How AgentMMA breaks down Francis Marshall vs Gaston Bolanos
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Fans are still talking about how Francis Marshall caught Erik Silva in a rear naked choke in R1. Gaston Bolanos brings a different recent result: a unanimous decision over Michael Aswell Jr. after his own submission loss. Put them together at Meta APEX, and the question is who gets to set the pace. Bolanos has won three of the five fights listed in his recent history, and every one of those wins went to the judges.
- Bolanos answered a submission loss with a June decision win
- Marshall followed an R1 choke with another unanimous decision
- Marshall brings the longer reach, making Bolanos work to get inside
The fight could open up at their first sustained tie up, when Marshall's reach no longer keeps Bolanos at a distance.
He has had rougher nights too: Marcus McGhee stopped him with punches, and Quang Le submitted him. Marshall arrives with consecutive wins, first the choke against Silva and then a unanimous decision over Lucas Brennan, though his earlier loss to Mairon Santos came by split decision. Both fight orthodox, but Marshall is taller and has the longer reach. Bolanos has to find a way inside without lingering at the end of that reach, while Marshall needs room to make his length count.
Watch what happens when they finally tie up: Marshall has that recent submission, and Bolanos knows how quickly a rear naked choke can change a fight. Neither man is ranked, but this featured spot puts their different strengths in front of the same crowd. The first long exchange and the first scramble should tell us plenty about the kind of fight they are in.
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Francis Marshall
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Fans are still talking about how Francis Marshall caught Erik Silva in a rear naked choke in R1. Gaston Bolanos brings a different recent result: a unanimous decision over Michael Aswell Jr. after his own submission loss. Put them together at Meta APEX, and the question is who gets to set the pace. Bolanos has won three of the five fights listed in his recent history, and every one of those wins went to the judges.
- Bolanos answered a submission loss with a June decision win
- Marshall followed an R1 choke with another unanimous decision
- Marshall brings the longer reach, making Bolanos work to get inside
The fight could open up at their first sustained tie up, when Marshall's reach no longer keeps Bolanos at a distance.
He has had rougher nights too: Marcus McGhee stopped him with punches, and Quang Le submitted him. Marshall arrives with consecutive wins, first the choke against Silva and then a unanimous decision over Lucas Brennan, though his earlier loss to Mairon Santos came by split decision. Both fight orthodox, but Marshall is taller and has the longer reach. Bolanos has to find a way inside without lingering at the end of that reach, while Marshall needs room to make his length count.
Watch what happens when they finally tie up: Marshall has that recent submission, and Bolanos knows how quickly a rear naked choke can change a fight. Neither man is ranked, but this featured spot puts their different strengths in front of the same crowd. The first long exchange and the first scramble should tell us plenty about the kind of fight they are in.
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Gaston Bolanos
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