids the head kick by Sinatra.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sinatra.
Honey circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Honey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Honey misses with a jab to the body
and Sinatra counters with a good, hard body kick but Honey shrugs it off.
Sinatra lands a nice hook to Honey's body. Honey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sinatra connects with a high kick.
Sinatra throws a head kick that half lands.
Honey throws a leg kick
letting Sinatra counter with a right hand.
Sinatra connects with a high kick.
Honey misses with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinatra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinatra clinches up with Honey and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra looking to throw knees to the head but Honey is blocking nicely.
Honey jumps guard but Sinatra stands there with Honey around his waist. Honey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honey being controlled against the cage.
Sinatra breaks the clinch.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey throws a nice looking combination but Sinatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honey is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Honey is looking to clinch but Sinatra is avoiding it.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sinatra rushes Honey and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Sinatra dominated that second round.
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!
Honey takes one to the chin there.
Sinatra misses with a head kick.
Honey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Honey is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sinatra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Honey.
Honey misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinatra slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Sinatra misses with a wild combination.
Honey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sinatra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honey scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinatra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Sinatra's shoulder, as Sinatra tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra keeps the fight on the outside.
Honey avoids the head kick by Sinatra.
Junior Sinatra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sinatra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Honey clinches up with Sinatra and pushes him back against the cage.
Sinatra just leaning against Honey, taking a breather.
Honey lands a right hand.
Sinatra breaks from the clinch.
Sinatra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sinatra clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Honey misses.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch but Sinatra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinatra lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sinatra moves out of range of the leg kick from Honey.
Sinatra scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sinatra counters with a straight right hand.
Honey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinatra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sinatra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Honey.
Sinatra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Honey closes the distance but Sinatra moves to the side
and Sinatra counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior Sinatra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sinatra. No joy for Honey on that attempt.
Sinatra instigates a clinch.
Sinatra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sinatra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sinatra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Honey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sinatra misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinatra lands with a straight right. Honey didn't see that one coming.
Junior Sinatra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adnan Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey tries to bum rush Sinatra with a series of wild strikes but Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sinatra throws a front kick that sends Honey stumbling back into the cage.
Honey throws a hook but Sinatra avoids it easily.
Sinatra tries to bum rush Honey with a series of wild strikes but Honey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Sinatra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sinatra 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Sinatra!
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RATING
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