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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourque is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Business Time" by Flight of the Conchords. Timothy Bourque will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 cm
23
300 lbs
17 - 4 - 1 |
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225 cm
28
270 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Piston Honda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timothy Bourque! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Honda tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
Bourque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourque. Bourque swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Honda tries to clinch but Bourque moves out of range. Honda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bourque in his tracks. Bourque misses with the combination.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda lands a slapping body shot.
Honda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bourque paws at him with a jab and circles away. Honda throws a big shot that misses. Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center. No joy there for Bourque, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourque avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Honda works the jab nicely. Honda swings for the body but Bourque moves out of range.
Bourque lands with a kick to the temple. Honda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Piston Honda has been cut. Bourque walks into a stiff left hand from Honda. Bourque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda. Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Honda throws a series of strikes that have Bourque backpedaling.
It looks like Timothy Bourque has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Honda defending well as Bourque loads up on a big left hand. Bourque scores with a decent looking hook. Honda blocks a jab. Honda shoots in and bounces Bourque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Honda is looking to work some ground and pound but Bourque has wrist control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honda lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bourque keeping full guard, as Honda tries to pass. Bourque keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully. Honda postures up and lands a big shot to Bourque's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bourque looking to control.
Honda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bourque's head. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Honda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Bourque. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Honda dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Honda misses. Honda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourque avoids it really well and circles away. Honda tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance. Bourque misses the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bourque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Honda on the side of the head. Bourque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque jabs at Honda's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bourque throws a series of punches but Honda avoids them all with ease. Honda throws a body punch but Bourque moves out of range. Bourque misses with a looping left. Honda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A swing and a miss from Bourque. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Honda, as that shot connected.
Bourque paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Honda misses with a looping left. Nice uppercut lands for Honda. That snapped Bourque's head back.
Honda slips a jab and a cross from Bourque.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Honda tries to clinch up. Honda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Honda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourque.
Bourque throws a nice looking combination but Honda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bourque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourque looks to throw the jab but Honda is out of range. A shot to the liver by Honda. Beautiful body shot. Bourque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Honda misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Bourque is just out of range. Honda wants to clinch. Decent striking displayed by Bourque there. Good work by Honda as he checks the leg kick. Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Bourque's shoulder, as Bourque tries to avoid the shot. Honda is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bourque connects with a single shot there.
Piston Honda's cut is getting worse. Honda tries to clinch there but Bourque circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bourque throws a combination that misses and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Honda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bourque. Honda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Honda tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance. Bourque throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off. Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda moves into the clinch. Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bourque is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A right hand to the body from Honda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
Honda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bourque backwards. Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Honda.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Honda. Honda is leaning against Bourque and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A shot in the inside from Honda. 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. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Honda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honda.
Bourque is rocked! Honda walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bourque drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Honda swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bourque's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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