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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Heavy Metal! . Faber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motörhead - King of Kings. Urijah Faber has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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168 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi drives through and clinches with Faber against the cage.
Faber tries to pull guard but Rossi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Faber controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rossi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Faber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rossi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rossi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi passes Faber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rossi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Faber for as long as he can get away with.
Faber is trying to stand.
Rossi is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rossi controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber tries to kick Rossi off but Rossi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Rossi there.
Rossi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faber defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rossi lands a nice short elbow.
Faber trying to control from the bottom.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Rossi wants to free his trapped foot but Faber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Faber is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rossi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rossi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rossi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faber on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dale Rossi.
Faber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faber tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Faber misses the target.
Rossi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Faber to the ground. Rossi is now in Faber's guard.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Rossi pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rossi manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rossi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Faber, into his guard.
Rossi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rossi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Faber looking for subs off his back but Rossi has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking for subs from the bottom but Rossi mounts him!
Faber is looking to get to half guard.
Rossi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faber really wants to buck Rossi off and get back to his feet.
Rossi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rossi with a couple of short strikes.
Rossi controlling his opponent.
Faber tries to hold on but Rossi pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rossi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rossi controlling his opponent.
Faber sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rossi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Faber tries to kick Rossi off but Rossi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faber actively working from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rossi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Faber is looking to escape.
Rossi stalling.
Rossi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rossi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Faber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Faber has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rossi doesn't defend quickly enough and Faber has managed to lock this one up! Can Rossi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Faber on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber very nearly forgot to thank Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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