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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 1473 p4p, 572 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 194 p4p, 77 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chaize misses with a low kick.
Chaize looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio takes one to the side of the head.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize clinches up with Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage.
Chaize lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaize.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chaize.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaize.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize prevents a body shot from Bonifacio .
Chaize effectively controlling the action here.
Chaize will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonifacio up against the cage.
Chaize swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio throws a combination that misses
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Chaize throws a low kick, looking for Bonifacio 's leg but Bonifacio calmly moves out of range.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize tries to clinch up
and Chaize takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chaize.
Chaize misses with a left hand
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Chaize tries to counter by clinching up but Bonifacio breaks away and moves out of range.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Chaize has Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaize with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaize is pushing Bonifacio up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chaize using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio misses the body punch
and Chaize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaize in his tracks.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. Chaize was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chaize misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chaize moves away from the strike by Bonifacio .
Chaize misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio checks a low kick from Chaize.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the body
and Chaize counters with a left and a right that stings Bonifacio .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaize uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Chaize misses with a low kick.
Bonifacio blocks a leg kick.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize misses with a low kick as Bonifacio jumps back.
Chaize cracks Bonifacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaize missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonifacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonifacio is able to avoid easily.
Chaize takes one to the side of the head.
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Chaize.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Chaize fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Bonifacio - just one landing.
Bonifacio punishes Chaize's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonifacio ! But no joy.
A big left from Bonifacio misses.
Chaize scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chaize walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chaize throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Chaize throws a chopping leg kick but Bonifacio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize moves in looking to clinch but Bonifacio pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize has managed to clinch.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chaize struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Chaize moves to clinch but Bonifacio breaks away
and Bonifacio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chaize swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize throws a leg kick but Bonifacio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonifacio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chaize looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonifacio checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonifacio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonifacio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Chaize is predictable there
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio misses with a left hand
and Chaize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonifacio thinking.
Chaize scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Chaize didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Chaize is looking to wear down Bonifacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chaize tried to score with a low kick but Bonifacio checks it.
Bonifacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifacio lands a nice hook to Chaize's body. Chaize takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonifacio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Chaize misses.
Chaize fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Chaize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaize takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chaize throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Chaize defending well as Bonifacio loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonifacio .
Chaize takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Chaize avoids the punch easily.
Chaize takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Chaize.
Chaize fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Chaize rushes Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming.
Chaize is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Chaize's head but Chaize sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonifacio throws out the jab.
Chaize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Chaize avoids it easily.
Chaize throws a leg kick but Bonifacio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body.
Chaize throws a nice looking combination but Bonifacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaize misses with a low kick as Bonifacio jumps back.
Bonifacio throws a big shot that misses.
Bonifacio dodges the punch combination from Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Chaize does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chaize tried to counter with a leg kick but Bonifacio avoided it.
Chaize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonifacio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonifacio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bonifacio .
Chaize throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio lands a jab to the head.
Bonifacio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaize moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Chaize is predictable there
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaize closes the distance and pushes Bonifacio back into the cage.
Chaize tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Chaize showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chaize swings for the body but Bonifacio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonifacio walks into a jab.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonifacio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chaize misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Bonifacio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonifacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chaize moves away.
Chaize tries to clinch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Bonifacio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaize tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bonifacio is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Bonifacio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chaize fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonifacio , pushing him back against the cage.
Chaize with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaize with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaize trying to land knees to the body.
Jacques Chaize has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Chaize misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaize presses Bonifacio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize tries to clinch there but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaize is looking to chop away at Bonifacio 's legs.
Chaize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chaize 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!
Luigi Bonifacio was interviewed post fight and said 'I am the BEST!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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