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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 320 p4p, 19 weight class) and Tamid Nasib (ranked 842 p4p, 50 weight class). Bonifacio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noypi by Bamboo. Tamid Nasib has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andres Bonifacio's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamid Nasib!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasib.
Bonifacio pushes Nasib up against the cage in a clinch.
Nasib's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Nasib scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Nasib.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasib lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasib lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nasib blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio being controlled against the cage.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio tries to work over Nasib's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nasib is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Nasib wants to break free but Bonifacio has control.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nasib! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Nasib.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot that sends Nasib's belly button to the back.
Nasib misses with a body shot
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nasib throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonifacio.
Nasib missing with a left hand there. Bonifacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Nasib throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nasib takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nasib fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Nasib throws out a counter right but Bonifacio avoids it with no problem.
Nasib rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonifacio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nasib catches Bonifacio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bonifacio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nasib's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nasib throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasib's elbow.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Nasib blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasib gets through Bonifacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nasib is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib working aggressively here.
Nasib misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Nasib.
Nasib is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Nasib as the two fighters clinch.
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 Andres Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nasib uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
A slow jab from Nasib misses its intended target.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Nasib's shoulder, as Nasib tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio needs to keep his hands up - Nasib had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Nasib. That snapped Bonifacio's head back.
Nasib misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio looks to throw the jab but Nasib is out of range.
Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
Nasib misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nasib looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nasib misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasib uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasib blocking some punches.
Nasib misses with the head strike.
Nasib blocking some punches.
Nasib leaning against his opponent.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nasib.
Nasib looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nasib prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nasib's elbow.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nasib lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nasib tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Nasib blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nasib blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Nasib.
A right hook to the body lands for Nasib.
A right handed body shot lands from Nasib.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Nasib blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nasib.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Nasib's ribcage. Nasib let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Nasib misses with some punches.
Nasib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nasib cracks Bonifacio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nasib is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nasib bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nasib rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Nasib moves out of range.
Bonifacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Nasib avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Nasib misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nasib manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Nasib was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nasib misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that misses
and Nasib counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Nasib counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonifacio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nasib closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nasib misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Nasib.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tamid Nasib will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bonifacio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Nasib throws a hook to the side of Bonifacio's head but Bonifacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up but Nasib circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nasib! But no joy.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Nasib.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Nasib cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nasib throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Nasib might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasib swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nasib! But no joy.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch.
Nasib let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Nasib's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Nasib thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasib throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nasib has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nasib misses the jab.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Nasib saw that one coming.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Nasib throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasib slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Nasib takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nasib keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasib.
Nasib lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bonifacio rushes Nasib and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nasib swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nasib has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Nasib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Nasib controls the action.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasib lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nasib blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nasib tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Nasib wants to stall.
Nasib working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nasib scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasib swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Nasib misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nasib's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Nasib blocking some punches.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Nasib lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio keeps control of Nasib as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
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 Andres Bonifacio.
I think Bonifacio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andres Bonifacio!
A very excited looking Andres Bonifacio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Tamid Nasib stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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