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Event:
BANZAI COMBAT 35
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Honda takes one on the button.#TD#
Honda feints and as Path raises his hands in defense, Honda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Path looking for a sweep. Not yet Path, not yet.
Path wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Path is keeping the position.
Path looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Honda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Path wants to stand up but Honda is controlling him. #T1#
Path has his hands on Honda's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Honda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Path misses with a few strikes there.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Path throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Path connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Path digs a good body shot into Honda's ribs.
Path scores with a shot to the body.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Path.#T2#
Path displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD#
Honda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Path controlling Honda's posture.
Honda works over Path with some ground and pound from guard.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Path working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Path looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Path is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Path's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Honda postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Path shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Honda eats them both and turns towards Path to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
and Path cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL#
Honda moves into the clinch.#T4#
Come on Honda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Path tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the cage.
Path wants to break free but Honda has control.
Honda wants to take the fight to the mat but Path manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoichi Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Honda gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda wants to control from the top but Path keeps moving.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Path is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Left Path 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.#R2#
Honda tries to land a body kick
and Path counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Path punishes Honda's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Path scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yoichi Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Path pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honda misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Path! But no joy.
Path dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Path.
Path has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honda wants to clinch
and Path counters with a nice body shot.
Honda is looking to clinch but Path is avoiding it.
A jab from Path finds it's way through Honda's defenses.
Path connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Path will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Path dips to his left and cracks Honda with an uppercut!
Path lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honda tries to clinch but Path is having none of it. #TD#
Honda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Path manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Honda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Honda postures up in Path's guard and throws a big left but Path blocks it.
Yoichi Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Path looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Honda stops Path from standing up.
Honda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Path being controlled here, momentarily.
Path trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Honda controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left Path seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Path.
Honda slips under a jab from Path.
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!
Honda moves to clinch but Path breaks away
and Path counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Path scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Path lands a jab to the nose.
Honda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Honda wants to clinch.
Honda throws a head kick that misses
and Path counters with a nice uppercut.
Honda looks to clinch
and Path connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Path dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Path tests Honda's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4##CL#
Honda takes the fight into the clinch.
Honda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Path is trying to break free.
Honda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Path to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda tries to pull guard but Path forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoichi Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda jumps guard but Path stands there with Honda around his waist. Honda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Path's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Left Path 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!#R3##CL#
Honda rushes Path and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Honda pulls Path into guard.
Path wants to stand but Honda is controlling his posture from full guard.
Honda trying to keep a closed guard but Path is proving a slippery customer.
Honda is looking to sweep but instead, Path has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is controlling Path's trapped leg to prevent Path from advancing to side control.
Path takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T1#
Honda wants to control but Path is keeping busy.
Path stops Honda from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Path sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Path uses his free foot to push down on Honda's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Honda.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Path has a good base and remains in mount.
Path wants to control the pace but Honda is squirming around nicely. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Path sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Honda tries to lock up and control but Path gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Path takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Path tries to control but Honda wriggling away.
Honda is looking to get to half guard.#T3#
Path tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Path has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Path wants to control the pace but Honda is squirming around nicely.
Left Path is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honda is working to get back to half guard.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Path tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honda tries to reverse the position but Path maintains control.
Path tries to control but Honda wriggling away.
Path content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoichi Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Left Path comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Path winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Left Path! |
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