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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Faber 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.
Faber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson has his feet on Faber's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber looks gassed!
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faber doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a combination. Faber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faber at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A nice combination there by Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Faber's body. Faber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Faber misses with a looping right.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Faber backpedaling.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Faber has hold of one of Jackson's legs. Jackson is fighting the takedown attempt but Faber gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson wants to stand up but Faber is controlling him.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Faber. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson lands a jab to Faber's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Faber on that attempt.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Faber scores a takedown into full mount!
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Faber unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faber gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faber.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Faber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Faber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Faber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Faber's head back.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Anthony Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands a with a good body shot.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Faber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Faber works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faber prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Faber is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson is looking to wear down Faber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faber scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Urijah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Faber stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horrible takedown by Faber or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Faber shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Faber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Faber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber working some strikes from top position.
Faber stops Jackson from standing up.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Faber.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Faber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Faber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Faber's body. Faber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Faber dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Faber's head and hops out.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.
Faber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Faber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Faber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Faber postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Faber off! Faber jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Faber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Faber throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson jabs Faber right on the nose. Faber blinks but takes it well.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Faber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faber tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Faber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
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energy
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