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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 681 p4p, 70 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 286 p4p, 33 weight class). Bonney's entrance music is Call me Young Gun. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
34 - 17 - 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Wallace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bonney cracks a nice hook into Wallace's ribs.
Bonney scores with a leg kick.
William Henry Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace looks for the body kick but Bonney saw that one coming.
Bonney scores with a jab.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonney lands a nice uppercut.
Bonney digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonney controls his hands.
Bonney lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonney works on Wallace's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wallace's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonney.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Bonney.
Bonney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonney tries to clinch up.
Wallace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace throws a head kick but Bonney moves out of range.
Wallace takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bonney blocks the low kick.
Bonney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bonney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonney dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Bonney throws a leg kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonney takes one on the button.
Bonney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Wallace.
Bonney digs a right hand underneath Wallace's ribcage. Wallace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonney blocking some punches.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonney lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonney dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wallace.
Bonney swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Bonney.
Bonney misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Bonney.
Bonney struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Bonney breaks the clinch.
Bonney misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonney!
Bonney pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wallace is out of range and Bonney settles back down.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Bonney counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Wallace misses.
Bonney bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonney looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Bonney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonney throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bonney tries to work over Wallace's front leg with a kick but Wallace checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Henry Bonney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonney.
Nice shot lands for Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Bonney takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Bonney moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Bonney wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wallace misses with a hook. Bonney ducked under it nicely.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Bonney.
Wallace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Bonney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Bonney throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bonney throws the left hand but Wallace avoids the punch easily.
Bonney jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonney tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonney swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands the left hand.
Bonney misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with a nice body kick.
Bonney scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Bonney throws a low kick, looking for Wallace's leg but Wallace calmly moves out of range.
And Wallace responds with a good body kick, but Bonney manages to step out the way in time.
Wallace slips under a jab from Bonney.
It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wallace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
Bonney misses with a body shot.
Donk. Wallace catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney misses with a jab to the body
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Bonney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bonney closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonney stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallace checks the leg kick.
Bonney slips under a jab.
Nice cross by Bonney.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Bonney moved away.
Wallace checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonney misses the shot to the body.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bonney swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wallace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonney misses the jab.
Wallace tried to score with a low kick but Bonney checks it.
Bonney jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bonney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
Wallace checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
William Henry Bonney is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace throws a wild body kick that Bonney sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Bonney misses.
Bonney tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Wallace was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonney throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Bonney has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace stalling in the clinch.
Wallace tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonney working Wallace over with knees to the body.
William Henry Bonney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bonney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Bonney wants to stall.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallace can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonney lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Bonney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Bonney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonney missing with knees to the body.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wallace prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Wallace throws a hook but Bonney blocks it.
Bonney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bonney walks into a jab.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wallace.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Wallace there.
Bonney tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bonney clinches.
Bonney throws a punch but it's blocked by Wallace.
Bonney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace blocks a body shot from Bonney.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Bonney can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
Bonney is trying to maintain a safe position but Wallace gets an underhook and turns Bonney into the cage.
Bonney is working Wallace over against the cage.
Bonney scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Wallace.
Wallace misses with some punches.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Wallace lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wallace has Bonney pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wallace as Bonney tries to tie him up.
Bonney looking to slow down the pace here.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonney or not.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Bonney stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Bonney is struggling to control the position.
Wallace tries to work over Bonney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace is working Bonney over against the cage.
Bonney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wallace blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonney.
Wallace digs a right hand into Bonney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bonney's gas tank.
Bonney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wallace is defending well for now.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace prevents a body shot from Bonney.
Bonney blocks an uppercut.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonney blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Bonney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Wallace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Wallace.
I think Bonney 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Henry Bonney!
William Henry Bonney took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I told you I would make you famous! But unfortunately for you it means I took your belt! Keyboard warriors!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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