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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Galanis (ranked 1487 p4p, 1998 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 226 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Galanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galanis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galanis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Galanis slips under a jab from Bonin.
Galanis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Galanis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Swans in the buildup to the fight.
Galanis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Galanis with a body shot.
Galanis throws a poor cross that misses
and Galanis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galanis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galanis tries to clinch up but Bonin circles away and keeps his distance.
Galanis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Galanis slips a jab from Bonin.
Bonin throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Bonin.
Galanis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bonin avoids the body shot from Galanis.
Bonin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galanis.
Galanis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Galanis misses the shot to the body.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adrian Galanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galanis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonin was well out of range. Poor timing from Galanis.
Bonin throws out a powerful jab.
Bonin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galanis.
Galanis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galanis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonin.
Bonin breaks the clinch.
Galanis misses with a looping right.
Galanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis throws an overhand right that lands on Bonin's shoulder, as Bonin tries to avoid the shot.
Galanis lands a jab.
Galanis's corner calls for a 1-2. Galanis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonin misses with an uppercut.
Galanis pushes Bonin up against the cage in a clinch.
Galanis lands an uppercut.
Bonin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Galanis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonin throws a looping overhand right but Galanis ducks down to avoid it.
Galanis closes the distance and pushes Bonin back into the cage.
Bonin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galanis misses with a shot to the body
and Bonin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanis looks to throw the jab but Bonin is out of range.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galanis to score with a decent uppercut.
Galanis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonin tries to bum rush Galanis with a series of wild strikes but Galanis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Galanis.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galanis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galanis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Galanis drives through and clinches with Bonin against the cage.
Bonin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonin tries a body shot but Galanis blocks it.
Bonin manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galanis misses with a jab to the body
and Bonin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galanis misses with a hook. Bonin ducked under it nicely.
Bonin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bonin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bonin throws a hook but Galanis blocks it.
Bonin misses with a straight left.
Galanis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonin, pushing him back against the cage.
Galanis working aggressively here.
Bonin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bonin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galanis lands an uppercut.
Bonin breaks from the clinch.
Bonin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Galanis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Galanis closes the distance and clinches.
Galanis 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.
Galanis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galanis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Galanis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonin.
Bonin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonin misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Galanis.
Bonin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Galanis catches Bonin napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bonin to the canvas!
Bonin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galanis is looking to stand up but Bonin won't let him.
Bonin is still in real trouble! Can Galanis finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galanis is stalling in the full guard.
Bonin has a closed guard, preventing Galanis from standing up.
Bonin wants to stand up but Galanis is controlling him.
Galanis controlling from the top position.
Bonin seems to have recovered his senses.
Galanis stands up from Bonin's guard - Galanis perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Galanis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Galanis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galanis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bonin throws out the jab.
Galanis rushes Bonin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galanis manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Galanis as he connects with a hook.
Galanis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonin manages to avoid it.
Galanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Galanis misses with a body shot.
Galanis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Galanis avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanis looks to land a right hand but Bonin moved out of range.
Galanis scores with a hook to the body. Bonin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galanis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galanis misses with a wild body shot.
Galanis closes the distance and clinches.
Bonin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galanis scores with a jab. Bonin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Galanis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bonin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin ducks under a wild hook from Galanis.
Bonin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bonin misses with a looping right.
Galanis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonin can do to turn this around?
Galanis misses with a hook to the body
and Bonin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonin misses with a body shot.
Galanis wants to clinch up but Bonin keeps it at a distance.
Galanis throws a big shot that misses.
Galanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonin.
Galanis moves into the clinch.
Galanis lands a shoulder strike.
Bonin breaks from the clinch.
Galanis tests Bonin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galanis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonin lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Bonin misses its intended target.
Bonin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galanis.
Bonin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Galanis cracks Bonin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bonin falls backwards against the cage. Galanis follows up with more strikes that drop Bonin to his knees. Galanis keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bonin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Galanis!
Adrian Galanis 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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FIGHT
RATING
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