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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Ali Pasha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Urijah Faber's chin.
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141 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Pasha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Faber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pasha controls Faber momentarily but Faber frees himself.
Pasha being controlled here, momentarily.
Faber drops back looking for a leg! Pasha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pasha manages to kick Faber off! Faber jumps back into Pasha's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pasha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Faber cracks Pasha with a big right hand but Pasha just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pasha felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pasha regains half guard.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faber tries to pass to full mount but Pasha defends it.
Pasha is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
Pasha has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Faber. Oh but Pasha has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Faber goes limp - he's gone! Pasha jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ali Pasha!
Ali Pasha took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '5 fight win streak how about a title shot? '.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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