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Event:
SFC 1: Page x Bonini
Date: Apr 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Page gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Page is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bonini defends it well.
Bonini tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bonini is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonini defending well though.
Bonini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Page seems to be working for a kimura but Bonini defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Page is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Page trying to control from half guard but Bonini is working away.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page moves into full mount! Bonini won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T2#
Page controlling from mount.
Bonini is working to get back to half guard.
Page looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page tries to control but Bonini wriggling away.
Bonini wants to control but Page is having none of it.#SUB#
Page moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonini has worked his arm free - good work by Bonini!
Page has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonini!#T3##SUB#
Page is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bonini has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonini is looking to escape.
Bonini is in a horrible position here. Page smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Page with shots to the head and body - Bonini looks very uncomfortable down there.
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonini is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
Page lands with some strikes.
Page lands a nice shot to the head.
Bonini tries to lock up and control but Page gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Page lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC#
Bonini is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page wants to take his opponent's back but Bonini doesn't allow it.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bonini is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?#SUB#
Page moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonini has worked his arm free - good work by Bonini!
Bonini seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonini is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Bonini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikel Page 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.
#R2##TD#
Page changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Page's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Page wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonini, who protects the arm well.
Bonini is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bonini some visible discomfort.
#T1##SUB#
Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Page thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bonini prevents Page from moving into mount.
Bonini struggling a bit here.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonini keeps working. #T2##SUB#
Page is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Bonini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Page working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Page lands an elbow.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
Page is looking to take a break and control but Bonini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonini can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Page is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonini is defending well.
Bonini is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Page tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Bonini tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Page presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
BOOM! Page connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Page with shots to the head and body - Bonini looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikel Page dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD#
Page drives through with a takedown into Bonini's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Page is pushing down on Bonini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonini is fighting to maintain full guard but Page has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Page. #SUB#
Page is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bonini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Page is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonini has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bonini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Page is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonini sees it coming and defends easily.
Page winds up and cracks Bonini with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Page is trying to work for a kimura but Bonini is defending well.
Page wants to control but Bonini is keeping him busy.
Page is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonini keeps working.
Nice strikes from Page there. #SUB#
Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold.
Page tries to pass to full mount but Bonini defends it.
Well, if Page is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonini taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mikel Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikel Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikel Page!
The defeated Maximo Bonini had this to say: 'I gave him a chance because my promoter told me so.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Bonini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Bonini gets caught flat footed, as Foley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bonini wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Foley manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Bonini trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Foley manages to pass to mount!
Foley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini is looking to improve his position but Foley isn't that keen on the idea.
Foley looking to finish Bonini with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonini!
Foley punishing his opponent with strikes. #T1#
Bonini working to try and regain half guard.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonini hang on?
Foley prevents Bonini from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonini keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Foley working for a submission but Bonini is keeping him at bay.
Bonini keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Foley working the ground and pound effectively.
Foley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bonini can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Foley punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foley lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Foley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Foley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T3#
Bonini is in a horrible position here. Foley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bonini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonini wants to try and get back to his feet.
Foley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Foley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foley cracks Bonini with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bonini is bucking up trying to escape but Foley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bonini can't escape the position.
Bonini looks winded!#T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Foley lands a couple of good shots and Bonini has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Foley is punishing Bonini with some ground and pound.
Foley lands shots from the back.
Foley scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bonini is looking for a way out.
Foley scores with strikes from the back.
Bonini is trapped and Foley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Foley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Bonini feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Foley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonini is aware though and is defending well.
Foley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonini can do to turn this around?
Foley looking to control.
Foley controlling Bonini's posture.
Bonini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kim Foley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini wants to stand but Foley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bonini being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Bonini closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonini lands in his opponent's guard.
Bonini stops Foley from standing up.
Foley pulls Bonini in close to prevent any damage.
Bonini wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving. #T2#
Bonini is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Foley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonini trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonini scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonini wants to stand but Foley has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3#
Bonini trying to control the position from guard on top but Foley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Bonini fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Foley to the ground. Bonini is now in Foley's guard.#ES#
Foley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonini as he jumps to the side. #TD2#
Bonini closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foley quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
Foley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bonini is breathing heavily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Foley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bonini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foley is pulling down on Bonini's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonini is looking to stand up but Foley won't let him.
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 Kim Foley will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bonini tries to close the distance and clinch but Foley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Bonini scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foley is trying is best to control the position here.
Bonini wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is trying to maintain the position but Bonini is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley is trying to stand back up but Bonini is controlling him
Bonini working Foley over with strikes.
Foley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T1##ES#
Foley kicks off Bonini and gets to his feet.
Bonini moves out of range as Foley throws a body kick.
Foley is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonini steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Foley.#TD2#
Bonini scores with a takedown into Foley's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foley has control of Bonini's left arm, preventing Bonini from doing any damage.
Bonini is working Foley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Bonini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Foley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foley is trying to control Bonini's posture but Bonini avoids it.
Bonini cracks Foley with a big elbow.
Foley wants to get back to his feet.
Foley is trying to get back to half guard.
Bonini wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Bonini goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bonini's guard! Nice work there by Foley! #T3#
Foley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Foley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonini trying to strike off his back.
Bonini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Foley is in close to Bonini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Foley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonini looking to control but Foley passes into half guard.
#SUB#
Foley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Foley eventually gives up the hold. #T4##SUB#
Foley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bonini is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foley's back!
Maximo Bonini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Bonini is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Foley has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maximo Bonini.
Well Foley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Foley!
The defeated Maximo Bonini had this to say: 'I gave him a chance because my promoter told me so.'.
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