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QFC Tournament 883 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marley Bobby (ranked 4864 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Tourn (ranked 4689 p4p, 0 weight class). Silas Tourn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm
25
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marley Bobby ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silas Tourn! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tourn swings for the body but Bobby moves out of range.
Bobby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tourn sprawls and moves away. Tourn gets tackled into the cage by Bobby . Bobby maintains the clinch. Bobby works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Tourn tries to land a sweep but no joy. Tourn is still trying to improve position. Tourn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bobby passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bobby wants to control but Tourn is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tourn can't do much from the bottom here. Bobby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tourn keeps working. Tourn is looking to reverse the position. Tourn is not content to let Bobby control the position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tourn can do anything to dispel that myth. Tourn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Tourn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Tourn keeps control of the position for the meantime. Tourn wants to control but Bobby passes into side.
Bobby is trying to get an arm triangle but Tourn is defending well. Bobby wants to control but Tourn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tourn is trying to escape the position but Bobby is controlling the position. Tourn holding on. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bobby trying to control the position but Tourn is working away. Tourn is trying to control Bobby 's posture but Bobby avoids it. Tourn is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Bobby trying to control the action but Tourn is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Tourn missing with a left hand there. Bobby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tourn fails with the takedown. Tourn swings widly with a right hand
and Bobby counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tourn won't be happy with that. Tourn prevents Bobby from moving into mount. Bobby happy to just control the position for now. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bobby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marley Bobby 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.
Tourn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Bobby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Bobby trying to control here.
Tourn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobby 's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bobby trying to control here.
Bobby is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tourn lands with a punch from half guard. Bobby wants to control but Tourn is keeping busy and won't allow it. Tourn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Tourn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Tourn not doing much here.
Tourn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Bobby is looking to improve his position.
Bobby is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bobby makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bobby . Bobby controls Tourn momentarily but Tourn frees himself. Tourn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Tourn throws a strike but Bobby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Tourn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobby works a leg free and moves into half guard. Bobby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Marley Bobby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Tourn keeps control of the position for the meantime. Tourn wants to improve his position but Bobby is controlling well.
Bobby is just content to waste time from the top position. Tourn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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. Tourn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bobby wants to control from the top but Tourn keeps moving. Tourn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bobby passes into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tourn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bobby wants to control but Tourn is keeping him busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Tourn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tourn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bobby circles away. Bobby slips under a jab. Bobby feinted with a counter takedown. Tourn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bobby throws a looping overhand right but Tourn ducks down to avoid it. No luck with that takedown attempt from Tourn. Bobby attempts a counter takedown but Tourn avoids it well and moves away. Marley Bobby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Tourn. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tourn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bobby to the ground. Tourn is now in Bobby 's guard. Bobby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tourn's guard. Tourn keeping moving, preventing Bobby from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tourn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Tourn keeping full guard, as Bobby tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Tourn working a defensive guard but Bobby passes into half guard.
Tourn is trying to get back to full guard. Bobby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Tourn trying to control from the bottom.
Bobby stalling away here and it's allowed Tourn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Bobby trying to control the position from guard on top but Tourn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bobby wants to pass the guard but Tourn is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bobby wants to control from the top but Tourn keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Bobby throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tourn was covering up waiting for the punch and Bobby finishes the takedown easily into guard. Tourn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bobby passes into half guard.
Silas Tourn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tourn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bobby controlling the pace. Bobby is trying to control. Tourn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tourn is looking for a sweep. Bobby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Bobby wants to take a breather but Tourn is having none of it. Bobby takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Bobby not landing any meaningful shots this time. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tourn trying to control but Bobby postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Bobby takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight! Marley Bobby showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bobby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Marley Bobby ! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Marley Bobby ! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Marley Bobby !
Marley Bobby wins by unanimous decision! Marley Bobby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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