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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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158 cm
23
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 St Petersburg, Jonah Faber! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Marley! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A momentary lapse in concentration from Faber enables Marley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Faber manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Faber is breathing heavily. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Marley sitting in guard here, content to control. Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marley on the ground. Marley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Faber's guard. Marley passes to full mount! Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Marley trying to control but Faber is having none of it. Marley content just to control the position here. Marley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Marley is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Faber to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Faber shrugs it off. Marley working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Faber looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Marley! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bob Marley! Bob Marley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
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