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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Get Your Guns. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William H Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghostal lands a slapping body shot.
Ghostal looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Ghostal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonney fails to land the takedown.
Bonney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghostal pinned against the cage. Ghostal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonney clinches.
Ghostal takes a shot to the head.
Bonney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghostal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghostal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghostal tries to break free but Bonney pushes him back against the cage.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Bonney wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William H Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ghostal regains guard.
Ghostal looking for subs off his back but Bonney has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney wants to work for an arm triangle but Ghostal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ghostal wants to control but Bonney is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonney lands a nice short elbow.
Bonney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ghostal wants to control but Bonney is keeping busy.
Bonney thows a huge punch but Ghostal dodges it nicely.
Ghostal is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghostal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonney.
Ghostal is trying to stand back up but Bonney is controlling him
Ghostal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ghostal misses the jab.
No luck for Bonney with that takedown attempt.
Ghostal misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonney tries to clinch there but Ghostal circles away.
Ghostal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonney.
Bonney doesn't manage to clinch there - Ghostal circles away.
Tad Ghostal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghostal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ghostal sizes up Bonney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghostal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghostal.
Bonney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tad Ghostal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghostal stuffs the takedown.
Ghostal throws a series of punches but Bonney avoids them all with ease.
Bonney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ghostal throws a series of strikes that have Bonney backpedaling.
Ghostal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ghostal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonney.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ghostal as he jumps to the side.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ghostal sprawls well. Ghostal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonney is breathing heavily.
Donk. Ghostal catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Ghostal missing with a left hand there. Bonney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Ghostal.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Ghostal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ghostal.
Bonney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ghostal is looking for a triangle but Bonney pushes his legs off easily.
Bonney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghostal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghostal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ghostal looks to throw the jab but Bonney is out of range.
Bonney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonney lands a left hand.
Bonney looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ghostal backwards.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Ghostal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonney lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghostal taking a breather.
Ghostal tries to pull guard but Bonney holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghostal drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Bonney on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghostal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ghostal looking to slow down the pace here.
Ghostal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bonney smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonney fails with the takedown.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a body shot.
Bonney shoots in but Ghostal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ghostal sneaks back into half guard.
Bonney prevents Ghostal from improving his position.
Bonney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ghostal is trying to stand up here but Bonney is controlling him well.
Ghostal actively working from the bottom here.
Ghostal is breathing heavily.
Bonney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is trying to work for a kimura but Ghostal is defending well.
Ghostal taking some punishment here, with Bonney in his half guard.
Ghostal manages to get to full guard.
Ghostal is pulling down on Bonney's head to control his posture.
Ghostal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Bonney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is in a horrible position here. Ghostal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ghostal lands a big shot there that rocks Bonney but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ghostal prevents Bonney from getting the reversal.
Bonney regains half guard.
Ghostal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bonney controls his leg.
Bonney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ghostal is working away from the top position though.
Ghostal trying to pass the guard but Bonney defending well.
Bonney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal tries to pass to full mount but Bonney defends it.
Bonney is pressing down on Ghostal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bonney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bonney doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ghostal wants to stand but Bonney has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ghostal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ghostal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bonney is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ghostal, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ghostal keeping moving, preventing Bonney from controlling successfully.
Ghostal has his foot on Bonney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonney works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonney is working Ghostal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ghostal keeping moving, preventing Bonney from controlling successfully.
Ghostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ghostal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonney defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William H Bonney will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bonney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but Ghostal shows good takedown defense.
Nice body punch from Ghostal.
Bonney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghostal avoids it really well and circles away.
Bonney forces Ghostal back against the cage and clinches.
Bonney misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ghostal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William H Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghostal prevents it.
Bonney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ghostal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonney is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ghostal tries to circle away but Bonney has him pinned against the cage.
Ghostal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonney tries a body shot but Ghostal blocks it.
Ghostal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghostal misses with a body punch.
Ghostal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonney is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal jumps guard but Bonney stands there with Ghostal around his waist. Ghostal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ghostal backwards.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Ghostal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghostal prevents the takedown attempt.
Ghostal is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonney has double underhooks.
Ghostal is trying to break free.
Ghostal blocking some punches.
Ghostal tries to break the clinch but Bonney is controlling the position.
Bonney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghostal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ghostal trying to stall but Bonney improves his position.
Bonney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ghostal's defenses.
Ghostal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ghostal misses with the head strike.
Ghostal stops a takedown attempt from Bonney.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ghostal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghostal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonney walks away with a smile on his face. Ghostal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ghostal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ghostal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ghostal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bonney tries to clinch but Ghostal is having none of it.
Bonney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ghostal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ghostal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
William H Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghostal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ghostal lands with a shot to the body.
Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ghostal lands a jab to the nose.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the head.
Ghostal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghostal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ghostal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ghostal lands with a nice body punch.
Ghostal with a nice cross.
Bonney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghostal looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well.
Ghostal stuns Bonney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ghostal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghostal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghostal lands a nice shot that snaps Bonney's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonney tries to clinch up but Ghostal circles away and keeps his distance.
Ghostal jabs at Bonney's body.
Ghostal throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney shoots in but no luck this time.
Bonney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghostal cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal scores with a body shot.
Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonney tries to clinch there but Ghostal circles away.
Ghostal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonney's head.
Nice shot by Ghostal.
Ghostal lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghostal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghostal with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghostal scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ghostal digs a good body shot into Bonney's ribs.
Ghostal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghostal lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonney is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonney tries to move into range but Ghostal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ghostal misses with a straight left.
Bonney has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ghostal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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