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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Love. The key to victory for Hugh Honey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Honey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kimura tries to land knees in the clinch but Honey avoids the damage to the body.
Honey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimura misses with the body kick
enabling Honey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura slips under a jab.
A jab from Honey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Honey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Honey.
Honey lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
Kimura jumps guard but Honey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Honey fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Kimura blocking some punches.
Honey swings wildly with an uppercut but Kimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Honey.
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Kimura avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Honey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Honey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Honey uses from the top position.
Kimura looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Honey has picked Kimura up and slammed him! Kimura can't keep hold of the triangle and Honey manages to pass to side control!
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kimura!
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Honey maintains control.
Kimura is squirming around, avoiding Honey's attempts to control the action.
Kimura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura is squirming around, avoiding Honey's attempts to control the action.
Kimura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey wants to get back to his feet but Kimura is holding on tight.
Kimura tries to reverse the position but Honey maintains control.
Honey is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Honey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kimura misses with a straight right.
Honey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kimura misses with a straight right.
Kimura misses with an uppercut
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimura missing with a left hand there. Honey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kimura shoots in looking for a takedown. Honey tries to sprawl out of it but Kimura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Honey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Honey counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Honey.
Kimura tries to counter with a clinch but Honey shakes him off and moves away.
Kimura defending well as Honey loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kimura clinches.
A short uppercut from Honey.
Honey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honey managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
The referee calls for Kimura to work.
Honey avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
Kimura tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Honey just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kimura.
Honey misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura leaning against his opponent.
Honey stalling in the clinch.
Kimura jumps guard but Honey stands there with Kimura around his waist. Kimura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honey throws a head punch that misses.
Honey being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honey.
Honey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimura can do to turn this around?
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Kimura avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Kimura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honey's efforts to push away.
Honey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honey misses with some punches.
Honey trying to control the position but instead, Kimura has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honey into the cage.
Honey manages to break the clinch.
Honey defending well as Kimura loads up on a big left hand.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to clinch but Honey slips to the side
and Honey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Kimura saw that one coming.
Kimura missing with a left hand there. Honey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kimura misses with a straight left.
Kimura throws a leg kick
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Kimura tries to clinch but Honey moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Honey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Kimura.
Nice shot by Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Honey as he avoids it easily.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
Honey connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kimura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimura.
Honey misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A jab from Kimura finds it's way through Honey's defenses.
Hugh Honey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura moves in looking to clinch but Honey pushes him off.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Honey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Honey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honey throwing a counter right hand but Kimura manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kimura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honey misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Masahiko Kimura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Honey.
Kimura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Honey.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honey throws an off balance right hand
and Kimura counters by moving into the clinch.
Kimura throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Honey to work.
Honey tries to throw a body punch but Kimura avoids it by throwing Honey back against the cage.
Honey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
A short right from Honey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey misses with some punches.
Honey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honey misses with a straight right.
Kimura tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey sets himself, and Kimura steps forward looking for the clinch! Honey avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Honey there.
Honey lands with a shot to the body.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Honey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honey is looking to counter punch.
Kimura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Honeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Honey cracks Kimura with a good jab.
Kimura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kimura throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura misses with a left hand
and Honey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kimura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Kimura tries to counter it with a takedown but Honey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kimura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Honey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Honey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kimura scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch but Honey is having none of it.
Honey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kimura shoots in and drives through. Honey sprawls well.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Kimura's shoulder, as Kimura tries to avoid the shot.
Masahiko Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Honey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Honey momentarily.
Kimura misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with the body kick
and Honey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimura with a poor takedown
and Honey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Kimura's shoulder, as Kimura tries to avoid the shot.
Honey misses with a left hand
and Kimura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kimura.
Honey working aggressively here.
Kimura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Honey walks away with a smile on his face. Kimura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hugh Honey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Honey looks to throw the jab but Kimura is out of range.
Kimura misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
Hugh Honey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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