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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Cruising in Miami by Bass 305. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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175 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josef Dietrich!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich lands a nice shot to the body.
Honey misses with the combination.
Honey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dietrich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dietrich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dietrich wants to clinch.
Dietrich scores with a body shot.
Dietrich scores with a jab to the head.
Honey gets a double leg takedown into Dietrich's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dietrich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Honey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Honey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honey throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dietrich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Honey!
Honey is squirming around, avoiding Dietrich's attempts to control the action.
Dietrich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Dietrich loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey working to try and regain half guard.
Dietrich working Honey over with strikes here.
Dietrich looking to finish with strikes here!
Dietrich looking to ground and pound but Honey is blocking nicely.
Dietrich looking to ground and pound but Honey is blocking nicely.
Dietrich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Dietrich loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Honey because Dietrich loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Dietrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dietrich controlling the position easily from mount.
Dietrich looking to ground and pound but Honey is blocking nicely.
Dietrich looking to ground and pound but Honey is blocking nicely.
Dietrich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dietrich thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Honey is in a horrible position here. Dietrich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Honey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dietrich misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dietrich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Honey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dietrich shoots in for a double leg but Honey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dietrich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dietrich lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dietrich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Honey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dietrich.
Dietrich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Honey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dietrich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dietrich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dietrich is working away from the top position though.
Josef Dietrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Honey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dietrich is looking for a kimura here.
Dietrich is trying to work for a kimura but Honey is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey is trying to stand up here but Dietrich is controlling him well.
Dietrich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Honey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dietrich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dietrich is trying to work for a kimura but Honey is defending well.
Dietrich trying to control the action but Honey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Dietrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Honey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Honey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dietrich wants to hold on but Honey pushes him away.
Honey is landing with some decent strikes but Dietrich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Honey tries to control but Dietrich wriggling away.
Dietrich gets back to half guard.
Honey trying to pass the guard but Dietrich defending well.
Dietrich trying to hold on to Honey's head to control him but Honey postures up.
Honey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dietrich can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dietrich wants to control but Honey is having none of it.
Dietrich can't escape the position.
Dietrich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dietrich tries to free his leg and advance position but Honey is retaining full guard.
Honey pulls Dietrich in close to prevent any damage.
Josef Dietrich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich throws an elbow that misses. Honey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dietrich's guard. Nice move by Honey!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey advances position into side control!
Honey with the ground and pound but Dietrich regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dietrich wants to control but Honey is keeping busy.
Honey lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dietrich is looking for a sweep. Honey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Honey is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dietrich trying to control from the bottom.
Honey is trying to control. Dietrich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Honey is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dietrich reverses the position - he's now on top in Honey's guard.
Dietrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugh Honey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dietrich misses with a low kick.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A left lands for Dietrich.
Honey misses with the combination.
Dietrich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dietrich lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dietrich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Dietrich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honey doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dietrich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dietrich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dietrich wants to clinch.
Dietrich misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dietrich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Dietrich!
A very excited looking Josef Dietrich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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