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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bonner (ranked 5536 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Drick (ranked 5535 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Bonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Drick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonner is fending him off so far but Drick persists. Nope, Bonner circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Drick lands.
Drick cracks Bonner with a good jab.
Bonner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bonner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonner tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drick manages to circle out of the way.
Bonner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drick.
Drick fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonner tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drick manages to circle out of the way.
Drick moves into the clinch.
Bonner looking for a takedown.
Bonner working aggressively here.
Bonner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Drick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonner gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bonner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bonner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drick is looking for a sweep. Bonner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drick is trying to stand.
Bonner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bonner thows a huge punch but Drick dodges it nicely.
Bonner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drick defending well though.
Drick is looking to escape.
Bonner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonner lands a nice short elbow.
Bonner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drick pushes Bonner off looking to stand but Bonner dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bonner throwing shots but Drick is blocking nicely.
Drick tries to kick Bonner off but Bonner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bonner 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.
Drick looks winded!
Bonner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonner working over Drick with some ground and pound. Drick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drick pushes Bonner off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drick.
Bonner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drick but Drick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bonner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bonner working the head and body with strikes.
Bonner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drick missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner working over Drick with some ground and pound. Drick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonner is nestled in close to Drick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bonner working over Drick with some ground and pound. Drick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drick tries to roll over but Bonner keeps him under control.
Bonner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drick is trying to get back to full guard.
Drick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonner working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Bonner there.
Drick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drick is looking to improve his position.
Bonner slips a nice elbow through Drick's hands, connecting with Drick's forehead.
Bonner working over Drick with some ground and pound. Drick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bonner slips a nice elbow through Drick's hands, connecting with Drick's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Bonner there.
Bonner working Drick over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bonner lands a nice short elbow.
Bonner slips a nice elbow through Drick's hands, connecting with Drick's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bonner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Drick does no damage.
Bonner throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonner dodges the punch combination from Drick.
Bonner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drick sprawls and moves away.
Bonner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonner works over Drick with some ground and pound from guard.
Bonner with a nice head shot there.
Bonner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonner is in close to Drick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drick wants to stand up but Bonner is controlling him.
Drick is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bonner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonner working some strikes from top position.
Bonner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonner distracts Drick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonner chips away with some ground and pound.
Bonner throwing strikes but missing.
Bonner working some strikes from top position.
Bonner working some strikes from top position.
Bonner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drick wants to get back to his feet but Bonner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonner lands a couple of digs.
Drick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bonner is controlling him.
Drick trying to keep a closed guard but Bonner is proving a slippery customer.
Bonner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonner landing with the ground and pound.
Nick Bonner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bonner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonner distracts Drick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner with a nice head shot there.
Bonner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonner stops Drick from standing up.
Bonner lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drick can do to turn this around?
Drick has momentary wrist control but Bonner slips an elbow through the middle.
Drick has momentary wrist control but Bonner slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonner won't allow Drick to get back to his feet.
Bonner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner works over Drick with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bonner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonner stands up over Drick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drick wants to get back to his feet but Bonner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonner distracts Drick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonner cracks Drick with a solid left hand.
Bonner won't allow Drick to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bonner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bonner 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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drick enables Bonner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bonner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bonner stands up from Drick's guard - Bonner perhaps looking for a knockout.
A punch combination from Drick misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bonner misses its target.
Drick misses the shot to the body.
Drick throws a one two combo.
Drick connects with a looping right hand.
Bonner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonner fails with a takedown attempt.
Drick misses with a two punch combination.
Bonner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ken Drick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonner gets a double leg takedown into Drick's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drick has momentary wrist control but Bonner slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonner connects with a couple of short punches.
Drick is adopting a defensive guard.
Bonner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonner cracks Drick with a solid left hand.
Bonner works over Drick with some ground and pound from guard.
Drick has momentary wrist control but Bonner slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonner distracts Drick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonner is in close to Drick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bonner shoots for a takedown but Drick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drick circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Bonner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drick throws a combination. Bonner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drick catches Bonner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonner shoots in looking for a takedown. Drick tries to sprawl out of it but Bonner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drick misses with an uppercut
and Bonner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bonner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bonner stops Drick from standing up.
Bonner connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner working some strikes from top position.
Bonner is in close to Drick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonner connects with a couple of short punches.
Bonner lands a couple of digs.
Bonner landing some decent shots from guard.
Bonner won't allow Drick to sweep him here.
Bonner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bonner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drick's head.
Bonner works over Drick with some ground and pound from guard.
Ken Drick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonner lands a couple of elbows.
Drick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Bonner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonner, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Bonner!
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