VIDEO: Matěj Peňáz swapped again! This time he dismantled the English veteran and finished him in the second round

Matěj Peňáz, a Moravian puncher, had the most important match of his career in Newcastle, England. At the OKTAGON 52 gala he faced the former Cage Warriors champion Matthew Bonner, who was never finished.

Matej Peňáz finally returned to the cage in December. After a long layoff and a serious injury, he measured his strength against Ole Magnor, whom he finished rather quickly and easily. Immediately afterwards he asked for a specific opponent and place where he wanted to fight.

It can’t be said that he chose an easy bite. The odds may have spoken clearly, but Matthew Bonner is a hell of a cut. Money was well aware of that. A former Cage Warrior champion, a man who had never been knocked out, and a stylishly awkward addition to an excellent stand-up guy.

While Czech has a UFC contract fight under his belt, he certainly doesn’t have the experience that Bonner has amassed. Not to mention that it was Bonner, outside of Sedriques Dumas, who was the toughest opponent he’s faced to date.

So Peñáz had a tough task ahead of him. Plus, he put a lot of pressure on himself as he wanted a title shot after winning. In his opinion, he deserves it the most in the middleweight division at the moment.

Matěj Peñáz is asking for the Oktagon title

The middleweight champion is now Patrik Kincl. When he recovers, he will defend the belt against Piotr Wawrzyniak, who surprisingly for many defeated Vlasto Cepo and thus won the interim title.

But to even think about it, Matej Peñaz had to beat Bonner. Moreover, in front of the English audience, who drove their home stars forward.

The first round offered an interesting spectacle. While Money tried to keep the fight on the feet and hit the Englishman, Bonner tied the fight up as much as possible, trying to take it to the ground. But the Czech had good defense, plus he was doing a lot of damage to his opponent’s face with his punches, which allowed him to control the round.

Of course, the second five minutes offered no different strategy from Bonner. He was no match for Peñáz in the stand-up department. But takedown attempts were futile and Money scattered whatever he could scatter. Plus, he hit one accurate low kick and Bonner took it full on. That meant only one thing, the end of the fight.

Source: Oktagon MMA, Twitter