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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lope Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Tuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lope Bonafacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Tuck!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonafacio jabs Tuck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lope Bonafacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonafacio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tuck quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bonafacio throwing shots but Tuck is blocking nicely.
Bonafacio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tuck's head.
Bonafacio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bonafacio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tuck trying to control here.
Tuck has hold of Bonafacio's hands but Bonafacio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bonafacio throws a strike but Tuck avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bonafacio trying to control but Tuck is working from the bottom.
Bonafacio throws an elbow that misses. Tuck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bonafacio's guard. Nice move by Tuck!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bonafacio throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tuck pushes down on Bonafacio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bonafacio trying to control from the bottom.
Tuck throwing shots but Bonafacio is blocking nicely.
Tuck trying to mount his opponent but Bonafacio defends it.
Bonafacio tries to get to full guard but Tuck has control of the leg.
Tuck wants to pass to mount but Bonafacio is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bonafacio trying to control from the bottom.
Bonafacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bonafacio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuck's back!
Bonafacio is striking well from the back but Tuck escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio wants to free his trapped foot but Tuck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bonafacio seems to be looking for submissions.
Bonafacio is looking for a kimura here.
Tuck works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuck keeping full guard, as Bonafacio tries to pass.
Bonafacio throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonafacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonafacio is looking to work some ground and pound but Tuck has wrist control.
Tuck keeping full guard, as Bonafacio tries to pass.
Bonafacio wants to control from the top but Tuck keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio landing with the ground and pound.
Bonafacio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuck has escaped and now he's on top!
Bonafacio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tuck cracks Bonafacio with a solid left hand.
Bonafacio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonafacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bonafacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tuck on the ground.
Tuck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonafacio's guard.
Bonafacio wants to control but Tuck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tuck works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuck scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lope Bonafacio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bonafacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuck moves away.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck avoids the body shot from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonafacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonafacio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tuck checks it well.
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonafacio throws a lazy right hand but Tuck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonafacio throws a hook to the side of Tuck's head but Tuck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonafacio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonafacio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tuck somewhat.
Tuck checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonafacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bonafacio tries a low kick but Tuck avoids it.
Bonafacio just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonafacio. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonafacio is looking to wear down Tuck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Tuck moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuck moves away.
Bonafacio stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuck. Tuck gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonafacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Bonafacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonafacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonafacio.
Tuck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonafacio defends it nicely.
Lope Bonafacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Tuck.
Bonafacio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bonafacio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tuck has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tuck!
Tuck wants to pass the guard but Bonafacio is keeping the position.
Tuck passes into half guard.
Tuck working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bonafacio's thigh. Bonafacio counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonafacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bonafacio's guard.
Bonafacio missing with punches from the bottom.
Bonafacio is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tuck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tuck's back!
Bonafacio is throwing strikes by Tuck counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Tuck regains half guard.
Bonafacio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tuck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bonafacio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonafacio seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Tuck has recovered full guard.
Bonafacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonafacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lope Bonafacio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bonafacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuck.
Tuck moves out of range as Bonafacio strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonafacio. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonafacio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonafacio somewhat.
Bonafacio tries to land a leg kick but Tuck saw it coming and moves away.
Tuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonafacio.
Bonafacio thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonafacio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tuck defends it nicely.
Bonafacio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuck circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lope Bonafacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio takes a swing at Tuck's ribcage but misses.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Tuck moves out of range.
Tuck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio shoots in and drives through. Tuck sprawls well.
Bonafacio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuck. That did some damage!
Cole Tuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonafacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonafacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonafacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuck moves away.
Bonafacio throws a jab when Tuck was well out of range.
Tuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonafacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio misses with a looping left.
Tuck fails with the takedown.
Tuck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio misses with an uppercut. Tuck saw that one coming.
Bonafacio takes a swing at Tuck's ribcage but misses.
Bonafacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonafacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Bonafacio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tuck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bonafacio somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tuck is defended easily by Bonafacio.
Bonafacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuck was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonafacio.
Lope Bonafacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tuck wants it to stay on the feet.
Bonafacio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bonafacio throws a body punch but Tuck moves out of range.
Bonafacio misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tuck sprawls well. Tuck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonafacio gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Bonafacio misses.
Bonafacio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuck as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonafacio. Tuck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuck looks for a takedown but Bonafacio sprawls well.
Bonafacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuck manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lope Bonafacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonafacio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lope Bonafacio!
A relieved looking Lope Bonafacio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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