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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonham can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Le told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Bonham.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Bonham lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le misses with the head strike.
Bonham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonham tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Le presses Bonham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonham.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonham avoids it.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le misses with a body punch.
Bonham avoids a wild elbow strike from Le.
Bonham throws an elbow that misses.
Bonham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bonham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with the head strike.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonham.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonham has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonham blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Le misses with a body punch.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Bonham missing with knees to the body.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonham.
Bonham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Le.
Bonham is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonham has his back to the cage.
Bonham misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.
Le tries to work over Bonham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonham wants to stall.
Bonham scores with a shot to the side of Le's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Bonham.
Le dodges an elbow strike from Bonham.
Le prevents a body shot from Bonham.
Bonham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonham lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
Bonham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le cracks Bonham with a nice body shot.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le tries a body shot but Bonham blocks it.
Bonham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonham misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le.
Le lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham misses with a body punch.
Bonham lands a shoulder strike.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le misses with the head strike.
Bonham landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bonham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonham's elbow.
Le is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bonham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonham lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonham avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Bonham will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big right from Le misses.
Nice body punch from Bonham.
Bonham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le. Bonham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonham seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bonham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Le throws a right and a left that Bonham avoids nicely.
Le moves forwards but Bonham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonham.
Bonham connects with a body shot that sends Le's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le misses with a body kick.
Bonham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bonham.
Le bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bonham's head.
Le slips a jab from Bonham.
Le appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Le checks the leg kick nicely there.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le has Bonham up against the cage in a clinch.
Le on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonham.
Bonham lands an elbow just above Le 's eye.
Bonham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonham lands a left hand.
Bonham lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bonham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le blocking some punches.
Bonham taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Bonham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is trying to maintain a safe position but Le gets an underhook and turns Bonham into the cage.
Bonham is looking to control Le's arms but Le gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonham has his back to the cage.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Le.
A short left from Bonham.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonham pushes Le back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Bonham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonham scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le lands an elbow inside that Bonham shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Bonham on the inside.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le prevents a body shot from Bonham.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Bonham, against the cage.
Bonham blocks an uppercut.
Bonham throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonham throws a head punch that misses.
Le blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Le blocking some punches.
Bonham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Bonham's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bonham lands an elbow that stopped Le in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
A short left from Bonham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Le fails to land.
Le tries to throw a body punch but Bonham avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonham.
Bonham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonham misses with a knee strike.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
Le misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonham throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bonham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonham blocks a head kick by Le.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
As Le tries to get set, Bonham tries to push him back and clinch up but Le manages to avoid the attempt.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and moves out of range.
Le will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Bonham throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Le takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonham throws a leg kick that misses.
Le steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bonham.
Le looks to land a right hand but Bonham moved out of range.
Bonham throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonham blocks a leg kick.
Le has Bonham up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonham avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Le lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonham or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le blocks an elbow strike.
Bonham takes a shot to the head.
Bonham misses with a knee strike.
Bonham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bonham throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonham wants to stall.
Bonham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonham swings wildly with an uppercut but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonham scores with a shot to the side of Le's head.
Bonham working Le over with knees to the body.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonham throws a head punch that misses.
Bonham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cung Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham dodges an elbow strike from Le.
Bonham is stalling here.
Bonham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonham tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonham throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonham takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bonham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Bonham.
Le cracks Bonham with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
Bonham throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonham throws an elbow but misses.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is struggling to control the position.
Le gets through Bonham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
Bonham misses with a knee strike.
Bonham pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Le scores with a shot to the side of Bonham's head.
Le struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonham controls his hands.
Le presses Bonham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonham lands an elbow inside that Le shrugs off.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le blocks an elbow strike.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonham avoids the damage to the body.
Le takes a shot to the head.
Bonham misses with a knee strike.
Bonham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Le lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonham blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le takes an elbow to the temple.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Le makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonham managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cung Le.
Well Bonham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
John Bonham really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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