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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Riley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Riley!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bonifacio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonifacio prevents Riley from getting back to his feet.
Bonifacio throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonifacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonifacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonifacio throwing strikes but missing.
Bonifacio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonifacio landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonifacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a couple of digs.
Bonifacio is working Riley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bonifacio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonifacio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonifacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonifacio works over Riley with some ground and pound from guard.
Bonifacio is working Riley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonifacio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonifacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonifacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonifacio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riley's head.
Riley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonifacio stands up over Riley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonifacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonifacio scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonifacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifacio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonifacio connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Bonifacio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonifacio scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonifacio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonifacio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonifacio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riley's head.
Bonifacio cracks Riley with a solid left hand.
Bonifacio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonifacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonifacio with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonifacio lands a couple of elbows.
Riley wants to stand and escape but Bonifacio is having none of it.
We've been informed that Riley has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bonifacio stands up over Riley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bonifacio postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Bonifacio is breathing heavily.
Riley wants to sweep here but Bonifacio controlling him for the moment.
Bonifacio stands and throws Riley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bonifacio scoring with punches from side control.
Bonifacio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bonifacio working the head and body with strikes.
Riley tries to escape but Bonifacio is in control.
Bonifacio cracks Riley with a big right hand but Riley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riley defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bonifacio thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bonifacio connects with a nice short shot to Riley's temple.
Bonifacio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bonifacio working Riley over with strikes.
Bonifacio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bonifacio takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bonifacio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bonifacio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Bonifacio is nestled in close to Riley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Riley has hold of Bonifacio's hands but Bonifacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley has hold of Bonifacio's hands but Bonifacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonifacio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riley has hold of Bonifacio's hands but Bonifacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonifacio throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley has hold of Bonifacio's hands but Bonifacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riley pushes Bonifacio off looking to stand but Bonifacio dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Bonifacio there.
Bonifacio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonifacio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to improve his position but Bonifacio is controlling well.
Bonifacio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonifacio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bonifacio throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
Bonifacio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bonifacio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonifacio.
Riley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
Riley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bonifacio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
Bonifacio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley has hold of Bonifacio's hands but Bonifacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonifacio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riley is trying to stand back up but Bonifacio is controlling him
Riley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonifacio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riley is trying to stand.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riley defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Riley thuds a left hand into Bonifacio's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a jab to the nose.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andres Bonifacio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifacio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riley cracks Bonifacio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Riley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonifacio looks for a takedown but Riley sprawls well.
A jab from Riley does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonifacio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Bonifacio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck for Bonifacio with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonifacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonifacio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bonifacio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riley down.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Bonifacio throws a strike aimed at the side of Riley's head but Riley avoids it well.
Bonifacio tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Riley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bonifacio connects with a decent elbow.
Bonifacio working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bonifacio scoring with punches and elbows.
Bonifacio scoring with punches from side control.
Bonifacio working the ground and pound.
Riley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bonifacio is working Riley over with some ground and pound from side control.
Andres Bonifacio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley pushes Bonifacio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bonifacio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bonifacio looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riley is avoiding damage well.
Bonifacio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Riley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bonifacio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riley down.
Bonifacio lands an elbow.
Bonifacio cracks Riley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Riley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bonifacio connects with a decent elbow.
Bonifacio advances to full mount.
Bonifacio scoring with strikes but Riley is staying in there.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to control but Bonifacio is having none of it.
Bonifacio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riley is desperately trying to improve his position but Bonifacio has a good base and remains in mount.
Bonifacio landing strikes from the mount and Riley is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bonifacio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bonifacio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bonifacio cracks Riley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bonifacio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bonifacio misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bonifacio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Riley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bonifacio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
Bonifacio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bonifacio misses with a head shot.
Andres Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looking to finish with strikes here!
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
Bonifacio looking to ground and pound but Riley is blocking nicely.
Riley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bonifacio cracks Riley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonifacio has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riley's face.
Bonifacio controlling his opponent.
Riley tries to reverse the position but Bonifacio maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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