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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Forem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 New York, Forrest Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miroslav Forem!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonnar darts in and clinches Forem up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bonnar as the two fighters clinch.
Bonnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Forem is trying to break free.
Bonnar is stalling here.
Bonnar lands with a right to the head.
Bonnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Forem up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Forrest Bonnar.
A head kick from Bonnar lands but Forem takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonnar moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonnar stalling.
Forem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonnar.
Forem is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bonnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonnar manages to pull guard.
Forem stands up from Bonnar's guard - Forem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bonnar gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Bonnar - that landed with a thud.
Forem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar has Forem pressed against the cage.
Forem wants to stall.
Bonnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bonnar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bonnar gets through Forem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Bonnar.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Forrest Bonnar.
Forem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonnar leaves Forem with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miroslav Forem.
Forem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Bonnar instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forem tries to stall but Bonnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Forem tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonnar stalling the fight.
Bonnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bonnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bonnar has Forem pressed against the cage.
Forem has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Forem taking a breather.
Bonnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forem letting Bonnar take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Forrest Bonnar.
Bonnar shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forem lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Forem or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonnar which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Bonnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonnar wants to clinch up but Forem keeps it at a distance.
Bonnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Forem circles away.
Forem wants to clinch up but Bonnar keeps it at a distance.
Forem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonnar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Come on Bonnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bonnar goes for a takedown attempt but Forem pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bonnar is looking to clinch.
Bonnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forem misses with a combination
and Bonnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonnar.
Bonnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonnar lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Forem jumps guard but Bonnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bonnar pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonnar wants to stand up but Forem is controlling him.
Bonnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forem on the ground.
Forem sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonnar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar wants to get back to his feet.
Bonnar is looking to get back to is feet but Forem passes into side control.
Bonnar is looking to reverse the position.
Forem has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonnar!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forem lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Forem avoids the attempt from Bonnar to control.
Bonnar reaches up and holds on to Forem to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forem wants to control the pace but Bonnar is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bonnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Forem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Forem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bonnar's guard.
Forem wants to stand but Bonnar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Forem decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bonnar clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar is struggling to control the position.
Bonnar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bonnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forem backwards.
Forem is looking to take this one to the mat.
Forrest Bonnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miroslav Forem.
Bonnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Forem prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonnar lands a damaging elbow.
Forem wants to break free but Bonnar has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonnar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Forrest Bonnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Forrest Bonnar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bonnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Forem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonnar tries to clinch but Forem is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Bonnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Forem which made him look bad.
Forem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bonnar pushes Forem up against the cage in a clinch.
Forem is trying to push Bonnar away but Bonnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forem backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonnar.
Bonnar is pushing Forem up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonnar.
Bonnar has Forem pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bonnar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bonnar has clasped his hands together around Forem's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forem stalks Bonnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonnar's face. Bonnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Bonnar instigates a clinch.
Bonnar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bonnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonnar cracks Forem with a nice body shot.
Bonnar pulls guard effortlessly.
Bonnar wants to stand up but Forem is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forem wants to stand but Bonnar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forem trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Forem wants to get up but he can't break Bonnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bonnar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Forem manages to pass to side control.
Forem is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonnar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forem is looking for a kimura here.
Forem trying to control the pace.
Bonnar is staying active underneath Forem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forem missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miroslav Forem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonnar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Bonnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonnar, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Forrest Bonnar!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Forrest Bonnar!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Forrest Bonnar!
Forrest Bonnar wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
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