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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes to the ring accompanied by I came to bring the pain!. Brand has chosen Russell Brand and Katie Perry as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
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156 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Brand!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brand!
Bova looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
Brand is looking to get to half guard.
Brand tries to hold on but Bova pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bova throws a strike there. Brand manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Bova wants to pass the guard but Brand is defending well.
Bova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bova.
Brand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bova.
Brand is trying to maintain the position but Bova is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bova shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bova showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand trying to control from the bottom.
Bova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brand tries to get to full guard but Bova has control of the leg.
Bova is thwarting Brand's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brand's head.
Brand wants to get back to full guard.
Brand trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Bova blocks the leg kick.
Brand wants to clinch.
Brand shoots and misses
and Bova counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bova works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brand is trying to stand up here but Bova is controlling him well.
Brand looks gassed!
Brand kicks off Bova and gets to his feet.
Brand with a poor takedown
and Bova counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brand!
Bova with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brand is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bova lands a big elbow.
Bova has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brand's face.
Bova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brand is rocked!
Bova is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brand is still in real trouble! Can Bova finish him?
Bova with the ground and pound from mount.
Bova is landing with some decent strikes but Brand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brand in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bova breaks from Brand's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bova lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bova scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brand?
Brand tries to hold on but Bova postures up.
Bova landing strikes from the mount and Brand is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bova lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brand seems to have recovered his senses.
Brand tries to hold on but Bova pushes him away.
Bova lands a heavy elbow.
Bova scoring with strikes but Brand is staying in there.
Brand working to try and regain half guard.
Bova has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brand's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bova breaks from Brand's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brand swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Brand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brand stuffs the takedown.
Brand with a poor takedown
and Bova counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brand won't be happy with that.
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.
Bova is working Brand over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bova creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brand sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brand takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bova working away.
Bova working the ground and pound from side control.
Brand tries to buck Bova off but Bova is having none of it.
Bova is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bova working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Bova seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bova has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brand takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bova sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brand is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bova is working Brand over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bova landing a few strikes.
Bova in side control, throwing shots but Brand defends.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Russell Brand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brand clinches up with Bova and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brand is trying to stall.
That's two 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.
Bova is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Brand gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bova has Brand pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brand manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brand has hold of one of Bova's legs. Bova is fighting the takedown attempt but Brand gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bova striking off his back but it's not causing Brand any problems.
Bova tries to strike from the bottom.
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bova with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Brand can't handle though.
Brand trying to control but Bova is working from the bottom.
Bova thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brand accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bova wants to stand but Brand is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brand digs a good hook to Bova's body.
Brand clinches with his opponent.
Brand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bova tries for a takedown but Brand circles away easily
and Brand moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brand is stalling here.
Brand gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bova.
Brand is pressed up against the ropes. Bova has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brand down to the mat. Brand avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brand darts in trying to clinch
and Bova counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Brand looks to clinch
and Bova counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bova thows a huge punch but Brand dodges it nicely.
Brand taking some punishment here, with Bova in his half guard.
Bova throwing shots but Brand is blocking nicely.
Bova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brand taking some punishment here, with Bova in his half guard.
Bova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bova thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brand to regain full guard.
Brand looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Brand has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand throws a couple of heel strikes.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Bova is working Brand over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brand controls Bova momentarily but Bova frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brand tries for a takedown but Bova circles away easily
and Bova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bova.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brand lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bova!
Bova manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to pass to full mount but Bova defends it.
Bova trying to hold on to Brand's head to control him but Brand postures up.
Bova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brand scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brand controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brand with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brand thows a big elbow that misses.
Bova is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brand is aware though and is defending well.
Bova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bova throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
Brand slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brand in side control, throwing shots but Bova defends.
Brand wants to control for a moment but Bova uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Brand throwing punches and elbows but they're 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bova!
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