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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Biff Boneham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boneham comes to the cage accompanied by Push It To The Limit. Dick Knuckles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles lands a with a good body shot.
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles lands a nice hook to Boneham's body. Boneham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knuckles throws a hook but Boneham blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Knuckles. That snapped Boneham's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knuckles misses with a straight left.
Knuckles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Boneham with a series of wild strikes but Boneham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knuckles misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Knuckles misses.
Knuckles throws a series of punches but Boneham avoids them all with ease.
Boneham misses with a double jab.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Boneham uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Knuckles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boneham doesn't seem phased though.
Boneham ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Knuckles.
Boneham is rocked!
Dick Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles lands with a hook. Boneham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Boneham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boneham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boneham working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boneham seems to have got his legs back now.
Knuckles is not content to let Boneham control the position.
Boneham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knuckles is avoiding damage well.
Knuckles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boneham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boneham is looking to take a break and control but Knuckles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knuckles tries to buck Boneham off but Boneham is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boneham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boneham prevents Knuckles from escaping the position.
Boneham cracks Knuckles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boneham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knuckles is avoiding damage well.
Knuckles is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boneham is controlling him well.
Boneham working away.
Boneham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boneham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Knuckles dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knuckles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boneham.
Boneham throws a nice looking combination but Knuckles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boneham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knuckles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boneham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knuckles.
Boneham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boneham feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boneham thows a big elbow that misses.
Boneham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boneham working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boneham is looking to work some ground and pound but Knuckles has wrist control.
Boneham stops Knuckles from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boneham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knuckles can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boneham landing some decent shots from guard.
Boneham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boneham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boneham throwing strikes but missing.
Boneham looking to sit in guard and control but Knuckles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Knuckles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knuckles won't allow Boneham to sweep him here.
That's four 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.
Knuckles wants to get up but he can't break Boneham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boneham has control of Knuckles's left arm, preventing Knuckles from doing any damage.
Knuckles content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boneham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knuckles!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Boneham dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boneham shoots in looking for a takedown. Knuckles tries to sprawl out of it but Boneham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knuckles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boneham ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Nice body punch from Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to bum rush Boneham with a series of wild strikes but Boneham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knuckles misses the jab.
Knuckles misses with a wild body shot.
Boneham slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Boneham.
Boneham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boneham on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boneham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuckles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Boneham with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biff Boneham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knuckles's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Knuckles duly obliges.
Boneham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Knuckles does no damage.
Knuckles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knuckles cracks Boneham with a hook to the temple - Boneham is on wobbly legs here! Knuckles swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Boneham falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Knuckles wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dick Knuckles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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