Post by The Sandmen on Sept 20, 2017 22:29:51 GMT -5
Faber vs. Penn
Urijah Faber doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
B.J. Penn glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
B.J. 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.
Faber grapple with B.J. Penn and tries a Inner leg Sweep
B.J. Penn falls hard on the mat with Urijah Faber on top of him
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Urijah Faber storms over B.J. with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again B.J.'s face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
B.J. leans and gets Urijah Faber's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against B.J.'s ribs.
B.J. blocks Urijah Faber's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in B.J.'s side.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
B.J. fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks B.J.'s lock. He rolls over himself and launches over B.J. Penn.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Faber tries to move to full mount!
B.J. won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. tries to show some ground skills
Faber uses his strength to keep Faber at a disadvantage
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
B.J. Penn manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
B.J. uses his forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn tries to close the guard.
B.J. put Urijah Faber in closed guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
Urijah Faber's reflexes save him!
Faber is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
B.J. Penn stumbles back.
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Faber's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
This match is even... This could go the distance.
A bad move from Urijah Faber
allows B.J. to land a solid head kick.
Faber's Right eye is beginning to swell
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Faber struggles... B.J. Penn is unable to take him down
Faber moves to shoot
B.J. misses a knee.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. goes down.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
Urijah Faber moves to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber viciously slams hammer blows to B.J.'s face!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
B.J. uses his forearms to block the impact!
Faber misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn throws up a triangle attempt!
Urijah Faber postures up and breaks the triangle.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
B.J. Penn closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Urijah Faber looks to mount B.J. Penn...
B.J. Penn takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
B.J.'s attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. Penn isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Faber blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass B.J.'s guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises B.J. with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Urijah Faber!
You can see B.J. Penn's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Faber fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
Faber throws a lazy kick
B.J. dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Faber
B.J. tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around B.J. Penn.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Urijah Faber manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
B.J. launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
B.J. is countered by Urijah Faber.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to B.J.'s ribs.
That hit B.J. who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put B.J. Penn in closed guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Faber
B.J. is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
B.J. Penn uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Faber misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn is looking to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Faber
B.J. is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite B.J. Penn efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Urijah Faber pushes B.J. Penn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches B.J. Penn's arm and tries an armbar!
B.J. holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks B.J.'s lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Faber steps backwards away from B.J. Penn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Superb haymaker by B.J.
that lands on Faber's face like a cannon ball!
Bone shattering straight right hand from B.J. Penn!
Faber is going to have a big headache after that blow!
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Faber was not intelligently defending himself!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punches) at 3:30 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/25 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Faber was only suffering minimal side-effects from round 1, but Penn brought it and took it away.
Urijah Faber doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
B.J. Penn glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
B.J. 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.
Faber grapple with B.J. Penn and tries a Inner leg Sweep
B.J. Penn falls hard on the mat with Urijah Faber on top of him
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Urijah Faber storms over B.J. with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again B.J.'s face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
B.J. leans and gets Urijah Faber's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against B.J.'s ribs.
B.J. blocks Urijah Faber's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of B.J.'s ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in B.J.'s side.
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows B.J. Penn a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
B.J. Penn is in full mount over Urijah Faber
B.J. fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber hold his own hand and breaks B.J.'s lock. He rolls over himself and launches over B.J. Penn.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Faber tries to move to full mount!
B.J. won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. tries to show some ground skills
Faber uses his strength to keep Faber at a disadvantage
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
B.J. Penn manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
B.J. uses his forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. B.J. Penn looks to counter!
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn tries to close the guard.
B.J. put Urijah Faber in closed guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over B.J.
Faber is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Surprise roundhouse punch by B.J..
Urijah Faber's reflexes save him!
Faber is trying to counter now!
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
B.J. Penn stumbles back.
B.J.'s Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Faber's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
This match is even... This could go the distance.
A bad move from Urijah Faber
allows B.J. to land a solid head kick.
Faber's Right eye is beginning to swell
B.J. grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Faber struggles... B.J. Penn is unable to take him down
Faber moves to shoot
B.J. misses a knee.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. goes down.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. Penn overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
Urijah Faber moves to better his position on the ground...
Urijah Faber viciously slams hammer blows to B.J.'s face!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
B.J. uses his forearms to block the impact!
Faber misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn throws up a triangle attempt!
Urijah Faber postures up and breaks the triangle.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
B.J. Penn closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over B.J. Penn
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Urijah Faber looks to mount B.J. Penn...
B.J. Penn takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
B.J.'s attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
B.J. Penn isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Faber blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass B.J.'s guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises B.J. with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Urijah Faber!
You can see B.J. Penn's head being snapped backwards!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Faber fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and B.J. Penn tries to take advantage...
Faber throws a lazy kick
B.J. dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Urijah Faber tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Urijah Faber who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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B.J. Penn tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
B.J. Penn is in open guard over Faber
B.J. tries to jump to side mount.
Urijah Faber closed his guard around B.J. Penn.
B.J. Penn is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap B.J. Penn in his guard.
Urijah Faber manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
B.J. launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
B.J. is countered by Urijah Faber.
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
B.J.'s Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to B.J.'s cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because B.J. tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to B.J.'s ribs.
That hit B.J. who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
B.J. Penn is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put B.J. Penn in closed guard.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Faber
B.J. is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
B.J. Penn uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Faber misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn is looking to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
B.J. Penn is in closed guard over Faber
B.J. is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over B.J. Penn!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite B.J. Penn efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Urijah Faber pushes B.J. Penn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches B.J. Penn's arm and tries an armbar!
B.J. holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks B.J.'s lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Faber steps backwards away from B.J. Penn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Superb haymaker by B.J.
that lands on Faber's face like a cannon ball!
Bone shattering straight right hand from B.J. Penn!
Faber is going to have a big headache after that blow!
A furious flurry of punches from B.J. Penn
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Faber was not intelligently defending himself!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Punches) at 3:30 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 6/6 (100%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/25 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 19/23 (83%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 324 s
Faber was only suffering minimal side-effects from round 1, but Penn brought it and took it away.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!