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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Binley Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bonnie Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binley Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Bonnie Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Crocker.
Crocker keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonnie Jr rushes Crocker and presses him up against the cage.
Bonnie Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Crocker blocks with his arms.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocker blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonnie Jr with a knee to the head.
It looks like Binley Crocker has been cut.
Crocker avoiding damage as Bonnie Jr throws knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Crocker avoids the damage to the body.
Bonnie Jr crunches a lovely knee into Crocker's ribcage.
Bonnie Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Crocker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocker blocks it with crossed arms.
Crocker tries to pull guard but Bonnie Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Crocker drops back down to his feet.
Bonnie Jr misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonnie Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crocker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnie Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crocker throws a looping overhand right but Bonnie Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bonnie Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonnie Jr tries to clinch but Crocker moves out of range.
Bonnie Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crocker throws a wild body kick that Bonnie Jr sees coming a mile off.
Bonnie Jr moves in looking to clinch but Crocker pushes him off.
Bonnie Jr avoids the body shot from Crocker.
Crocker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonnie Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crocker controls the position from side control.
Bonnie Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr looks gassed!
Crocker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonnie Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crocker stands up and beckons Bonnie Jr to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker instigates a clinch.
Bonnie Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Crocker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonnie Jr breaks from the clinch.
Crocker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonnie Jr wants to clinch.
Crocker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnie Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Crocker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crocker looks to land a combination but Bonnie Jr avoids it well.
Bonnie Jr clinches up against the cage.
Bonnie Jr manages to break the clinch.
Crocker misses with a few strikes there.
Bonnie Jr forces Crocker back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr breaks from the clinch.
Binley Crocker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonnie Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Crocker. Crocker gets slowly back to his feet.
Crocker throws a hook but Bonnie Jr blocks it.
Bonnie Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocker circles away.
Crocker misses with a double jab.
Crocker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crocker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnie Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Crocker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binley Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonnie Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonnie Jr tries to clinch but Crocker moves out of range.
Crocker misses with a body kick.
A big left from Crocker misses.
Crocker looks to land a left hand but Bonnie Jr moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bonnie Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Binley Crocker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bonnie Jr slips a jab from Crocker.
Crocker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bonnie Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bonnie Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonnie Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocker circles away.
Crocker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonnie Jr wants to clinch.
Crocker throws a series of punches but Bonnie Jr moves out of range.
Bonnie Jr moves in looking to clinch but Crocker pushes him off.
Crocker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonnie Jr as he avoids it easily.
Binley Crocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonnie Jr lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnie Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonnie Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonnie Jr throws a series of punches but Crocker avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crocker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonnie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crocker.
Crocker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonnie Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crocker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crocker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonnie Jr clinches up with Crocker and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonnie Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crocker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonnie Jr lands an elbow that stopped Crocker in his tracks for a moment.
Bonnie Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crocker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bonnie Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crocker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonnie Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Bonnie Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonnie Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonnie Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr slips under a jab from Crocker.
Crocker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonnie Jr moves into the clinch.
Bonnie Jr with a knee to the head.
Bonnie Jr tries a knee to the head but Crocker blocks it.
Bonnie Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crocker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonnie Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Crocker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binley Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnie Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crocker to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonnie Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crocker.
Bonnie Jr lands a head kick. Crocker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crocker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonnie Jr slips under a jab.
Crocker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonnie Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonnie Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker throws a combination that misses
and Bonnie Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Crocker.
Crocker wants to clinch
and Bonnie Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Crocker misses with a double jab
and Bonnie Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crocker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crocker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonnie Jr swivels and escapes.
Crocker throws a combination that misses
and Bonnie Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Bonnie Jr slips a jab and a cross from Crocker.
Bonnie Jr lands a high kick!
Bonnie Jr throws a nice head kick!
Bonnie Jr is looking to clinch.
Michael Bonnie Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crocker's calf.
Bonnie Jr looks to clinch
and Crocker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crocker.
Bonnie Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonnie Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocker blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonnie Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocker working hard to break the clinch.
Crocker tries to break the clinch but Bonnie Jr is controlling the position.
Crocker avoiding damage as Bonnie Jr throws knees to the body.
Bonnie Jr can't break the clinch.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crocker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonnie Jr counters by clinching up.
Crocker working hard to break the clinch.
Crocker working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bonnie Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Binley Crocker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocker throws a push kick but Bonnie Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Bonnie Jr takes one on the button.
Bonnie Jr checks a leg kick.
Bonnie Jr instigates a clinch.
Bonnie Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Bonnie Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonnie Jr keeps control of Crocker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocker is trying to break the clinch but Bonnie Jr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnie Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonnie Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonnie Jr lands an elbow inside.
Bonnie Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonnie Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonnie Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crocker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr breaks from the clinch.
Bonnie Jr wants to clinch up but Crocker keeps it at a distance.
Bonnie Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crocker.
Bonnie Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonnie Jr moves away from the strike by Crocker.
Bonnie Jr throws a right and a left that Crocker avoids nicely.
Bonnie Jr moves into the clinch.
Crocker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonnie Jr.
Bonnie Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crocker.
Bonnie Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Crocker does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crocker looks to land a body kick but Bonnie Jr moved away.
Bonnie Jr tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Bonnie Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crocker.
Bonnie Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crocker throws a combination that misses
and Bonnie Jr counters by clinching up.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocker shoots in but Bonnie Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick by Crocker misses
and Bonnie Jr counters with a head kick.
Bonnie Jr tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Crocker misses with a body punch
and Bonnie Jr counters with a head kick.
Crocker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonnie Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crocker.
Bonnie Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crocker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonnie Jr counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonnie Jr tries a knee to the head but Crocker blocks it.
Bonnie Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crocker has him pressed against the cage.
Crocker tries to circle away but Bonnie Jr has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Crocker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crocker wants to break free but Bonnie Jr has control.
Binley Crocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonnie Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crocker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crocker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crocker thows a leg kick but Bonnie Jr checks it
and Bonnie Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Crocker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bonnie Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crocker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crocker fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binley Crocker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnie Jr has Crocker pressed against the cage, preventing Crocker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnie Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonnie Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crocker tries to work over Bonnie Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crocker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonnie Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crocker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crocker misses with a two punch combination.
Crocker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonnie Jr counters with a big head kick but Crocker shrugs it off.
Bonnie Jr wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonnie Jr moves in looking to clinch but Crocker pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bonnie Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonnie Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bonnie Jr!
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FIGHT
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