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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonner has chosen "My Time" by Fabolous as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Bonner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonner misses with a hook. Thorne ducked under it nicely.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Thorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thorne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thorne is looking to clinch.
Bonner scores with a shot to the body.
Thorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorne is breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Bonner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonner throws a series of punches but Thorne avoids them all with ease.
Thorne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonner lands a slapping body shot.
Thorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonner finds it's way round the side to connect with Thorne's head.
Thorne slips a jab and a cross from Bonner.
Matt Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Bonner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonner cracks Thorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonner throws a big shot that misses.
Bonner lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Bonner.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonner lands the left hand.
Thorne tries to clinch up
and Bonner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonner misses the shot to the body.
Thorne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonner throws a right hand that Thorne ducks under and follows up with a left that Thorne also avoids with ease.
Stevie Bonner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good shot there by Bonner.
Bonner scores with a shot to the body.
Thorne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorne walks into a stiff left hand from Bonner.
Good shot there by Bonner.
Bonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorne's head backwards.
Bonner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bonner fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonner misses with a wild combination.
Thorne defending well as Bonner loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne closes the distance but Bonner moves to the side
and Bonner counters with a stiff right hand.
Thorne with a poor takedown
and Bonner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorne looks to land a right hand but Bonner moved out of range.
Thorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thorne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thorne misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Bonner dominated that round.
That's time! Thorne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Bonner.
Thorne fails with the takedown
and Bonner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bonner counters with a straight right hand.
Bonner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevie Bonner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonner lands with a hook. Thorne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Bonner.
Thorne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonner jabs at Thorne's body.
Thorne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bonner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thorne checks it well.
Bonner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonner's sensitive parts.
Bonner misses with a straight right.
Thorne tries for a takedown but Bonner circles away easily
and Bonner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thorne moves away from the strike by Bonner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner works Thorne's body with a nice hook.
Bonner thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Bonner both land. Nice combination.
Bonner throws a body punch but Thorne moves out of range.
Thorne tries to clinch
and Bonner counters with a left to the body.
Bonner throws out a powerful jab.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bonner misses.
Matt Thorne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch but Bonner moves away
and Bonner counters with a nice body shot.
Bonner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonner misses with a wild body shot.
Thorne misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonner stalks Thorne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thorne's face. Thorne staggers backwards, shaken.
Thorne looks to clinch
and Bonner counters with a one-two to the body.
Thorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonner circles away.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonner throws out the jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Thorne. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Thorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonner misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Bonner 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thorne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bonner punishes Thorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonner connects with a single shot there.
Bonner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorne walks into a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bonner sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bonner.
Bonner misses the jab.
Bonner thuds a left hand into Thorne's body.
Bonner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bonner connects with the punch.
Bonner scores with a nice right hand.
Bonner misses with a body shot.
Bonner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bonner counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonner misses with a body shot.
Bonner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Thorne looks to clinch
and Thorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Bonner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonner keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorne clinches but Bonner breaks the clinch
and Bonner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonner lands with a shot to the body.
Thorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bonner throws a body kick that misses.
Bonner tries to work over Thorne's front leg with a kick but Thorne checks it.
Thorne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorne throws a body punch but Bonner moves out of range.
Bonner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Thorne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonner cracks Thorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Bonner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonner 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Bonner!
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energy
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hype
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