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Event:
S-1 World Grand Prix 2024 - R1
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo is having none of it.
Donk. Mudo catches Honda right on the button with a cross.
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mudo connects with an inside leg kick.
Honda tries to clinch up
and Mudo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mudo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mudo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mudo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Honda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jab by Mudo.
Mudo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Mudo.
Honda tries to clinch but Mudo moves out of range.
Mudo cracks Honda with an open hand slap.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mudo misses the target.#T1#
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mudo manages to avoid it.
Mudo connects with a jab.
Mudo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honda tries to clinch there but Mudo circles away.
Honda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Mudo.
Toa Mudo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mudo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Honda under the eye.
Honda takes a swing at Mudo's ribcage but misses.
Mudo feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Mudo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honda.
Honda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mudo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mudo cracks Honda with an open hand slap.
Mudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mudo to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mudo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mudo, as that shot connected.
#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Mudo. That snapped Honda's head back.
#ROC#Honda is rocked!
Mudo lands with an overhand left.
Honda is still on wobbly legs! Can Mudo finish him?
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mudo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honda drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mudo to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Honda! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mudo takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Toa Mudo!
During a confident post fight interview, Toa Mudo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
S-1 Europe GP 2024 - Final
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Honda clinches up with Kawamura and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kawamura is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Honda trying to land knees to the body.
Kawamura wants to break free but Honda has control.
Kawamura taking a breather.#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Kawamura gets tackled into the ropes by Honda. Honda maintains the clinch. #BC#
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda scores with a head kick. Kawamura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawamura moves out of range as Honda throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda looks to clinch
and Kawamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crunch! Honda slams his shin into Kawamura's torso.
Kawamura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kawamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Some wild striking there from Kawamura.
Kawamura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Honda forces Kawamura back against the ropes and clinches.
Kawamura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
Honda blocks a body shot from Kawamura.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Honda manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Honda.
Honda connects with a body shot.#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Honda darts in and clinches Kawamura up against the ropes.
Honda is leaning against Kawamura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawamura tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Kawamura improves position. #BC#
Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda tries to bum rush Kawamura with a series of wild strikes but Kawamura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Honda has Kawamura up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Honda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Honda tries to clinch but Kawamura moves out of range.
Kawamura keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Honda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Honda moves into range and clinches up with Kawamura.#BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawamura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Kawamura unleashes a big counter combination but Honda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kawamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kawamura steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Honda.
Kawamura scores with a head kick.
Kawamura throws a nice looking combination but Honda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda cracks Kawamura with an open hand slap.
Kawamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawamura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kawamura tries to counter with a clinch but Honda shakes him off and moves away.
Honda moves in looking to clinch but Kawamura pushes him off.
Kawamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Honda tenderised Kawamura's leg. Kawamura is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kawamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honda.
Kawamura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kawamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kawamura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2##CL2#
Kawamura closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kawamura tries to break free but Honda pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Kawamura breaks the clinch.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawamura. #CL2#
Kawamura closes the distance and clinches.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Yuki Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda misses with a head kick.
Kawamura tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuki Honda will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Honda misses with a head kick.
Honda tries to clinch up.
Kawamura keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honda scores with a nice right hand.
Kawamura misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kawamura has eaten all the pies!
Kawamura avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda feints a jab promting Kawamura to slip. Honda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kawamura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#KD#
Honda catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Kawamura stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Kawamura walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda tries to clinch but Kawamura is having none of it. #T1##CL2#
Kawamura moves into the clinch.
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Honda breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Kawamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Yuki Honda has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Kawamura lands but Honda takes it in his stride. #CL#
Honda clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Honda moves into the clinch.
Kawamura slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kawamura can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Kawamura instigates a clinch. #BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T2#
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda misses with a low kick.
Kawamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda.
Honda wants to clinch.
Kawamura connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honda 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Honda! |
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Event:
S-1 South America GP 2024 - R1
Date: Aug 27, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Honda closes the distance and clinches.
Seon can't break the clinch.
Seon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon trying to stall but Honda improves his position.
Honda taking a breather.
Honda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.
Honda looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL#
Honda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Honda looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seon is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Honda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seon's efforts to push away.
Seon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Honda has Seon pressed against the ropes, preventing Seon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seon looking to stall.
Honda is trying to maintain a safe position but Seon gets an underhook and turns Honda into the ropes.#BC#
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Seon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Honda looking to stall.
#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch.
Seon lunges at Honda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honda's hand.
Seon slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Seon moves out of range as Honda throws a body kick.
Seon looks to land a combination. Honda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T2##CL2#
Seon moves into the clinch successfully.
Honda takes an elbow to the temple.
Seon is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Seon into the ropes.
Honda is trying to stall.
#BC2#
Seon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seon keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seon blocks a head kick by Honda.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seon throws a big counter head kick but Honda avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Seon drives through and clinches with Honda against the ropes.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Seon improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Woo Jin Seon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Honda tries to keep at a distance but Seon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seon lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Honda gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seon paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Honda takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1##CL#
Honda takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Seon.
Seon wants to stall.
Seon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Seon has Honda pushed against the ropes.
Woo Jin Seon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2##BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda throws a jab when Seon was well out of range.
Honda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Seon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honda, pushing him back against the ropes.
Seon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seon tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Seon has him pressed against the ropes.
Seon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seon scores with a shot to the side of Honda's head.
Honda keeps control of Seon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seon as Honda tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woo Jin Seon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Seon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honda throws out the jab. #CL#
Honda moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honda throws a head punch that misses.
Honda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Seon up against the ropes.
Seon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Seon lands a knee to the body.
Seon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seon missing with knees to the body.
Seon tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seon counters with a left to the body. #T1##KD#
Honda closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Seon crashing to the mat! Seon uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC#Seon is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Woo Jin Seon has been cut.
Honda throws a series of punches but Seon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.#CL2#
Seon darts in and clinches Honda up against the ropes.
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!
Seon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Honda avoiding damage as Seon throws knees to the body.
Honda tries to break the clinch but Seon is controlling the position. #BC#
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seon scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Seon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Seon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda tries to clinch up but Seon circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Seon moves into the clinch successfully.
Honda leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yuki Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woo Jin Seon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
S-1 Asia GP 2024 - RD2
Date: Aug 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Honda lands a slapping body shot.
Honda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Honda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunn.
Honda wants to clinch up but Dunn keeps it at a distance.
Dunn scores with a three punch combo!
Honda doesn't manage to clinch there - Dunn circles away.
#CL#
Dunn moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunn tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.
Honda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Honda can't break the clinch.
Honda letting Dunn take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honda. #T1#
Honda can't break the clinch.
Dunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Dunn has had enough of the clinch but Honda keeps him there for the moment.
Honda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunn is trying to force a seperation but Honda has the dominant position.
Honda pushes Dunn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honda tries to stall but Dunn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunn tries to stall but Honda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dunn is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.
Dunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Honda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honda working hard to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Honda on the inside. #BC2#
Honda breaks the clinch.
Honda tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range. #KD2#
Honda throws out a head kick that Dunn doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dunn crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Dunn's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Honda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda throws a push kick but Dunn slaps the foot to one side.
Honda catches Dunn napping and cracks him with a perfect head kick! Dunn goes down! He's bigtime hurt! He's not going to make it back to his feet - the referee has called it off! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yuki Honda! |
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Event:
S-1 Japan GP 2024 - RD1
Date: Jul 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Honda wants to clinch up but Makio keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Makio drives through and clinches with Honda against the ropes.
Makio can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch.
Honda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Makio gets a clinch.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makio.
#BC#
Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Honda closes the distance and pushes Makio back into the ropes.
Honda taking a breather. #BC2#
Makio manages to break the clinch.
Honda is looking to clinch but Makio is avoiding it.
#CL#
Honda has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1##BC#
Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda moves in looking to clinch but Makio pushes him off.
Honda wants to clinch
and Makio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makio swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Honda gets tackled into the ropes by Makio. Makio maintains the clinch.
Honda misses with a knee strike.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Makio has double underhooks.
Honda trying to control the position but instead, Makio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honda into the ropes.#BC#
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Honda will feel that in the morning.
Makio lands a right hook to the body.
Makio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T2##CL2#
Makio gets a clinch. #BC2#
Makio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Makio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Makio forces Honda back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Makio throws a series of punches but Honda moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda throws a leg kick but Makio sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL2#
Makio rushes Honda and presses him up against the ropes.
Makio controlling the action here for a moment.
Makio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makio is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kanetake Makio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Honda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Makio darts in and clinches Honda up against the ropes.
Makio is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Makio tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makio.
Makio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Makio.
Makio is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the ropes.
Makio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honda's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but Makio avoids the damage to the body.
Makio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Makio breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Makio rushes Honda and presses him up against the ropes.#T1##BC#
Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makio scores with a head kick.
Honda ducks right into an uppercut from Makio. #CL2#
Makio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC2#
Makio breaks from the clinch.
Makio checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Honda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makio blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda is trying to stall.
Makio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honda's efforts to push away.
Makio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Makio lands a knee to the body.
Kanetake Makio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Makio breaks from the clinch.
Honda darts in trying to clinch
and Makio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Honda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda with a nice calf kick.
Makio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Honda at a distance.
#CL2#
Makio moves into the clinch.
Honda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makio's efforts to push away.
Honda is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kanetake Makio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Makio rushes Honda and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makio as Honda tries to tie him up.
Honda tries to break free but Makio pushes him back against the ropes.
Makio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Yuki Honda has been cut.#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Honda takes a step back to recover. #CL2#
Makio has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Makio manages to break the clinch.
#T1##CL2#
Makio rushes Honda and presses him up against the ropes.
Makio unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL2#
Makio moves into the clinch successfully.
Makio slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Makio counters with a three punch combo that has Honda backing up. Honda nods at Makio to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
Honda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Honda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makio blocks it with crossed arms.
Makio wants to stall.
Makio is trying to force a seperation but Honda has the dominant position.#BC#
Honda breaks from the clinch.
Honda moves in looking to clinch but Makio pushes him off.#CL2#
Makio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yuki Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanetake Makio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Makio wants to break free but Honda has control.
Makio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanetake Makio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makio 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanetake Makio! |
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