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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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133 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Moon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon swinging wildly here.
Bonney dodges the punch combination from Moon.
Moon stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonney. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.
Moon lands with a nice body punch.
Moon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bonney.
A combination from Moon does no damage.
Bonney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moon misses with a two punch combination.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moon but Moon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon throws a good cross that connects.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moon as he jumps to the side.
Moon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonney shoots in for a double leg but Moon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moon cracks Bonney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas Moon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moon throws a one two combo.
Moon slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moon lands a two punch combo.
Bonney is rocked!
It looks like William Bonney has been cut.
Bonney is breathing heavily.
Moon 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.
Oh Bonney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moon lands with a good body shot.
Bonney seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Moon.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bonney. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon thuds a left hand into Bonney's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonney.
Moon scores with a hook.
No joy there for Moon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonney connects with a body shot.
No luck for Bonney with that takedown attempt.
Moon scores with a jab. Bonney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moon wants it to stay on the feet.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moon misses with a body shot
and Bonney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonney counters with a left to the body.
Bonney shoots in for a double leg but Moon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonney shoots in for a double leg but Moon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moon shoots in for a double leg but Bonney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moon but Moon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moon lands a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bonney.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney fails to land the takedown.
Moon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonney counters with a leg kick.
Bonney connects with a crisp jab.
Bonney misses with a takedown
and Moon counters with a left and a right that stings Bonney.
Bonney fails with a takedown attempt.
Moon cracks Bonney with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moon with a hook.
Bonney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moon to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Moon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Bonney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonney scores with a hook.
Bonney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bonney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moon misses with the combination.
Moon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moon works over Bonney's head and body with a nice combination.
Moon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thomas Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bonney.
Bonney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moon's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moon has hold of Bonney's hands but Bonney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moon is in trouble now - Bonney has advanced to mount!
Moon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bonney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moon is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bonney looking to control but Moon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bonney forces the positional change into back control.
Moon showing good submission defense here.
Moon is trying to stand back up.
Bonney has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Moon has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Moon is trying to get back to his feet but Bonney has full control of the position and if anything, Moon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is persistently looking for the submission but Moon is defending it well.
Moon holding both Bonney 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bonney working for the choke.
Moon is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Bonney looking to break Moon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Moon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bonney will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Moon holding both Bonney 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bonney.
Bonney really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Moon.
Bonney is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Bonney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Bonney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bonney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonney has his takedown stuffed
and Moon counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bonney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonney shoots and misses
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bonney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Bonney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Bonney or perhaps it was just good defense by Moon which made him look bad.
Bonney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moon counters with a right hand to the body.
Moon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonney slips a jab and a cross from Moon.
Nice jab there from Bonney.
Moon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bonney rather than just go for the knockout.
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Bonney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bonney misses with a takedown attempt - Moon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moon punishes Bonney's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonney misses with a takedown attempt
and Moon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moon slaps away a takedown attempt from Bonney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thomas Moon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonney shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonney misses with a combination
and Moon counters with a one-two to the body.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
William Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moon throws a series of strikes that have Bonney backpedaling.
Moon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bonney looks for a takedown but Moon sprawls well.
Moon misses with a combination
and Bonney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Bonney with that takedown attempt.
Moon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moon but Moon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moon.
Bonney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moon sprawls well. Moon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonney misses with a head kick.
Bonney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonney counters with a body kick that stops Moon in his tracks momentarily.
Bonney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Moon scores with a hook to the body. Bonney takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonney shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moon throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
Bonney lands a nice hook to Moon's body. Moon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Bonney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bonney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moon counters with a three punch combo that has Bonney backing up. Bonney nods at Moon to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Moon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Moon!
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