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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leif Bonifay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Villar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villar has chosen Deuces as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leif Bonifay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Villar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Villar does no damage.
Bonifay slips a jab and a cross from Villar.
Villar looks to land a right hand but Bonifay moved out of range.
Bonifay wants to clinch but Villar slips to the side
letting Villar counter with a right hand.
Villar misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonifay counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Bonifay prevents Villar from breaking the clinch.
Villar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonifay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Villar is trying to push Bonifay away but Bonifay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Villar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifay tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Villar counter with a right hand.
Villar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonifay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Villar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villar has Bonifay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Leif Bonifay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Villar.
Bonifay connects with a knee to the head.
Bonifay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Villar's efforts to push away.
Villar jumps guard but Bonifay stands there with Villar around his waist. Villar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bonifay uses from the top position.
Villar pulls Bonifay in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leif Bonifay wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A left and a right from Villar both land. Nice combination.
Villar misses with a right hand
and Bonifay moves into the clinch.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Bonifay has Villar pressed against the cage, preventing Villar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Villar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bonifay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chris Villar has been cut.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Villar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bonifay lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Villar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonifay scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifay scores with a knee to the head.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Villar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Villar looks gassed!
Villar throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifay avoids it.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay dodges an elbow strike from Villar.
Villar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonifay just stands there and leans against the cage.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Villar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Villar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bonifay prevents it.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonifay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Villar takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay lands an elbow that stopped Villar in his tracks for a moment.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
Villar takes an elbow to the temple.
Villar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Bonifay crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifay lands a damaging elbow.
Bonifay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Chris Villar's cut even more.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Villar takes an elbow to the temple.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Bonifay.
Villar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonifay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifay obliges.
Villar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Villar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonifay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head.
Villar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonifay walks away with a smile on his face. Villar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bonifay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifay wants to clinch but Villar slips to the side
and Villar counters with a three punch combo that has Bonifay backing up. Bonifay nods at Villar to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonifay wants to clinch.
Bonifay tries to clinch but Villar moves away
and Villar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifay closes the distance but Villar moves to the side
and Villar counters with a one-two to the body.
Villar misses with a hook
and Bonifay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bonifay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonifay lands an elbow inside that Villar shrugs off.
Bonifay with a knee to the head.
Villar working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Villar tries a knee to the head but Bonifay blocks it.
Bonifay lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Bonifay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonifay crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Villar misses with an elbow strike.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Bonifay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Villar's cut.
That's time! Bonifay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonifay tries to clinch up but Villar circles away and keeps his distance.
Villar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonifay counters by moving into the clinch.
Villar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifay avoids the damage to the body.
Villar misses with a knee strike.
Bonifay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villar's face.
Bonifay connects with a knee to the head.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Leif Bonifay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifay gets underhooks to prevent Villar's takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifay obliges.
Bonifay lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifay lands an elbow inside.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Villar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bonifay blocks the elbow strike.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay lands an elbow just above Villar 's eye.
Bonifay crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Villar is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifay has double underhooks.
Bonifay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villar's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonifay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Villar's defenses.
Bonifay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonifay connects with a knee to the head.
Villar has Bonifay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Villar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Villar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonifay.
Bonifay lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Villar trying to land knees to the body.
Villar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Leif Bonifay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Villar.
Villar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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.
Bonifay scores with a knee to the head.
Villar wants a takedown but no success here.
Villar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bonifay fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Villar misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifay tries to clinch up
and Villar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villar throws out a loose jab but Bonifay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Villar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifay wants to clinch
enabling Villar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar misses with a combination
and Bonifay counters by clinching up.
Villar pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonifay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonifay prevents Villar from breaking the clinch.
Villar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Villar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Villar misses with a knee to the head.
Bonifay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonifay scores with a knee to the head.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonifay.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonifay managing to block the knees to the body from Villar.
Bonifay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonifay lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Bonifay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonifay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonifay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonifay stops a takedown attempt from Villar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifay with a knee to the head.
Bonifay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villar jumps guard but Bonifay stands there with Villar around his waist. Villar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Villar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Villar is trying to break the clinch but Bonifay has him pressed against the cage.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay holds him up against the cage and eventually Villar drops back down to his feet.
Villar jumps into guard, dragging Bonifay to the mat.
Villar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Villar is pulling down on Bonifay's head. It's preventing any offense from Bonifay, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leif Bonifay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Villar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonifay closes the distance but Villar moves to the side
and Bonifay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifay moves to clinch but Villar breaks away
and Bonifay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Villar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bonifay closes the distance but Villar moves to the side
and Villar counters with a nice uppercut.
Villar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonifay counters by moving into the clinch.
Villar can't get the takedown.
Villar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonifay avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Villar has had enough of the clinch but Bonifay keeps him there for the moment.
Villar tries to pull guard but Bonifay won't allow it.
Bonifay crunches a lovely knee into Villar's ribcage.
Bonifay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonifay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villar's face.
Villar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonifay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Bonifay lands a good knee to the midsection. Villar won't want to take too many of those.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonifay lands a nice knee to the body.
Bonifay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonifay obliges.
Bonifay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonifay would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Villar pushes Bonifay off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villar throws a combination that misses
and Bonifay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonifay.
Bonifay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonifay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Villar's face.
Bonifay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Villar.
Leif Bonifay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Villar.
Villar has Bonifay pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonifay manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Villar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Villar goes for a takedown attempt but Bonifay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bonifay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonifay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonifay darts in trying to clinch
and Villar counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonifay tries to clinch but Villar moves away
and Villar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Villar cracks Bonifay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonifay tries to clinch but Villar moves away
and Villar counters with a straight right hand.
Villar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Villar misses with a combination
and Bonifay counters by clinching up.
Villar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonifay working Villar over with knees to the body.
Bonifay avoiding damage as Villar throws knees to the body.
Bonifay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonifay blocks the elbow strike.
Bonifay lands an elbow that stopped Villar in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonifay.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Chris Villar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifay landing knees to the body.
Bonifay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Villar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonifay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonifay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonifay blocks an elbow strike from Villar.
Bonifay lands a knee to the body.
Bonifay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonifay lands an elbow inside.
Villar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonifay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow.
Bonifay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Villar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonifay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonifay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bonifay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonifay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Villar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonifay is defending well for now.
Leif Bonifay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonifay lands a knee to the head.
Bonifay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leif Bonifay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifay, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leif Bonifay!
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