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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Cong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cong moves out of range as Faber strikes.
Jab, jab by Faber - just one landing.
Faber throws a combination that misses
and Cong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cong misses with the combination.
Faber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Cong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faber throws a series of punches but Cong avoids them all with ease.
Faber misses with a looping left.
Faber scores with a decent looking hook.
Cong avoids the body shot from Faber.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cong moves into the clinch successfully.
Cong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cong clinches up against the cage.
Faber is pressed up against the cage. Cong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faber down to the mat. Faber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faber throws the left hand but Cong avoids the punch easily.
Cong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cong swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Faber throws a big shot that misses.
Faber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Faber backs up against the cage.
Cong misses with a wild body shot.
Cong drops his hands momentarily and Faber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Faber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber lands with a straight right. Cong didn't see that one coming.
Cong darts in and clinches Faber up against the cage.
Cong just leaning against Faber, taking a breather.
Cong misses with an elbow strike.
Faber is trying to force a seperation but Cong has the dominant position.
Faber tries to circle away but Cong has him pinned against the cage.
Cong fails to pull guard.
Faber tries to circle away but Cong has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Cong.
Cong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cong looking for a takedown.
Cong looks gassed!
Cong breaks from the clinch.
Faber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cong.
Cong tries to move into range but Faber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Faber - just one landing.
Faber lands a slapping body shot.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faber misses with a straight left.
Faber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a series of wild punches.
Faber lands with a nice combination. Cong backs away looking to recover.
Cong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Faber misses.
Cong swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Faber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Faber, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber connects with a body shot.
Faber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cong's head backwards.
Faber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cong misses with a wild body shot.
Faber works the jab nicely.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
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.
A big right from Faber misses.
Faber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cong scores with the left hand. Faber knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Faber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Faber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Cong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faber lands a nice looking body shot.
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Faber cracks Cong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cong counters with a left and a right that stings Faber.
Cong is breathing heavily.
Cong has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cong throws an elbow but misses.
Cong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faber after a bit of a struggle.
Cong manages to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cong misses with a body shot.
Faber misses with a few strikes there.
Faber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cong momentarily.
Faber digs a good body shot into Cong's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Cong misses the target.
Cong cracks Faber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a shot to the body.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cong avoids the body shot from Faber.
Sloppy strikes from Faber. Those never looked like landing.
Faber thuds his right hand into Cong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber misses with a body shot.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
Faber scores with a jab to the body.
Faber scores with a body shot.
Cong throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Faber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cong moves forwards but Faber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber moves away from the strike by Cong.
Faber tries to keep at a distance but Cong has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong prevents Faber from breaking the clinch.
Faber tries to circle away but Cong has him pinned against the cage.
Cong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faber looks to land a left hand but Cong moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faber digs a good body shot into Cong's ribs.
Faber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Cong's shoulder, as Cong tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cong has time to react.
Faber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Faber. Beautiful body shot.
Cong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber misses with a few strikes there.
Cong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faber was well out of range. Poor timing from Cong.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber lands a slapping body shot.
Cong slips a jab and a cross from Faber.
Faber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Faber misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Faber scores with a jab to the body.
Cong thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber staying out of range there.
Faber thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber connects with a single shot there.
Faber misses with a hook to the body
and Cong counters with a straight right hand.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cong ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Cong tries to move into range but Faber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cong throws a sloppy head kick and Faber moves out of range easily.
Faber misses the shot to the body.
Cong misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber loads up on a big right hand but Cong slips the punch.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cong slips a jab and a cross from Faber.
Cong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cong fails to land with a series of punches.
Cong thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cong.
Faber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Faber scores with a jab to the body.
Cong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong misses with a wild combination.
Cong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Faber jabs Cong right on the nose. Cong blinks but takes it well.
Faber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faber duly obliges.
Faber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cong's hands.
Cong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Faber, as that shot connected.
Cong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Faber.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Faber connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Faber. Those never looked like landing.
Cong clinches up with Faber and pushes him back against the cage.
Cong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Faber uses from the top position.
Faber passes into half guard.
Cong is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cong tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cong can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber wants to work for an arm triangle but Cong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Faber stops Cong from getting back to his feet.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cong is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Urijah Faber!
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