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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gracie tries to stand and escape but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and beckons Faber to join him on the feet.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber fails with the takedown
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Faber is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie stops Faber from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Faber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Faber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Faber shoots in.
Gracie pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gracie down to the mat. Gracie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faber shoots in but no luck this time.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Faber looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Faber is letting Gracie control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faber stops Gracie from passing to mount.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Faber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Faber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie prevents Faber from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Gracie dominated that 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.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faber quickly recovers to half guard.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie controlling the action here.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Faber wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to get back to full guard but Gracie takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie wants to control the action but instead Faber gets a body lock and reverses into Gracie's guard! Nice work!
Faber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faber throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
Faber working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Faber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thiago Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Faber closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Faber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faber.
Faber stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber forces his way into half guard.
Faber wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie trying to control but Faber postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Faber.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls Faber in close to his closed guard and prevents Faber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber stops Gracie from standing up.
Gracie 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 throwing strikes but missing.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thiago Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gracie defending well though.
Faber thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Faber thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Faber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faber.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Gracie!
Thiago Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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