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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steffan Bonnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blow.
Bonnar is looking to clinch but Blow is avoiding it.
Bonnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blow moves to clinch but Bonnar breaks away
and Bonnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonnar wants to clinch.
Bonnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Blow circles away.
Bonnar clinches up with Blow and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonnar breaks from the clinch.
Blow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blow tries to clinch
and Bonnar counters with a nice body kick.
Blow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonnar is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bonnar pinned against the cage. Bonnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blow cracks Bonnar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blow misses with a takedown attempt - Bonnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blow circles away quickly and effectively.
Blow misses with a takedown
and Bonnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonnar clinches with his opponent.
Bonnar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blow uses from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Bonnar, not yet.
Bonnar trying to control the position here.
Bonnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blow manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonnar postures up and lands a big shot to Blow's brow.
Bonnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bonnar stands and steps away. Blow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bonnar tries to clinch there but Blow circles away.
Bonnar throws a nice looking combination but Blow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Bonnar misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonnar somewhat.
Bonnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blow moves away.
Bonnar stuffs the takedown.
Blow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blow throws a front kick aimed at Bonnar's knee but Bonnar avoids it well.
Blow doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonnar circles away.
Bonnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Steffan Bonnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blow moves in looking to clinch but Bonnar pushes him off.
Bonnar closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Blow with that takedown attempt.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Blow.
Bonnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow trying to control from half guard but Bonnar is working away.
Bonnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown but Blow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonnar. Blow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonnar pushes Blow up against the cage in a clinch.
Blow pulls guard effortlessly.
Bonnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonnar preventing the sweep.
Blow trying to control the position.
Bonnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blow's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Blow has wrist control.
Bonnar postures up in Blow's guard and throws a big left but Blow blocks it.
Blow working a defensive guard here.
Blow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonnar on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blow is working an open guard so Bonnar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bonnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Blow moves to clinch but Bonnar breaks away
and Bonnar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonnar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blow somewhat.
Blow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blow closes the distance and clinches up with Bonnar, looking for a takedown. Blow pushes Bonnar against the cage but Bonnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blow closes the distance but Bonnar moves to the side
and Bonnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bonnar counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blow gets a double leg takedown into Bonnar's guard.
Bonnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonnar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Steffan Bonnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blow.
Bonnar is trying to keep Blow in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Steffan Bonnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bonnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blow working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Bonnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bonnar tries to bench press Blow off him but Blow keeps the position.
Blow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bonnar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blow but great work by Bonnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonnar tries to score with some ground and pound. Blow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bonnar working the ground and pound.
Bonnar trying to control the action but Blow is working from the bottom.
Blow is trying to work for a sweep but Bonnar has mounted him!
Bonnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blow hang on?
Bonnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonnar controlling the pace for now.
Blow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steffan Bonnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bonnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Blow with a knee to the head.
Bonnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonnar tries to clinch up but Blow circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bonnar is looking to clinch.
Blow fails with a takedown attempt.
Steffan Bonnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bonnar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A control attempt from Blow but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar landing strikes from the mount.
Blow is rocked!
Blow takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bonnar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steffan Bonnar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steffan Bonnar thanked Sparta Fightware for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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