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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wei Ru (ranked 1238 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 144 p4p, 268 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Luigi Bonifacio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wei Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy body shot
and Ru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ru misses with a body shot.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Ru's head but Ru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Ru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ru swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru blocks a jab.
Bonifacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio misses with a straight left.
Ru throws a looping overhand right but Bonifacio ducks down to avoid it.
Ru misses with a wild body shot.
Ru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Ru throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Bonifacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ru lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Ru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Bonifacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ru connects with a body shot that sends Bonifacio 's belly button to the back.
Ru throws out a powerful jab.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ru.
Bonifacio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ru with a body shot.
Ru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ru slips under a jab from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Ru is looking to counter punch.
Ru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ru ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
Ru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ru instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Ru.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
Ru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ru throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ru.
Bonifacio misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ru staying out of range there.
Ru swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ru counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Ru is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ru. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ru looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Ru closes the distance and clinches.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
Ru lands a body shot.
Ru rushes Bonifacio and presses him up against the cage.
Ru manages to break the clinch.
Ru fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ru lands with a hook. Bonifacio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ru swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio takes a swing at Ru's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ru.
Ru throws a one two combo.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Ru darts in and clinches Bonifacio up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ru.
Ru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Ru lands.
Ru digs a good body shot into Bonifacio 's ribs.
Ru is looking to wear down Bonifacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Ru dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bonifacio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ru wants to clinch up but Bonifacio keeps it at a distance.
Ru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonifacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ru swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Ru's head but Ru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ru lands with a good body shot.
Ru closes the distance and clinches.
Ru manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ru misses with a hook
and Ru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Ru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio swinging wildly here.
Ru is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ru.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Ru.
Ru scores with a three punch combo!
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ru manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio 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.
Ru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio .
Ru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ru looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Bonifacio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonifacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Bonifacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Ru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ru takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Ru goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Ru.
Ru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonifacio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ru breaks the clinch.
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonifacio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ru ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bonifacio . Those never looked like landing.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot that sends Ru's belly button to the back.
Ru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonifacio doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Ru.
The fighters circling - Ru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ru scores with a nice head shot.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Ru misses with a hook to the body
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ru misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonifacio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ru scores with a jab. Bonifacio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Ru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonifacio can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ru misses the target.
Bonifacio tests Ru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Ru moves out of range.
Bonifacio connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ru.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonifacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Ru's ribs.
Ru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wei Ru is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Ru ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wei Ru will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ru throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Ru closes the distance and clinches.
Ru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ru breaks from the clinch.
Ru avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a looping right.
Ru lands with a right hand.
Ru swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ru.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ru, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Ru moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonifacio lands with an overhand left.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Ru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Ru moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Ru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot
and Ru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Bonifacio works Ru's body with a nice hook.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that Ru ducks under and follows up with a left that Ru also avoids with ease.
Ru clinches with his opponent.
Ru manages to break the clinch.
Ru swings widly with a right hand
and Ru takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ru throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ru tries to clinch up.
Ru swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Ru lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ru.
Ru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Ru looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ru.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ru manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Ru cracks a nice hook into Bonifacio 's ribs.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ru throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ru throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru is looking to clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the body
and Ru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio .
Ru misses with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a stiff right hand.
Ru misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio stuns Ru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luigi Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ru throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Ru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ru avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Ru keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ru misses with an uppercut.
Ru pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ru wants to clinch but Bonifacio slips to the side
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ru.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Ru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ru manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wei Ru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ru dips to his left and cracks Bonifacio with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luigi Bonifacio .
I think Ru 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wei Ru!
In defeat, Luigi Bonifacio stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am the BEST!'.
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hype
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