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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett Swayze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Swayze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swayze manages to avoid it.
Faber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Swayze cracks Faber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swayze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Faber. Faber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swayze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Swayze looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Swayze.
Swayze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Swayze takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Swayze clobbers Faber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Swayze slips a straight right by Faber.
Swayze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Swayze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brett Swayze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber avoids a kick to the body.
Swayze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faber backs up against the cage.
Swayze cracks Faber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swayze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faber.
Swayze rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swayze breaks from the clinch.
Faber takes a swing at Swayze's ribcage but misses.
Swayze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swayze lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swayze.
Swayze jabs at Faber's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Faber misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Swayze.
Swayze keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Swayze.
Swayze tries to clinch but Faber moves away
and Faber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swayze cracks Faber with a good jab.
Swayze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swayze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Faber misses.
Swayze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faber doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Swayze.
Swayze ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
A head kick from Swayze lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Swayze lands a high kick!
Swayze throws out a powerful jab.
Swayze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swayze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swayze tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Swayze cracks Faber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Swayze delivers a nice body kick.
Swayze scores with the left hand. Faber knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swayze.
Faber misses with a looping left.
Swayze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swayze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Faber staying out of range there.
Swayze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Swayze throws a shot to the body.
Swayze closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Swayze.
Swayze stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swayze lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Swayze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Faber misses.
Swayze throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Swayze lands a jab to Faber's midsection.
Swayze cracks a nice hook into Faber's ribs.
That kick from Swayze tenderised Faber's leg. Faber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Swayze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Swayze looks to land a right hand but Faber moved out of range.
Swayze misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Swayze. That snapped Faber's head back.
Swayze throws a body punch but Faber moves out of range.
Swayze misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swayze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swayze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faber moves away.
Swayze fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Faber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swayze throws out the jab.
Swayze scores with a hook to the body. Faber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Swayze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swayze scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faber in his tracks.
Swayze fakes the leg kick and cracks Faber in the body.
Faber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swayze cracks Faber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swayze scores with a nice body kick.
Swayze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swayze throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Swayze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Faber throws a shot from downtown. Swayze moves away and avoids it.
Swayze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Faber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swayze throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swayze is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faber.
Swayze connects with a body shot.
Swayze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faber on the side of the head.
Faber might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Swayze circles away.
Swayze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faber at a distance.
Faber throws the left hand but Swayze avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swayze lands a lovely overhand right.
Swayze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Swayze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Swayze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Swayze lands with a hook. Faber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Faber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swayze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brett Swayze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swayze bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swayze.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Swayze scores with a nice strike.
Faber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Swayze.
Swayze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swayze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
Brett Swayze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swayze lands a nice looking body shot.
Brett Swayze is winning the standup battle so far.
Swayze lands a slapping body shot.
Swayze lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Faber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Swayze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faber momentarily.
Swayze tests Faber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Swayze dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Faber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Swayze, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swayze, as that shot connected.
Swayze slips under a jab from Faber.
Swayze scores with a head kick. Faber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Swayze lands with a good body shot.
Swayze is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
Swayze takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Swayze lands with a slapping head kick.
Swayze scores with a head kick. Faber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Swayze scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faber misses with an uppercut.
Swayze lands with a good body shot.
Faber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Swayze throws out the jab.
Swayze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swayze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber trying to control the action but Swayze is working from the bottom.
Faber maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Swayze could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Faber has cracked it and Swayze is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Faber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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