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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
VCL Champions: 15
Date: Apr 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Faber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tambling pinned against the cage. Tambling gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Faber misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tambling is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Faber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tambling lands a knee to the body.
Tambling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Faber gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tambling regains guard.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Tambling.
Tambling is wriggling around but Faber manages to pass to half guard.
Faber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Tambling is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Tambling is looking to improve his position.
Faber controlling the pace.
Tambling wants to get back to full guard.
Faber content to control rather than advance.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
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.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tambling tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Faber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tambling sees it coming and defends easily.
Tambling wants to get back to full guard.
Tambling is trying to stand.
Faber with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Faber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T3#
Faber slows the pace down in half guard.
Tambling is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tambling is looking to escape.
Tambling is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#ROC#
Tambling is rocked!
Tambling is looking to get back to full guard here but Faber has managed to pass to side control instead.#T4#
Tambling wants to get back to his feet.
Tambling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Faber is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tambling looks calm but he's in trouble here. Faber gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tambling is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Faber lets go of the hold and Tambling can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Faber!
Our winner, Josh Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Ben Tambling had this to say: 'hes got lucky'.
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