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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Sii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Greg Sii!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honda scores with a body shot.
Sii swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
A big right from Sii misses.
Sii throws a sloppy body shot
and Honda counters with a thumping low kick.
Sii avoids the head kick by Honda.
Honda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sii takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Sii or perhaps it was just good defense by Honda which made him look bad.
Sii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Honda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sii's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Sii is keeping the position.
Sii tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honda stands and throws Sii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honda works to advance to full mount. Sii defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sii can't escape the position.
Honda misses with a head shot.
Honda wants to control the pace but Sii is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sii is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sii is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Honda trying to control but Sii is having none of it.
Sii is in all sorts of trouble here.
Honda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honda wants to control the pace but Sii is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda punching from mount but Sii doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honda throws a strike there. Sii manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Sii is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Sii.
Honda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sii.
Sii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sii throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Honda is looking to clinch but Sii is avoiding it.
Sii misses with a body shot.
That's four 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.
Sii takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honda tries to clinch but Sii is having none of it.
Sii connects with a jab.
Sii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Honda!
Sii thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Honda holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sii tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Honda is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Piston Honda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sii drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sii is stalling in the full guard.
Honda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sii is one step ahead there.
Sii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sii trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
Sii throws a big right hand that misses.
Sii looking to sit in guard and control but Honda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Sii is keeping the position.
Sii has Honda pulled in close to control his posture.
Honda pushing down on Sii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Sii moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sii is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sii keeping full guard, as Honda tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sii can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Honda is looking to improve his position but Sii isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sii trying to control but Honda is having none of it.
Sii is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sii landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Sii.
Sii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sii throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sii controlling the position easily from mount.
Sii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sii throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sii looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sii fails with a takedown attempt.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Sii.
Sii lands a jab to the head.
Honda throws a leg kick that misses.
Honda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sii.
Sii stuns Honda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sii throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sii avoids the body shot from Honda.
Sii misses with a jab to the body
and Honda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sii lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Honda.
Sii misses with a shot to the body
and Honda counters with a low kick, right behind Sii 's knee.
Sii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honda.
Honda is looking to clinch but Sii is avoiding it.
Honda moves away from the strike by Sii.
Honda moves out of range as Sii strikes.
Honda dodges the punch combination from Sii.
Sii gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Honda counters with a solid body kick.
Sii connects with a crisp jab.
Honda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greg Sii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sii looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Honda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sii avoids a kick to the body.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sii scores with a body shot.
Sii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Honda was covering up waiting for the punch and Sii finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sii wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Sii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sii throwing strikes but missing.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Sii from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Sii is proving a slippery customer.
Honda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Honda closes the distance and pushes Sii back into the cage.
Honda tries to work over Sii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four 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.
Sii lands a left hand.
Honda has Sii pressed against the cage, preventing Sii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sii wants to break free but Honda has control.
Sii can't break the clinch.
Honda landing knees to the head.
It looks like Greg Sii has been cut.
Sii is trying to break free.
Sii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sii.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sii is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Sii is trying to drag Honda to the mat but Honda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Sii.
Sii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greg Sii.
I think Sii 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Sii!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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