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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 1794 p4p, 79 weight class) and Bekithemba Seme (ranked 2120 p4p, 92 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekithemba Seme!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio clinches.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seme backwards.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seme misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Seme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seme.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Seme tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Seme tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Seme is trying to break free.
Seme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonifacio's elbow.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Seme working aggressively here.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Seme is working Bonifacio over against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Seme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seme throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seme.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Seme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seme is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seme misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Seme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonifacio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
Seme has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seme can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme working aggressively here.
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seme prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Seme tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Seme's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seme misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Seme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seme.
A short left from Bonifacio.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seme misses with a body punch.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
Seme struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Seme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio prevents Seme from breaking the clinch.
Seme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bonifacio checks a low kick from Seme.
Seme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonifacio closes the distance and clinches.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seme tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Seme back against the cage.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Seme.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio digs a right hand into Seme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seme's gas tank.
Bonifacio lands a left hand.
Bonifacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio digs a right hand into Seme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seme's gas tank.
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme working hard to break the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seme wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a body shot.
Bonifacio struggles to land a body shot inside as Seme controls his hands.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Seme takes a shot to the head.
Seme swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Seme has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Seme tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seme tries to circle away but Bonifacio has him pinned against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seme backwards.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Seme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seme backwards.
A short right from Bonifacio on the inside.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Seme swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seme lands a right hand.
Bonifacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seme backwards.
Seme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seme is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Seme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonifacio or not.
Seme blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seme works on Bonifacio's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonifacio lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Seme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seme lands a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
Seme manages to break the clinch.
Seme thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seme.
Bonifacio scores with a hook.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Seme.
A quick step to the side and Bonifacio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Seme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seme wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seme.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seme tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Seme back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seme at a distance.
Seme slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seme throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonifacio.
Seme has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonifacio is looking to clinch but Seme is avoiding it.
A big left from Seme misses.
Seme throws a big shot that misses.
Seme throws a lazy right hand but Bonifacio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonifacio misses the target.
Seme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bonifacio.
Bonifacio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bonifacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Bonifacio. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seme can pounce on him.
Seme is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Seme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seme swings widly with a right hand
and Seme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seme gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seme is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonifacio. That did some damage!
Seme keeps the fight on the outside.
Bekithemba Seme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seme scores with a leg kick.
Bonifacio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seme.
Good standup being displayed there by Bonifacio as he connects with a hook.
Seme is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifacio finish him?
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
Seme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Seme seems to have recovered his senses.
Seme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bonifacio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seme missing with a left hand there. Bonifacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonifacio clinches.
A short uppercut from Bonifacio.
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonifacio is leaning against Seme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonifacio.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seme takes a shot to the head.
Seme working hard to break the clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Seme fails to land.
Seme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Seme blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seme tries to break free but Bonifacio pushes him back against the cage.
Seme struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Seme has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seme can do to turn this around?
Seme tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bekithemba Seme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Seme takes a shot to the head.
Seme lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Seme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andres Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
A short right from Seme.
Seme misses with some punches.
Bonifacio digs a right hand underneath Seme's ribcage. Seme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seme lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bonifacio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Seme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonifacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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