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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cliton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cliton !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cliton thuds his right hand into Bonham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cliton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cliton misses with a double jab.
Bonham fails with the takedown.
Bonham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cliton wants to improve his position but Bonham is controlling well.
Bonham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cliton defending well though.
Bonham is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but Cliton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonham looking to pass the guard.
Cliton wants to sweep here but Bonham controlling him for the moment.
Bonham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cliton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bonham, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonham wants to sweep here but Cliton controlling him for the moment.
Bonham has momentary wrist control but Cliton slips an elbow through the middle.
Cliton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cliton is now in Bonham's guard. A big mistake from Bonham there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cliton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonham pushes Cliton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cliton moves in looking to clinch but Bonham pushes him off.
Cliton misses with a few strikes there.
Cliton takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Cliton , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cliton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cliton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bonham is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to get to full guard but Cliton has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bonham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cliton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonham has a hand on Cliton 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cliton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cliton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cliton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonham regains half guard.
Bonham regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cliton wants to control from the top but Bonham keeps moving.
Cliton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham looking for a guillotine here but Cliton defends easily.
Cliton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bonham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonham clinches but Cliton breaks the clinch
and Cliton counters by clinching up.
Cliton gets underhooks to prevent Bonham's takedown attempt.
Cliton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cliton blocks the body kick.
Cliton closes the distance and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cliton keeps control of Bonham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonham lands a damaging elbow.
Bonham lands an elbow just above Cliton 's eye.
A knee to the head by Bonham.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cliton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cliton is trying to break the clinch but Bonham has him pressed against the ropes.
Cliton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonham has him pressed against the ropes.
Cliton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonham breaks the clinch.
Bonham wants to clinch but Cliton slips to the side
and Cliton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cliton .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cliton prevents Bonham from getting back to his feet.
Bonham trying to control the position.
Cliton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonham looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonham, not yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonham has an active guard here but Cliton has managed to pass into half guard.
Bonham gets back to full guard.
Cliton chips away with some ground and pound.
Cliton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliton throwing strikes from guard but Bonham blocks nicely.
Bonham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cliton scoring with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cliton 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonham wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonham controls Cliton momentarily but Cliton frees himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cliton works over Bonham with some ground and pound from guard.
Cliton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cliton passes into half guard.
Cliton working the head and body with strikes.
That's eight 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.
Cliton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cliton with the ground and pound from mount.
Cliton with shots to the head and body - Bonham looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bonham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bonham taking shots to the head.
Cliton is landing with some decent strikes but Bonham is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cliton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bonham is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cliton working Bonham over with strikes here.
Bonham regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cliton lands a nice short elbow.
Cliton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bonham!
Poor strikes thrown by Cliton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cliton lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Bonham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cliton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cliton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bonham is rocked!
Cliton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cliton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oh Bonham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cliton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonham's head.
Cliton stands and throws Bonham's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bonham seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonham is looking for a sweep.
Cliton scoring with punches and elbows.
Bonham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cliton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonham keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonham is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliton grinds an elbow into Bonham's temple.
Cliton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bonham some visible discomfort.
Cliton working the body and head with strikes.
Cliton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonham keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Bonham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bonham throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bonham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cliton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonham keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is looking to reverse the position.
Cliton is looking to take a break and control but Bonham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bonham lands a head kick!
Bonham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cliton counters with a one-two to the body.
Bonham clinches.
Bonham stalling in the clinch but Cliton improves position.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonham connects with a knee to the head.
Bonham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cliton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cliton 's face.
Bonham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cliton is rocked!
Bonham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cliton is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonham finish him?
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but Cliton blocks with his arms.
Cliton seems to have recovered his senses.
Cliton fails to pull guard.
Bonham with a knee to the head.
Bonham tries to score a body lock takedown but Cliton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bonham gets underhooks to prevent Cliton 's takedown attempt.
Cliton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cliton pinned against the cage. Cliton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Bonham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cliton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Bonham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Cliton .
Cliton gets a takedown into half guard.
Bonham is looking for a sweep. Cliton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John Cliton has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham gets back to full guard.
Cliton advances position into side control!
Bonham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cliton 's best efforts.
Bonham kicks Cliton off and gets back to his feet.
Bonham doesn't manage to clinch there - Cliton circles away.
Bonham tries to clinch but Cliton is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cliton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bonham tries to kick Cliton off but Cliton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bonham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bonham is pressing down on Cliton 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bonham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cliton 's guard.
Bonham won't allow Cliton to sweep him here.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but Cliton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cliton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonham looks a forlorn figure.
Cliton content just to control the position here.
Cliton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cliton has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonham's face.
Cliton prevents Bonham from getting the reversal.
Cliton looking to finish Bonham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonham!
Cliton wants to control the pace but Bonham is squirming around nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cliton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cliton lands with some strikes.
Cliton breaks from Bonham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cliton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cliton landing strikes from the mount and Bonham is in trouble!
Cliton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonham is bucking up trying to escape but Cliton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cliton with good strikes from the mount here!
Cliton with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonham tries to reverse the position but Cliton maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bonham sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bonham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cliton passes Bonham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cliton is looking to take a break and control but Bonham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bonham wants to improve his position but Cliton is controlling well.
Cliton working Bonham over with strikes.
Bonham tries to roll over but Cliton keeps him under control.
Bonham wants to get back to full guard but Cliton has mounted him!
John Bonham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bonham flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bonham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cliton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonham hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cliton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cliton 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for John Cliton !
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John Cliton !
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Cliton !
John Cliton wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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