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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova's entrance music is I came to bring the pain!. A fine choice. Smiff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: New born. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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149 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff misses with a series of wild punches.
Smiff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bova was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiff.
Smiff throws a push kick but Bova slaps the foot to one side.
Smiff lands a slapping body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bova.
Bova looks up at the clock and then as Smiff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smiff struggling a bit here.
Bova tries to score with some ground and pound. Smiff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bova working away.
Bova looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smiff is avoiding damage well.
Bova in side control, throwing shots but Smiff defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is looking for a sweep.
Bova cracks Smiff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bova looks up at the clock and then as Smiff takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bova in side control, throwing shots but Smiff defends.
Bova wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smiff, who protects the arm well.
Bova misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smiff managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bova.
Bova tries to score with some ground and pound. Smiff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova throwing strikes but Smiff manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bova being controlled for a moment.
Bova is looking to reverse the position.
Smiff wants to control but Bova is keeping him busy.
Bova manages to get back to half guard.
Smiff prevents Bova from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff controlling the action here.
Smiff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bova does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smiff looks gassed!
Smiff controlling the action here.
Bova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but Bova defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smiff is stalling here. Bova is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Smiff seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bova has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Smiff dodges the ground and pound from Bova.
Bova postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bova with the ground and pound but Smiff regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bova has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Smiff.
Bova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Smiff misses.
Smiff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smiff misses with a double jab.
Smiff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smiff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bova shoots in for a takedown but Smiff shows good takedown defense.
Bova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bova is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smiff can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bova cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smiff is breathing heavily.
Bova punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bova cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Bova.
Bova misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Smiff tries to hold on but Bova pushes him away.
Bova lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smiff hang on?
Bova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova looking to finish with strikes here!
Bova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Bova.
Smiff avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bova.
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bova thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bova looking to finish Smiff with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smiff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bova scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smiff?
Bova throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smiff because Bova loaded up on that one.
Bova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bova wants to finish this one by submission but Smiff is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
Bova thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Bova.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Bova misses with a takedown attempt - Smiff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Smiff misses the target.
Tony Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bova.
A jab lands there for Smiff.
A punch combination from Smiff misses.
Smiff misses with a wild combination.
Smiff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bova fails with the takedown.
Smiff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff leaves Bova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bova.
Bova shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smiff is trying to defend but Bova finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bova thows a huge punch but Smiff dodges it nicely.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smiff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bova.
Bova winds up and cracks Smiff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bova scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bova throwing shots but Smiff is blocking nicely.
Bova thows a huge punch but Smiff dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smiff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bova fails with the takedown.
Smiff misses with a double jab.
Bova fails with a takedown attempt.
Smiff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smiff throws a series of punches but Bova avoids them all with ease.
Bova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smiff tries to avoid it but Bova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smiff to the ground. Smiff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bova thows a huge punch but Smiff dodges it nicely.
Bova with the ground and pound but Smiff uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tony Smiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tony Bova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smiff trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bova, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bova!
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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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