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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Dones (ranked 5158 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Harly (ranked 25420 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Harly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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222 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bon Dones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Harly!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dones misses with a head kick.
Harly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dones throws a leg kick but Harly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harly.
Harly passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dones!
Harly thowing shots but they're missing.
Harly unloads with some shots from mount but Dones bucks and avoids them well.
Dones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dones is trying to escape the mount.
Dones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dones is looking to control Harly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dones avoid being mounted?
Harly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dones defending well though.
Dones moves into full guard.
Harly throws a big elbow that misses.
Harly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harly's guard.
Harly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dones throwing strikes but missing.
Harly looking for a sweep. Not yet Harly, not yet.
Dones is looking to work some ground and pound but Harly has wrist control.
Dones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dones landing with the ground and pound.
Dones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dones postures up in Harly's guard and throws a big left but Harly blocks it.
Dones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harly's guard.
Dones lands with a punch from half guard.
Dones 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.
Dones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harly controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dones is trying to control. Harly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dones throwing shots but Harly is blocking nicely.
Dones scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dones wants to pass to mount but Harly is defending the position.
Harly is refusing to be controlled, as Dones sits in half guard.
Harly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harly's head.
Dones throwing shots but Harly is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harly's head.
Harly is staying active underneath Dones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dones prevents Harly from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dones tries to keep at a distance but Harly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dones jumps into guard, dragging Harly to the mat.
Dones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harly is not content to let Dones control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Dones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harly throws a combination. Dones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dones misses with a wild combination.
Harly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dones tries to keep at a distance but Harly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dones working aggressively here.
Harly turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dones struggling a bit here.
Harly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dones trying to control from the bottom.
Harly throwing shots but Dones is blocking nicely.
Harly wants to free his trapped foot but Dones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dones wants to control but Harly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dones is concentrating on defense, preventing Harly from advancing position.
Harly wants to advance to full mount but Dones doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dones controlling Harly's posture.
Dones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harly manages to get himself to full guard.
Dones postures up in Harly's guard and throws a big left but Harly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harly wants to stand and escape but Dones is having none of it.
Dones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dones trying to control the position from guard on top but Harly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dones with a nice head shot there.
Dones with a nice head shot there.
Dones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dones trying to control but Harly is working from the bottom.
Dones postures up in Harly's guard and throws a big left but Harly blocks it.
Dones trying to control but Harly is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dones landing some decent shots from guard.
Harly is breathing heavily.
Dones trying to control but Harly is working from the bottom.
Harly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dones passes Harly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dones is looking to take a break and control but Harly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dones wants to pass to mount but Harly is defending the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dones trying to pass the guard but Harly defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dones in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Dones dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Dones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harly manages to avoid it.
Dones shoots in for a takedown but Harly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bon Dones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harly has picked Dones up - he's going for a ride! Harly dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Harly moves nicely into side control.
Harly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dones is avoiding damage well.
Dones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Harly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dones defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dones manages to get back to half guard.
Dones trying to control but Harly postures up.
Harly trying to mount his opponent but Dones defends it.
Harly is keen to just control but Dones is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harly is working away from the top position though.
Harly is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dones reverses the position - he's now on top in Harly's guard.
Dones distracts Harly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dones wants to control from the top but Harly keeps moving.
Dones landing some decent shots from guard.
Bon Dones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harly keeping moving, preventing Dones from controlling successfully.
Dones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harly's guard.
Dones trying to control the action but Harly is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dones is looking to advance position but Harly won't allow it.
Dones stops Harly from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dones dives in and grabs Harly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harly pushes down on Dones's head and hops out.
Harly closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harly.
Harly is trying to break the clinch but Dones has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harly is defending well for now.
Dones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harly is defending well for now.
Mike Harly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harly tries to circle away but Dones has him pinned against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dones misses with a knee to the head.
Dones misses with an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Harly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Dones!
Bon Dones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Mike Harly had this to say: 'I'am sorry'.
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RATING
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