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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Biff Boneham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Weese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boneham comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Randy Weese has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Biff Boneham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randy Weese!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boneham.
Weese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boneham manages to avoid it.
Boneham fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boneham.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Boneham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weese has managed to clinch.
Weese will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boneham up against the cage.
Weese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boneham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Weese but Weese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boneham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weese.
Weese just misses with a punch to the body.
Boneham shoots for a double leg takedown but Weese sprawls well. He's pushed Boneham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Weese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boneham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boneham moves out of range of the strikes.
Weese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boneham was well out of range. Poor timing from Weese.
Boneham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weese is fending him off so far but Boneham persists. Nope, Weese circles away and we're back to standing.
Boneham has a takedown stuffed.
Boneham fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weese closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boneham did well to prevent Weese getting side control.
Weese is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boneham defends it well.
Weese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boneham is not content to let Weese control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weese has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Weese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weese looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weese avoids the attempt from Boneham to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham blocking the ground and pound.
Weese has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Boneham's face.
Boneham wants to control but Weese is having none of it.
Boneham is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boneham is squirming around, avoiding Weese's attempts to control the action.
Boneham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weese thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boneham is squirming around, avoiding Weese's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weese is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Boneham has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Boneham!
Bonehamis looking to pass into half guard but Weese pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Weese is in guard.
Boneham being controlled here, momentarily.
Boneham keeping full guard, as Weese tries to pass.
Weese throws and elbow that misses. Boneham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Weese's guard. Nice move by Boneham!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weese has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boneham wants to control from the top but Weese keeps moving.
Weese is trying to control the position but Boneham postures up.
Weese keeping moving, preventing Boneham from controlling successfully.
Boneham looking to sit in guard and control but Weese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weese won't allow Boneham to sweep him here.
Weese trying to control but Boneham is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Weese dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weese bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boneham tries to bench press Weese off him but Weese keeps the position.
Weese swings around for an armbar but Boneham sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Weese's guard.
Boneham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weese's head.
Boneham wants to control from the top but Weese keeps moving.
Boneham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weese is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boneham wants to control but Weese is keeping busy.
Weese not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weese is working for a kimura but Boneham is defending it quite comfortably.
Boneham tries to roll over but Weese keeps him under control.
Weese scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weese trying to control from half guard but Boneham is working away.
Boneham trying to hold on to Weese's head to control him but Weese postures up.
Boneham is in trouble now - Weese has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weese can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boneham is looking to escape.
Boneham can't escape the position.
Weese lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Boneham hang on?
Weese trying to control but Boneham is having none of it.
Weese looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weese with good strikes from the mount here!
Boneham tries to hold on but Weese pushes him away.
Weese trying to control but Boneham is having none of it.
Weese with a couple of short strikes.
Weese trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weese looking to ground and pound but Boneham is blocking nicely.
Weese unloads with some shots from mount but Boneham bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Weese sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boneham tries to reverse the position but Weese maintains control.
Weese breaks from Boneham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boneham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boneham holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Weese tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boneham slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Weese drops an elbow to the side of Boneham's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weese passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boneham!
Boneham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Weese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Weese fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boneham sprawls well initially but Weese persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Boneham tries to roll over but Weese keeps him under control.
Boneham is trying to control but can't.
Weese seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Boneham has recovered full guard.
Weese trying to control but Boneham is working from the bottom.
Weese preventing the sweep.
Weese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weese wants to control from the top but Boneham keeps moving.
Randy Weese has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weese drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boneham looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boneham looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boneham!
Weese regains half guard.
Weese trying to control from the bottom.
Boneham is looking to stall here but Weese recovers full guard.
Weese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boneham postures up.
Boneham forces his way into half guard.
Boneham uses his free foot to push down on Weese's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Weese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Weese is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boneham landing strikes from the mount.
Boneham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boneham lands a nice shot to the head.
Boneham with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boneham landing strikes from the mount.
Boneham throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Weese because Boneham loaded up on that one.
Weese manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boneham stalling away here and it's allowed Weese to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Weese has his hands on Boneham's head, controlling the position.
Weese trying to control the position.
Boneham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boneham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weese is keeping the position for now.
Boneham throwing strikes from guard but Weese blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boneham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boneham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Weese throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boneham was covering up waiting for the punch and Weese finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boneham trying to control the position.
Weese looking to pass the guard.
Biff Boneham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Weese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boneham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biff Boneham.
Well Weese has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Weese!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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