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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sue Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by A Boy Named Sue. Honda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edmond Honda's Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 cm
22
314 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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184 cm
21
312 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sue Carter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmond Honda! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Honda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Honda misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet. Honda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter. Carter slips a jab from Honda. Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Honda lands a head shot. Carter connects with a solid leg kick. Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Honda at a distance.
Honda misses the shot to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honda, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Honda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honda on the side of the head. Carter misses with an uppercut. Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick from Carter lands but Honda takes it in his stride. Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily. Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Carter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center. Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round. Honda misses the shot to the body. Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Honda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honda.
Carter scores with a nice head shot. A jab from Carter does it's job there. Carter moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab. Honda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes. Carter throws a right and a left that Honda avoids nicely. Honda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Honda misses with an uppercut. Carter misses the jab. Carter throws a leg kick but Honda moved away. A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target. Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Carter looks for the body kick but Honda saw that one coming. Carter throws a leg kick that misses. Honda lands a jab to Carter's midsection. Honda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Honda wants it to stay on the feet. Honda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Carter misses with a looping left. Honda throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Honda avoids the body shot from Carter.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A low kick from Honda is predictable there and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Carter avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Carter misses. Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Carter throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily. Honda fails with the takedown. Honda throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely. Honda misses with a shot to the body letting Carter counter with a right hand. Honda moves away from the strike by Carter. Carter connects with a right hand. Honda shakes it off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Carter throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off. Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Honda's head. Honda misses with a straight left. Carter thuds his right hand into Honda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Carter misses with an uppercut. Carter throws a leg kick but Honda sees it coming and checks it nicely. Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Honda's shoulder, as Honda tries to avoid the shot. Carter misses the jab. Carter misses with a body shot
and Honda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing. Honda throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Carter looks for the body kick but Honda saw that one coming. A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda. Honda digs a good body shot into Carter's ribs. Honda lands a glancing blow to the side of Carter's head. Honda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter moves away from the strike by Honda. Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Sue Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Honda. Honda takes a body punch but keeps moving. Honda throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range. Honda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Carter does it's job there. Honda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Edmond Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Carter lands a body shot.
Honda looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Honda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter throws a hook but Honda blocks it. Honda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honda misses with a leg kick and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Honda 's knee. Honda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Carter. Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut. Sue Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Carter lands a high kick!
Carter throws a head kick that misses. Carter is looking to land body kicks. Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda. Carter misses with a double jab.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target. Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda. Honda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice cross by Carter. The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Honda keeps Carter at a distance using the push kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sue Carter dominated that round. The cut man is working on Edmond Honda's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Honda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carter. Honda shrugs it off though. Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter lands with a shot to the body. Carter scores with a jab. Honda acknowledges it with a nod of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Honda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sue Carter is winning the standup battle so far. Honda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Honda. That did some damage! A cross from Carter lands. Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Honda 's head but he takes it in his stride. Honda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter fakes the leg kick and cracks Honda in the body. Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Honda avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Nice shot by Carter. Honda is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Carter. Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honda can do to turn this around? Carter lands with a nice body punch. Carter scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Honda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carter has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carter tries to land a front kick but Honda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Carter. Carter lands a jab to the nose. Good shot there by Carter. Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honda is rocked! BOOM! Carter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Honda. Honda tries to recover but Carter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Honda lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sue Carter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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