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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Methuselah Honeysuckle (ranked 2505 p4p, 629 weight class) and Joe Pulizzi (ranked 335 p4p, 100 weight class). Honeysuckle comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphy's - Warriors Code blaring out of the sound system. Methuselah Honeysuckle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Methuselah Honeysuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Pulizzi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeysuckle throws a head kick that misses.
Honeysuckle throws a head kick that misses.
Pulizzi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pulizzi misses with a two punch combination.
Honeysuckle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Honeysuckle moves away from the strike by Pulizzi.
The fighters circling - Pulizzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulizzi scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Pulizzi misses.
Pulizzi blocks a head kick by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Joe Pulizzi has been cut.
Pulizzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Honeysuckle misses
and Pulizzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honeysuckle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pulizzi throws out the jab.
Honeysuckle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulizzi moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Honeysuckle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pulizzi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pulizzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulizzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle tried to score with a low kick but Pulizzi checks it.
Honeysuckle connects with a leg kick.
Honeysuckle stuns Pulizzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honeysuckle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulizzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Honeysuckle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulizzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulizzi misses with a right hand
and Honeysuckle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honeysuckle darts in and clinches Pulizzi up against the cage.
Honeysuckle throws an elbow that misses.
Honeysuckle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulizzi is trying to pull guard but Honeysuckle has him pressed against the cage.
Honeysuckle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Honeysuckle takes a shot to the head.
Pulizzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pulizzi lands a left hand.
Pulizzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulizzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honeysuckle counters with a stiff right hand.
Honeysuckle slips a jab from Pulizzi.
Nice shot by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle closes the distance but Pulizzi moves to the side
and Pulizzi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Honeysuckle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulizzi throws out a counter right but Honeysuckle avoids it with no problem.
Honeysuckle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honeysuckle clinches up with Pulizzi and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honeysuckle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulizzi is defending well for now.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
Honeysuckle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pulizzi is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pulizzi.
Pulizzi jumps guard and drags Honeysuckle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pulizzi has his foot on Honeysuckle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honeysuckle works his way back into a safe position though.
Pulizzi has Honeysuckle pulled in close to control his posture.
Pulizzi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Pulizzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joe Pulizzi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pulizzi takes a swing at Honeysuckle's ribcage but misses.
Honeysuckle thuds a left hand into Pulizzi's body.
Honeysuckle throws a body shot but no joy.
Honeysuckle throws a low kick but Pulizzi moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Pulizzi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pulizzi blocks a head kick by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honeysuckle tests Pulizzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice shot by Pulizzi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pulizzi with a jab.
Pulizzi throws a lazy right hand but Honeysuckle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pulizzi swats away the attempt to clinch by Honeysuckle.
Pulizzi misses with a hook. Honeysuckle ducked under it nicely.
Honeysuckle half committed to a counter leg kick.
It looks like Honeysuckle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Honeysuckle.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulizzi as he connects with a hook.
Pulizzi drops Honeysuckle with a huge uppercut! Honeysuckle drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pulizzi is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Pulizzi!
Methuselah Honeysuckle was interviewed post fight and said 'A bump in the road, I'll be back better and hungrier!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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