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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kobi Shelton (ranked 775 p4p, 37 weight class) and Andres Bonifacio (ranked 1289 p4p, 65 weight class). Bonifacio has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Bonifacio!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Shelton moves forwards but Bonifacio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Kobi Shelton has been cut.
Shelton looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Bonifacio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shelton misses with a hook.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelton attempts a counter takedown but Bonifacio avoids it well and moves away.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonifacio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shelton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shelton trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
Bonifacio is trying to keep Shelton in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio controlling Shelton's posture.
Shelton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonifacio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shelton postures up in Bonifacio's guard and throws a big left but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shelton trying to control but Bonifacio is working from the bottom.
Shelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Shelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shelton is in close to Bonifacio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shelton lands a couple of elbows.
Shelton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bonifacio is keeping the position for now.
Bonifacio pulls Shelton in to control the position.
Shelton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonifacio has wrist control.
Shelton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonifacio keeping full guard, as Shelton tries to pass.
Bonifacio pulls Shelton in close to prevent any damage.
Shelton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonifacio has wrist control.
Shelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shelton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shelton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonifacio has wrist control.
Shelton throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shelton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bonifacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shelton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shelton throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Bonifacio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shelton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonifacio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bonifacio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bonifacio throws an overhand right that lands on Shelton's shoulder, as Shelton tries to avoid the shot.
Shelton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shelton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bonifacio to the ground. Shelton is now in Bonifacio's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shelton landing with the ground and pound.
Shelton has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shelton throwing strikes from guard but Bonifacio blocks nicely.
We've been informed that Bonifacio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio looking to control.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully.
Bonifacio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelton.
Shelton is in close to Bonifacio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio trying to keep a closed guard but Shelton is proving a slippery customer.
Bonifacio has momentary wrist control but Shelton slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonifacio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shelton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shelton pushes down on Bonifacio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobi Shelton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobi Shelton's cut.
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.
Shelton misses the shot to the body.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelton manages to avoid it.
Shelton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Shelton.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shelton moves away.
Shelton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shelton shoots in and drives through. Bonifacio sprawls well.
Shelton throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Shelton looking to score a takedown here. Bonifacio is defending well but Shelton drives through and ends up in Bonifacio's guard.
Kobi Shelton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bonifacio is controlling Shelton's posture.
Bonifacio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelton stays in close to Bonifacio's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Bonifacio keeps moving.
Bonifacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shelton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shelton working some strikes from top position.
Bonifacio working a defensive guard here.
Bonifacio seems keen to control Shelton's posture.
Shelton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonifacio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shelton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonifacio has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shelton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonifacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bonifacio throws a good cross that connects.
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio. Beautiful body shot.
Shelton misses with a shot to the body
and Bonifacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shelton throws a body punch but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Bonifacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shelton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonifacio lands the left hand.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shelton looks for a takedown but Bonifacio sprawls well.
Shelton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonifacio defends well and Shelton ends up having to push Bonifacio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobi Shelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andres Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shelton shoots in for a double leg but Bonifacio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonifacio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonifacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shelton.
Shelton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonifacio swings for the body but Shelton moves out of range.
Shelton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonifacio circles away.
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Shelton fails with the takedown
and Bonifacio counters with a big right hand! Oh Shelton is in trouble here! Bonifacio follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio is the new bantamweight champion!
Andres Bonifacio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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