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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Kuusela was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
20
146 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Kuusela!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuusela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuusela pushes Faber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faber has Kuusela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuusela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kuusela lands a shot to the body.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Kuusela lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuusela manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusela cracks Faber with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kuusela scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Faber's ribcage. Faber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela is leaning against Faber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuusela is working Faber over against the cage.
Kuusela lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Kuusela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Kuusela cracks Faber with a nice body shot.
Kuusela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Kuusela presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Nice body punch from Kuusela - that landed with a thud.
Kuusela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faber or not.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faber is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kuusela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Faber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela lands an uppercut.
Kuusela pushes Faber against the cage. Kuusela is working some dirty boxing. Kuusela pushes off with a quick right hook! Faber goes down! Faber tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kuusela moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kuusela!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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