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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Bonaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Triumph by Wu Tang Clan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm
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210 lbs
11 - 17 - 1 |
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192 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Money! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Bonaza! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bonaza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Money changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonaza tries to avoid it but Money manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonaza to the ground. Bonaza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Money changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonaza tries to avoid it but Money manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonaza to the ground. Bonaza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Bonaza misses with a body shot.
Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonaza ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Money misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Bonaza.
It looks like Trey Money has been cut. Nice takedown defense from Bonaza. No joy for Money on that attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Money. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bonaza throws a combination that misses and Money counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Money is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bonaza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Money. Money is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round. Money is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonaza has managed to free his arm - good work. Money seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonaza is looking for a sweep. Money is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Money seems to be working for a kimura but Bonaza defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Money is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Money is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonaza sees it coming and defends easily. Money is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonaza has managed to free his arm - good work. Money is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonaza has managed to free his arm - good work. Money is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonaza has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Money is trying to work for a kimura but Bonaza is defending well.
Bonaza gets back to full guard.
Money drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bonaza dives on top into guard. Bonaza wants to stand but Money is controlling his posture from full guard. Money is looking for a triangle here but Bonaza uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Money sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Bonaza tries to pass to full mount but Money defends it. Money actively working from the bottom here. Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Money looking for submissions from an awkward position here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bonaza tries to stand but his arm is trapped. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Money dominated that round. The cut man is working on Trey Money's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonaza swinging wildly here.
Money moves away from the strike by Bonaza. Bonaza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bonaza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. No luck for Money with that takedown attempt. Bonaza throws a series of punches but Money moves out of range. Bonaza thows a body shot but no joy. Money tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonaza stuffs the takedown. Money misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Money. That's going to take a lot out of him. Money will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bonaza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Bonaza looks to score with a jab to the body but Money is just out of range. Bonaza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Money moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bonaza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bonaza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bonaza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Bonaza. No joy for Money on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaza throws a shot from downtown. Money moves away and avoids it. Bonaza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bonaza misses with a head kick.
Bonaza misses with a double jab.
Money looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaza is fending him off so far but Money persists. Nope, Bonaza circles away and we're back to standing. Carlos Bonaza seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bonaza stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonaza wants it to stay on the feet. Money shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Bonaza counters with a three punch combo that has Money backing up. Money nods at Bonaza to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonaza lands a jab-cross combination. Trey Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bonaza misses the body punch and Money cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bonaza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonaza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Money rather than just go for the knockout. Bonaza tries to bum rush Money with a series of wild strikes but Money uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Money shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonaza sprawls well. He's pushed Money's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Bonaza throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely. Bonaza lands an overhand right. Carlos Bonaza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Money slips a jab and a cross from Bonaza.
Money shoots for a double leg takedown but Bonaza sprawls well. He's pushed Money's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonaza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Money looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bonaza pushes Money away with a front kick. Bonaza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Bonaza.
Money gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Bonaza counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bonaza throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bonaza looks to throw the jab but Money is out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Money tries to keep at a distance but Bonaza has taken the fight into the clinch. Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Bonaza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Trey Money'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. This is the final round!
Money slips a jab and a cross from Bonaza.
Money dodges the punch combination from Bonaza.
Bonaza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Money moves away. Bonaza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonaza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonaza feints a jab promting Money to slip. Bonaza then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Money slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Bonaza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Money counters with a single leg into guard. Bonaza didn't expect that. Bonaza tries to land a sweep but no joy. Money drops back looking for a leg! Bonaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonaza manages to kick Money off! Money jumps back into Bonaza's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Money has gone for a leg lock! Bonaza slips out almost immediately though and dives into Money's guard. Money is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonaza defends well. Money had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonaza defends it easily. Money is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Money has his foot on Bonaza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonaza works his way back into a safe position though. Money had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bonaza defends it easily. Bonaza is stalling in the full guard. Money is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Money working for a triangle but Bonaza defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Money is looking for a triangle but Bonaza pushes his legs off easily.
Money tries to land a sweep but no joy. Money is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Money has his foot on Bonaza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonaza works his way back into a safe position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Money is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bonaza defends well. Money keeping moving, preventing Bonaza from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonaza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Money working for a triangle but Bonaza defends it easily.
Bonaza wants to control from the top but Money keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Money is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bonaza is aware though and is defending well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Money has his foot on Bonaza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonaza works his way back into a safe position though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Money looking for a guillotine here but Bonaza defends easily.
Bonaza wanted to stand there but Money had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Trey Money showed his dominance in that final round. I think Money has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Money! An out of breath and clearly excited Trey Money thanked Beast Body for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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