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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Osei Tutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Osei Tutu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham cracks Osei Tutu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonham throws a nice head kick!
Bonham keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonham lands with a right hand.
Osei Tutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Osei Tutu finds it's way through Bonham's defenses.
Bonham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bonham has Osei Tutu pushed against the cage.
Osei Tutu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bonham.
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!
Osei Tutu taking a breather.
Osei Tutu misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Bonham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osei Tutu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonham or not.
A short left from Osei Tutu.
Bonham misses with the head strike.
Bonham pushes off an throws an elbow but Osei Tutu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Osei Tutu has Bonham pressed against the cage.
Bonham blocks the elbow strike.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham stalling in the clinch but Osei Tutu improves position.
Bonham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Osei Tutu throws an elbow but misses.
Bonham lands an elbow inside that Osei Tutu shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bonham fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Bonham misses with a punch on the inside.
Osei Tutu is trying to stall.
Osei Tutu lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osei Tutu pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
Osei Tutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonham lands a knee to the head.
Bonham misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osei Tutu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonham is trying to stall.
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osei Tutu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Osei Tutu throws an elbow that misses.
Bonham avoids the elbow strike from Osei Tutu, against the cage.
Osei Tutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Osei Tutu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Osei Tutu tries a body shot but Bonham blocks it.
Osei Tutu misses with the head strike.
Bonham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Osei Tutu blocks an uppercut.
Bonham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Osei Tutu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Osei Tutu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Osei Tutu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Bonham.
Osei Tutu controlling the action here for a moment.
Bonham leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Osei Tutu.
Bonham with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osei Tutu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osei Tutu blocks a body shot from Bonham.
Osei Tutu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonham landing knees to the head.
Osei Tutu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonham up against the cage.
Osei Tutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osei Tutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osei Tutu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Osei Tutu has a couple of punches blocked by Bonham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Bonham will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Osei Tutu blocks the low kick.
Danny Osei Tutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Bonham misses.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up but Bonham circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonham swats away the attempt to clinch by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonham.
Bonham connects with a jab.
Bonham moves away from the strike by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Osei Tutu clinches.
Bonham blocking some punches.
Osei Tutu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osei Tutu's elbow.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Osei Tutu avoids the damage to the body.
Bonham leaning against his opponent.
Osei Tutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham avoids the elbow strike from Osei Tutu, against the cage.
Bonham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Osei Tutu misses with some punches.
Bonham looking to throw knees to the head but Osei Tutu is blocking nicely.
Bonham takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
Bonham slows down the pace here.
Bonham misses with a knee strike.
Bonham lands with a light punch inside.
Bonham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonham has a couple of punches blocked by Osei Tutu.
Danny Osei Tutu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Bonham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osei Tutu throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonham.
Osei Tutu blocks an uppercut.
Bonham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Osei Tutu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham missing with knees to the body.
Osei Tutu trying to stall but Bonham improves his position.
Bonham wants to stall.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but Osei Tutu blocks it.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.
Bonham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Osei Tutu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Osei Tutu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osei Tutu lands with a light punch inside.
Bonham slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Osei Tutu as Bonham tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Bonham.
Osei Tutu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonham.
Bonham has Osei Tutu up against the cage in a clinch.
Osei Tutu being controlled against the cage.
Osei Tutu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Osei Tutu cracks Bonham with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osei Tutu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Osei Tutu as Bonham tries to tie him up.
Bonham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonham stalling.
Osei Tutu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonham is keeping busy.
Bonham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonham trying to stall but Osei Tutu improves his position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonham.
Osei Tutu misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bonham fails to land.
Bonham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Osei Tutu's face.
Bonham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osei Tutu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 John Bonham will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Osei Tutu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonham.
Osei Tutu tries to clinch up.
Bonham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu wants to clinch.
Bonham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonham avoids the body shot from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu throws a nice looking combination but Bonham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osei Tutu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bonham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonham defending well as Osei Tutu loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bonham - just one landing.
Osei Tutu misses the jab.
Bonham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Osei Tutu, pushing him back against the cage.
Bonham misses with some punches.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Osei Tutu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osei Tutu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osei Tutu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonham.
Osei Tutu stalling in the clinch but Bonham improves position.
Osei Tutu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osei Tutu can't find room to land a body shot as Bonham controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bonham.
Bonham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osei Tutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Osei Tutu dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.
Osei Tutu lands an elbow just above Bonham 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osei Tutu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osei Tutu blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
A short right from Osei Tutu on the inside.
Osei Tutu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonham trying to control the position but instead, Osei Tutu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonham into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonham avoids the damage to the body.
Bonham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osei Tutu swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonham uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Osei Tutu is keeping busy.
Bonham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osei Tutu misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Bonham tries to stall but Osei Tutu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Osei Tutu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
Osei Tutu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Bonham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonham misses with the head strike.
Osei Tutu tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.
Osei Tutu blocks an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonham.
Bonham lands with a light punch inside.
Danny Osei Tutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osei Tutu throws a head punch that misses.
Bonham trying to control the position but instead, Osei Tutu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonham into the cage.
Bonham blocks an elbow strike.
Osei Tutu lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonham backwards.
Bonham working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osei Tutu lands a nice uppercut.
Bonham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osei Tutu blocks an uppercut.
Osei Tutu takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Osei Tutu blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonham lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Bonham.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Bonham!
After winning the bout, John Bonham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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