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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 442 p4p, 984 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 73 p4p, 134 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Karate - Kennedy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luigi Bonifacio enters the cage!
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12 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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163
17 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Bonifacio misses the jab.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Bonifacio tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Ryan.
Bonifacio swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio gets a clinch.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonifacio blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan misses the jab.
Bonifacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well.
Ryan takes a swing at Bonifacio 's ribcage but misses.
Ryan throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonifacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Bonifacio .
Ryan throws the left hand but Bonifacio avoids the punch easily.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonifacio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ryan jabs at Bonifacio 's body.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Bonifacio wants to counter with a clinch but Ryan pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Bonifacio gets a clinch.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio throws a combination that misses
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Bonifacio in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan stalls.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Ryan blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to pull guard but Bonifacio won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifacio is struggling to control the position.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio stalling the fight.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Bonifacio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonifacio can turn it around.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifacio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ryan back to the cage. Bonifacio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Bonifacio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan tries to bum rush Bonifacio with a series of wild strikes but Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Bonifacio .
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Ryan.
Bonifacio fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonifacio .
Bonifacio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Bonifacio moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Ryan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.
Ryan dips to his left and cracks Bonifacio with an uppercut!
Bonifacio is rocked!
Ryan measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bonifacio ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eddie Ryan!
A relieved looking Eddie Ryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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mgr
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RATING
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