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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ee Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by 6 foot 7 foot. Ee Honda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ee Honda!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda has managed to clinch.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
Honda manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Honda pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Honda is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Honda circles away and we're back to standing.
Honda shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Honda finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Honda postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Honda trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has control of Honda's left arm, preventing Honda from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Honda counters with a crisp one two that drops Jones! Honda thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jones to his feet! Jones is in big trouble!
Jones is rocked!
Jones is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Honda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is trying to control the position but Honda postures up.
Jones is trying to hold Honda in close to prevent damage but Honda has managed to pass into half guard.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Honda sits in half guard.
Honda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ee Honda.
Honda shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
Honda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ee Honda wasn't active enough on the ground.
Honda closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Honda fights it but they end up in guard.
Honda is trying to keep Jones in close.
Honda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Honda looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Honda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Honda controlling the position easily from mount.
Honda prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Honda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Honda landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda controlling from mount.
Honda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ee Honda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Honda has managed to clinch.
It looks like Frank Jones has been cut.
Honda lands a shot to the body.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ee Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Jones.
Jones trying to control but Honda flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda looking for the choke but no joy.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Honda is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
Honda struggling to land strikes to the head as Jones covers up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Honda tightening his grip on Jones, looking for the choke.
Jones tries to escape the position.
Honda is not going to allow Jones to sit and survive in this position.
Honda is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jones has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Honda has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jones taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Honda doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ee 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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