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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fiore Azul (ranked 1651 p4p, 2709 weight class) and William Bonin (ranked 255 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fiore Azul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, William Bonin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bonin.
Bonin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azul's head.
Azul takes a swing at Bonin's ribcage but misses.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azul lands a leg kick that knocks Bonin off balance momentarily.
Bonin circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Bonin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonin misses with an uppercut
and Azul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Azul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Azul misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azul lands a nice hook to Bonin's body. Bonin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azul doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonin circles away.
Azul throws a right hand that misses
and Bonin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Azul.
Azul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azul.
Azul throws out a loose jab but Bonin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Bonin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bonin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bonin misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azul misses with a straight left.
Azul misses with a body punch
and Bonin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azul throws a body shot but no joy.
Azul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Azul.
Bonin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azul.
Azul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azul doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonin circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonin scores with a punch to the head.
Azul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Azul avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azul lands a shot to the body.
Azul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonin pushes Azul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonin wants to get back to striking at distance but Azul won't allow it.
Azul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonin tries to circle away but Azul has him pinned against the cage.
Azul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azul throws a head punch that misses.
Azul lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
Bonin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azul manages to break the clinch.
Azul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonin has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonin checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Bonin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azul misses with a body shot
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonin checks a leg kick.
Azul throws a leg kick
and Bonin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azul moves out of range as Bonin strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fiore Azul dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonin's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Azul.
Azul scores with a punch to the head.
Azul misses with a right hand
and Bonin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azul throws out a powerful jab.
Bonin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bonin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azul counters with an inside leg kick.
Azul closes the distance but Bonin moves to the side
and Bonin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Azul
and Bonin counters with a straight right hand.
Azul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonin checks a leg kick.
Bonin avoids the body shot from Azul.
Azul defending well as Bonin loads up on a big left hand.
Azul misses with a body shot
and Bonin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonin throws a looping overhand right but Azul ducks down to avoid it.
Bonin slips a jab from Azul.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azul throws a leg kick
and Bonin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azul tries to land a body kick
and Bonin counters with a straight right hand.
Bonin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Azul looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonin is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Azul.
Azul just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Bonin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azul throws a leg kick which misses Bonin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bonin tries to avoid it.
Azul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azul throws a leg kick
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Azul throws a leg kick but Bonin checks it.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bonin swings for the body but Azul moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Azul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azul 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.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
Azul throws a leg kick
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Azul looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azul lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonin's head.
Bonin misses with a hook. Azul ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul misses with a straight right.
A low kick lands for Azul.
The fighters circling - Azul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Azul avoids it with no problem.
Azul misses with a straight right.
Azul connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fiore Azul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonin throws out a counter right but Azul avoids it with no problem.
Azul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonin moves away.
Azul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonin counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Bonin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A low kick from Azul misses
and Azul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azul misses with a shot to the body
letting Bonin counter with a right hand.
Azul 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.
Azul tries to clinch
and Bonin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azul.
Bonin takes one to the side of the head.
Bonin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azul.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azul misses with a hook to the body
and Bonin counters with a nice body shot.
Bonin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azul.
Bonin moves out of range as Azul strikes.
Bonin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonin moves away.
Bonin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azul missing with a left hand there. Bonin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonin! But no joy.
Bonin moves out of range of the body kick from Azul.
Bonin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azul thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bonin if he has to take too many more of those.
Azul lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bonin's sensitive parts.
Azul misses with a kick to the body.
Azul clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonin wants to break free but Azul has control.
Bonin can't find room to land a body shot as Azul controls the action.
Bonin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Azul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonin lands a body shot.
Azul throws a head punch that misses.
Bonin tries to circle away but Azul has him pinned against the cage.
Azul struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonin controls his hands.
Azul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
You can see that Bonin has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A short uppercut from Bonin.
Bonin lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azul breaks from the clinch.
Azul throws out a loose jab but Bonin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Azul misses
and Bonin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azul connects with a single shot there.
Bonin avoids the body shot from Azul.
Bonin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bonin momentarily.
A big right from Bonin misses.
Azul connects with a solid leg kick.
Azul throws an off balance right hand
and Bonin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonin.
Azul connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bonin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azul looks to throw the jab but Bonin is out of range.
Bonin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Azul, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azul misses with a hook. Bonin ducked under it nicely.
Azul misses with an uppercut
and Bonin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonin was well out of range. Poor timing from Azul.
Azul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonin moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiore Azul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azul 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Fiore Azul!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Fiore Azul!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Fiore Azul!
Fiore Azul wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Fiore Azul thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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