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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saigon The Yard Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. The Yard Father is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saigon - Get Busy. This should be a great matchup!
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144 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
29
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saigon The Yard Father!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Faber misses.
The Yard Father misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Yard Father drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Faber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Yard Father trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Yard Father's guard.
The Yard Father wants to sweep but no luck.
Faber wants to pass the guard but The Yard Father is keeping the position.
The Yard Father is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Yard Father is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber won't allow The Yard Father to sweep him here.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but The Yard Father is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Yard Father wants to hit a switch here but Faber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Yard Father there!
The Yard Father really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Yard Father is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Faber looking to control but The Yard Father is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber avoids the attempt from The Yard Father to control.
The Yard Father sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Yard Father does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Yard Father is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Faber is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from The Yard Father as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faber wants to control from the top but The Yard Father keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber preventing the sweep.
The Yard Father is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faber is pushing down on The Yard Father's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Yard Father is fighting to maintain full guard but Faber has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Yard Father slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Yard Father wants to hit a switch here but Faber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for The Yard Father there!
The Yard Father is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Yard Father tries to lock up and control but Faber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Faber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Yard Father tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Yard Father regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber not doing much 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!
The Yard Father wants to control but Faber is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saigon The Yard Father dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Faber misses.
The Yard Father fails with the takedown
and Faber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Faber finds it's target.
The Yard Father with a poor takedown
and Faber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Yard Father drops his hands momentarily and Faber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Yard Father fails with the takedown
and Faber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saigon The Yard Father.
The Yard Father doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Faber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops The Yard Father like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving The Yard Father from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Faber!
After the fight, Urijah Faber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
99% |
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