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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian McGordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 cm
23
300 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
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195 cm
21
300 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Piston Honda! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian McGordon! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Honda slips under a jab. Nice defenses there by Honda. Honda connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGordon. McGordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Honda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Piston Honda has been cut. McGordon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honda. Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but McGordon is just out of range. Honda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGordon.
Honda thows a left - swing and a miss! McGordon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Honda scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGordon in his tracks. McGordon blocks a jab. McGordon misses with a hook. Honda ducked under it nicely. McGordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Honda lands a body shot.
McGordon looks gassed! Honda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. McGordon misses with an uppercut. Honda saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGordon ducks right into an uppercut from Honda. McGordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda. Honda pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Honda gets a clinch. A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. A shot in the inside from Honda. Honda misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Honda.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. Honda lands a hook that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda misses with a punch on the inside.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body. McGordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow. Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Good body shot from Honda.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch. Honda works on McGordon's body with a couple of short punches. Honda lands a body punch. A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short left from Honda. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda. A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
Honda lands a shot to the body. Honda misses with a hook from the clinch. McGordon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position. Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Honda lands a shoulder strike. Honda working aggressively here.
Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. Honda lands a hook to the side of the head. Honda lands a body punch. Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGordon or not. Honda lands a left hand.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda. Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. A short right from Honda on the inside. Honda lands a right hand. A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Honda misses with a short punch on the inside. Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle. Honda lands a shot to the body. Honda has a couple of punches blocked by McGordon.
A short uppercut from McGordon. Honda tries to throw a body punch but McGordon avoids it by throwing Honda back against the cage. A short right from McGordon. Honda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGordon's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by McGordon. McGordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards. Honda lands a shoulder strike. Honda digs a right hand underneath McGordon's ribcage. McGordon let out a lung full of air as it connected. McGordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda works on McGordon's body with a couple of short punches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGordon. McGordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! McGordon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the cage. Honda lands a body punch. A short left from Honda. McGordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nice body punch from Honda. Honda gets through McGordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. McGordon working aggressively here.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Honda pushes McGordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Still in the clinch, Honda scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Honda. Honda lands a nice shot to the body. McGordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Honda digs a right hand underneath McGordon's ribcage. McGordon let out a lung full of air as it connected. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. Honda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGordon or not. Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land. McGordon blocking some punches.
Honda misses with a hook from the clinch. A body shot lands from Honda.
McGordon tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda. Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGordon blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land. Honda lands a body punch in the clinch. Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but McGordon uses good head movement to avoid it. McGordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round. The cut man is working on Piston Honda's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
McGordon looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGordon.
McGordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Honda counters with a lovely shot to the body. Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGordon can do to turn this around? Honda is looking to clinch. Honda misses the jab. Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far. McGordon misses with a hook. Honda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. McGordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. McGordon throws a head kick that misses. McGordon tries to land a front kick but Honda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McGordon throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily. McGordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGordon slips under a jab from Honda. Honda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGordon throws out the jab. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Honda checks a leg kick. McGordon throws a lazy right hand but Honda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Honda, as that shot connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGordon. A punch lands to the side of McGordon 's head but he takes it in his stride. A big right from Honda misses. A jab from McGordon misses. McGordon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGordon misses with a body shot
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McGordon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honda to score with a decent uppercut. McGordon takes one to the chin there. Honda connects with a crisp jab. Honda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Brian McGordon has been cut. Honda clinches up against the cage. McGordon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position. Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honda. Honda lands a left hand.
Honda scores with a shot to the side of McGordon's head. A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
A short right from Honda. Honda presses McGordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short left from Honda. Honda lands a left hand.
Honda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Honda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honda lands a right hand. Honda misses with some punches.
Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGordon. Honda lands with a light punch inside. A body shot lands from Honda.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Honda.
McGordon blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda lands a right hand. Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! McGordon tries to work over Honda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Honda scores with a shoulder strike. Honda digs a right hand into McGordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGordon's gas tank. McGordon blocking some punches.
Honda lands a shoulder strike. A right hand to the body from Honda.
Honda misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from Honda.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
Honda lands a nice uppercut. Honda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by McGordon.
A short left from Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honda is stalling here.
Honda is leaning against McGordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Honda lands a body shot. Honda misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hand to the body from Honda.
A short left from Honda. Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Honda lands a hook to the side of the head. McGordon misses with a body punch.
McGordon misses with a punch to the body.
McGordon lands a nice uppercut. Honda pushes McGordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGordon. Honda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Honda.
Honda throws a punch but it's blocked by McGordon. McGordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Honda working some nice short punches in the clinch. Honda misses with the head strike.
Honda has a couple of punches blocked by McGordon.
McGordon misses with a short punch on the inside. McGordon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the cage. Honda is leaning against McGordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Honda works on McGordon's body with a couple of short punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Honda throws a hook to the side of McGordon's head but McGordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. McGordon throws a series of punches but Honda avoids them all with ease. Honda throws a big shot that misses. McGordon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Honda throws a hook but McGordon avoids it easily. Honda looks to land a left hand but McGordon moved out of range nicely. McGordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Honda. Honda moves into the clinch. McGordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honda lands a body shot. Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGordon. Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. Honda misses with a short punch on the inside. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Honda lands a body punch in the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round. McGordon blocks an uppercut.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head. A short left from Honda. Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Honda misses with a short punch on the inside. Honda lands with a short shot to the head. A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGordon. Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but McGordon uses good head movement to avoid it. Honda lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Honda on the inside. A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short right hand to the side of the head by Honda. Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. Piston Honda has scored more points in the clinch so far. McGordon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A right hand to the body from Honda.
Honda pushes McGordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Honda is leaning against McGordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Honda blocks a body shot from McGordon. A shot in the inside from Honda. A head punch blocked on the inside by McGordon. A short right from Honda on the inside. Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as McGordon controls his hands.
Honda lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda. Honda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGordons head. McGordon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGordon. McGordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda pushes McGordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Honda scores with an uppercut up the middle. McGordon can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda cracks McGordon with a nice body shot. McGordon blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Honda.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGordon or not. Honda lands a body punch. Honda lands a shoulder strike. Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Honda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGordon backwards. Honda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Honda throws a punch but it's blocked by McGordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGordon or not. Honda lands with a right to the head. McGordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head. McGordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. Honda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. McGordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honda lands a body punch in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honda. Honda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Honda. Honda cracks McGordon with a nice body shot. Honda lands with a right to the head. Honda lands a hook to the side of the head. McGordon is leaning against Honda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Honda misses with a punch on the inside.
McGordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGordon lands with a left to the head. Honda tries a body shot but McGordon blocks it.
McGordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Honda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGordon. Honda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honda moves out of range of the strikes. Honda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. McGordon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGordon wants it to stay on the feet. McGordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda. McGordon misses with a hook. Honda ducked under it nicely. Honda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGordon throws out the jab. McGordon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. McGordon lands with a shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A jab from McGordon misses. Honda drops his hands momentarily and McGordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda clearly takes that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McGordon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Honda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Honda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. McGordon misses with a body shot.
McGordon staying out of range there. A combination from McGordon does no damage. Honda throws a predictable looking body shot
and McGordon counters with a head kick. McGordon throws a jab when Honda was well out of range. Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch. McGordon stuffs the takedown attempt from Honda. Honda gets slowly back to his feet. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. McGordon throws the left hand but Honda avoids the punch easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. McGordon does a little dance to reset his feet. Brian McGordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Honda takes one to the chin there. McGordon misses with a straight right. McGordon loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch. Honda slips a straight right by McGordon. Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honda looks to clinch and McGordon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honda thinking. Honda scores with a hook to the body. McGordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Honda connects with a single shot there. Honda misses with a looping right. McGordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda. McGordon swings and misses with a shot to the body and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McGordon scores with a shot to the body.
Honda slips under a jab. McGordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. McGordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
McGordon tried to score with a low kick but Honda checks it. McGordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Honda counters with a one-two to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target. McGordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda. Honda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGordon. McGordon throws a lazy right hand but Honda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Honda loads up on a big right hand but McGordon slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from McGordon misses its intended target. Honda lands a head shot. Honda jabs at McGordon's body. McGordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda doesn't manage to clinch there - McGordon circles away.
McGordon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Honda. Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGordon counters with a body kick that stops Honda in his tracks momentarily. Honda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Honda throws a wild combination but nothing lands. McGordon loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch. McGordon misses with a combination
and Honda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGordon thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but McGordon is just out of range. Honda gets in close and instigates a clinch. Honda tries to work over McGordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Honda. Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Honda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGordon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A right handed body shot lands from McGordon.
McGordon gets through Honda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. McGordon misses with some punches.
Honda is working McGordon over against the cage. Honda throws a head punch that misses. McGordon working some nice short punches in the clinch. Honda misses with a short punch on the inside. McGordon digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. McGordon digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank. McGordon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGordon lands with a light punch inside. A right hook to the body lands for McGordon.
A short right from McGordon on the inside. McGordon lands on the inside with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda had his way with Brian McGordon in that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGordon clobbers Honda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. McGordon misses with a looping left. McGordon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Honda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Honda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGordon defending well though. Honda looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Honda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Honda is keen to just control but McGordon is a slippery customer. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Honda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Honda is looking to advance position but McGordon won't allow it. Honda is looking to take a break and control but McGordon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Honda in particular looking to stall. McGordon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Honda is working away from the top position though. Piston Honda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Honda in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McGordon is refusing to be controlled, as Honda sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Piston Honda. Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGordon paws at him with a jab and circles away. McGordon throws the left hand but Honda avoids the punch easily. McGordon throws a jab when Honda was well out of range. McGordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily. McGordon misses the shot to the body. McGordon lands with an overhand left. Honda lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Honda thows a body shot but no joy. Brian McGordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! McGordon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Honda instigates a clinch. Honda misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honda. McGordon can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but McGordon uses good head movement to avoid it. A hook to the body from Honda.
McGordon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Honda or not. McGordon lands a body punch in the clinch. McGordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda. Honda misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Piston Honda showed his dominance in that final round. Well Honda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:43 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piston Honda! Piston Honda retains his super heavyweight title!
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