Post by The Texas Rattlesnakes on Aug 9, 2017 23:59:31 GMT -5
Stephan Bonnar glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Liam McGeary is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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Bonnar and McGeary move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
McGeary ducks under...
Bonnar misses a step and Liam McGeary sees an opportunity to counter him!
McGeary fires low kicks
that fail to land.
0:28 Round 1 and McGeary is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Bonnar throws a lazy kick
McGeary dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stephan Bonnar can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Stephan Bonnar has found an opening in the defense of McGeary, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break McGeary's ribs.
Liam McGeary throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Bonnar's chin! That stops Bonnar in his tracks!
Bonnar launches a hook to the body
Bang! McGeary stops that one with his ribs!
Stephan Bonnar goes with a looping right hand while Liam McGeary jumps back and jabs
That one hits but McGeary seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Brilliant combination from Liam McGeary
Bonnar is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Liam McGeary's punches
Bonnar is on the receiving end of a great combo by McGeary.
The two exchange wildly
McGeary is connecting with a few punches
Stephan Bonnar goes with a looping right hand while Liam McGeary jumps back and jabs
That one hits but McGeary seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Liam McGeary fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Stephan Bonnar leans forwards and tries to grapple with McGeary
Bonnar shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
McGeary launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Liam McGeary is working his opponent ribs!
Bonnar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Bonnar blocks Liam McGeary's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over McGeary
McGeary measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over McGeary
Bonnar is in closed guard... McGeary tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Liam McGeary throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Bonnar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
McGeary positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Bonnar's being punished here!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar tries to stand up!
McGeary doesn't allow him!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
BJJ! That is what must be passing through McGeary's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Bonnar
Bonnar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Stephan Bonnar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
McGeary launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Bonnar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Liam McGeary!
Bonnar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Right cheek
Low kick by Liam McGeary to maintain his distance.
That hits Stephan Bonnar's ankle
Liam McGeary and Bonnar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Liam McGeary launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Bonnar blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephan Bonnar's cheek! Bonnar stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
McGeary is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Liam McGeary creates space and allows Stephan Bonnar to stand up.
Stephan Bonnar is on his feet again.
Nice punches from Liam McGeary.
Bonnar staggers backwards. McGeary wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Chin
Stephan Bonnar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Bonnar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Liam McGeary tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Anthony Hamlett tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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McGeary decides to launch some tentative punches
Liam McGeary takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bonnar has a small cut in his Right eye
The two exchange wildly
McGeary is connecting with a few punches
Stephan Bonnar continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Stephan Bonnar swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Liam McGeary looks to counter!
McGeary moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Bonnar's thigh!
Liam McGeary fakes a move and moves laterally.
Liam McGeary is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Liam McGeary fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Stephan Bonnar! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
McGeary launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Bonnar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Anthony Hamlett has seen that!
Anthony Hamlett takes away one point from Liam McGeary for eye poke.
Anthony Hamlett allows Bonnar time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Solid kick to the leg from Liam McGeary
that visibly pains Bonnar.
Bonnar moves forward looking for some action
Liam McGeary doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Stephan Bonnar throws a looping left hand...
McGeary moves aside and dodges.
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Liam McGeary tries to take advantage...
Liam McGeary fakes a punch and launches himself over Stephan Bonnar
Great move by McGeary who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
McGeary launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Liam McGeary is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Bonnar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
McGeary doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephan Bonnar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from McGeary who put distance between them
Liam McGeary goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Liam McGeary runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Liam McGeary goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Liam McGeary runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Stephan Bonnar continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Liam McGeary and Bonnar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Liam McGeary is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bonnar follows Liam McGeary
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bonnar needs to stop playing Liam McGeary's game or he'll get knocked out!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
McGeary grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Liam McGeary
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
McGeary tries to open up Stephan Bonnar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Bonnar in the side of the head
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
Liam McGeary tries to open Bonnar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Liam McGeary. Bonnar is unable to cover himself now!
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
Liam McGeary throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Bonnar's face with those brutal elbows! Bonnar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Liam McGeary! Bonnar seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Liam McGeary by TKO (GnP) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 14/32 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Liam McGeary
Punches 43/66 (65%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/20 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Stephan Bonnar lasted really long with one bar of health... like really long.... like half the end of the first, and the entire second.
Liam McGeary is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Bonnar and McGeary move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Bonnar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Stephan Bonnar!
McGeary ducks under...
Bonnar misses a step and Liam McGeary sees an opportunity to counter him!
McGeary fires low kicks
that fail to land.
0:28 Round 1 and McGeary is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Bonnar throws a lazy kick
McGeary dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stephan Bonnar can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Stephan Bonnar has found an opening in the defense of McGeary, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break McGeary's ribs.
Liam McGeary throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Bonnar's chin! That stops Bonnar in his tracks!
Bonnar launches a hook to the body
Bang! McGeary stops that one with his ribs!
Stephan Bonnar goes with a looping right hand while Liam McGeary jumps back and jabs
That one hits but McGeary seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Brilliant combination from Liam McGeary
Bonnar is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Bonnar looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Liam McGeary's punches
Bonnar is on the receiving end of a great combo by McGeary.
The two exchange wildly
McGeary is connecting with a few punches
Stephan Bonnar goes with a looping right hand while Liam McGeary jumps back and jabs
That one hits but McGeary seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Liam McGeary fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Stephan Bonnar leans forwards and tries to grapple with McGeary
Bonnar shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
McGeary launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Liam McGeary is working his opponent ribs!
Bonnar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Bonnar blocks Liam McGeary's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over McGeary
McGeary measures the resilience of Bonnar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Bonnar's side.
Stephan Bonnar is in closed guard over McGeary
Bonnar is in closed guard... McGeary tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephan Bonnar!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Liam McGeary throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Bonnar breaks the lock showing some skills...
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
McGeary positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Bonnar's being punished here!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
Bonnar tries to stand up!
McGeary doesn't allow him!
Liam McGeary is in full mount over Stephan Bonnar
BJJ! That is what must be passing through McGeary's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Bonnar
Bonnar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Stephan Bonnar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bonnar decides to launch some tentative punches
McGeary launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Bonnar with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Liam McGeary!
Bonnar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Right cheek
Low kick by Liam McGeary to maintain his distance.
That hits Stephan Bonnar's ankle
Liam McGeary and Bonnar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Liam McGeary launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Bonnar blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephan Bonnar's cheek! Bonnar stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Bonnar's Right cheek is beginning to swell
McGeary is standing while Bonnar is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Liam McGeary creates space and allows Stephan Bonnar to stand up.
Stephan Bonnar is on his feet again.
Nice punches from Liam McGeary.
Bonnar staggers backwards. McGeary wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Stephan Bonnar's Chin
Stephan Bonnar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Bonnar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Liam McGeary tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Bonnar is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Anthony Hamlett tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
McGeary decides to launch some tentative punches
Liam McGeary takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Bonnar has a small cut in his Right eye
The two exchange wildly
McGeary is connecting with a few punches
Stephan Bonnar continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Stephan Bonnar swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Liam McGeary looks to counter!
McGeary moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Bonnar's thigh!
Liam McGeary fakes a move and moves laterally.
Liam McGeary is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Liam McGeary fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Stephan Bonnar! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
McGeary launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Bonnar's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Anthony Hamlett has seen that!
Anthony Hamlett takes away one point from Liam McGeary for eye poke.
Anthony Hamlett allows Bonnar time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Solid kick to the leg from Liam McGeary
that visibly pains Bonnar.
Bonnar moves forward looking for some action
Liam McGeary doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Stephan Bonnar throws a looping left hand...
McGeary moves aside and dodges.
Stephan Bonnar gets sloppy and Liam McGeary tries to take advantage...
Liam McGeary fakes a punch and launches himself over Stephan Bonnar
Great move by McGeary who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
McGeary launches a few hard punches to Stephan Bonnar's ribs!
Stephan Bonnar's ribs shows the damage! Liam McGeary is working his opponent ribs!
Hard blow to Bonnar's mid-section, he seems hurt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
McGeary doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephan Bonnar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from McGeary who put distance between them
Liam McGeary goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Liam McGeary runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Bonnar doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Stephan Bonnar's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Liam McGeary goes with a looping right hand while Stephan Bonnar jumps back and jabs
Bonnar seems staggered and Liam McGeary runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Stephan Bonnar continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Liam McGeary and Bonnar engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Liam McGeary is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Bonnar follows Liam McGeary
only to get counter punched in a big way! Bonnar needs to stop playing Liam McGeary's game or he'll get knocked out!
You can see Bonnar's blood making stains in the mat.
McGeary grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Liam McGeary
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
McGeary tries to open up Stephan Bonnar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Bonnar in the side of the head
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
Liam McGeary tries to open Bonnar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Liam McGeary. Bonnar is unable to cover himself now!
Liam McGeary is in open guard over Bonnar
Liam McGeary throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Bonnar's face with those brutal elbows! Bonnar needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
The ref pulls off Liam McGeary! Bonnar seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Bonnar's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Liam McGeary by TKO (GnP) at 3:32 Round 2
Statistics: Stephan Bonnar
Punches 14/32 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Liam McGeary
Punches 43/66 (65%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/20 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 85 s
Stephan Bonnar lasted really long with one bar of health... like really long.... like half the end of the first, and the entire second.