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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 143 p4p, 7 weight class) and Ricardo Rasgado (ranked 1953 p4p, 88 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Rasgado!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasgado lands a really nice looking cross but Bonifacio seems unphased.
Bonifacio gets a clinch.
Rasgado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
Rasgado working aggressively here.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasgado prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a shot to the body.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Rasgado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasgado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rasgado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasgado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasgado swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasgado. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasgado wants to clinch but Bonifacio slips to the side
and Bonifacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Rasgado.
Rasgado lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Rasgado ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasgado backwards.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasgado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Rasgado misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasgado prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio works on Rasgado's body with a couple of short punches.
Rasgado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Rasgado blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Rasgado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasgado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Bonifacio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Rasgado.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
Rasgado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Rasgado ducked under it nicely.
Rasgado looks to throw the jab but Bonifacio is out of range.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Rasgado finds it's way through Bonifacio's defenses.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rasgado misses the jab.
Rasgado throws a hook but Bonifacio blocks it.
Rasgado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Rasgado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonifacio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonifacio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rasgado tries to clinch up.
Rasgado keeps the fight on the outside.
Rasgado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio.
Rasgado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonifacio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rasgado rushes Bonifacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio manages to break the clinch.
Bonifacio tries to keep at a distance but Rasgado has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Rasgado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rasgado lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasgado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasgado blocks an uppercut.
Rasgado working aggressively here.
Bonifacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricardo Rasgado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Rasgado finds it's way through Bonifacio's defenses.
Bonifacio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasgado tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Rasgado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasgado misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rasgado throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Rasgado lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rasgado.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio tries to throw a body punch but Rasgado avoids it by throwing Bonifacio back against the cage.
Rasgado tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasgado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasgado prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio tries to work over Rasgado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Rasgado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Rasgado working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
A short right from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio presses Rasgado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasgado or not.
Rasgado misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Rasgado controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasgado.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasgado misses with some punches.
Rasgado leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonifacio throws a looping overhand right but Rasgado ducks down to avoid it.
Rasgado ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio ducks right into an uppercut from Rasgado.
A big left from Rasgado misses.
Rasgado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonifacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio throwing a counter right hand but Rasgado manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasgado circles away.
Rasgado looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
Rasgado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonifacio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rasgado connects with a body shot that sends Bonifacio's belly button to the back.
Rasgado scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasgado.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasgado has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasgado.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio can't find room to land a body shot as Rasgado controls the action.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonifacio.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Rasgado has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bonifacio as the two fighters clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasgado swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Good body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasgado backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonifacio.
Rasgado blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
A right hand to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasgado backwards.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Rasgado working aggressively here.
Rasgado misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Ricardo Rasgado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasgado takes a shot to the head.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
Rasgado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasgado blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasgado.
A short right from Rasgado on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasgado fails to land.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasgado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Rasgado.
Rasgado blocking some punches.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasgado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasgado misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasgado throws a head punch that misses.
Rasgado has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
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 Andres Bonifacio.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio wins by unanimous decision!
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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FIGHT
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