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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bode Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes to the cage accompanied by I came to bring the pain!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bode Faber enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bode Faber!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova stuffs the takedown.
Faber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bova pinned against the cage. Bova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bova fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faber showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faber moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bova.
Faber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bova is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Faber throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Faber tries to move to full mount but Bova actually manages to regain half guard.
Faber trying to pass the guard but Bova defending well.
Faber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bova's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bova won't allow Faber to pass to mount.
Faber passes to full mount!
Bova has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Faber's lack of action.
Faber trying to control from half guard but Bova is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Faber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Faber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Faber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faber might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bova kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bova is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to control the pace but Bova is squirming around nicely.
Faber swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bova is now in Faber's guard. A big mistake from Faber there, giving up the dominant position!
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Bova postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Bova postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Bova postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Faber 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.
Faber shoots in for a double leg but Bova sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Bova moves out of range easily.
Bova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faber.
Faber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bova was covering up waiting for the punch and Faber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Faberis looking to pass into half guard but Bova pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bova is in guard.
Bova connects with a couple of short punches.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bova scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bova postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Bova throws an elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bova's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Bova looking for a sweep. Not yet Bova, not yet.
Faber wants to control from the top but Bova keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bova can't keep his opponent in guard - Faber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Faber wants to pass to mount but Bova is defending the position.
Bova tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faber seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Faber is trying to control the action in half guard but Bova is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bova is looking to escape.
Faber lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to control the pace but Bova is squirming around nicely.
Faber has hold of Bova's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bova manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bova is working to get back to half guard.
Bova is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bova is surviving well by controlling Faber's body position as best he can.
Faber jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bova is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bova and Faber has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Faber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bova avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bova counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Faber!
Tony Bova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Faber.
Bova punishing his opponent with strikes.
Faber wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bova.
Bova breaks from Faber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Faber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bova with the ground and pound from mount.
Bova working Faber over with strikes here.
Bova is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bova throws some wild stikes that Faber manages to avoid easily.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber regains half guard.
Bova seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
Bova misses with a head shot. Faber uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to keep Bova in close.
Faber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faber looking for a guillotine here but Bova defends easily.
Bova distracts Faber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bova's guard.
Bova punching from the bottom - just letting Faber know he's still in a fight.
Faber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bova looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bova looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bova!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bova connects with a decent elbow.
Faber defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bova tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Faber parries the strikes from Bova easily there. Bova is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Faber to escape.
Faber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova clearly takes 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.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bova.
Bova fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber forces his way into half guard.
Bode Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bova defends it well.
Bova is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to control. Bova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Faber passes to side control.
Faber trying to control the action but Bova is working from the bottom.
Faber staying calm.
Faber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position but Bova is working away.
Bova throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bova struggling a bit here.
Faber wants to control but Bova is keeping him busy.
Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova is trying to control Faber's posture but Faber avoids it.
Faber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bova knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bova is trying to control Faber's posture but Faber avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bode Faber dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bova avoids the head kick by Faber.
Faber has a takedown stuffed.
Bova stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bova wants it to stay on the feet.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Bova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bode Faber.
Faber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bova counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Faber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faber's head.
Bova postures up and lands a big shot to Faber's brow.
Bova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bova defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Faber is on top in guard.
Bova is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova lands an upkick as Faber stands over him.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bova is keeping the position for now.
Faber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bova can't keep his opponent in guard - Faber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber content just to control the position here.
Faber is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bova can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Faber blocks Bova's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to control but Bova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bova tries to hold on but Faber pushes him away.
Faber lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Faber with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bode Faber.
Well Faber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bode Faber!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bode Faber!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bode Faber!
Bode Faber wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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