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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Entreri (ranked 49 p4p, 343 weight class) and Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 6 p4p, 50 weight class). Bonaparte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artemis Entreri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Entreri misses with a straight left. Bonaparte looks for the body kick but Entreri saw that one coming. Entreri fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bonaparte just manages to avoid it. Bonaparte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Entreri throws a big counter combination but Bonaparte scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Bonaparte thows a left - swing and a miss! Entreri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Entreri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Entreri - just one landing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
Entreri cracks Bonaparte with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bonaparte looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Entreri finish him?
 It looks like Jacques Bonaparte has been cut. That kick from Entreri tenderised Bonaparte's leg. Bonaparte is trying to keep his angry face on. Bonaparte throws an off balance right hand
and Entreri counters with a nice right hand that sends Bonaparte toppling to the canvas! Bonaparte scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Entreri finish him?!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bonaparte scores with a hook. A nice inside leg kick there by Bonaparte. That's going to slow Entreri down. We've been told by Entreri's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Bonaparte sizes up Entreri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
It looked like Entreri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bonaparte. Bonaparte lands with an uppercut that bounces Entreri off the cage and back into range.
Entreri clinches up against the cage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonaparte is trying to push Entreri away but Entreri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A body shot lands from Entreri.
Entreri tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Entreri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaparte's efforts to push away. Entreri lands an uppercut. Entreri scores with a shot to the side of Bonaparte's head. Bonaparte wants to get back to striking at distance but Entreri won't allow it.
Entreri lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Entreri.
Entreri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Entreri. Entreri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonaparte. It appears Entreri was looking to counter with a kick there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonaparte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bonaparte throws a poor cross that misses
and Entreri counters with a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Bonaparte throws a body punch but Entreri moves out of range. Entreri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonaparte. Bonaparte connects with a nice looking jab.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Entreri moves away. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artemis Entreri dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jacques Bonaparte's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Entreri moves out of range as Bonaparte throws a body kick.
Entreri jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Bonaparte cracks Entreri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Bonaparte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Bonaparte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bonaparte scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Entreri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Entreri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonaparte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Entreri lands with a cross. Entreri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonaparte.
Entreri throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bonaparte avoids it. Artemis Entreri is winning the standup battle so far. Bonaparte misses with a lunging right hand
and Entreri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonaparte lands the left hand. Entreri blocks the body kick.
Bonaparte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entreri was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte. Entreri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Bonaparte misses with an uppercut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Entreri is looking to counter punch. Bonaparte misses with a hook. Entreri ducked under it nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Entreri misses the target. Bonaparte scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bonaparte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonaparte misses with a lunging right hand
and Entreri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonaparte thinking.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonaparte looks to land a left hand but Entreri moved out of range nicely. Entreri throws an off balance right hand
and Bonaparte counters with a lovely straight right hand! Entreri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonaparte was well out of range. Poor timing from Entreri. Bonaparte throws out a counter right but Entreri avoids it with no problem. Entreri throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bonaparte throws a head kick but Entreri moves out of range.
Jacques Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A cross from Bonaparte lands. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Bonaparte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jacques Bonaparte's cut. 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!
Bonaparte throws a body punch but Entreri moves out of range. Entreri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bonaparte takes a swing at Entreri's ribcage but misses. Entreri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bonaparte looks like he wants to counter punch here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonaparte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Entreri.
Entreri lands a big right hand that sends Bonaparte crashing to the mat! Entreri stays standing though and waves Bonaparte back to his feet!
 Bonaparte is rocked!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice jab there from Bonaparte.
Entreri clinches. Entreri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Entreri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Entreri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaparte can do to turn this around? Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A nice left hand lands by Entreri.
Entreri is working Bonaparte over against the cage. A short uppercut from Entreri. A right hand to the body from Entreri.
Entreri scores with a hook to the body. Entreri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Entreri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Entreri lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards. Bonaparte is still on wobbly legs! Can Entreri finish him? Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Entreri digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Entreri lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Entreri lands a shoulder strike. Entreri creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bonaparte's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bonaparte drops to his knees and Entreri pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemis Entreri! A very excited looking Artemis Entreri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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