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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonaz Obsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff comes to the cage accompanied by New born. Obsen has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
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156 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yonaz Obsen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff just misses with a punch to the body.
Obsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smiff sprawls well. Smiff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Obsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Obsen shoots in but Smiff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smiff misses with a wild body shot.
Smiff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smiff stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smiff wants it to stay on the feet.
Tony Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
Obsen shoots for a takedown but Smiff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Obsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smiff pinned against the cage. Smiff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smiff throws a low kick, looking for Obsen's leg but Obsen calmly moves out of range.
Obsen tries for a takedown but Smiff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Obsen stops Smiff from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsen trying to advance position but Smiff counters by regaining guard.
Smiff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Smiff is retaining full guard.
Obsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smiff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obsen on the ground.
Obsen looks gassed!
Obsen wants to control from the top but Smiff keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smiff tries to clinch but Obsen is having none of it.
Smiff drops Obsen with a beautiful combination! Obsen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smiff is looking for the KO!
It looks like Yonaz Obsen has been cut.
Smiff cracks Obsen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smiff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obsen to stand back up!
Obsen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff throws a shot to the body.
Obsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Smiff finish him?
Smiff misses with a wild combination.
Smiff throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smiff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smiff tries to clinch but Obsen is having none of it.
Smiff rushes Obsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smiff scores with a knee to the head.
Smiff lands a nice knee to the body.
Smiff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obsen's defenses.
Smiff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obsen.
Obsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smiff smiles and moves away.
Tony Smiff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obsen dodges the punch combination from Smiff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsen shoots in and bounces Smiff off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Obsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obsen wants to pass the guard but Smiff is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obsen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smiff is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Obsen, into his guard.
Obsen is looking for a triangle but Smiff pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsen working for a triangle but Smiff defends it easily.
Obsen working for a triangle but Smiff defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Smiff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yonaz Obsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Smiff does no damage.
Tony Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smiff lands a really nice looking cross but Obsen seems unphased.
Obsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smiff swivels and escapes.
Obsen scores with a takedown into Smiff's guard.
Smiff keeping full guard, as Obsen tries to pass.
Obsen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smiff dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obsen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsen looking for a guillotine here but Smiff defends easily.
Obsen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smiff has picked Obsen up and slammed him! Obsen can't keep hold of the triangle and Smiff manages to pass to side control!
Obsen tries to bench press Smiff off him but Smiff keeps the position.
Obsen is trying to work for a sweep but Smiff has mounted him!
Obsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smiff sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Obsen tries to lock up and control but Smiff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smiff looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obsen is desperately trying to improve his position but Smiff has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsen tries to hold on but Smiff pushes him away.
Obsen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Obsen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smiff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obsen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smiff has his hands clasped together but Obsen extends an breaks Smiff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Obsen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yonaz Obsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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