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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 793 p4p, 932 weight class) and Demetrius Tektas (ranked 97 p4p, 109 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Honey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Higher Love. Tektas has chosen Alexander The Great as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Demetrius Tektas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tektas motions for Honey to come forward. Tektas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tektas lands a lovely overhand right.
Tektas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honey slaps away a takedown attempt from Tektas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Honey lands a jab.
Honey throws a body punch but Tektas moves out of range.
Tektas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honey.
Honey throws a low kick but Tektas avoids it.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas moves forwards but Honey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honey takes a swing at Tektas's ribcage but misses.
Honey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tektas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tektas manages to avoid it.
Tektas throws a hook but Honey blocks it.
Nice cross by Tektas.
Honey tries to land a leg kick but Tektas saw it coming and moves away.
Tektas swings widly with a right hand
and Tektas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tektas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honey lands a front kick.
Honey throws out a powerful jab.
Honey throws a body punch but Tektas moves out of range.
Tektas lands a nice shot that snaps Honey's head back.
The fighters circling - Tektas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tektas shoots in for a takedown but Honey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a push kick but Tektas slaps the foot to one side.
Honey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Honey misses
and Tektas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Honey has one foot on Tektas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Honey digs a good hook to Tektas's body.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honey throws a jab when Tektas was well out of range.
Tektas with the counter takedown but Honey avoids it easily.
Honey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tektas checks a leg kick.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tektas was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Tektas throws an off balance right hand
and Honey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Honey coming out on top.
Tektas blocks a jab.
Honey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey slips under a jab.
Honey lands a nice shot that snaps Tektas's head back.
Tektas gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Honey prevents Tektas from moving into mount.
Tektas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Honey is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Tektas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tektas trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
Tektas misses with the ground and pound.
Tektas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas throws a strike aimed at the side of Honey's head but Honey avoids it well.
Tektas taking a breather here.
Honey taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Honey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tektas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
That's time! Honey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tektas with a jab.
It looks like Honey has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tektas throws a hook but Honey avoids it easily.
Honey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tektas just manages to avoid it.
Honey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tektas's sensitive parts.
Tektas slips a straight right by Honey.
Honey misses with a left hand
and Tektas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tektas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Honey connects with a right hand. Tektas shakes it off.
Honey misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tektas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tektas feints the counter takedown.
Honey catches Tektas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tektas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honey.
Decent striking displayed by Honey there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Tektas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honey moves out of range as Tektas strikes.
Honey is looking to counter punch.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Honey throws a leg kick
and Tektas counters with a single leg into guard. Honey didn't expect that.
Honey wants to get back to his feet but Tektas passes into half guard.
Demetrius Tektas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tektas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Honey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Honey wants to get back to full guard but Tektas has mounted him!
Tektas tries to control but Honey wriggling away.
Tektas thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tektas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Honey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tektas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey can't escape the position.
Tektas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Honey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tektas.
Honey tries to hold on but Tektas pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tektas controlling his opponent.
Tektas throws some wild stikes that Honey manages to avoid easily.
Tektas unloads with some shots from mount but Honey bucks and avoids them well.
Tektas landing punches.
Tektas wants to control the pace but Honey is squirming around nicely.
Tektas lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Honey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Honey and Tektas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Honey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tektas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tektas tries for a kimura but Honey is defending well.
Tektas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Honey has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Tektas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tektas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honey.
Honey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Honey misses.
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tektas counters with a single leg into guard. Honey didn't expect that.
Tektas wants to control from the top but Honey keeps moving.
Honey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tektas throws an elbow that misses. Honey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tektas's guard. Nice move by Honey!
Tektas has a closed guard, preventing Honey from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tektas thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tektas has control of Honey's left arm, preventing Honey from doing any damage.
Tektas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tektas seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tektas punishes Honey's body with a nice straight punch.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tektas with the counter takedown but Honey avoids it easily.
Tektas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands with a nice body punch.
Tektas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Honey.
Tektas avoids a kick to the body.
Tektas lands the left hand.
Honey throws a hook but Tektas blocks it.
Tektas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honey takes a swing at Tektas's ribcage but misses.
Honey throws a shot to the body.
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.
Honey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tektas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tektas prevents Honey from improving his position.
Tektas is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tektas is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tektas is looking to pass into half guard but Honey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Honey is in guard.
Tektas has control of Honey's left arm, preventing Honey from doing any damage.
Tektas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honey manages to get himself to full guard.
Tektas lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Demetrius Tektas.
I think Tektas 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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