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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 2681 p4p, 114 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 2568 p4p, 111 weight class). Bonifacio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noypi by Bamboo. This should be a great matchup!
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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133 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor missing with a left hand there. Bonifacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor throws a head kick but Bonifacio moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
McGregor throws a counter combo.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonifacio. Bonifacio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGregor. Bonifacio shrugs it off though.
Bonifacio walks into a jab.
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor cracks a nice hook into Bonifacio's ribs.
Bonifacio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGregor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonifacio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonifacio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio cracks McGregor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bonifacio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGregor to stand back up!
McGregor is rocked!
Crunch! McGregor slams his shin into Bonifacio's torso.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifacio finish him?
McGregor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGregor thuds his shin into the meat of Bonifacio's side.
Bonifacio sends McGregor crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bonifacio is motioning to the referee to let McGregor up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Bonifacio has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGregor seems to have recovered his senses.
McGregor tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonifacio avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio dodges an elbow strike from McGregor.
A hook to the body from Bonifacio.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio dodges an elbow strike from McGregor.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonifacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonifacio clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
Bonifacio lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing McGregor back against the cage.
Bonifacio pushes McGregor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
McGregor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonifacio is working McGregor over against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio avoids the elbow strike from McGregor, against the cage.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGregor throws an elbow but misses.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor missing with knees to the body.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGregor throws a counter combo.
McGregor scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGregor.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio misses with a lunging right hand
and McGregor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGregor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with an uppercut that bounces McGregor off the cage and back into range.
McGregor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonifacio has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGregor's hands.
McGregor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
That's time! Bonifacio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonifacio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGregor blocking some punches.
McGregor tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor swinging wildly here.
Bonifacio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, McGregor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGregor obliges.
McGregor misses with a knee to the head.
Bonifacio gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGregor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor is looking to land body kicks.
Bonifacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio stuns McGregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bonifacio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Bonifacio misses its intended target.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGregor can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor takes one to the chin there.
McGregor throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonifacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bonifacio closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops McGregor! Bonifacio dives in looking to finish! McGregor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
A victorious Andres Bonifacio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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