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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William H Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (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 - 9 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 9 - 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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily.
Pelican feints and then cracks Bonney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonney down.
A big left from Pelican misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bonney is defended easily by Pelican.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Pelican pushes him off.
Pelican throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Pelican throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonney tries to clinch up but Pelican circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelican lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney tries to clinch there but Pelican circles away.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Pelican.
Bonney fails with a takedown attempt.
Pelican looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelican swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelican waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Pelican throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Pelican tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pelican to counter with a crisp jab.
Pelican throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Pelican closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bonney tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelican creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bonney is trying to get back to half guard.
Pelican tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bonney tries to buck Pelican off but Pelican is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Pelican are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pelican's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pelican takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonney is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pelican's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pelican's back!
Pelican tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pelican is trying to escape the mount.
Bonney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pelican tries to hold on but Bonney postures up.
Pelican is looking to improve his position but Bonney isn't that keen on the idea.
Pelican looks gassed!
Pelican is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney with good strikes from the mount here!
Pelican tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pelican is rocked!
Bonney working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bonney looking to finish Pelican with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pelican!
Pelican is still in real trouble! Can Bonney finish him?
Bonney is working for a guillotine from mount but Pelican frees his head quite easily.
Pelican seems to have recovered his senses.
Pelican is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonney has a good base and remains in mount.
Pelican defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bonney.
Pelican keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pelican can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bonney has hold of Pelican's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pelican manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bonney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pelican is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bonney landing strikes from the mount.
Bonney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Bonney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pelican tries to improve his position but instead Bonney has taken his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelican breaks Bonney's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bonney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pelican trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William H Bonney dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pelican closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonney is working Pelican over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelican.
Bonney working aggressively here.
Bonney works on Pelican's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelican has Bonney pressed against the cage.
Bonney lands with a short shot to the head.
Pelican is trying to stall.
Pelican stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelican is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Pelican is breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crusty Pelican.
Pelican misses with a low kick.
William H Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican misses with a two punch combination.
Bonney dives in and grabs Pelican's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelican pushes down on Bonney's head and hops out.
Pelican has his takedown stuffed
and Bonney counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pelican's guard now.
Bonney is looking to work some ground and pound but Pelican has wrist control.
Bonney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bonney stands up over Pelican, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Pelican is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonney defends well.
Bonney wants to pass the guard but Pelican is keeping the position.
Bonney trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelican is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonney drops back looking for a leg! Pelican is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pelican manages to kick Bonney off! Bonney jumps back into Pelican's guard.
Bonney wants to control from the top but Pelican keeps moving.
Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonney is aware though and is defending well.
Bonney got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pelican has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonney has managed to get both his arms back between Pelican's legs - danger averted.
Pelican throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pelican gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bonney has passed into half guard!
William H Bonney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pelican has hold of Bonney's hands but Bonney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pelican is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pelican actively working from the bottom here.
Bonney working over Pelican with some ground and pound. Pelican looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bonney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pelican tries to roll over but Bonney keeps him under control.
Bonney trying to pass the guard but Pelican defending well.
Bonney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pelican defending well though.
Bonney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William H Bonney dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Pelican jabs Bonney right on the nose. Bonney blinks but takes it well.
Pelican tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it.
Pelican fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it.
Bonney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Pelican.
Bonney defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Pelican misses the shot to the body.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pelican.
Pelican works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pelican dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonney. That did some damage!
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelican throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pelican thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
The fighters circling - Pelican throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Pelican as Bonney shoots in.
Pelican throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelican throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonney tries to clinch but Pelican moves out of range.
Pelican scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonney scores a takedown into full mount!
Bonney connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bonney is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pelican can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican working to try and regain half guard.
Pelican takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonney is landing with some decent strikes but Pelican is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bonney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pelican is trying to escape the mount.
Bonney landing strikes from the mount.
Bonney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bonney trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonney is working for a guillotine from mount but Pelican frees his head quite easily.
Pelican has given up his back here. Will Bonney look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Crusty Pelican has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bonney controlling well, preventing Pelican from escaping the position.
Pelican rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bonney lands strikes from half guard.
Bonney is pressing down on Pelican's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pelican is holding on for now.
Pelican is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonney pulls his head out easily.
Bonney working Pelican over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bonney.
Bonney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonney winds up and cracks Pelican with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bonney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pelican gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney wants to pass the guard but Pelican is keeping the position.
Bonney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pelican wants to sweep here but Bonney controlling him for the moment.
Pelican is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bonney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bonney drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pelican manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bonney has Pelican in his guard.
William H Bonney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelican landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
William H Bonney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonney, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William H Bonney!
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energy
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