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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bader Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bader Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonifacio has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones dives in and grabs Bonifacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bonifacio pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Bonifacio throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonifacio throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonifacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonifacio drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio - that landed with a thud.
Bonifacio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonifacio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working for takedown but Bonifacio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonifacio scores with a three punch combo!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bonifacio as he jumps to the side.
Victor Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bonifacio was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Bonifacio keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bader Jones was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonifacio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to advance to full mount but Bonifacio doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jones gets to his feet. Bonifacio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A big right from Bonifacio misses.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Bonifacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Bader Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Bonifacio. Bonifacio maintains the clinch.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Bonifacio presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones jumps guard but Bonifacio stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
The referee calls for Bonifacio to work.
Jones tries to pull guard but Bonifacio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Bonifacio throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Bonifacio had a free shot at his head there.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonifacio clinches.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonifacio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Victor Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonifacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio.
A hook to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Bonifacio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bonifacio scores with a hook.
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonifacio forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Bonifacio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifacio.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonifacio scores with a body shot.
Bonifacio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonifacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonifacio connects with a body shot.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Bonifacio closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Bonifacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Bonifacio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bonifacio has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonifacio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bader Jones.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifacio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Bonifacio does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonifacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio clinches up against the cage.
Bonifacio just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bader Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio breaks the clinch.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio with a hook.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Bonifacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bonifacio.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bonifacio as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonifacio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonifacio cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
An out of breath Victor Bonifacio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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