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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera tries to clinch
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Honda.
Jab from Honda.
Good work by Honda as he checks the leg kick.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Vera.
A head kick by Vera misses
and Vera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda scores with a jab to the body.
Honda lands a head kick!
It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
Vera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera tries to clinch but Honda moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Honda.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Vera tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick
and Honda counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera scoring well with a low kick there.
Vera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Honda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vera scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Honda throws a right and a left that Vera avoids nicely.
Honda misses with a wild combination.
Vera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Vera.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vera throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Vera throws a head kick that half lands.
Vera throws a lazy head kick
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vera at a distance.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera wants to clinch but Honda slips to the side
letting Honda counter with a right hand.
Vera needs to keep his hands up - Honda had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda scores with a jab to the head.
Brandon Vera's cut is getting worse.
Honda's corner calls for a 1-2. Honda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vera darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmond Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Honda circles away.
Brandon Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vera tries to clinch but Honda moves away
and Honda counters with a left to the body.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honda, pushing him back against the cage.
Vera wants a takedown.
Vera jumps guard but Honda stands there with Vera around his waist. Vera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Honda walks away with a smile on his face. Vera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vera throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Honda as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Vera throws a head kick that misses
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
Vera moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a leg kick
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Honda as he checks the leg kick.
Honda cracks Vera with a good jab.
Brandon Vera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honda jabs Vera right on the nose. Vera blinks but takes it well.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Honda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jeez, Brandon Vera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Honda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Edmond Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Honda blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera tries to clinch up
and Honda counters with a one-two to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Vera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edmond Honda!
After the fight, Edmond Honda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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