UFC had this weekend the clash between Marlon Vera and Rob Font, who lived up to the status of great stars of the current edition of the competition
The UFC had an emblematic fight this Saturday, 30, in Las Vegas, in the United States. Marlon Vera and Rob Font showed why they are called the biggest stars of this edition of the competition. Valid for the bantamweight, at the end of the five rounds, the one who had his arm raised was Vera, declared the winner by the unanimous decision of the judges.
The fighter was 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46 and became the ninth athlete in the division to manage to apply three knockdowns in the same match. Occupying the eighth place in the official ranking of the category, Marlon Vera should now be in the fifth position, which belonged to Rob Font, in the next update of the list, on Tuesday, 3.
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Thus, Marlon Vera has three consecutive victories in the UFC and hasn’t lost since December 2020, when he was defeated by José Aldo on points. Rob Font suffered the second setback in a row. It is worth remembering that the Ecuadorian asked to face the members of the front group of the category in his next fight.
The fight
Rob Font had a first round that had volume as his main weapon. The American had his boxing lined up to hit Marlon Vera’s face first. After that, he landed several combinations of blows and secured the advantage on the scoreboard without leaving room for doubt for both the opponent and the judges.
In the second round, Rob Font landed a jab, straight and crossed before Marlon Vera landed a round kick on the American’s waistline and on his rival’s legs. However, with each attempt, the Ecuadorian received punches in the face. The combat ensued once again under the control of Font, until the twist took place.
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With 25 seconds left for the timer to reset, Marlon Vera managed to hit a “bomb” in the opponent’s face, who suffered the knockdown. The Ecuadorian still landed a few more punches, didn’t finish the round, but got the better of it because he got closer to the technical knockout. In the third round, Rob Font went to grappling, including Marlon Vera’s strong point.
Despite that, he quickly gave up trying to hold a fight and went back to betting on boxing, using a lot of the jab and straight combination, even though most of the punches stopped in the Ecuadorian’s guard, but the volume stood out. Marlon Vera attacked more leniently, but he did it with precision and power, hitting a knee at the end of the round, causing the American to suffer another knockdown.
Even though he was already well injured, Rob Font came back very active for the fourth round. Marlon Vera was more cautious, knowing that he would only have to wait for the right time to pick up the pace. The Ecuadorian also landed a kick in the face of his rival, who fell, but it wasn’t enough to press with confidence and sent the duel to the final stage.
In the fifth round, Rob Font returned with his face badly damaged, cut and swollen from the beatings. Thus, he demonstrated the race to seek the knockout. On the other side, Vera tried to destabilize him with gestures and sticking out her tongue mockingly. With 20 seconds left, the Ecuadorian sent a powerful kick that shook the American.
Source: sportbuzz
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