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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Cucumber (ranked 739 p4p, 988 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 96 p4p, 132 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cucumber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scooter - Nessaja. Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music. Luigi Bonifacio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cucumber pushes Bonifacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Cucumber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cucumber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cucumber has him pressed against the cage.
Cucumber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Cucumber fails to land.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Cucumber's head.
Bonifacio can't break the clinch.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cucumber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cucumber.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Cucumber misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cucumber.
Cucumber feinted with a counter takedown.
Bonifacio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cucumber counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Cucumber's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio jabs Cucumber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucumber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Cucumber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area 51 MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Cucumber.
Nice straight punches there by Bonifacio . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifacio .
Bonifacio swats away the attempt to clinch by Cucumber.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cucumber is just out of range.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Cucumber moves out of range.
As Bonifacio tries to get set, Cucumber tries to push him back and clinch up but Bonifacio manages to avoid the attempt.
Cucumber slips a straight right by Bonifacio .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cucumber avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cucumber moves away.
Cucumber is looking to counter punch.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Cucumber saw that one coming.
Cucumber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio throws a hook but Cucumber avoids it easily.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonifacio .
Cucumber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cucumber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cucumber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cucumber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bonifacio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cucumber doesn't seem phased though.
Cucumber doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonifacio circles away.
A swing and a miss from Cucumber.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Cucumber's head but Cucumber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cucumber.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Cucumber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonifacio , pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cucumber.
Cucumber lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio being controlled against the cage.
Cucumber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cucumber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonifacio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cucumber's elbow.
Cucumber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber lands a left hand.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cucumber.
Still in the clinch, Cucumber scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cucumber tries to work over Bonifacio 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cucumber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonifacio 's efforts to push away.
Cucumber swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that The Cucumber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cucumber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cucumber has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cucumber tries a knee to the head but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio tries to circle away but Cucumber has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Bonifacio .
Cucumber working aggressively here.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio tries to work over Cucumber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks a body shot from Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio 's head.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Cucumber.
Cucumber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonifacio can do to turn this around?
Cucumber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cucumber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Cucumber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Cucumber with a series of wild strikes but Cucumber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cucumber rather than just go for the knockout.
Cucumber darts in and clinches Bonifacio up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio wants to get back to striking at distance but Cucumber won't allow it.
Cucumber lands with a short shot to the head.
Cucumber swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cucumber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonifacio 's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cucumber has Bonifacio pushed against the cage.
Cucumber working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cucumber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonifacio 's brow.
Bonifacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cucumber has him pressed against the cage.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cucumber misses with some punches.
The Cucumber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Cucumber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cucumber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio 's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber keeps control of Bonifacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cucumber missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Cucumber.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Cucumber throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Cucumber.
Cucumber looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Cucumber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonifacio . Bonifacio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cucumber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cucumber.
Cucumber seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cucumber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cucumber slips under a jab.
Cucumber throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Cucumber's ribcage but misses.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Cucumber moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio . Cucumber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Cucumber is looking to counter punch.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Cucumber moves out of range.
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Bonifacio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cucumber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Cucumber.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cucumber throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio 's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
Cucumber moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cucumber has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
Cucumber tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Cucumber dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with a left hand
letting Bonifacio counter with a right hand.
Cucumber ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio .
Cucumber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonifacio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cucumber is looking to take a break and control but Bonifacio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cucumber working away.
The ground and pound from Cucumber seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cucumber.
Cucumber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cucumber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonifacio keeps working.
Cucumber landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber is putting a hurting on Bonifacio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bonifacio regains half guard, as Cucumber was trying to land strikes.
Bonifacio trying to control but Cucumber postures up.
Cucumber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bonifacio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cucumber.
Bonifacio is refusing to be controlled, as Cucumber sits in half guard.
Cucumber wants to free his trapped foot but Bonifacio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is staying active underneath Cucumber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bonifacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cucumber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cucumber throwing shots but Bonifacio is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonifacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cucumber connects with a nice short shot to Bonifacio 's temple.
Cucumber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cucumber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cucumber is keen to just control but Bonifacio is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cucumber lands a nice short elbow.
Cucumber wants to pass the guard but Bonifacio is defending well.
Cucumber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonifacio sees it coming and defends easily.
Cucumber content to control rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Luigi Bonifacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cucumber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cucumber throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bonifacio to regain full guard.
Bonifacio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cucumber's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonifacio sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cucumber controls Bonifacio momentarily but Bonifacio frees himself.
Bonifacio stopping the sweep attempt from Cucumber.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonifacio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cucumber wants to sweep here but Bonifacio controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Cucumber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cucumber, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Cucumber!
A victorious The Cucumber thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Luigi Bonifacio had this to say: 'I am the BEST!'.
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