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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 294 p4p, 15 weight class) and Kreepee Krawlee (ranked 2001 p4p, 121 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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172 cm
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140 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kreepee Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Krawlee circles away.
Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Krawlee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krawlee manages to break the clinch.
Krawlee ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio.
It looks like Kreepee Krawlee has been cut.
Bonifacio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Battle Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Krawlee misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee digs a good body shot into Bonifacio's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krawlee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krawlee or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonifacio, which made it look bad.
Bonifacio stuffs the takedown attempt from Krawlee. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Krawlee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krawlee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonifacio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonifacio but Bonifacio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreepee Krawlee.
Krawlee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonifacio backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonifacio tries to avoid it but Krawlee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonifacio to the ground. Bonifacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bonifacio connects with the punch.
Krawlee slips a jab from Bonifacio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Bonifacio tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bonifacio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Krawlee misses its intended target.
Andres Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krawlee takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Krawlee trying to control the position but instead, Bonifacio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krawlee into the cage.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Krawlee controls the action.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio being controlled against the cage.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krawlee backwards.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krawlee's elbow.
Krawlee digs a right hand into Bonifacio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonifacio's gas tank.
Bonifacio tries to work over Krawlee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krawlee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krawlee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonifacio moves in looking to clinch but Krawlee pushes him off.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Krawlee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Krawlee blocks it.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krawlee can do to turn this around?
Krawlee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bonifacio to keep the fight standing.
Krawlee tries to pull guard but Bonifacio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krawlee pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee seems keen to control Bonifacio's posture.
Bonifacio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krawlee has his foot on Bonifacio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonifacio works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonifacio wants to get up but he can't break Krawlee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krawlee holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been informed that Krawlee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Krawlee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krawlee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonifacio defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krawlee working for a triangle but Bonifacio defends it easily.
Krawlee has control of Bonifacio's left arm, preventing Bonifacio from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krawlee looking to control but Bonifacio passes into half guard.
Krawlee is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Krawlee.
Bonifacio prevents Krawlee from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krawlee misses the body punch
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krawlee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonifacio pinned against the cage. Bonifacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonifacio throwing a counter right hand but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreepee Krawlee.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonifacio avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krawlee just misses with a punch to the body.
Krawlee has a takedown stuffed.
Bonifacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kreepee Krawlee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krawlee.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krawlee jumps into guard, dragging Bonifacio to the mat.
Krawlee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bonifacio manages to get himself to full guard.
Krawlee trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krawlee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throws an elbow that misses. Bonifacio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krawlee's guard. Nice move by Bonifacio!
Bonifacio postures up.
Krawlee looking for a sweep. Not yet Krawlee, not yet.
Krawlee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krawlee working for a triangle but Bonifacio defends it easily.
Bonifacio wants to stand but Krawlee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee is trying to control the position but Bonifacio postures up.
Krawlee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonifacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bonifacio preventing the sweep.
Bonifacio wants to stand but Krawlee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kreepee Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonifacio wants to clinch up but Krawlee keeps it at a distance.
Krawlee now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krawlee shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well. He's pushed Krawlee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krawlee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonifacio tries to avoid it but Krawlee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonifacio to the ground. Bonifacio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Krawlee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kreepee Krawlee.
Krawlee throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Krawlee.
Krawlee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krawlee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krawlee is looking to take a break and control but Bonifacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krawlee tries for a kimura but Bonifacio is defending well.
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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!
In his post fight interview, Andres Bonifacio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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