Post by The Sandmen on Nov 30, 2012 19:05:11 GMT -5
Urijah Faber looks very relaxed.
Paul Sass looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Paul Sass touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Paul Sass goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Faber seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Paul Sass tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Urijah Faber jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Paul Sass goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Sass seems staggered and Urijah Faber runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Paul Sass shoots for a double leg takedown!
Urijah Faber sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Urijah Faber grapple with Paul Sass and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Sass manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Sass's face while in the clinch!
Sass can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber grapple with Paul Sass and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Sass manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sass doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Urijah Faber pushes Sass forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Paul Sass embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Faber who put distance between them
Paul Sass shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Urijah Faber is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Sass into his guard.
Paul Sass is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sass's cheek from the guard.
Paul Sass uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Paul Sass is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sass's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sass tries to cover his face,
Sass's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Paul Sass is in closed guard over Faber
Sass is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Paul Sass!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Paul Sass
Faber works on the ground with his fingers over Sass's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Paul Sass
Urijah Faber throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Sass breaks the lock showing some skills...
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Paul Sass tries to take advantage...
Sass is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Paul Sass is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sass's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sass tries to cover his face,
Paul Sass is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Sass's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sass tries to cover his face,
Sass's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Paul Sass is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Paul Sass is in closed guard over Faber
Paul Sass doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Faber tries to stand up!
Sass doesn't allow him!
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Paul Sass. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Low kick by Urijah Faber to maintain his distance.
That hits Paul Sass's ankle
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Paul Sass's punches
Sass is on the receiving end of a great combo by Faber.
Sass hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Sass moves backwards and Urijah Faber is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Urijah Faber was tooling Paul Sass for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Paul Sass lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sass pushes Urijah Faber and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Pulverizing punch to Sass's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Sass steps backwards away from Urijah Faber. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Faber moves backwards and Paul Sass is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Paul Sass didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sass
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Sass's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sass
Sass tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Sass
Faber moves on the ground
Urijah Faber moves to side mount
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Paul Sass
Urijah Faber looks to mount Paul Sass...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Faber is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sass
Faber shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber can end the fight at any moment from the clinch. You can hear the crowd buzz with anticipation.
Faber pushes Paul Sass againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Sass cannot escape Urijah Faber's clinch! Urijah Faber is just brutalizing Sass with punches time and time again!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sass takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Faber wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Faber moves forward and holds Sass
Paul Sass tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Faber is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Sass doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Urijah Faber pushes Sass forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Sass's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Paul Sass's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
1:08 Round 2 and Sass is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Paul Sass pushes away Faber trying to keep the fight at striking range
Faber doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Sass
The fighters are clinching.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Paul Sass.
Paul Sass pushes away Faber trying to keep the fight at striking range
Faber doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Sass
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Paul Sass and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Sass stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Sass's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Paul Sass pushes away Faber trying to keep the fight at striking range
Faber doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Paul Sass
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Urijah Faber!
That one almost breaks Sass's chin! He is knocked down!
Faber is standing while Sass is on the ground on his back
Sass tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Faber is standing while Sass is on the ground on his back
Faber cartwheels towards Sass!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Paul Sass.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Paul Sass
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Sass's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Sass doesn't fight back!
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Sass staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Paul Sass
Urijah Faber positions himself and tries to finish this!
Urijah Faber storms Paul Sass's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Dan Miragliotta is asking Paul Sass to defend himself!
That brutal impact left Sass laid out on the mat! Urijah Faber's corner come in to congratulate him!
Sass's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (GnP) at 2:52 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 17/20 (85%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/23 (61%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Statistics: Paul Sass
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 172 s
I don't remember who I picked for this fight. Faber won though.