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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 460 p4p, 53 weight class) and Keijo Lopetus (ranked 662 p4p, 79 weight class). Bonney's entrance music is Call me Young Gun. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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149 lbs
35 - 18 - 1 |
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
35 - 18 - 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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keijo Lopetus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopetus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonney's head backwards.
Bonney misses with a left hand
and Lopetus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonney wants to clinch but Lopetus slips to the side
and Lopetus counters with a straight right hand.
Lopetus cracks a nice hook into Bonney's ribs.
Lopetus throws the left hand but Bonney avoids the punch easily.
Lopetus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slow jab from Lopetus misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopetus.
Lopetus scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a body punch but Bonney moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopetus misses with an uppercut. Bonney saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonney misses its target.
Bonney moves out of range as Lopetus throws a body kick.
Bonney is looking to counter punch.
Lopetus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopetus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bonney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lopetus misses with a left hand
and Bonney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Lopetus.
Keijo Lopetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopetus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good work by Lopetus as he checks the leg kick.
Lopetus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Lopetus misses.
Bonney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonney seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopetus misses with a hook
and Bonney counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopetus throws a jab when Bonney was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonney counters with a nice body shot.
Lopetus lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopetus.
Bonney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopetus's sensitive parts.
Bonney throws a wild body kick that Lopetus sees coming a mile off.
Lopetus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonney appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lopetus cracks Bonney with an open hand slap.
Bonney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopetus misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopetus.
Lopetus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bonney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopetus throws a hook but Bonney blocks it.
Lopetus scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonney should have avoided that one.
Lopetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopetus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopetus walks into a jab.
Lopetus circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Lopetus.
Bonney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopetus tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopetus to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopetus throws a good cross that connects.
Lopetus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bonney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lopetus as the two fighters clinch.
Bonney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Lopetus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lopetus scores with a body shot.
Lopetus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopetus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopetus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopetus scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Keijo Lopetus has been cut.
Lopetus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bonney is out of range.
Bonney is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lopetus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopetus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonney takes one to the chin there.
Bonney staying out of range there.
Bonney is looking to clinch but Lopetus is avoiding it.
Lopetus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a nice looking combination but Lopetus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Bonney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopetus misses with a left hand
and Bonney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lopetus managing to block the knees to the body from Bonney.
Bonney misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopetus blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Lopetus fails to land.
Bonney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopetus manages to break the clinch.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopetus throws out the jab.
Bonney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lopetus lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonney's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopetus.
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.
Lopetus misses with a head kick.
Lopetus lunges at Bonney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bonney's hand.
Lopetus clobbers Bonney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopetus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Bonney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Lopetus backs away, Bonney returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bonney slips a straight right by Lopetus.
Bonney thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lopetus throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Lopetus manages to avoid it.
Lopetus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bonney to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopetus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopetus feints and then cracks Bonney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bonney down.
Bonney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonney blocks a jab.
Bonney walks into a left hand.
Lopetus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopetus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopetus connects with a body shot.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopetus throws out the jab.
Bonney throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lopetus avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopetus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Lopetus misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopetus misses the shot to the body.
Bonney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopetus lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonney's head.
Lopetus moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Lopetus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopetus.
Bonney throwing a counter right hand but Lopetus manages to avoid it.
Lopetus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bonneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Lopetus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Lopetus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopetus.
Bonney half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopetus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopetus swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonney.
Bonney slips under a jab from Lopetus.
Lopetus throws a good cross that connects.
Lopetus connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopetus, right into the meat.
Lopetus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lopetus looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
Bonney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopetus misses with a looping right.
Bonney slips under a jab.
Lopetus swings for the body but Bonney moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Lopetus misses.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney slips a jab from Lopetus.
Bonney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopetus is looking to slow Bonney down with leg kicks.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopetus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Bonney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lopetus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonney. That's going to slow Lopetus down.
Bonney moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopetus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Lopetus throws out a loose jab but Bonney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonney appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopetus throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
Lopetus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopetus looks to land a right hand but Bonney moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonney misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bonney clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Bonney.
Bonney manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bonney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Keijo Lopetus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopetus stands up from Bonney's guard - Lopetus perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lopetus tests Bonney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopetus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lopetus lands a head kick!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopetus connects with a right hand. Bonney shakes it off.
Lopetus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopetus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopetus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopetus throws an off balance right hand
and Bonney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Lopetus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopetus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Lopetus!
In his post fight interview, Keijo Lopetus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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