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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shia Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky's entrance music is -=Fried Day=-. A fine choice. 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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219 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
World class MT
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ernesto Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shia Locke!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke cracks Bonjasky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Locke.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonjasky!
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Locke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Locke.
Locke tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonjasky.
Locke tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonjasky looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Locke misses with an uppercut
and Bonjasky counters with a low kick, right behind Locke 's knee.
Locke lands a head kick!
Bonjasky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonjasky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bonjasky slips under a jab.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Locke misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonjasky lands the left hand.
Locke is looking to clinch.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky looks for the body kick but Locke saw that one coming.
Bonjasky drops his hands momentarily and Locke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonjasky throws a wild body kick that Locke sees coming a mile off.
Locke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonjasky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonjasky blocks a jab.
Bonjasky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Locke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
Locke lands with a nice body punch.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonjasky is able to avoid easily.
Locke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonjasky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Locke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Bonjasky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonjasky checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Locke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonjasky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonjasky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia Locke dominated that round.
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.
Bonjasky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Locke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Locke cracks Bonjasky with an open hand slap.
Locke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonjasky.
Locke throws a series of punches but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Locke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bonjasky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bonjasky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Locke. That did some damage!
Bonjasky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke scores with a jab. Bonjasky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick that knocks Locke off balance momentarily.
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
Locke blocks a jab.
Locke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Bonjasky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonjasky moves away.
Bonjasky throws a front kick aimed at Locke's knee but Locke avoids it well.
Bonjasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Locke is out of range.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Locke throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Locke slips a straight right by Bonjasky.
Locke misses with a hook. Bonjasky ducked under it nicely.
Shia Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Locke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonjasky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Locke swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Locke moved away.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonjasky!
Bonjasky tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Bonjasky does it's job there.
Locke scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke connects with a body shot.
Bonjasky looks to land a body kick but Locke moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke lands a body shot.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the body kick from Locke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bonjasky stuns Locke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Locke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonjasky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Locke.
Locke blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky moves out of range as Locke throws a body kick.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonjasky was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Locke.
Bonjasky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonjasky lands a nice looking body shot.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the body kick from Locke.
Locke lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky misses with a head kick.
Locke scores with a jab to the head.
Locke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Locke blocks a head kick by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky is looking to score with low kicks.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Locke misses.
Locke takes a swing at Bonjasky's ribcage but misses.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonjasky connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Locke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Locke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonjasky throws a wild body kick that Locke sees coming a mile off.
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!
Bonjasky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonjasky is just out of range.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonjasky counters with a straight right hand.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonjasky rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke throws a nice head kick!
Locke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Locke throws a head kick that Bonjasky semi-blocks.
Bonjasky is rocked!
OH! Bonjasky has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Locke smells blood and charges in for the finish! Locke unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Bonjasky sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shia Locke!
Shia Locke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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