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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 2600 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Benson Bonanza (ranked 305 p4p, 318 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Benson Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunswick Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Brunswick Jr there.
Brunswick Jr stuns Bonanza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Brunswick Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Brunswick Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonanza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brunswick Jr. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonanza sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr connects with a body shot that sends Bonanza's belly button to the back.
Bonanza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brunswick Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonanza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Brunswick Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brunswick Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Brunswick Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brunswick Jr - that will leave a mark!
Bonanza looks winded!
Bonanza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brunswick Jr!
Brunswick Jr jabs at Bonanza's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr works the jab nicely.
Brunswick Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonanza's head.
It looks like Benson Bonanza has been cut.
Bonanza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brunswick Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bonanza will feel that in the morning.
Brunswick Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brunswick Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brunswick Jr digs a good hook to Bonanza's body.
Bonanza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brunswick Jr.
A shot to the liver by Brunswick Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Brunswick Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Brunswick Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonanza eats them both and turns towards Brunswick Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonanza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brunswick Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Brunswick Jr is looking to wear down Bonanza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonanza takes a step back to recover.
Nice jab there from Brunswick Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Brunswick Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Bonanza's cut.
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.
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
Brunswick Jr lands a jab to Bonanza's midsection.
Brunswick Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonanza's head backwards.
Brunswick Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Bonanza seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Brunswick Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brunswick Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Brunswick Jr stalks Bonanza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonanza's face. Bonanza staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonanza is breathing heavily.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Brunswick Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Bonanza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brunswick Jr lands with a good body shot.
Brunswick Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonanza can do to turn this around?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brunswick Jr - that will leave a mark!
Brunswick Jr jabs at Bonanza's body.
Brunswick Jr thuds a left hand into Bonanza's body.
Bonanza drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick Jr lands a nice hook to Bonanza's body. Bonanza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonanza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunswick Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonanza.
Brunswick Jr connects with a high kick.
Brunswick Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunswick Jr punishes Bonanza's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Brunswick Jr. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands the left hand.
Brunswick Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brunswick Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Brunswick Jr catches Bonanza right on the button with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonanza might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brunswick Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brunswick Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonanza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brunswick Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Brunswick Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brunswick Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brunswick Jr lands a big head kick that sends Bonanza tumbling to the mat! Brunswick Jr takes a step backwards and waves Bonanza back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonanza is rocked!
Brunswick Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonanza is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick Jr finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick Jr cracks Bonanza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonanza seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonanza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Brunswick Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benson Bonanza's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Brunswick Jr lands a head kick. Bonanza smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brunswick Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brunswick Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brunswick Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bonanza if he has to take too many more of those.
Brunswick Jr lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brunswick Jr. Brunswick Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Brunswick Jr jabs at Bonanza's body.
Bonanza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr lands a body shot.
Bonanza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brunswick Jr throws a shot to the body.
Brunswick Jr lands a jab to Bonanza's midsection.
Brunswick Jr punishes Bonanza's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunswick Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick from Brunswick Jr lands but Bonanza takes it in his stride.
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benson Bonanza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Brunswick Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brunswick Jr works the jab nicely.
Brunswick Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brunswick Jr pushes Bonanza away with a front kick.
Brunswick Jr connects with a body shot that sends Bonanza's belly button to the back.
Brunswick Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brunswick Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brunswick Jr lands with an overhand left.
Bradley Brunswick Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunswick Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonanza.
Bonanza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brunswick Jr.
Bonanza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bradley Brunswick Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brunswick Jr works Bonanza's body with a nice hook.
Brunswick Jr stuns Bonanza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonanza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick Jr scores with a hook to the body. Bonanza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brunswick Jr works Bonanza's body with a nice hook.
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!
Brunswick Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brunswick Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brunswick Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brunswick Jr jabs at Bonanza's body.
Nice body punch from Brunswick Jr.
Brunswick Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Brunswick Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunswick Jr 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Brunswick Jr!
Bradley Brunswick Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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