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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen heart for sale as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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230 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva slips a straight right by Honda.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Honda counters with a two punch combo.
Edmond Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Honda counters with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Honda as Silva shoots in.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Honda defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Honda is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Honda circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Honda lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Honda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Honda is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Honda is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva working the ground and pound but Honda is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Honda dominated that round.
That's time! Honda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Honda.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Honda counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Honda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Honda counters with a straight right hand.
Honda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Edmond Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Silva.
Honda lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Honda is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Honda.
Edmond Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honda!
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Honda.
Honda punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Edmond Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Honda dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honda but Honda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Honda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Honda throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Honda.
Edmond Honda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Honda looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Honda misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Honda feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Honda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Honda 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Honda tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Honda to the ground. Honda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Renato Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmond Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Silva.
A jab from Honda misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Honda!
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energy
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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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