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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Bonham has chosen Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham has managed to clinch.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bonham - that will leave a mark!
Bonham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonham misses with a low kick.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Bonham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bonham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Bonham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.
Bonham lands with a nice body kick.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes motions for Bonham to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Bonham.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Nice jab there from Bonham.
Bonham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonham.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonham.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonham with a jab.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Bonham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonham throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.
Bonham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Bonham ducks down to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonham!
Bonham ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonham.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonham avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonham moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Bonham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Bonham misses with a head kick.
Bonham connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy body kick from Bonham
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Bonham.
Bonham connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonham!
Bonham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonham lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonham.
Bonham lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonham misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonham.
Bonham tries to score with a low kick but Barnes moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bonham tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bonham moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Bonham moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Bonham.
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonham slips a jab from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
Bonham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonham.
Barnes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Bonham ducks down to avoid it.
Bonham misses with a wild body shot.
Bonham jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonham misses with a head kick.
Bonham misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Bonham scores with a body shot.
Bonham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonham.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bonham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonham scores with a hook.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonham feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bonham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonham scores with a hook.
Barnes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes misses with a leg kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonham checks it well.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham has managed to clinch.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes tries to work over Bonham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonham managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Barnes.
Bonham lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Bonham takes an elbow to the temple.
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonham misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bonham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Bonham blocks with his arms.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Barnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bonham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bonham swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Bonham moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
Bonham pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Bonham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonham throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonham just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barnes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonham moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Bonham works the jab nicely.
Bonham misses with a wild body shot.
Bonham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barnes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonham.
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes a swing at Bonham's ribcage but misses.
Bonham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
John Bonham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonham misses with a looping right.
Bonham lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Bonham.
Bonham lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Bonham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonham.
Bonham checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonham takes one to the chin there.
Barnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnes scrambles back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonham, right into the meat.
Bonham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonham manages to avoid it.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Bonham.
Bonham throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Andre Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes thumps Bonham with a low kick.
Bonham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes checks a low kick from Bonham.
Bonham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonham throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Bonham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonham looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bonham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Bonham thanked Diamond Nutrition 160q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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FIGHT
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