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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 679 p4p, 90 weight class) and Silva Scorpion (ranked 7150 p4p, 496 weight class). Bonney comes to the ring accompanied by Call me Young Gun. Scorpion has chosen Roy Jones Jr - I Smoke, I Drink feat. Mr. Magic & Youngbloodz) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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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
46 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Silva Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney throws a right and a left that Scorpion avoids nicely.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Silva Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scorpion has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scorpion.
Bonney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Bonney tries to land a leg kick but Scorpion saw it coming and moves away.
Bonney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Scorpion finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonney's head.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney swinging wildly here.
Bonney throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Bonney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Bonney is having none of it.
Bonney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Scorpion in his tracks.
Bonney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonney misses with the combination.
Scorpion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Scorpion punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
Scorpion moves into the clinch.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney throws a lazy body kick
and Scorpion counters with a thumping low kick.
Scorpion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney takes one on the button.
Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
Scorpion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scorpion jabs at Bonney's body.
Scorpion digs a good body shot into Bonney's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion gets tackled into the ropes by Bonney. Bonney maintains the clinch.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorpion trying to control the position but instead, Bonney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scorpion into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Scorpion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Scorpion.
Bonney breaks from the clinch.
Scorpion jabs Bonney right on the nose. Bonney blinks but takes it well.
Scorpion jabs Bonney right on the nose. Bonney blinks but takes it well.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
A punch combination from Bonney misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scorpion looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Scorpion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Bonney misses.
Bonney throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scorpion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scorpion if he has to take too many more of those.
Scorpion throws a chopping leg kick but Bonney manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scorpion.
Bonney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Scorpion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion swinging wildly here.
Scorpion catches Bonney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Scorpion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney misses with the combination.
Scorpion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a right hook to the body.
Scorpion is looking to slow Bonney down with leg kicks.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Scorpion moved out of range nicely.
Scorpion throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Scorpion looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo but Scorpion just gets out of the way.
Jab from Scorpion.
Bonney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Scorpion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonney doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scorpion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Scorpion throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Scorpion lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion throws a jab when Bonney was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Scorpion feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scorpion scoring well with a low kick there.
Scorpion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion tried to score with a low kick but Bonney checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scorpion tries to clinch but Bonney moves out of range.
Scorpion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonney moves forwards but Scorpion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonney throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
Bonney gets tackled into the ropes by Scorpion. Scorpion maintains the clinch.
Bonney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Scorpion tries to throw a body punch but Bonney avoids it by throwing Scorpion back against the ropes.
Scorpion managing to block the knees to the body from Bonney.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Scorpion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Scorpion misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Scorpion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scorpion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonney working hard to break the clinch.
Scorpion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Scorpion.
Scorpion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scorpion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Scorpion lands with an overhand left.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scorpion jabs at Bonney's body.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bonney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Bonney in a clinch.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonney tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonneys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney missing with knees to the body.
Bonney taking a breather.
Bonney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonney is trying to push Scorpion away but Scorpion has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scorpion.
Silva Scorpion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scorpion avoiding damage as Bonney throws knees to the body.
Scorpion can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
Bonney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bonney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scorpion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonney's efforts to push away.
Bonney throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scorpion avoids it.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scorpion is defending well for now.
Scorpion digs a right hand into Bonney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonney's gas tank.
Bonney misses with some punches.
Bonney wants to break free but Scorpion has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Scorpion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Scorpion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Scorpion!
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