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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Choosen One by Forever in Terror. Honey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cruising in Miami by Bass 305 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Honey's head.
A left lands for Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Honey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Honey moves out of range easily.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
Honey tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos punishes Honey's body with a nice straight punch.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Pablo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Honey looking to stall.
Honey prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honey defends it easily.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Honey from controlling successfully.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Honey uses it to pass to side control.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos is trying to escape the position but Honey is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Honey is controlling him well.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honey working away.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Honey has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Honey's lack of action.
Santos looking for a kimura from the bottom but Honey passes into side control!
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Santos 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.
Santos is really struggling to control Honey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Santos is stalling here. Honey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Santos seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Honey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos looks to land a left hand but Honey moved out of range nicely.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Honey moves out of range as Santos strikes.
A big left from Honey misses.
Honey throws a body kick that misses.
Honey tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos throws a right and a left that Honey avoids nicely.
Honey slips a straight right by Santos.
Santos throws a leg kick but Honey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santos throws a lazy right hand but Honey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Honey moves away and avoids it.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Santos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Honey, who protects the arm well.
Honey explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Honey wants to clinch.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Santos slips under a jab from Honey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Honey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honey looks to throw a body kick
and Honey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Honey misses.
Honey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Santos.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Honey tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos connects with an inside leg kick.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Honey pinned against the cage. Honey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Santos cracks Honey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey throws a leg kick which misses Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Santos tries to avoid it.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
Honey throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Santos moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Honey crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Honey.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Honey.
Honey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Honey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos tries to pull guard but Honey won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Honey in his tracks for a moment.
Santos jumps guard.
Honey trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Honey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos working for submissions but it's allowed Honey to get to half guard.
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 Pablo Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Honey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Honey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Honey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Honey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Honey is looking to clinch.
Honey scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Honey misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Honey tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Honey to the ground. Honey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honey moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honey.
Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Honey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Honey trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Honey struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honey.
Honey prevents a body shot from Santos.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santos as Honey tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Honey.
Honey is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Honey down to the mat. Honey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey checks a leg kick.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Honey scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Honey lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Santos is looking to close the distance but Honey sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Santos crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Santos is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hugh Honey!
In his post fight interview, Hugh Honey gave a big smile as he said 'Meet my fists...Honey and Vinegar. Somebody roll me a victory blunt!'.
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