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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Honeypott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Great elbows
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Honeypott!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Honeypott.
Honeypott throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Manfred Honeypott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honeypott scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Honeypott misses with a hook
and Simmons counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honeypott thinking.
Honeypott throws a combination that misses
and Simmons counters with a thumping low kick.
Honeypott misses with a body shot.
Honeypott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Honeypott does no damage.
Honeypott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honeypott swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honeypott!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Honeypott. Those never looked like landing.
Honeypott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honeypott misses with a two punch combination.
Honeypott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Simmons fails to land the takedown.
Honeypott throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Honeypott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simmons counters with a nice low kick that buckles Honeypott's knee momentarily.
Simmons darts in looking for a takedown but Honeypott gets double underhooks and turns Simmons into the cage.
Honeypott tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.
Honeypott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott working hard to break the clinch.
Honeypott is trying to push Simmons away but Simmons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Honeypott breaks from the clinch.
Honeypott keeps the fight on the outside.
Honeypott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honeypott misses the jab.
Simmons clinches up with Honeypott and pushes him back against the cage.
Honeypott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honeypott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honeypott can't break the clinch.
Honeypott is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
Honeypott is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons jumps guard but Honeypott stands there with Simmons around his waist. Simmons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeypott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Honeypott is trying to force a seperation but Simmons has the dominant position.
Honeypott is trying to push Simmons away but Simmons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Honeypott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Simmons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honeypott is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott wants to control from the top but Simmons keeps moving.
Manfred Honeypott has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Honeypott.
Honeypott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honeypott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Honeypott. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons clinches with his opponent.
Honeypott is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Honeypott dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Honeypott misses with a double jab.
Honeypott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Simmons momentarily.
Honeypott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Simmons eats them both and turns towards Honeypott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Honeypott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honeypott cracks Simmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Honeypott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simmons counters with a big head kick but Honeypott shrugs it off.
Manfred Honeypott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honeypott misses with a wild combination.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Honeypott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honeypott misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeypott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honeypott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Honeypott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Honeypott. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honeypott.
Honeypott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honeypott throws a combination that misses
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manfred Honeypott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honeypott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Honeypott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honeypott is breathing heavily.
Honeypott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honeypott.
Honeypott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simmons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honeypott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honeypott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honeypott tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simmons swings for the body but Honeypott moves out of range.
Honeypott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honeypott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simmons counters with a big head kick but Honeypott shrugs it off.
Honeypott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons jumps guard and drags Honeypott to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Simmons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simmons pulls Honeypott in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Cletus Simmons wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Honeypott misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Honeypott is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons prevents Honeypott from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simmons keeps control of Honeypott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simmons manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Simmons has control of Honeypott's left arm, preventing Honeypott from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cletus Simmons.
Honeypott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from Honeypott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Honeypott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Simmons walks into a jab.
Honeypott scores with a sloppy right hand. Simmons should have avoided that one.
Honeypott might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Honeypott displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simmons is rocked!
Honeypott fakes the body blow, causing Simmons to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Simmons goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manfred Honeypott!
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energy
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hype
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