Post by The Sandmen on Jul 11, 2018 19:47:32 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Max Holloway looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Max Holloway touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Faber!
Holloway blocks with confidence
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber launches a body shot
Holloway dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Max Holloway overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Holloway
Urijah Faber tries to open Holloway's guard...
Holloway breaks the lock and covers himself from Faber's punches
Holloway tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Holloway 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 closed guard over Holloway
Not a desiderable position that Holloway is in now. Urijah Faber is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Holloway tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Holloway uses his forearms to block the impact!
Faber misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Max Holloway in his guard...
Max Holloway keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Max Holloway tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Faber's face
Holloway is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Max Holloway goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Holloway only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holloway goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Faber blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Holloway misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Urijah Faber tries to open Holloway's guard...
Holloway breaks the lock and covers himself from Faber's punches
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Holloway
Faber is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Max Holloway throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
Urijah Faber wraps his arms around Holloway's arms and counters the punches.
Max Holloway gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Max Holloway in his guard...
Max Holloway keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and frees his leg!
Max Holloway is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Max Holloway tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Max Holloway manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Max Holloway is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Holloway's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holloway blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber swings...
...no good.
Faber misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Holloway launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Faber!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Terrible one sided match... Faber was not ready to fight a fighter of Max Holloway caliber.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Max Holloway's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Holloway.
Max Holloway launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Faber blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Urijah Faber's cheek! Faber stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Holloway is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Faber's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Max Holloway steps back and allows Faber to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Urijah Faber is standing now.
Brutal-looking high kick from Max Holloway!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Max Holloway moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Holloway moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Faber's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Max Holloway runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Urijah Faber who almost cannot stand!
One after another Max Holloway is punishing Faber! Wow! Josh Rosenthal should be doing something soon!
Faber is out! Faber is out! Max Holloway has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Max Holloway by KO (Punches) at 0:24 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/15 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
Faber gut crushed.
Max Holloway looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Urijah Faber and Max Holloway touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Faber!
Holloway blocks with confidence
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber launches a body shot
Holloway dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Max Holloway overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Holloway
Urijah Faber tries to open Holloway's guard...
Holloway breaks the lock and covers himself from Faber's punches
Holloway tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Holloway 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 closed guard over Holloway
Not a desiderable position that Holloway is in now. Urijah Faber is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Holloway tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Holloway uses his forearms to block the impact!
Faber misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Max Holloway in his guard...
Max Holloway keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Max Holloway tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Faber's face
Holloway is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Max Holloway goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Holloway only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holloway goes down.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Faber blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Holloway misses a step and Urijah Faber sees an opportunity to counter him!
Urijah Faber tries to open Holloway's guard...
Holloway breaks the lock and covers himself from Faber's punches
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Faber
He succeeds!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Holloway
Faber is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Max Holloway throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to open up Urijah Faber's defense faking a few punches.
Urijah Faber wraps his arms around Holloway's arms and counters the punches.
Max Holloway gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Max Holloway in his guard...
Max Holloway keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Max Holloway is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Holloway tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and frees his leg!
Max Holloway is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Holloway is trying to counter now!
Max Holloway tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Max Holloway manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Max Holloway is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Holloway's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holloway blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber swings...
...no good.
Faber misses a step and Max Holloway sees an opportunity to counter him!
Holloway launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Faber!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Terrible one sided match... Faber was not ready to fight a fighter of Max Holloway caliber.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Max Holloway's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Holloway.
Max Holloway launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Faber blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Urijah Faber's cheek! Faber stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Holloway is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Holloway launches a kick to Faber's thigh
Loud pop!
Holloway is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Max Holloway steps back and allows Faber to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Urijah Faber is standing now.
Brutal-looking high kick from Max Holloway!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Max Holloway moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Holloway moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Faber's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Max Holloway runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Urijah Faber who almost cannot stand!
One after another Max Holloway is punishing Faber! Wow! Josh Rosenthal should be doing something soon!
Faber is out! Faber is out! Max Holloway has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Max Holloway by KO (Punches) at 0:24 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/15 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
Faber gut crushed.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!