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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Hussle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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173 cm
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164 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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170 cm
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159 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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
20 - 9 - 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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bonney slips under a jab. Bonney slips a straight right by Hussle. Bonney misses with a double jab
and Hussle counters with a slapping leg kick. Hussle misses with a wild body shot. Hussle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Hussle finds it's way through Bonney's defenses. That kick from Bonney tenderised Hussle's leg. Hussle is trying to keep his angry face on. Hussle lands a right hook to the body.
Bonney throws a head kick but Hussle moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Hussle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hussle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Decent striking displayed by Hussle there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hussle throws a body kick that misses. As Hussle looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo but Hussle just gets out of the way. Hussle throws a front kick aimed at Bonney's knee but Bonney avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hussle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hussle wants to land a leg kick but Bonney is out of range. Hussle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney. Bonney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hussle dips to his left and cracks Bonney with an uppercut! A big right from Hussle misses. Bonney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bonney avoids the head kick by Hussle.
Hussle misses with a looping right. It looked like Bonney was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bonney misses with a looping left. Hussle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bonney misses with a body shot.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Bonney sees it coming and moves out of range. Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hussle loads up on a big right hand but Bonney slips the punch. Bonney is looking to counter punch. Bonney takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Hussle misses. 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! Hussle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jab, jab by Bonney - just one landing. Bonney throws a lazy head kick and Hussle counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Hussle lands a body shot.
Bonney lands a front kick. Nice shot lands for Hussle. Hussle connects with a single shot there. Bonney throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off. Hussle connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonney misses with a left hand and Hussle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hussle lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hussle is looking to slow Bonney down with leg kicks. Hussle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussle throws a shot to the body.
Hussle jabs Bonney right on the nose. Bonney blinks but takes it well. Bonney misses the jab. Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney. Bonney misses with the combination.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Hussle sees coming a mile off. Hussle throws a head kick that Bonney semi-blocks.
Bonney takes one to the chin there. Hussle dodges the punch combination from Bonney.
Hussle blocks a head kick by Bonney.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hussle! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hussle clobbers Bonney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hussle lands a slapping body shot.
Hussle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonney. Hussle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bonney misses with a low kick as Hussle jumps back. Hussle misses with a straight right. Hussle misses with an uppercut. Hussle connects with a nice looking jab.
Hussle misses the shot to the body. Bonney throws a right and a left that both miss. A little jabbing left from Hussle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hussle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussle moves away. Hussle throws out a counter right but Bonney avoids it with no problem. Bonney blocks a jab. Hussle throws an off balance right hand
letting Bonney counter with a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Hussle's belly button to the back. Hussle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bonney might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. A big left from Hussle misses. Bonney is looking to counter the offense by Hussle and move into the clinch. Hussle throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. And Bonney counters with a quick kick to the body but Hussle blocks it. Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussle is just out of range. Hussle has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Hussle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hussle misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming. Hussle getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Hussle avoids a kick to the body.
Hussle lands a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Nice defenses there by Bonney. Bonney darts in and clinches Hussle up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonney lands with a short shot to the head. Hussle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bonney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney. Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch. Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussle. A head punch on the inside from Bonney fails to land. Hussle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney. Hussle blocking some punches.
Hussle controlling the action here for a moment.
Hussle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonney tries to break the clinch but Hussle is controlling the position. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hussle. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Hussle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonney tries to throw a body punch but Hussle avoids it by throwing Bonney back against the cage. Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussle. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bonney trying to control the position but instead, Hussle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonney into the cage. Hussle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussle. Bonney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hussle avoids it. Hussle lands a right hand. Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it. Bonney lands with a light punch inside. Bonney manages to break the clinch.
Hussle's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A decent looking cross lands there for Hussle. Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hussle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hussle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bonney misses with a series of wild punches.
Hussle avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bonney scores with a hook to the body. Hussle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A punch combination from Bonney misses. Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hussle misses with a wild body shot. Bonney throws a body punch but Hussle moves out of range. Hussle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hussle blocks the body kick.
Hussle cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Bonney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonney misses with a double jab.
Hussle cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bonney throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hussle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Bonney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hussle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bonney misses with a hook. Hussle ducked under it nicely. Hussle lands with a nice body punch. Bonney moves out of range of the strikes. Hussle throws a big shot that misses. Bonney lands a high kick!
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hussle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bonney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hussle throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hussle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hussle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Bonney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussle. Hussle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hussle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonney sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bonney slips a jab from Hussle. Hussle throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range. Hussle ducks under a wild hook from Bonney. Hussle misses with an uppercut. Bonney throws a lazy right hand but Hussle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hussle thuds a left hand into Bonney's body. Hussle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hussle punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch. Bonney swinging wildly here.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bonney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussle. That did some damage! Hussle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hussle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonney moves away. Hussle avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Bonney misses with a leg kick. Hussle throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily. William Henry Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sloppy strikes from Bonney. Those never looked like landing. Bonney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hussle lands with a nice body kick. That kick from Hussle tenderised Bonney's leg. Bonney is trying to keep his angry face on. Hussle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hussle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussle connects with a nice looking jab.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bonney lands with a nice body punch. Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussle is just out of range. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussle. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hussle lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand. Bonney throws a series of punches but Hussle avoids them all with ease. Hussle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Hussle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nice body punch from Hussle. Bonney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hussle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hussle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Hussle. Bonney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Bonney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mike Hussle has been cut. Bonney shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hussle blocks a head kick by Bonney.
Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Crunch! Hussle slams his shin into Bonney's torso. Hussle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussle dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Good leg kick by Hussle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussle connects with a jab. Hussle moves into range and connects with a jab. Hussle scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Donk. Hussle catches Bonney right on the button with a cross. Bonney misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hussle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonney on the side of the head. Hussle thuds his right hand into Bonney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hussle lands a front kick. Hussle checks a leg kick nicely. Hussle scores with a hook. Bonney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bonney - that will leave a mark!
Hussle connects with a right hand. Bonney shakes it off. Bonney misses with a body kick. Hussle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Hussle jabs at Bonney's body. Bonney tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Hussle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Hussle cracks Bonney with an open hand slap. Hussle defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight! Mike Hussle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hussle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hussle! In his post fight interview, Mike Hussle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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