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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Henry Bonney (ranked 462 p4p, 13 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 61 p4p, 1 weight class). Yabaisama has chosen Liquid Swords as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that William Henry Bonney has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily William Henry Bonney seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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141 lbs
34 - 16 - 1 |
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163 cm
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137 lbs
25 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Henry Bonney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yabaisama defending well as Bonney loads up on a big left hand.
Bonney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yabaisama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Diagoro Yabaisama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonney slips under a jab.
We've been informed that Yabaisama has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Yabaisama.
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Bonney cracks a nice hook into Yabaisama's ribs.
Bonney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Yabaisama lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yabaisama lands with a right hand.
Yabaisama connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonney. Bonney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yabaisama avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Yabaisama avoids them all with ease.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses.
Yabaisama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bonney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
Yabaisama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney fails to land with a series of punches.
Yabaisama misses with a looping left.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yabaisama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yabaisama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yabaisama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheers as Bonney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yabaisama doesn't seem phased though.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonney misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Bonney throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yabaisama avoids it.
Yabaisama throws out a leg kick but Bonney moves out of range and Yabaisama only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Bonney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney avoids the body shot from Yabaisama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Bonney lands a head kick. Yabaisama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Yabaisama misses
and Bonney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabaisama.
As Yabaisama looks to move away, Bonney throws a big counter combo but Yabaisama just gets out of the way.
Bonney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yabaisama cracks Bonney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bonney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yabaisama.
Bonney misses with a two punch combination.
Yabaisama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Yabaisama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yabaisama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonney misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yabaisama! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yabaisama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yabaisama. That's going to slow Bonney down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonney misses the target.
Yabaisama throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonney attempts a counter takedown but Yabaisama avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut
and Bonney counters with a body kick.
Bonney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Yabaisama lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut.
Yabaisama misses with a looping left.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonney connects with a body shot that sends Yabaisama's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yabaisama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Yabaisama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabaisama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Yabaisama catches Bonney right on the button with a cross.
Yabaisama is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bonney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonney misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Yabaisama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yabaisama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonney.
Yabaisama throws the kick towards the body but Bonney avoids it.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Bonney.
Bonney throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama swings widly with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonney lands a leg kick that knocks Yabaisama off balance momentarily.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diagoro Yabaisama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonney ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yabaisama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonney.
Bonney shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yabaisama eats them both and turns towards Bonney to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Yabaisama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Yabaisama.
Bonney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yabaisama misses with a straight right.
Yabaisama throws a solid leg kick but Bonney takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yabaisama.
Bonney connects with a leg kick. Yabaisama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Yabaisama.
Bonney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yabaisama avoids the head kick by Bonney.
A left lands for Bonney.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney moves out of range as Yabaisama throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with a right hand
and Bonney counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bonney is trying to control. Yabaisama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bonney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yabaisama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bonney wants to stand but Yabaisama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
Bonney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bonney is sitting in close to Yabaisama's body. Yabaisama has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bonney is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bonney is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yabaisama.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diagoro Yabaisama! Diagoro Yabaisama retains his bantamweight title!
Diagoro Yabaisama tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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