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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Liwanag - Callalily. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Douglas Lima!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Lima catches Bonifacio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonifacio decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lima felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lima defending well though.
Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bonifacio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonifacio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonifacio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio is nestled in close to Lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Bonifacio has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bonifacio winds up and cracks Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lima tries to kick Bonifacio off but Bonifacio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lima looks winded!
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lima defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bonifacio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonifacio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bonifacio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bonifacio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio stops Lima from getting back to his feet.
Lima taking some punishment here, with Bonifacio in his half guard.
Bonifacio lands strikes from half guard.
Bonifacio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lima trying to control from the bottom.
Bonifacio drops an elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Lima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio with a nice head shot there.
Bonifacio is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonifacio working some strikes from top position.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
Bonifacio works over Lima with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bonifacio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lima wants to stand up but Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonifacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Bonifacio looking to pass the guard.
Bonifacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonifacio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonifacio stops Lima from standing up.
Bonifacio chips away with some ground and pound.
Bonifacio distracts Lima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bonifacio won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonifacio landing some decent shots from guard.
Lima wants to sweep here but Bonifacio controlling him for the moment.
Bonifacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonifacio cracks Lima with a solid left hand.
Bonifacio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonifacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lima on the ground.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonifacio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonifacio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bonifacio is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to stand but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Bonifacio is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima looking to control.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bonifacio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonifacio is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonifacio with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonifacio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonifacio with a nice head shot there.
Bonifacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lima throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lima misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Bonifacio gets the takedown into side control.
Lima is looking to reverse the position.
Bonifacio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lima down.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Bonifacio working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio is working Lima over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lima takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lima is looking for a sweep.
Bonifacio in side control lands a decent elbow.
Andres Bonifacio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonifacio working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio cracks Lima with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bonifacio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lima to see if he's OK.
Bonifacio working the ground and pound from side control.
Lima is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifacio working the head with strikes.
Lima can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonifacio lands some shots froms side control.
Bonifacio lands a nice forearm strike.
Lima wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio drags him back down.
Bonifacio connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lima some visible discomfort.
Bonifacio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lima tries to buck Bonifacio off but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Bonifacio scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio prevents Lima from escaping the position.
Check out the look on Bonifacio's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bonifacio working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bonifacio cracks Lima with a big right hand but Lima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lima is trying to control Bonifacio's posture but Bonifacio avoids it.
Lima is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bonifacio connects with a decent elbow.
Bonifacio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
Lima manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bonifacio's best efforts.
Bonifacio is nestled in close to Lima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lima is pressing down on Bonifacio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bonifacio postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Bonifacio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bonifacio won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonifacio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lima controls Bonifacio momentarily but Bonifacio frees himself.
Bonifacio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonifacio postures up and lands a big shot to Lima's brow.
Bonifacio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonifacio connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima wants to stand up but Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Lima trying to keep a closed guard but Bonifacio is proving a slippery customer.
Lima wants to get back to his feet but Bonifacio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio pushing down on Lima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bonifacio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonifacio working Lima over with strikes.
Lima pushes Bonifacio off looking to stand but Bonifacio dives back in and keeps control.
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!
Bonifacio drops an elbow to the side of Lima's head.
Ground and pound from Bonifacio.
Lima wants to improve his position but Bonifacio is controlling well.
Bonifacio winds up and cracks Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lima is trying to stand back up but Bonifacio is controlling him
Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonifacio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonifacio winds up and cracks Lima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio stops Lima from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that second 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!
Bonifacio shoots in looking for a takedown but Lima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonifacio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lima looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lima tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bonifacio is in Lima's guard.
Lima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lima trying to control the position.
Bonifacio prevents Lima from getting back to his feet.
Bonifacio pushing down on Lima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lima tries to roll over but Bonifacio keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Bonifacio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonifacio stops Lima from getting back to his feet.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
Lima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonifacio lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bonifacio connects with a nice short shot to Lima's temple.
Bonifacio working over Lima with some ground and pound. Lima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonifacio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head.
Lima keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonifacio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lima is trying to stand back up but Bonifacio is controlling him
Lima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonifacio.
Lima is looking to escape.
Bonifacio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lima blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head.
Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Bonifacio passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scoring with strikes but Lima is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lima wants to hold on but Bonifacio pushes him away.
Lima is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio with a couple of short strikes.
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Bonifacio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonifacio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lima tries to reverse the position but Bonifacio maintains control.
Bonifacio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bonifacio lands a big shot there that rocks Lima but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bonifacio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bonifacio avoids the attempt from Lima to control.
Bonifacio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lima is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lima tries to buck Bonifacio off but he can't manage it.
Bonifacio dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Lima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lima tries to lock up and control but Bonifacio gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lima is working to get back to half guard.
Bonifacio with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonifacio scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bonifacio postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lima looks a forlorn figure.
Bonifacio raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Bonifacio.
Lima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lima is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bonifacio lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lima really wants to buck Bonifacio off and get back to his feet.
Bonifacio dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Bonifacio.
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bonifacio working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonifacio landing shots from mount.
Lima sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Junior Douglas Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andres Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still in half guard, Bonifacio seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!
A pretty intense looking Andres Bonifacio took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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