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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bonham had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, John Bonham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks throws a series of punches but Bonham avoids them all with ease.
Hanks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanks throws out a powerful jab.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonham moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonham slips a jab and a cross from Hanks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonham!
Hanks misses with the combination.
Hanks scores with a jab to the head.
Bonham lands a jab to the head.
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!
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonham moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonham.
Bonham checks the leg kick.
Hanks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonham can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonham tries to land a front kick but Hanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Bonham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonham cracks Hanks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hanks misses with an uppercut.
Hanks tries to bum rush Bonham with a series of wild strikes but Bonham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanks's coach down at Cell Block Six was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hanks's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hanks misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bonham throws a wild body kick that Hanks sees coming a mile off.
Bonham checks a leg kick nicely.
Bonham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bonham avoids the head kick by Hanks.
Bonham throws a right hand that misses
and Hanks counters with a straight right hand.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Nice defenses there by Bonham.
Bonham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bonham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bonham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bonham.
Hanks is looking to slow Bonham down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonham misses with a straight left.
John Bonham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hanks misses.
Bonham cracks a nice hook into Hanks's ribs.
A head kick by Hanks misses
and Bonham counters with a body kick.
Hanks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bonham counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bonham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Bonham looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Bonham throws out a powerful jab.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonham.
Bonham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonham throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Bonham misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonham.
A jab from Bonham finds it's way through Hanks's defenses.
Hanks throws a low kick but Bonham moves out of range easily.
And Bonham counters with a quick kick to the body but Hanks blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Bonham.
Bonham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonham.
Bonham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
That kick from Bonham tenderised Hanks's leg. Hanks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanks blocks a leg kick.
Bonham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanks lands a head kick. Bonham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanks misses with a hook to the body
and Bonham counters with a thumping low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonham.
Bonham looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.
Hanks connects with a leg kick. Bonham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanks digs a good body shot into Bonham's ribs.
Nice body kick from Bonham.
Bonham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonham throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bonham misses with a hook to the body
and Hanks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonham slips a jab and a cross from Hanks.
Bonham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Bonham.
Hanks blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanks.
Hanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bonham finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanks's head.
Hanks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanks throws a jab when Bonham was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bonham is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bonham is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bonham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bonham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanks throws a hook but Bonham blocks it.
Bonham's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hanks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bonham has got the better of the exchanges.
Hanks misses with a hook to the body
and Bonham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonham.
Bonham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bonham misses with an uppercut.
Bonham lands a nice hook to Hanks's body. Hanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanks swings for the body but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hanks takes a step back to recover.
Bonham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Bonham finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks throws a right hand that Bonham ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonham also avoids with ease.
Bonham throws out a powerful jab.
Hanks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonham.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Bonham is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Bonham moved away.
Hanks thows a leg kick but Bonham checks it
and Bonham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanks blocks a head kick by Bonham.
Hanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonham thows a body kick. Hanks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bonham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks throws a body kick that misses.
Bonham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hanks as he checks the leg kick.
Hanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonham.
John Bonham is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonham moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Bonham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanks. That did some damage!
Bonham scores with a body shot.
Bonham throws a looping overhand right but Hanks ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Bonham misses.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Bonham uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonham. Hanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Hanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonham throws a big shot that misses.
Bonham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanks.
Bonham lands a jab.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Bonham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanks throws a leg kick which misses Bonham's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonham tries to avoid it.
Hanks wants to land a leg kick but Bonham is out of range.
Bonham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanks is out of range and Bonham settles back down.
Hanks takes one on the button.
Bonham scores with a nice body kick.
Bonham throws a leg kick but Hanks checks it.
Bonham staying out of range there.
Bonham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Bonham tries to land a leg kick but Hanks saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanks lands a nice shot that snaps Bonham's head back.
Bonham misses with a double jab.
Hanks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bonham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks stuns Bonham with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hanks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
Hanks is looking to land body kicks.
Bonham lands a head shot.
Crunch! Bonham slams his shin into Hanks's torso.
Bonham looks to throw the jab but Hanks is out of range.
Hanks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bonham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bonham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Hanks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bonham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanks staying out of range there.
Bonham lands a nice shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Bonham.
Bonham just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Hanks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonham checks a low kick from Hanks.
Bonham looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bonham takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanks.
Hanks avoids a kick to the body.
Bonham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Bonham moved out of range nicely.
Bonham slips under a jab from Hanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks lands with a good body shot.
Hanks connects with a body shot.
Bonham throws a push kick but Hanks slaps the foot to one side.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Bonham jumps back.
Hanks scores with a nice head shot.
Bonham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanks has time to react.
Bonham ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
Bonham looks to land a right hand but Hanks moved out of range.
Bonham misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Hanks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bonham lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanks off the cage and back into range.
Bonham connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonham.
Hanks throws a shot from downtown. Bonham moves away and avoids it.
Hanks cracks Bonham with an open hand slap.
Craig Hanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanks can do to turn this around?
Bonham is looking to land body kicks.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
Bonham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hanks misses with a hook to the body
and Bonham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bonham blocks the body kick.
Bonham scores with a three punch combo!
Bonham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks sizes up Bonham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonham fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanks in the body.
Hanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonham checks a low kick from Hanks.
Hanks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bonham misses.
Bonham misses with a body kick.
Bonham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonham cracks Hanks with an open hand slap.
Hanks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bonham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanks is looking to slow Bonham down with leg kicks.
John Bonham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bonham throws a series of punches but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Bonham moved out of range.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonham.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Bonham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Bonham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bonham.
That kick from Bonham tenderised Hanks's leg. Hanks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Hanks.
Bonham throws a body shot but no joy.
Bonham misses with a wild body shot.
Bonham lands with a nice body punch.
Bonham lands a high kick!
Bonham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bonham swings for the body but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bonham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonham 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bonham!
After the big win, John Bonham made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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