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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristoph Kringle (ranked 219 p4p, 238 weight class) and Tyson Bonelli (ranked 31 p4p, 34 weight class). 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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194 cm 28 270 10 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoph Kringle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Bonelli! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kringle throws a head kick that half lands.
Good exchange - Kringle coming out on top. Kristoph Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kringle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonelli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kringle throws a jab when Bonelli was well out of range. A nice side step and Bonelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Kringle misses with a hook
and Bonelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Kristoph Kringle has been cut. Bonelli throws a body shot but no joy. Kringle is looking to counter punch. Bonelli throws a lazy right hand but Kringle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kringle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonelli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kringle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bonelli scrambles back to his feet. Bonelli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Bonelli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Kringle gets off balance looking for a body kick and Bonelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kringle throws a wild body kick that Bonelli sees coming a mile off. Bonelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kringle manages to avoid it. Kringle throws a head kick but Bonelli moves out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonelli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Kringle there. Bonelli throws a body shot but no joy. Bonelli moves out of range as Kringle throws a body kick.
Bonelli misses with an uppercut. Kringle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kringle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bonelli on the side of the head. Kringle scores with a jab to the head.
Bonelli connects with a body shot that sends Kringle's belly button to the back. Bonelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kringle thumps Bonelli with a low kick. Kringle clobbers Bonelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kringle clobbers Bonelli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kringle throws a series of strikes that have Bonelli backpedaling.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kringle keeps Bonelli at a distance using the push kick. Kringle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Some wild striking there from Kringle.
Bonelli thows a left - swing and a miss! Good standup being displayed there by Kringle as he connects with a hook. Bonelli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Bonelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kringle. Bonelli looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kringle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Tyson Bonelli has been cut. Bonelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kringle can pounce on him.
Kringle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bonelli. Kringle lands a head shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A low kick lands for Kringle.
Bonelli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kringle lands a leg kick that knocks Bonelli off balance momentarily. Bonelli throws the left hand but Kringle avoids the punch easily. A head kick by Kringle misses and Bonelli counters with a stiff right hand. Kringle lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonelli's head. Kringle moves out of range as Bonelli strikes. Bonelli blocks a head kick by Kringle.
Bonelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Kringle throws a nice inside leg kick. Bonelli throws a looping overhand right but Kringle ducks down to avoid it. Bonelli avoids the head kick by Kringle.
Bonelli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kringle. That one must have hurt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kringle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonelli counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kringle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonelli under the eye. Kringle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonelli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Bonelli throws a shot from downtown. Kringle moves away and avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Bonelli. Kringle does a little dance to reset his feet. Bonelli stuns Kringle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bonelli ducks under a wild hook from Kringle. Kringle blocks a jab. Kringle misses the shot to the body. A little jabbing left from Bonelli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bonelli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kringle. Kringle lands with a cross. Kringle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoph Kringle dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Kringle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonelli. Kringle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bonelli misses its intended target. Bonelli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kringle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Kringle gets off balance looking for a body kick and Bonelli counters with a right hand to the body. Kringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kringle throws an overhand right that lands on Bonelli's shoulder, as Bonelli tries to avoid the shot. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kringle. Kringle throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonelli. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bonelli ducks under a wild hook from Kringle. As Kringle backs off Bonelli throws a huge counter combo but Kringle manages to avoid it all. A good leg kick by Kringle. Bonelli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kringle throws a front kick aimed at Bonelli's knee but Bonelli avoids it well.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Donk. Kringle catches Bonelli right on the button with a cross. Kringle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonelli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bonelli blocks a head kick by Kringle.
A nice side step and Bonelli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Bonelli jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kringle throwing a counter right hand but Bonelli manages to avoid it. Kringle ducks under a wild hook from Bonelli. Kringle throwing a counter right hand but Bonelli manages to avoid it. Kringle misses with the body kick and Bonelli counters with a stiff right hand. Bonelli misses the jab. Kringle misses with a few strikes there.
Kringle lands a jab to the nose. Bonelli blocks a head kick by Kringle.
Bonelli misses with a hook. Kringle ducked under it nicely. Kringle tried to counter with a leg kick but Bonelli avoided it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonelli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kringle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kristoph Kringle is winning the standup battle so far. Bonelli misses with a left hand and Kringle counters with a stiff right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bonelli looks to land a right hand but Kringle moved out of range. Bonelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bonelli might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kringle has got the better of the exchanges. Kringle lands with a hook. Bonelli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kringle misses with the combination.
Kringle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonelli manages to avoid it. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kringle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Bonelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kringle. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kringle. Kringle misses with an uppercut
enabling Bonelli to counter with a crisp jab.
 Kristoph Kringle's cut is getting worse. Kringle moves out of range as Bonelli strikes.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kringle closes the distance and lands a one-two. Kringle misses with an uppercut. Bonelli throws out a counter right but Kringle avoids it with no problem. Kringle moves away from the strike by Bonelli. Kringle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kringle slips under a jab from Bonelli. Kringle throws a sloppy head kick and Bonelli counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kringle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kringle moves away from the strike by Bonelli. Kringle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Bonelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kringle lands with a kick to the temple. Bonelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Bonelli throws out a loose jab but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonelli slips a jab from Kringle. Bonelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A countering left hand to the body from Bonelli misses. That kick from Kringle tenderised Bonelli's leg. Bonelli is trying to keep his angry face on. This has been an exciting period of action! Nice shot lands for Kringle. Bonelli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kringle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonelli. Kringle throws a solid leg kick but Bonelli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kringle. Kringle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bonelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nice cross by Kringle. Bonelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kringle. Bonelli misses with a body shot.
Kringle misses with a looping right. Bonelli looks like he wants to counter punch here. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristoph Kringle dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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 slow jab from Bonelli misses its intended target. It looked like Kringle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Tyson Bonelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bonelli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Kringle looks to land a combination. Bonelli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A good leg kick by Kringle. Kringle connects with a solid leg kick. Bonelli blocks a jab. Bonelli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A lazy left from Kringle finds it's target. Bonelli 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kringle slips a straight right by Bonelli. Bonelli throws a hook but Kringle blocks it. Kringle is looking to counter with a body kick. Bonelli throws a shot from downtown. Kringle moves away and avoids it. Kringle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonelli can do to turn this around? Kringle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bonelli.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bonelli throws a jab when Kringle was well out of range. Kringle feinted there with a counter leg kick. Kringle stalks Bonelli and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonelli's face. Bonelli staggers backwards, shaken. Kringle with a nice cross. Kringle misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kringle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nice body punch from Kringle. Bonelli takes a body punch but keeps moving. Kringle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bonelli misses with a hook. Kringle ducked under it nicely. Kringle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kringle throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bonelli swings widly with a right hand
and Kringle counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kringle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kringle throws a leg kick but Bonelli sees it coming and checks it nicely. It seemed like Bonelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A big right from Bonelli misses.
Bonelli lands a left and a right that send Kringle crashing to the mat, dazed. Bonelli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Kristoph Kringle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Bonelli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kringle scores with a head kick. Bonelli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bonelli lands a big right hand that sends Kringle crashing to the mat! Bonelli stays standing though and waves Kringle back to his feet!
 Kringle is rocked!
 Jeez, Kristoph Kringle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kristoph Kringle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyson Bonelli! An out of breath Tyson Bonelli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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