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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by Tesla - Hang Tough. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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208 cm
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280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a body shot that sends Honda's belly button to the back.
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick from Honda lands but Marshall takes it in his stride.
Quinton Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marshall defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Honda saw that one coming.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marshall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honda is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Honda prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Honda tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Marshall has him pressed against the cage.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marshall thinking.
Donk. Honda catches Marshall right on the button with a cross.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall moves out of range as Honda strikes.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
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.
Marshall tries to clinch but Honda moves out of range.
Honda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Honda blocks a jab.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda stuns Marshall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Marshall defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Marshall.
Honda misses with a body shot.
A big left from Honda misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmond Honda will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Honda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Honda avoids nicely.
Marshall misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edmond Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honda scores with a jab to the head.
Marshall avoids the body shot from Honda.
Marshall thuds his right hand into Honda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Marshall misses.
The fighters circling - Honda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall tries to clinch up.
Marshall throws a body punch but Honda moves out of range.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Marshall misses
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Honda sizes up Marshall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Marshall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marshall instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall cracks Honda with a nice body shot.
Marshall has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marshall struggles to land a body shot inside as Honda controls his hands.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Marshall drives through and clinches with Honda against the cage.
Marshall misses with a body punch.
Marshall swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Honda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
Marshall prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
Marshall can't find room to land a body shot as Honda controls the action.
Honda digs a right hand into Marshall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marshall's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Honda lands a head kick!
Honda moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Marshall is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quinton Marshall will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda misses with a leg kick.
Honda misses with a left hand
and Marshall counters with a nice uppercut.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Marshall pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honda.
Marshall misses with a straight right.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honda throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Honda throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
A jab from Honda finds it's way through Marshall's defenses.
Honda gets tackled into the cage by Marshall. Marshall maintains the clinch.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall blocking some punches.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marshall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Marshall on the inside.
Marshall digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Honda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marshall lands with a left to the head.
Honda blocking some punches.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling him.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Marshall has double underhooks.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honda blocking some punches.
Honda is trying to push Marshall away but Marshall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quinton Marshall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Honda prevents a body shot from Marshall.
Marshall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
Marshall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Marshall here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Marshall scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Marshall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honda swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Marshall as he connects with a hook.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marshall scores with a hook to the body. Honda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshall lands a big right hand that sends Honda crashing to the mat! Marshall stays standing though and waves Honda back to his feet!
Honda is rocked!
Honda bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Marshall comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Honda falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Honda was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quinton Marshall!
Quinton Marshall took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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