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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Henry Bonney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 cm
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164 lbs
13 - 6 - 1 |
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180 cm
30
160 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
13 - 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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Murray! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murray throws a right and a left that both miss. Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonney has time to react. Bonney lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murray takes a step back to recover. Murray lands a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook. Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range. Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray.
Bonney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Murray lands the left hand. Murray misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming. Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bonney jabbing away but nothing is landing. Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bonney with a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Murray scores with a nice head shot. Bonney throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely. Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney. Murray has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Bonney misses with the combination.
Murray throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray misses with a wild body shot. And Bonney counters with a quick kick to the body but Murray blocks it. Murray jabs Bonney right on the nose. Bonney blinks but takes it well. A swing and a miss from Murray. Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Murray misses with a body shot.
John Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Murray cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Murray works Bonney's body with a nice hook. Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jab from Murray. Bonney takes one on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bonney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Murray will feel that in the morning. Murray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Murray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away. Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Bonney does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Murray blocks the body kick.
Murray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney. Bonney jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Bonney wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance. Bonney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Murray swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
Murray lands a jab. Good standup being displayed there by Murray as he connects with a hook. Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonney. Murray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Bonney swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Murray. A counter left hand to the body from Bonney misses its target. Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Bonney.
Murray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonney backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Murray loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch. Bonney throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it. Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murray. Murray lands a high kick!
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it. Murray slips a jab and a cross from Bonney.
Murray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Murray throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease. Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonney throws a right and a left that both miss. Murray misses with an uppercut. Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range. Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Murray throws a hook but Bonney avoids it easily. Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Murray misses with a wild body shot. Murray goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A punch combination from Bonney misses. Murray thuds a left hand into Bonney's body. Murray throws a jab when Bonney was well out of range. Bonney is looking for a counter combo. Murray cracks Bonney with a good jab. Bonney misses with an uppercut. A left and a right from Bonney both land. Nice combination.
It looks like John Murray has been cut. Bonney clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bonney tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonney manages to avoid it. Murray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Bonney counters with a quick kick to the body but Murray blocks it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonney. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Murray dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Murray's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murray defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand. Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bonney delivers a nice body kick. Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Murray digs a good hook to Bonney's body.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jab by Bonney. Bonney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts. Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonney misses with a low kick.
Murray cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice body punch from Murray. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Murray misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming. A little feinted left hand from Bonney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range. Bonney looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonney slips under a jab from Murray. Bonney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Murray manages to circle out of the way. Bonney lands a big head kick that sends Murray tumbling to the mat! Bonney takes a step backwards and waves Murray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murray is rocked! Are you kidding me?! Bonney ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Murray clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Henry Bonney! William Henry Bonney took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Norman, I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Broken Halo Pride!'. The defeated John Murray had this to say: 'Did you guys see the size of that chicken?!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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