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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 John Grisham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with California Love blaring out of the sound system. John Grisham struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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130 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Grisham!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grisham doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.
Grisham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grisham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grisham wants to clinch.
Grisham scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grisham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grisham tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Faber avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grisham.
Grisham in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber can't do much from the bottom here.
Grisham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Faber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grisham staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham is trying to get an arm triangle but Faber is defending well.
Grisham working the head with strikes.
Grisham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grisham thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grisham trying to control the position but Faber is working away.
Grisham decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grisham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grisham's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grisham duly obliges.
Grisham shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense.
Grisham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber looks for a takedown but Grisham sprawls well.
Grisham misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grisham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grisham to the mat! Grisham manages to get full guard.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faber is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Faber wants to control from the top but Grisham keeps moving.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Grisham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grisham got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grisham has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grisham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grisham landing some decent shots from guard.
Grisham postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Faber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Faber tries to get out of the position.
Grisham gets to his feet - Faber follows without any prompting.
Grisham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faber's head.
Grisham throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Grisham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
Grisham seems to be working for a kimura but Faber defends the submission attempt.
Grisham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grisham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grisham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grisham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Faber to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grisham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grisham from controlling successfully.
Grisham throws a big right hand that misses.
Grisham throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grisham from controlling successfully.
Grisham throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Faber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grisham is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grisham has escaped and now he's on top!
Grisham throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Grisham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grisham throws a leg kick but Faber moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grisham.
Grisham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Grisham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grisham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grisham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grisham fails to land the takedown.
Urijah Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Grisham.
Faber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grisham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grisham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Faber gets the takedown into side control.
Grisham sneaks back into half guard.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grisham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grisham wants to get back to his feet.
Grisham works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Grisham pushes Faber off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grisham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fabers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grisham moves into the clinch.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grisham pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grisham looking to slow down the pace here.
Grisham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Grisham keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Grisham fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grisham shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Grisham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Grisham.
Grisham scores with a three punch combo!
Grisham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grisham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faber wants it to stay on the feet.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Grisham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grisham closes the distance and clinches up with Faber, looking for a takedown. Grisham pushes Faber against the ropes but Faber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grisham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grisham 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grisham!
John Grisham took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Broken Halo Pride Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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