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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Pending (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fyodor Pending will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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163 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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150 cm
20
130 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabiano Marques! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fyodor Pending! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marques shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Pending keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Marques works his foot free and advances to mount. Pending should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Pending wants to control but Marques is having none of it. Marques controlling from mount. Pending is squirming around, avoiding Marques's attempts to control the action. Marques 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. Pending can't escape the position.
Marques is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pending has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Marques moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pending has worked his arm free - good work by Pending!
Marques tries for a kimura but Pending is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marques goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pending rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marques's guard! Nice work there by Pending! Marques will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Marques keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully. Pending tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard. Marques has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pending can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Marques is breathing heavily. Pending postures up.
Pending is pushing down on Marques's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marques is fighting to maintain full guard but Pending has managed to sneak the leg through. Pending is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marques has managed to free his arm - good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pending wants to work for an arm triangle but Marques is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pending passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pending is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Marques is surviving well by controlling Pending's body position as best he can. Marques really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pending controlling his opponent. Marques tries to hold on but Pending pushes him away. Pending is working for a guillotine from mount but Marques frees his head quite easily.
Marques is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pending wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Marques gets back to half guard. Marques slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Marques looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marques keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully. Marques looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pending preventing the sweep. Marques keeping moving, preventing Pending from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marques trying to keep a closed guard but Pending is proving a slippery customer.
Pending trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom. Marques working a defensive guard here.
Marques working a defensive guard but Pending passes into half guard.
Marques is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Pending moves in looking to clinch but Marques pushes him off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabiano Marques dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pending with a poor takedown and Marques counters with a takedown into side control. Pending is not content to let Marques control the position. Marques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pending is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Marques tries for a kimura but Pending is defending well. Pending manages to get back to half guard. Marques is keen to just control but Pending is a slippery customer. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marques is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pending moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pending is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Marques tries to free his leg and advance position but Pending is retaining full guard. Marques thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Marques postures up.
Marques looking to pass the guard. Pending pushes a forearm under Marques's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Marques is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fyodor Pending!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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