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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Bonne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalifa Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonne comes to the cage accompanied by 9mm. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudy Bonne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalifa Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonne walks into a stiff left hand from Khalifa.
Bonne looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bonne shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalifa sprawls well. He's pushed Bonne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalifa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalifa Khalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khalifa takes a little break here. Bonne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Khalifa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bonne down.
Khalifa taking a breather here.
Khalifa lands a few punches from side control.
Khalifa grinds an elbow into Bonne's temple.
Khalifa cracks Bonne with a big right hand but Bonne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khalifa lands a nice forearm strike.
Khalifa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa cracks Bonne with a big right hand but Bonne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khalifa landing strikes.
Khalifa working the ground and pound.
Bonne taking a bit of punishment here - Khalifa scoring with strikes.
Khalifa cracks Bonne with a big elbow.
Khalifa is working Bonne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Khalifa decides to stand back up.
Khalifa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bonne!
Khalifa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonne looks a forlorn figure.
Khalifa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Khalifa cracks Bonne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa dominating with strikes here.
Khalifa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Bonne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Khalifa with the ground and pound from mount.
Khalifa landing strikes from the mount.
Khalifa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonne looks a forlorn figure.
Bonne is working to get back to half guard.
Khalifa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalifa scoring with strikes but Bonne is staying in there.
Khalifa landing shots from mount.
Khalifa unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa lands a nice shot to the head.
Khalifa controlling from mount.
Khalifa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Khalifa with the ground and pound from mount.
Bonne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khalifa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Khalifa lands a big shot there that rocks Bonne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khalifa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bonne is squirming around, avoiding Khalifa's attempts to control the action.
Bonne tries to hold on but Khalifa pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonne's face.
Bonne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khalifa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Khalifa breaks from Bonne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Khalifa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Khalifa.
A nice elbow there by Khalifa.
Khalifa lands a nice shot to the head.
Khalifa landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalifa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonne looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Khalifa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalifa Khalifa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalifa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonne did well to prevent Khalifa getting side control.
Khalifa Khalifa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khalifa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Khalifa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Khalifa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonne is just riding it out for now. Khalifa eventually gives up the hold.
Khalifa is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khalifa lands with a punch from half guard.
Khalifa working over Bonne with some ground and pound. Bonne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa is nestled in close to Bonne, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Khalifa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bonne wants to get back to his feet.
Khalifa postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bonne to stand up.
Khalifa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonne did well to prevent Khalifa getting side control.
Khalifa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Khalifa controlling the action here.
Bonne tries to get to full guard but Khalifa has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonne is working hard here to advance position.
Nice strikes from Khalifa there.
Khalifa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bonne wants to control but Khalifa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Khalifa working over Bonne with some ground and pound. Bonne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khalifa lands with a punch from half guard.
Bonne tries to get to full guard but Khalifa has control of the leg.
Khalifa trying to mount his opponent but Bonne defends it.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa working Bonne over with strikes.
Khalifa trying to pass the guard but Bonne defending well.
Khalifa winds up and cracks Bonne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalifa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonne is just riding it out for now. Khalifa eventually gives up the hold.
Khalifa stops Bonne from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Khalifa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Khalifa working Bonne over with strikes.
Khalifa is thwarting Bonne's attempts to control the position.
Khalifa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalifa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bonne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Khalifa drops an elbow to the side of Bonne's head.
Khalifa working Bonne over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khalifa lands a nice short elbow.
Khalifa decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalifa Khalifa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bonne keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonne throws a sloppy head kick and Khalifa moves out of range easily.
Khalifa throws a series of punches but Bonne avoids them all with ease.
Khalifa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bonne did well to prevent Khalifa getting side control.
Khalifa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khalifa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khalifa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khalifa working over Bonne with some ground and pound. Bonne 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.
Bonne has hold of Khalifa's hands but Khalifa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalifa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa seems to be looking for submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Khalifa connects with a nice short shot to Bonne's temple.
Khalifa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bonne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khalifa controlling the action here.
Khalifa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonne manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bonne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalifa scores with a takedown into Bonne's guard.
Khalifa is working Bonne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa lands a couple of digs.
Khalifa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bonne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khalifa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bonne has momentary wrist control but Khalifa slips an elbow through the middle.
Bonne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa landing with the ground and pound.
Khalifa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalifa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonne's head.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Bonne blocks nicely.
Khalifa gets to his feet - Bonne follows without any prompting.
Bonne scores with a takedown into Khalifa's guard.
Khalifa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa wants to stand up but Bonne is controlling him.
Bonne throws a strike but Khalifa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khalifa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khalifa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rudy Bonne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalifa Khalifa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalifa sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalifa Khalifa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khalifa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalifa Khalifa!
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