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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Bonanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Soto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Bonanza!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonanza.
Soto throws a series of punches but Bonanza moves out of range.
Bonanza tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Bonanza wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Bonanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Soto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Soto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soto throws an overhand right that lands on Bonanza's shoulder, as Bonanza tries to avoid the shot.
Bonanza moves into the clinch.
Bonanza working Soto over with knees to the body.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Soto in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soto's defenses.
Soto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonanza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joe Soto has been cut.
Soto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza working Soto over with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Soto won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Soto shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Soto won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Soto 's eye.
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Soto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Soto 's eye.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soto takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Bonanza scores with a knee to the head.
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Soto's ribcage.
Bonanza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soto's defenses.
Soto takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonanza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Soto jumps guard but Bonanza stands there with Soto around his waist. Soto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soto blocks an elbow strike from Bonanza.
Soto avoids the elbow strike from Bonanza, against the cage.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soto is trying to break the clinch but Bonanza has him pressed against the cage.
Soto avoiding damage as Bonanza throws knees to the body.
Bonanza has Soto pressed against the cage, preventing Soto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonanza stops a takedown attempt from Soto.
Bonanza landing knees to the body.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonanza stops a takedown attempt from Soto.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Soto is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Soto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonanza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonanza obliges.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Soto avoids the damage to the body.
Bonanza prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Bonanza.
Bonanza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza misses with a knee strike.
Bonanza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonanza misses with a knee to the head.
Soto tries to pull guard but Bonanza holds him up against the cage and eventually Soto drops back down to his feet.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soto has Bonanza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonanza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza lands a damaging elbow.
Soto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soto has had enough of the clinch but Bonanza keeps him there for the moment.
Bonanza lands a knee to the body.
Soto blocks an elbow strike.
Soto dodges an elbow strike from Bonanza.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soto managing to block the knees to the body from Bonanza.
Soto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonanza won't allow it.
Soto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soto working hard to break the clinch.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonanza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Soto avoiding damage as Bonanza throws knees to the body.
Soto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto wants to break free but Bonanza has control.
Bonanza lands an elbow inside that Soto shrugs off.
Bonanza missing with knees to the body.
Bonanza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonanza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Bonanza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Soto'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.
Soto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonanza on the side of the head.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Joe Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonanza is looking to clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Bonanza wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonanza wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Soto misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Soto misses with an uppercut. Bonanza saw that one coming.
Soto connects with a single shot there.
Bonanza takes the fight into the clinch.
Soto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soto's defenses.
Eduardo Bonanza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonanza crunches a lovely knee into Soto's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Soto wants a takedown but no success here.
Bonanza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonanza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza lands a good knee to the midsection. Soto won't want to take too many of those.
Bonanza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonanza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonanza keeps control of Soto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonanza lands an elbow that stopped Soto in his tracks for a moment.
Bonanza working Soto over with knees to the body.
Soto tries to circle away but Bonanza has him pinned against the cage.
Soto is trying to force a seperation but Bonanza has the dominant position.
Bonanza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bonanza.
Bonanza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soto managing to block the knees to the body from Bonanza.
Soto tries to break the clinch but Bonanza is controlling the position.
Soto fails to pull guard.
Bonanza lands an elbow just above Soto 's eye.
Bonanza landing knees to the head.
Bonanza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonanza just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Soto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonanza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soto is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bonanza lands a knee to the head.
Bonanza tries to land knees in the clinch but Soto avoids the damage to the body.
Soto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonanza has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto has Bonanza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonanza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonanza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonanza stops a takedown attempt from Soto.
Soto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonanza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soto's face.
Bonanza throws an elbow but it misses.
Soto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bonanza smiles and moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bonanza in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch but Soto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonanza moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Bonanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soto thuds his right hand into Bonanza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soto.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Bonanza is looking to clinch.
Soto looks to land a combination but Bonanza avoids it well.
Soto looks to land a right hand but Bonanza moved out of range.
Bonanza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonanza blocks a jab.
Bonanza wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Bonanza moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Bonanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Bonanza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Soto's cut.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonanza tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonanza moves away from the strike by Soto.
Bonanza wants to clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
Bonanza tries to clinch there but Soto circles away.
Soto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soto.
Bonanza is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto missing with a left hand there. Bonanza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soto scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonanza should have avoided that one.
Soto works over Bonanza's head and body with a nice combination.
Bonanza wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Soto throws a right and a left that Bonanza avoids nicely.
Bonanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonanza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Bonanza moves in looking to clinch but Soto pushes him off.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Soto misses with an uppercut.
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
Soto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonanza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonanza doesn't manage to clinch there - Soto circles away.
Bonanza wants to clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto moves out of range.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonanza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch up but Soto circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Soto misses.
Soto throws the left hand but Bonanza avoids the punch easily.
Bonanza wants to clinch up but Soto keeps it at a distance.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonanza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Bonanza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonanza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza is looking to clinch but Soto is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Soto jabs Bonanza right on the nose. Bonanza blinks but takes it well.
Soto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo Bonanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonanza is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Soto. That snapped Bonanza's head back.
Bonanza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonanza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soto keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonanza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonanza tries to clinch up.
Soto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonanza tries to clinch but Soto is having none of it.
Bonanza wants to clinch.
Soto lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Soto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bonanza 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Bonanza!
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hype
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