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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nogi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney comes to the cage accompanied by public enemy number 1. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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133 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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165 cm
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141 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nogi Kartov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney darts in and clinches Kartov up against the cage.
Bonney pushes off an throws an elbow but Kartov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonney lands a good knee to the midsection. Kartov won't want to take too many of those.
Bonney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonney working hard to break the clinch.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kartov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartov controlling the action here.
Bonney wants to get back to full guard.
Bonney is trying to control but can't.
Kartov lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonney trying to control but Kartov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kartov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bonney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kartov pulls his head out easily.
Kartov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kartov is just content to waste time from the top position. Bonney takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kartov wants to pass the guard but Bonney is keeping the position.
Bonney wants to sweep here but Kartov controlling him for the moment.
Bonney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kartov defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov postures up in Bonney's guard and throws a big left but Bonney blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kartov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bonney working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kartov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kartov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kartov trying to control but Bonney is working from the bottom.
Bonney wants to sweep but no luck.
Kartov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kartov has managed to get both his arms back between Bonney's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney being controlled here, momentarily.
Bonney has an active guard here but Kartov has managed to pass into half guard.
Kartov passes to full mount!
Kartov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kartov landing strikes from the mount and Bonney is in trouble!
Bonney is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov unloads with some shots from mount but Bonney bucks and avoids them well.
Kartov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bonney to take his back!
Bonney can't escape the position.
Bonney trying to control the hands but Kartov breaks the grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartov has good solid back control here.
Bonney tries to break free.
Kartov is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bonney defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kartov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nogi Kartov dominated that round.
That's time! Bonney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kartov.
Bonney struggling a bit here.
Kartov laying and praying for a moment but Bonney takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bonney kicks Kartov off and gets back to his feet.
Bonney closes the distance and clinches.
Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kartov backwards.
Bonney working hard to break the clinch.
Bonney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonney wants to break free but Kartov has control.
Bonney managing to block the knees to the body from Kartov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kartov moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
Kartov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonney on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonney's guard now, I'm sure.
Kartov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bonney is trying to control the position but Kartov postures up.
Bonney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kartov.
Kartov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonney working a defensive guard here.
Kartov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kartov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov wants to control from the top but Bonney keeps moving.
Bonney looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kartov passes into half guard.
Nogi Kartov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kartov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonney's head.
Bonney throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bonney wants to improve his position but Kartov is controlling well.
Kartov seems to be working for a kimura but Bonney defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartov works his way into full mount!
Bonney wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kartov somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Bonney manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kartov's guard. Nice work there by Bonney.
Bonney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kartov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kartov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kartov tries to control but Bonney wriggling away.
Kartov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonney swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bonney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nogi Kartov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bonney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kartov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bonney!
Kartov looking to control but Bonney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonney tries to control the position but Kartov now has his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kartov controlling the positon.
Kartov avoiding Bonney 's attempts to control his hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Kartov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bonney is trying to shake Kartov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Kartov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
William Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kartov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonney.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Kartov sees coming a mile off.
Bonney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kartov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonney wants to get back to striking at distance but Kartov won't allow it.
Kartov tries to land a knee to the head but Bonney blocks with his arms.
Bonney wants to break free but Kartov has control.
Bonney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov is looking to control Bonney's arms but Bonney gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kartov has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kartov.
Bonney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kartov feints a jab promting Bonney to slip. Kartov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bonney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kartov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bonney is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kartov off and has taken his back!
Bonney doesn't have the hooks in and Kartov manages to turn into his guard.
Bonney being controlled here, momentarily.
Kartov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bonney to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kartov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bonney pulls down on the head and he's put Kartov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Bonney!
William Bonney very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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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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