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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmond Honda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda checks a leg kick.
Bologna gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bologna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Honda throwing strikes but missing.
Honda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bologna wants to stand up but Honda is controlling him.
Bologna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Honda keeping hold of Bologna's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna wants to get back to his feet.
Honda is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Honda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Edmond Honda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Honda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bologna avoids it really well and circles away.
Honda throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bologna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Honda moves out of range of the leg kick from Bologna.
Bologna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bologna tried to score with a low kick but Honda checks it.
Bologna misses with a wild body shot.
Bologna misses the jab.
Bologna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bologna. Bologna obviously looking to wear him down.
Bologna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bologna slips a straight right by Honda.
Bologna gets caught flat footed, as Honda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda wants to control from the top but Bologna keeps moving.
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 is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bologna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Honda pushes down on Bologna's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bologna is looking to escape.
Bologna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Honda trying to control the action but Bologna is working from the bottom.
Bologna tries to get to full guard but Honda has control of the leg.
Honda trying to control the action but Bologna is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna has hold of Honda's hands but Honda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Honda lands with a punch from half guard.
Bologna makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Honda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bologna throws a leg kick which misses Honda's front leg but catches the back leg as Honda tries to avoid it.
Honda slips a straight right by Bologna.
Bologna avoids the body shot from Honda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Bologna does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bologna connects with a leg kick. Honda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bologna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Honda catches Bologna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmond Honda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bologna circles away.
Honda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bologna throws a low kick, looking for Honda's leg but Honda calmly moves out of range.
Bologna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bologna lunges at Honda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honda's hand.
Bologna throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda throws a right hand that Bologna ducks under and follows up with a left that Bologna also avoids with ease.
Phil Bologna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bologna connects with a good right hand that stumbles Honda. Honda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bologna tries a head kick but it misses.
Bologna throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Bologna misses with a hook. Honda ducked under it nicely.
Bologna throws a right and a left that Honda avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Honda blocks the low kick.
Bologna is looking to slow Honda down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Honda checks it well.
Honda scores with a sloppy right hand. Bologna should have avoided that one.
Bologna throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
Bologna tries a head kick but it misses.
Bologna moves away from the strike by Honda.
Bologna looks to land a left hand but Honda moved out of range nicely.
Phil Bologna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bologna throws a wild body kick that Honda sees coming a mile off.
Bologna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honda's sensitive parts.
Bologna is looking to chop away at Honda's legs.
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.
Bologna throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Bologna throws out a leg kick but Honda moves out of range and Bologna only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna misses with a straight left.
Honda moves out of range of the strikes.
Bologna misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bologna 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.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bologna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bologna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bologna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bologna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda checks a low kick from Bologna.
Bologna thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bologna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bologna 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.
Honda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bologna pinned against the cage. Bologna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Bologna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bologna misses.
Bologna scores with a nice head shot.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Bologna moved out of range nicely.
Bologna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
Honda staying out of range there.
Honda slips under a jab.
Honda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bologna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honda's calf.
Honda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bologna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Honda.
Honda shoots in looking for a takedown but Bologna manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Honda's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bologna tries a low kick but Honda avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bologna.
Honda fails with a takedown attempt.
Bologna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Honda takes a swing at Bologna's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bologna works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bologna loads up on a big right hand but Honda slips the punch.
Bologna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bologna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bologna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bologna is looking to score with low kicks.
Honda throws a big shot that misses.
Bologna throws a front kick aimed at Honda's knee but Honda avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Bologna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bologna throws out a loose jab but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bologna bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Honda's head.
Bologna throws a front kick aimed at Honda's knee but Honda avoids it well.
Bologna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bologna is fending him off so far but Honda persists. Nope, Bologna circles away and we're back to standing.
Bologna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bologna throws a low kick but Honda moves out of range easily.
Bologna is looking to score with low kicks.
Bologna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda misses with a left hand
and Bologna counters with a body kick that stops Honda in his tracks momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honda.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bologna manages to avoid it.
Honda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Honda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bologna keeps working.
Bologna works his way to full guard. Good work.
Honda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bologna wants to stand up but Honda is controlling him.
Honda postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bologna has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honda has managed to get both his arms back between Bologna's legs - danger averted.
Bologna is trying to keep Honda in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Edmond Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Honda postures up in Bologna's guard and throws a big left but Bologna blocks it.
Honda trying to control but Bologna is working from the bottom.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Honda wants to control from the top but Bologna keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bologna throws a hook to the side of Honda's head but Honda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bologna, right into the meat.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Honda.
Honda dives in and grabs Bologna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bologna pushes down on Honda's head and hops out.
Bologna motions for Honda to come forward. Bologna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Bologna's shoulder, as Bologna tries to avoid the shot.
Honda misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid body kick from Bologna.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bologna.
Bologna is looking to slow Honda down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bologna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honda scrambles back to his feet.
Bologna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honda's sensitive parts.
Bologna misses with a wild body shot.
Bologna throws a leg kick but Honda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bologna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bologna throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bologna.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bologna misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Bologna.
Honda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Bologna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bologna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Bologna!
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hype
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