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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kassim Suluhu (ranked 24930 p4p, 846 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 543 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonney's choice of entrance music: Call me Young Gun. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassim Suluhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 32 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney pushes Suluhu up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bonney lands with a right to the head.
Suluhu manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Bonney.
Bonney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Suluhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Bonney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suluhu lands a right hook to the body.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney closes the distance and clinches.
Bonney stalling the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suluhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Bonney.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
William Henry Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
Bonney tries to score with a low kick but Suluhu moves his leg out of the way.
Bonney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suluhu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bonney avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Bonney misses
and Suluhu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suluhu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William Henry Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Suluhu throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suluhu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bonney swinging wildly here.
Suluhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suluhu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suluhu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suluhu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suluhu lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Suluhu.
Bonney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suluhu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
Bonney throws the left hand but Suluhu avoids the punch easily.
Suluhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
Suluhu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonney misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Bonney is looking for the big counter here.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suluhu lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick from Suluhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
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.
Bonney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suluhu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonney! But no joy.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suluhu is looking to wear down Bonney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonney 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.
Suluhu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bonney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Suluhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kassim Suluhu is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney scoring well with a low kick there.
Suluhu stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Suluhu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu misses with a body shot
and Bonney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonney scores with a kick to the body.
Suluhu connects with a right hand. Bonney shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Bonney finds it's target.
Suluhu scores with a nice head shot.
Bonney lands a head shot.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Bonney moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Suluhu blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Bonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suluhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suluhu connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suluhu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bonney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suluhu misses with a wild body shot.
Suluhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
Suluhu throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
Suluhu misses with a body kick.
Suluhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Suluhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Suluhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney scores with a head kick. Suluhu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bonney connects with a jab.
Suluhu throws a push kick but Bonney slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suluhu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kassim Suluhu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Bonney.
A counter left hand to the body from Suluhu misses its target.
Bonney wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suluhu!
Bonney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Suluhu momentarily.
Bonney tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu lands a right hook to the body.
Good work by Bonney as he checks the leg kick.
Suluhu lands a slapping body shot.
Suluhu swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bonney counter with a right hand.
Bonney moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Suluhu to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonney misses the jab.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonney wants to clinch up but Suluhu keeps it at a distance.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick
and Suluhu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bonney really felt that one!
Bonney misses with a hook. Suluhu ducked under it nicely.
Bonney is looking to chop away at Suluhu's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney moves out of range as Suluhu strikes.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Suluhu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonney is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Suluhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney missing with a left hand there. Suluhu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Suluhu tenderised Bonney's leg. Bonney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonney cracks Suluhu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonney cracks Suluhu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suluhu.
Suluhu misses with a leg kick.
Bonney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suluhu is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Henry Bonney.
I think Bonney 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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