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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). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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164 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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177 cm
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160 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Barbosa! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonney. Barbosa throws a leg kick and Bonney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Barbosa looks to land a combination but Bonney avoids it well. Bonney throws a big counter combination but Barbosa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbosa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Barbosa throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem. Sloppy strikes from Bonney. Those never looked like landing. Bonney misses with a low kick.
A big left from Bonney misses. Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Bonney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonney throws a combination that misses and Barbosa counters with a nice body shot. Barbosa slips under a jab from Bonney. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barbosa throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonney scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney. Barbosa swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it. Alfredo Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bonney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa. It looked like Bonney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa. Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonney tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it. A chopping leg kick lands by Barbosa. Bonney with a nice cross. Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bonney is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks. Barbosa misses with a hook. Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bonney throws a body punch but Barbosa moves out of range. Barbosa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. Barbosa thumps Bonney with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off. Bonney clinches. Bonney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Bonney blocks it.
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! Barbosa blocks a body shot from Bonney. Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. With the fighters up against the cage, Barbosa throws an elbow but misses. Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bonney lands a hook to the side of the head. Bonney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonney dodges an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Barbosa throws a leg kick but Bonney sees it coming and moves out of range. Barbosa throws out a leg kick but Bonney moves out of range and Barbosa only half commits. Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bonney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonney connects with the punch. Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alfredo Barbosa has been cut. Barbosa misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely. Bonney is looking to counter with head kicks. Crunch! Bonney slams his shin into Barbosa's torso. Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Barbosa misses with a low kick. Bonney keeps Barbosa at a distance using the push kick. Barbosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bonney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bonney works Barbosa's body with a nice hook. Barbosa misses with a wild body shot. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barbosa. Bonney shrugs it off though. Bonney's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Barbosa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonney's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Bonney. Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away. Barbosa scores with a jab to the body. Bonney throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bonney wants to clinch up but Barbosa keeps it at a distance. Bonney throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa. Bonney tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance. Bonney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barbosa if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonney. Bonney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonney. Bonney throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Henry Bonney dominated that round. The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bonney tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bonney takes the fight into the clinch. Bonney lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye. Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa is trying to push Bonney away but Bonney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bonney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bonney avoids the elbow strike from Barbosa, against the cage.
Bonney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bonney misses with the head strike.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it. Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barbosa misses with an elbow over the top. Bonney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards. Bonney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barbosa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Bonney controls the action.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Barbosa misses with a low kick. Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Barbosa avoids them all with ease. Bonney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around? Bonney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Barbosa breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet. Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonney tries to clinch up. Bonney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it. Bonney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. 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. Barbosa misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonney is looking to land body kicks. William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far. Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonney on the side of the head. Barbosa cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet. Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Bonney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa. Nice jab there from Barbosa. Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss! Bonney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bonney lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonney, right into the meat.
Barbosa delivers a nice body kick. Bonney checks a leg kick. Bonney throws a big shot that misses. Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Bonney ducks down to avoid it. Good work by Bonney as he checks the leg kick. Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes. Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though. Bonney throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease. Bonney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Bonney blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Bonney avoids nicely. Bonney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Barbosa throws a quick inside leg kick. Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonney lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Bonney. Bonney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. 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 William Henry Bonney will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Alfredo Barbosa's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bonney checks a leg kick nicely. Bonney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Bonney doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbosa circles away.
Bonney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bonney misses with a low kick. Barbosa throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem. Bonney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa. Barbosa connects with a jab. A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target. Bonney throws a right and a left that both miss. Bonney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range. Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bonney looks to throw a body kick and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand! Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonney jabs at Barbosa's body. Bonney is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Barbosa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick. Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Barbosa lands a head kick!
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Barbosa tries to work over Bonney's front leg with a kick but Bonney checks it. A jab from Barbosa does it's job there. William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bonney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Barbosa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bonney lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Bonney. Bonney misses with a looping left. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Barbosa connects with a solid leg kick. 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 body shot but no joy. Barbosa throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem. Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonney was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa. Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick. Nice body punch from Barbosa. Bonney rushes Barbosa and presses him up against the cage. Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonney lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand. Bonney blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barbosa. That's going to slow Bonney down. Alfredo Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonney wants to clinch. Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Bonney scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice hook. An inside leg kick from Barbosa misses. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonney checks a leg kick. Barbosa misses with a low kick.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving. Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonney misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bonney. Some wild striking there from Bonney.
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bonney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bonney is looking to wear down Barbosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Bonney works over Barbosa's head and body with a nice combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Barbosa tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bonney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa. Barbosa throws a half hearted mid kick. Bonney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Barbosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney! Post fight, William Henry Bonney took to the microphone: 'Norman, 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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pop
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RATING
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