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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Tiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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216 cm
25
248 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Tiura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiura shoots in for a takedown but Honda shows good takedown defense.
Tiura with a poor takedown
and Honda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiura wants to stand and escape but Honda is having none of it.
Honda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Honda shoots in and bounces Tiura off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Tiura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura keeping full guard, as Honda tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiura being controlled here, momentarily.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiura darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Honda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda throwing strikes from guard but Tiura blocks nicely.
Honda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Honda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tiura keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Honda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tiura to the ground. Honda is now in Tiura's guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Tiura keeps moving.
Tiura trying to keep a closed guard but Honda is proving a slippery customer.
Tiura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tiura being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiura looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiura, not yet.
Tiura looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Honda.
Yoko Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honda advances to full mount.
Tiura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honda controlling the pace for now.
Tiura defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Honda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiura can do to turn this around?
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honda with a couple of short strikes.
Tiura is rocked!
Tiura takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Honda's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko 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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FIGHT
RATING
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