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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taka Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by m.o.v.e - around the world. Taka Tanaka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jackson Faber's chin.
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169 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Tanaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faber.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
Tanaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faber misses with an uppercut
letting Tanaka counter with a right hand.
Tanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber connects with a looping right hand.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tanaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber misses with a hook. Tanaka ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws a good cross that connects.
Tanaka lands a body shot.
Faber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tanaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanaka tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a thumping low kick.
Tanaka takes one to the side of the head.
Faber throws a big shot that misses.
Faber looks to land a left hand but Tanaka moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Faber misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faber!
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Tanaka. Tanaka gets slowly back to his feet.
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Faber was not able to check.
Tanaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faber throws a jab when Tanaka was well out of range.
Faber looks to throw the jab but Tanaka is out of range.
Tanaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tanaka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Faber.
Good exchange - Faber coming out on top.
Tanaka moves out of range of the body kick from Faber.
Faber missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanaka loads up on a big right hand but Faber slips the punch.
Faber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faber scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanaka momentarily.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Some wild striking there from Faber.
Tanaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Faber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Nice body punch from Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Faber thuds his right hand into Tanaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Faber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka defending well as Faber loads up on a big left hand.
Faber swings widly with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanaka blocks a jab.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a nice leg kick.
Faber misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber throws the left hand but Tanaka avoids the punch easily.
Faber missing with a left hand there. Tanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tanaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tanaka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faber misses with an uppercut.
Faber throws a combination that misses
enabling Tanaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Tanaka cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Tanaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tanaka. Tanaka obviously looking to wear him down.
Tanaka shoots in and gets a takedown into Faber's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tanaka distracts Faber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faber controlling the position.
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 is trying to hold Tanaka in close to prevent damage but Tanaka has managed to pass into half guard.
Tanaka wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Tanaka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Faber controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faber sees it coming and defends easily.
Faber desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Faber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tanaka is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faber misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Faber swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber misses with a double jab.
Tanaka stuns Faber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Jackson Faber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Faber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tanaka doesn't seem phased though.
A combination from Faber does no damage.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Tanaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber wants to clinch up but Tanaka keeps it at a distance.
Faber misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faber thinking.
Faber misses with an uppercut
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws an off balance right hand
and Tanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Faber throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
Faber misses with a looping left.
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Faber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanaka counters with a straight right hand.
Tanaka feints and then cracks Faber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faber down.
Sloppy strikes from Faber. Those never looked like landing.
Tanaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faber's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Jackson Faber is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tanaka finds it's way through Faber's defenses.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a series of strikes. Faber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faber misses with a double jab
and Tanaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber throws a right hand that misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tanaka does it's job there.
Jackson Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Faber misses the jab.
Nice cross by Faber.
Tanaka lands with a nice combination. Faber backs away looking to recover.
Faber blocks a jab.
Faber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Faber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber misses with a right hand
and Tanaka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Tanaka has control of the leg.
Jackson Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka is trying to work for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tanaka is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taka Tanaka.
I think Faber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jackson Faber!
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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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