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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volkov throws a right hand that misses
and Bonney counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov counters with a good low kick that Bonney was not able to check.
Volkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonney throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
Bonney throws a body shot but no joy.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Volkov misses with a body punch
and Bonney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonney.
Bonney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonney checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonney slips a jab from Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a crisp jab.
Volkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
William Henry Bonney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov wants to land a leg kick but Bonney is out of range.
Volkov digs a good body shot into Bonney's ribs.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov sizes up Bonney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bonney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Volkov takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney connects with a right hand. Volkov shakes it off.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Bonney moves out of range easily.
Bonney misses with the combination.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Bonney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Volkov.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bonney tries to clinch but Volkov moves out of range.
Bonney missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Bonney unleashes a big counter combination but Volkov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bonney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonney lands with a kick to the temple. Volkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Bonney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonney scores with a decent looking hook.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
Volkov wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volkov, right into the meat.
A jab from Volkov does it's job there.
Volkov motions for Bonney to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Volkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonney tests Volkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Bonney's shoulder, as Bonney tries to avoid the shot.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Volkov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonney lands a jab.
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 Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Volkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonney defends well and Volkov ends up having to push Bonney into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Bonney shows good takedown defense.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Bonney's head back.
Volkov tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Bonney slips a straight right by Volkov.
Bonney is looking for the big counter here.
Volkov connects with a crisp jab.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bonney might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Volkov has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Volkov lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand.
A big left from Bonney misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bonney has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bonney and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice combination there by Bonney.
Volkov scores with a leg kick.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Volkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Bonney counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov misses with a hook
and Bonney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonney cracks Volkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Bonney both land. Nice combination.
Volkov digs a good hook to Bonney's body.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonney! But no joy.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
Bonney throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonney throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Bonney.
Volkov lands with a hook. Bonney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bonney blocks a low kick nicely.
Volkov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bonney. That one must have hurt.
Volkov misses the jab.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Volkov thumps Bonney with a low kick.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonney throws a counter combo.
Bonney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonney takes one to the chin there.
Bonney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Bonney down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonney lands with an overhand left.
Bonney walks into a jab.
Bonney throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov is looking to counter the offense by Bonney and move into the clinch.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Volkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Volkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Volkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney lands with a straight right. Volkov didn't see that one coming.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Volkov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bonney just manages to avoid it.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Bonney moves his leg out of the way.
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 Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! 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.
Volkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Volkov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
Bonney lands an overhand right.
A head kick by Bonney misses
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney misses with a hook
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkov blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Bonney lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonney throws out the jab.
Volkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Bonney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
Bonney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Volkov.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Bonney shows good takedown defense.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Bonney unleashes a big counter combination but Volkov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Volkov moves out of range easily.
Bonney connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonney is trying to control the position but Volkov postures up.
Volkov drops back looking for a leg! Bonney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bonney manages to kick Volkov off! Volkov jumps back into Bonney's guard.
Volkov being controlled here momentarily.
Volkov trying to control but Bonney is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Volkov's guard.
Bonney looking to pass the guard.
Volkov wants to sweep here but Bonney controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bonney has passed into half guard!
Volkov is looking to control Bonney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Volkov avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney prevents Volkov from improving his position.
Volkov gets back to full guard.
Bonney won't allow Volkov to sweep him here.
Volkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov working for submissions but it's allowed Bonney to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volkov 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
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energy
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hype
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