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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Henryfletch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (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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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rafael Henryfletch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henryfletch shoots for a takedown but Faber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henryfletch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faber tries to avoid it but Henryfletch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faber to the ground. Faber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henryfletch misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Henryfletch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henryfletch shoots in looking for a takedown but Faber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henryfletch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henryfletch shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henryfletch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henryfletch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henryfletch fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Henryfletch's guard.
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henryfletch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henryfletch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Faber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henryfletch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henryfletch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henryfletch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henryfletch is breathing heavily.
Henryfletch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber pulls Henryfletch in to control the position.
Henryfletch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Faber is on top in guard.
Faber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henryfletch has his takedown stuffed
and Faber counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henryfletch's guard now.
Faber pushes down on Henryfletch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Faber controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to pass to full mount but Henryfletch defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Urijah Faber.
Faber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henryfletch to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henryfletch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Faber did well to prevent Henryfletch getting side control.
Faber desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Faber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henryfletch.
Henryfletch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
Faber is trying to stand.
Henryfletch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Henryfletch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Henryfletch lands strikes from half guard.
Faber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Faber is controlling Henryfletch's posture.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henryfletch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber wants to sweep here but Henryfletch controlling him for the moment.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Henryfletch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henryfletch scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henryfletch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henryfletch throws an elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henryfletch's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Faber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Henryfletch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faber pinned against the cage. Faber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henryfletch tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henryfletch to the ground. Henryfletch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henryfletch with a poor takedown
and Faber counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henryfletch tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henryfletch to the ground. Henryfletch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rafael Henryfletch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henryfletch swivels and escapes.
Rafael Henryfletch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Henryfletch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henryfletch shoots in looking for a takedown but Faber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henryfletch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Henryfletch shoots and misses
and Faber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henryfletch tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henryfletch is trying to maintain the position but Faber is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber trying to mount his opponent but Henryfletch defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faber looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rafael Henryfletch has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Faber throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henryfletch fails with a takedown attempt.
Henryfletch with a poor takedown
and Faber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henryfletch's guard.
Faber seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Faber scores a takedown into full mount!
Faber controlling his opponent.
Urijah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henryfletch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henryfletch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Faber is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Faber wants to control but Henryfletch is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Urijah Faber.
Henryfletch misses with a takedown attempt
and Faber moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henryfletch tries to score a body lock takedown but Faber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henryfletch tries to score a body lock takedown but Faber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Henryfletch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henryfletch goes for a takedown attempt but Faber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Faber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henryfletch to the ground. Faber is now in Henryfletch's guard.
Faber stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rafael Henryfletch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henryfletch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faber.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
Faber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber looking to ground and pound but Henryfletch is blocking nicely.
Faber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henryfletch tries to reverse the position but Faber maintains control.
Faber is landing with some decent strikes but Henryfletch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Faber punching from mount but Henryfletch doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henryfletch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Faber.
Henryfletch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber content just to control the position here.
Urijah Faber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
Our winner, Urijah Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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