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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Max!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Faber looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faber tries to bum rush Max with a series of wild strikes but Max uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Max tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Faber.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Max tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Max.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Max as he avoids it easily.
Faber moves out of range as Max throws a body kick.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Max swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Max is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Max tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Max tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Max slips a jab and a cross from Faber.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Max is looking to clinch.
Dominick Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Max lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
A head kick from Max lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Max tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max tries to clinch up.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Faber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Max is looking to clinch.
Max tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Max is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Max throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Max scores with a four punch combination!
Jason Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Max misses with a head kick.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Max plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Max tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Max lands a head kick. Faber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Faber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Max is trying to maintain the position but Faber is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Max wants to get back to his feet.
Faber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Max keeps working.
Max wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Max blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faber.
Faber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Max's head.
Faber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faber prevents Max from improving his position.
Faber decides to return to a standing position.
Faber swinging wildly here.
Max pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber drives through and clinches with Max against the cage.
Max wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber jumps guard but Max stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Max is trying to force a seperation but Faber has the dominant position.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Max has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max is trying to push Faber away but Faber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faber keeps control of Max as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Max has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max is trying to break the clinch but Faber is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Max tries to break free but Faber pushes him back against the cage.
Max is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Max dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Max feints and then cracks Faber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faber down.
Faber tries to clinch but Max moves out of range.
Faber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Max showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faber.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Max scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Max tries to clinch up.
Max dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faber. That did some damage!
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Max is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber misses with a double jab.
Max looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominick Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Max lands a jab-cross combination.
Max lands with a slapping head kick.
Faber rushes Max and presses him up against the cage.
Max has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Faber pulls Max into guard.
Faber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Faber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faber trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to strike from the bottom.
Faber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jason Max seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Max.
Max is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Max fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Max tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Max scores with a push kick.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Max.
Faber takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a few strikes there.
Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faber has Max pressed against the cage, preventing Max from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Max is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Max is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Max is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Max wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber working aggressively here.
Max has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Max.
Faber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Max works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Max digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Max circles away quickly and effectively.
Max fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Max moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Max's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Max duly obliges.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Max throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
Max tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber stalks Max and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Max's face. Max staggers backwards, shaken.
Max lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Max pivots, looking for a leg kick but Faber is out of range and Max settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Max showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Faber throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
Max turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Max misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Max misses.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Max.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Max lands with a straight right. Faber didn't see that one coming.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Max.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Max scores with a push kick.
Max tries a head kick but it misses.
Max tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max connects with a single shot there.
Faber tries to bum rush Max with a series of wild strikes but Max uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Max throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Max attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Faber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faber throws a nice looking combination but Max bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max slips under a jab from Faber.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Faber blocks the body kick.
Faber throws a right hand that Max ducks under and follows up with a left that Max also avoids with ease.
Max tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber throws a right and a left that Max avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Max wants to clinch.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber lands a nice looking kick to the body. Max takes a step back to recover.
Max displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Faber swinging wildly here.
Faber throws a nice looking combination but Max bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber misses with a hook. Max ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Max looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber avoids the head kick by Max.
Max rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faber throws a one two combo.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Max plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Max fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Max misses with a series of wild punches.
Faber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Max takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Max is trying to get back to his feet.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Max taking a bit of punishment here - Faber scoring with strikes.
Max misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max taking punishment in the form of punches.
Faber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Max keeps working.
Max 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.
Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber cracks Max with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max is looking to regain half guard here but Faber keeps moving and retains side control.
Max taking a bit of punishment here - Faber scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max is working to avoid the ground and pound but Faber connects with a decent elbow.
Max tries to buck Faber off but Faber is having none of it.
Dominick Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Max is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Faber working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dominick Faber.
I think Max has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Max!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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