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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grecko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faber scrambles back to his feet.
Grecko lands with a good body shot.
Grecko lands with a kick to the temple. Faber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grecko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Grecko counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber trying to stall but Grecko improves his position.
Grecko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grecko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.
Faber jumps guard but Grecko stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grecko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is trying to stall.
Grecko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Faber can't fight it off and eventually Grecko manages to take the fight to the floor. Faber looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grecko's guard.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Grecko is keeping the position.
Grecko is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Grecko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Grecko is retaining full guard.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
Faber preventing the sweep.
Grecko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faber trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grecko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grecko manages to get himself to full guard.
Grecko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Faber puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grecko is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
Grecko is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber is pressing down on Grecko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grecko is holding on for now.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko trying to get back to full guard but Faber takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Grecko is squirming around, avoiding Faber's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Grecko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grecko throws a jab when Faber was well out of range.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grecko tries to land a front kick but Faber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grecko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faber throws a good cross that connects.
Grecko tries to sprawl but Faber drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Faber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grecko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faber.
Grecko tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Grecko is defending well.
Grecko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grecko.
Grecko looking to control.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Grecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grecko keeping full guard, as Faber tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Grecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grecko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grecko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Grecko works over Faber with some ground and pound from guard.
Grecko is stalling in the full guard.
Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grecko defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Grecko pushes his legs off easily.
Grecko stopping the sweep attempt from Faber.
Grecko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grecko is one step ahead there.
Grecko trying to move into half guard but instead Faber has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grecko trying to control from Faber's half guard. Faber has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Grecko throws out a leg kick but Faber moves out of range and Grecko only half commits.
Grecko pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
Grecko gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grecko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grecko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fabers head.
Grecko working aggressively here.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grecko misses with a body punch.
A short left from Grecko.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grecko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grecko.
Grecko pulls guard effortlessly.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
Faber passes Grecko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grecko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Grecko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grecko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Faber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grecko dives on top into guard.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Grecko pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
Grecko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faber looking to control.
Faber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grecko!
Grecko wants to control but Faber is having none of it.
Grecko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko wants to hold on but Faber pushes him away.
Grecko is looking to improve his position but Faber isn't that keen on the idea.
Faber is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grecko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Faber with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grecko is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grecko 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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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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