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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 750 p4p, 82 weight class) and William Henry Bonney (ranked 770 p4p, 86 weight class). Bonney has chosen Call me Young Gun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, William Henry Bonney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a right and a left that Bonney avoids nicely.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Bonney flicks out a counter leg kick but Gold steps away.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Bonney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bonney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Bonney counters with a body kick.
Gold tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bonney at a distance.
Gold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonney's sensitive parts.
Bonney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Bonney's head.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Bonney's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonney tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonney tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonney backwards.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Bonney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonney.
Bonney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonney.
Bonney breaks from the clinch.
Gold lands a nice shot that snaps Bonney's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gold blocks it well.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Bonney's head but Bonney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonney wants to counter with a clinch but Gold pushes him away.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Bonney is out of range.
Bonney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonney.
Gold is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Liquid Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gold scores with a body shot.
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bonney will feel that in the morning.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gold connects with a right hand. Bonney shakes it off.
Gold tries to bum rush Bonney with a series of wild strikes but Bonney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonney ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonney throws out a counter right but Gold avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Gold lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonney. That's going to slow Gold down.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold throws a series of punches but Bonney avoids them all with ease.
Bonney thumps Gold with a low kick.
Gold lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Gold misses.
Gold backing away here, and Bonney unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Bonney misses.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Bonney's leg but Bonney calmly moves out of range.
Bonney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonney counters by moving into the clinch.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Bonney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney has Gold pressed against the cage.
Bonney prevents a body shot from Gold.
Bonney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
A hook to the body from Bonney.
Bonney jumps guard.
Gold postures up.
Gold won't allow Bonney to sweep him here.
Bonney looking to control.
Bonney is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gold is looking to stand up but Bonney won't let him.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Bonney.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney wants to hit a switch here but Gold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bonney there!
Bonney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bonney tries to reverse the position but Gold maintains control.
Gold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bonney is looking to improve his position but Gold isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonney tries to hold on but Gold pushes him away.
Gold stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonney can do to turn this around?
Gold lands a leg kick that knocks Bonney off balance momentarily.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Bonney wants to clinch but Gold slips to the side
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonney takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney walks into a left hand.
Bonney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonney's head backwards.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold clobbers Bonney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Bonney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bonney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bonney manages to pull guard.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Bonney.
Bonney looking to control.
Gold prevents Bonney from getting back to his feet.
Bonney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gold would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liquid Gold 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!
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Bonney moves away and avoids it.
Bonney counters with a body kick.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Bonney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bonney's calf.
Gold scores with a punch to the head.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Bonney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice side step and Bonney releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gold is looking to slow Bonney down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney throws a shot to the body.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bonney backs up against the cage.
Gold lands a jab to the head.
Gold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonney.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Bonney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bonney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.
Bonney defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
William Henry Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonney off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonney circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Bonney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gold with a body shot.
Bonney misses with an uppercut.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonney.
Bonney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gold with a body shot.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bonney has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bonney has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonney counters with a body kick that stops Gold in his tracks momentarily.
Liquid Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a good cross that connects.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonney lands with a shot to the body.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonney.
A little feinted left hand from Gold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold scores with a nice body kick.
Bonney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold lands a head kick!
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonney.
Bonney was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Bonney counters with a thumping low kick.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Gold misses.
Bonney blocks the body kick.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonney flicks out a counter leg kick but Gold steps away.
Gold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonney.
Gold backing away here, and Bonney unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold sets himself, and Bonney steps forward looking for the clinch! Gold avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gold, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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