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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Henry Bonney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfredo Barbosa's chin.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut.
Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Bonney as he checks the leg kick.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Bonney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa lands a head kick. Bonney smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Bonney has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Bonney has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Barbosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonney misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barbosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Bonney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bonney takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Bonney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Bonney moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Bonney knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Bonney moved away.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Bonney has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonney.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Bonney.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Bonney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa.
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Bonney with an uppercut!
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Bonney lands but Barbosa takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney clinches up against the cage.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonney.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
Bonney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bonney misses with the combination.
Bonney throws a one two combo.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonney under the eye.
Barbosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbosa.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa takes a swing at Bonney's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Bonney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonney checks a leg kick nicely.
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 William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Bonney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney blocks a leg kick.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonney.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonney wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance.
Bonney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barbosa backs up against the cage.
Bonney connects with a high kick.
Bonney throws a lazy head kick
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Bonney.
Bonney tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa flicks out a counter leg kick but Bonney steps away.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Barbosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonney as he connects with a hook.
Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Bonney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bonney.
Bonney moves into the clinch successfully.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonney throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Bonney rushes Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonney tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonney scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Bonney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Bonney keeps control of Barbosa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonney.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonney throws a shot to the body.
Bonney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonney. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Bonney tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonney moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonney throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barbosa's head.
Bonney lands a high kick!
Barbosa is rocked!
That has opened up Alfredo Barbosa's cut even more.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonney finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney lands a jab to Barbosa's midsection.
Bonney throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa motions for Bonney to come forward. Barbosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney wants to clinch but Barbosa slips to the side
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonney blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch.
Bonney walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barbosa.
Bonney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Barbosa slams his shin into Bonney's torso.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Bonney's head back.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonney wants to clinch.
Bonney bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbosa's head.
Bonney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Bonney misses.
Barbosa throws a low kick, looking for Bonney's leg but Bonney calmly moves out of range.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Henry Bonney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bonney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bonney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barbosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonney misses with a kick to the body
and Barbosa counters with a three punch combo that has Bonney backing up. Bonney nods at Barbosa to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Bonney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonney clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonney blocks an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Bonney.
Bonney misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bonney.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bonney takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonney has time to react.
Barbosa cracks Bonney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bonney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Bonney throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bonney tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonney throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a counter combo.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barbosa to score with a decent uppercut.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonney's head.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Bonney's front leg.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Bonney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barbosa back to the cage. Bonney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barbosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney connects with a single shot there.
Bonney connects with a single shot there.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo bu Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Bonney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbosa on the side of the head.
Bonney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonney won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonney.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Bonney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Bonney blocks a leg kick.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Bonney cracks Barbosa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Bonney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Bonney.
Bonney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses
and Bonney counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Bonney to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Bonney misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Bonney scores with a head kick. Barbosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alfredo Barbosa.
Well Bonney 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Vega, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'.
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energy
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hype
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