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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drapton Heed (ranked 4468 p4p, 3670 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 496 p4p, 437 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music. Luigi Bonifacio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Drapton Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Bonifacio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heed misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Heed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heed throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
We've been told by Heed's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Heed misses with a shot to the body
and Heed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio sizes up Heed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Heed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonifacio . That snapped Heed's head back.
Heed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Heed misses the target.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Heed. Those never looked like landing.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heed misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio works Heed's body with a nice hook.
Heed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio .
Heed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonifacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Heed looks to throw the jab but Bonifacio is out of range.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heed swings widly with a right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Heed tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio cracks Heed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Heed misses the target.
Heed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bonifacio 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Heed's body.
Heed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heed throws a sloppy body shot
and Bonifacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Heed's body.
Heed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonifacio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Heed is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bonifacio cracks Heed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed misses with an uppercut
and Heed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Heed.
Bonifacio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heed throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heed throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Heed misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Bonifacio .
Heed throws a big shot that misses.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Heed.
Heed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heed throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Drapton Heed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heed throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Heed scores with a four punch combination!
Heed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Heed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Heed takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonifacio .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonifacio feints a jab promting Heed to slip. Bonifacio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Heed slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Heed connects with a right hand. Bonifacio shakes it off.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Bonifacio catches Heed right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a jab. Heed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio .
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Bonifacio throws a right and a left that Heed avoids nicely.
Heed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Heed.
Bonifacio lands a jab-cross combination.
Heed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonifacio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Heed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Heed strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heed jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heed.
Heed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heed. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonifacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heed misses the jab.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonifacio cracks a nice hook into Heed's ribs.
Heed misses with a looping right.
Heed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Heed.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Heed drops his hands momentarily and Bonifacio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Heed.
Heed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heed takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heed tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonifacio jabs at Heed's body.
Heed misses with a straight left.
Bonifacio jabs at Heed's body.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Heed.
Heed looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heed misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio jabs Heed right on the nose. Heed blinks but takes it well.
Bonifacio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Heed might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Heed needs to keep his hands up - Bonifacio had a free shot at his head there.
Heed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonifacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heed misses with a straight left.
Heed throws a right hand that Bonifacio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonifacio also avoids with ease.
Bonifacio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heed with a body shot.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Heed.
Bonifacio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heed in his tracks.
Heed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heed.
Bonifacio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonifacio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heed throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Bonifacio misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a hook.
Heed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio jabs at Heed's body.
Heed misses with a double jab
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Heed does it's job there.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bonifacio lands with a nice body punch.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Heed throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a right hand to the body.
Heed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a jab to Heed's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heed misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heed tries to move into range but Bonifacio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio jabs at Heed's body.
Heed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a nice combination. Heed backs away looking to recover.
Heed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Heed.
Heed misses with a double jab.
Heed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonifacio 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifacio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heed takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Heed misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Heed misses with a body punch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio works Heed's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bonifacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Jab from Bonifacio .
Heed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Heed misses the body punch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice body shot.
Bonifacio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heed throws an off balance right hand
and Bonifacio counters with a straight right hand.
Heed looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio digs a good body shot into Heed's ribs.
Bonifacio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonifacio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Heed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonifacio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Bonifacio coming out on top.
Bonifacio jabs at Heed's body.
Heed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a nice right hand.
Heed with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Heed. Beautiful body shot.
Heed takes one on the button.
Heed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Drapton Heed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Bonifacio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heed on the side of the head.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Heed.
Heed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonifacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heed doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heed misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Heed takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Heed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heed misses with a series of wild punches.
Heed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot that snaps Heed's head back.
Heed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heed.
A nice side step and Bonifacio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a right hand.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonifacio clobbers Heed with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bonifacio with a hook.
Heed misses with a straight left.
Heed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heed misses with a hook
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heed lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio . Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Heed lands with a straight right. Bonifacio didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Bonifacio both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Heed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heed scrambles back to his feet.
Heed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heed scrambles back to his feet.
Heed cracks Bonifacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonifacio works Heed's body with a nice hook.
Heed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Bonifacio .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Heed.
Heed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonifacio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonifacio 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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