Post by The Sandmen on Aug 2, 2019 3:48:09 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Pulver while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Urijah Faber is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Pulver quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pulver's guard.
Pulver didn't see that coming. Faber is in open guard over Pulver now.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Pulver quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. 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.
Pulver wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pulver moves forward and holds Faber
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Pulver's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jens Pulver's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Jens Pulver's ribs!
Jens Pulver's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver postures up and launches another series of punches!
Faber pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jens Pulver's offensive.
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by Faber
Pulver manages to move aside
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pulver looks to be in very good shape.
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's chin with an uppercut while Pulver lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Jens Pulver chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Faber ducks backwards and avoids them.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A right hand from Urijah Faber
makes Pulver stumble back!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pulver's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Pulver's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Jens Pulver's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver 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 Pulver
Faber tries to improve position.
Pulver adjusts and closes his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Faber is in closed guard... Pulver tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jens Pulver in his guard...
Jens Pulver rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Pulver is in rear mount over Faber
Pulver tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pulver's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. 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.
Urijah Faber paws at Pulver.
Pulver answers with solid punches!
Brutal combination from Jens Pulver!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Jens Pulver throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Faber has a small cut in his Right eye
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Faber stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Jens Pulver is coming in again!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Urijah Faber launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pulver from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big hook
Urijah Faber steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Pulver clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
Pulver is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Pulver has reasons to be worried.
Pulver decides to launch some tentative punches
Faber launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Pulver with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Crisp uppercut by Pulver followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pulver sprawls and remains on his feet.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pulver jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Jens Pulver pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Jens Pulver.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Urijah Faber is taking the best of the fight.
Urijah Faber is measuring Pulver with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Pulver's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Jens Pulver 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
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Pulver
He succeeds!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Faber
Pulver tries to escape from the closed guard
Pulver succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Faber's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Pulver moves on the ground
Jens Pulver moves to side mount
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pulver tries to cover his face,
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver tries to open Faber's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jens Pulver. Faber is unable to cover himself now!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Jens Pulver keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jens Pulver tries to free his leg
Urijah Faber moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Jens Pulver launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Faber blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Faber!
Pulver blocks with confidence
Urijah Faber chases Pulver and launches a few perfect strikes
Pulver ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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 fighters are clinching.
Faber and Jens Pulver are cliched up against the cage. Faber hammers Pulver face and hooks Pulver leg
Pulver stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Faber goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Urijah Faber is on his back after that attempt
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
A right hand from Jens Pulver
surprises Faber!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pulver.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Faber.
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Round 3
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Jens Pulver's mind is definitely in the fight, Faber just got nailed! Jens Pulver saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Faber is going to have a headache after this one.
Faber's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jens Pulver is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pulver holds Urijah Faber arms and counters his opponent punches.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pulver's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber is in closed guard... Pulver tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Pulver tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jens Pulver controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jens Pulver doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jens Pulver aggressively and repeatedly punches Faber.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Jens Pulver is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Jens Pulver in his guard.
Jens Pulver keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pulver begins to launch a barrage of punches over Faber
this is getting worse and worse for Faber
Faber's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Mouth
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Jens Pulver goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Jens Pulver runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pulver quickly defends.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Pulver dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Jens Pulver fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Pulver who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Pulver launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Jens Pulver is working his opponent ribs!
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Faber doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Jens Pulver pushes Faber forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber pushes off of Jens Pulver and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Pulver holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pulver pushes off of Urijah Faber and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Faber stumbles backwards but Jens Pulver chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Jens Pulver tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver circles out and slips free of Urijah Faber's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jens Pulver chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Faber steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jens Pulver!
A right hand from Jens Pulver
makes Faber stumble back!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
The frightening power of Jens Pulver has left Faber sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Faber's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Jens Pulver by KO (Punch) at 4:43 Round 3
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 46/64 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/18 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 19/43 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/13 (46%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/35 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Pulver fight. Good fight. Austin might get a tattoo of ManMMA on his forehead for 1000 points. Anyone object to this offer?
Urijah Faber is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Pulver quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Pulver's guard.
Pulver didn't see that coming. Faber is in open guard over Pulver now.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Pulver quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. 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.
Pulver wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pulver moves forward and holds Faber
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Pulver's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jens Pulver's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Jens Pulver's ribs!
Jens Pulver's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Jens Pulver postures up and launches another series of punches!
Faber pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Jens Pulver's offensive.
Jens Pulver gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by Faber
Pulver manages to move aside
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pulver looks to be in very good shape.
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's chin with an uppercut while Pulver lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Jens Pulver chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Faber ducks backwards and avoids them.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A right hand from Urijah Faber
makes Pulver stumble back!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jens Pulver didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Pulver's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Pulver's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Jens Pulver's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Pulver
Pulver 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 Pulver
Faber tries to improve position.
Pulver adjusts and closes his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Faber is in closed guard... Pulver tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Jens Pulver in his guard...
Jens Pulver rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Pulver is in rear mount over Faber
Pulver tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pulver's moves.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Jens Pulver. 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.
Urijah Faber paws at Pulver.
Pulver answers with solid punches!
Brutal combination from Jens Pulver!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Jens Pulver throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Faber has a small cut in his Right eye
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Faber stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Jens Pulver is coming in again!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Urijah Faber launches a rapid series of punches
taking Pulver from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big hook
Urijah Faber steps backwards and avoids that hook!
Pulver clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
Pulver is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Pulver has reasons to be worried.
Pulver decides to launch some tentative punches
Faber launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Pulver with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Crisp uppercut by Pulver followed by a hard jab
Urijah Faber stumbles back.
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Pulver sprawls and remains on his feet.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Pulver jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Jens Pulver pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber takes a break to breathe while holding Jens Pulver.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Urijah Faber is taking the best of the fight.
Urijah Faber is measuring Pulver with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Pulver's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Jens Pulver 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
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Pulver
He succeeds!
Jens Pulver is in closed guard over Faber
Pulver tries to escape from the closed guard
Pulver succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Pulver positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Faber's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Jens Pulver is in open guard over Faber
Pulver moves on the ground
Jens Pulver moves to side mount
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Jens Pulver slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pulver tries to cover his face,
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver tries to open Faber's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Jens Pulver. Faber is unable to cover himself now!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Jens Pulver throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Poorly executed technique. Urijah Faber looks to counter!
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Pulver's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pulver's side.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Jens Pulver keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Jens Pulver is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jens Pulver tries to free his leg
Urijah Faber moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Jens Pulver launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Faber blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Tremendous strikes from Faber!
Pulver blocks with confidence
Urijah Faber chases Pulver and launches a few perfect strikes
Pulver ducks backwards and avoids them.
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
Jens Pulver is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
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 fighters are clinching.
Faber and Jens Pulver are cliched up against the cage. Faber hammers Pulver face and hooks Pulver leg
Pulver stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The fighters are clinching.
Faber goes for a scissor takedown. thats unusual
Urijah Faber is on his back after that attempt
Poorly executed technique. Jens Pulver looks to counter!
A right hand from Jens Pulver
surprises Faber!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jens Pulver's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Pulver.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Pulver dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Faber from the ground!
Faber's Mouth is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Faber.
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Round 3
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Jens Pulver's mind is definitely in the fight, Faber just got nailed! Jens Pulver saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Faber is going to have a headache after this one.
Faber's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jens Pulver is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
Pulver holds Urijah Faber arms and counters his opponent punches.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pulver
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Pulver's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber is in closed guard... Pulver tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Pulver tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jens Pulver controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jens Pulver doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jens Pulver aggressively and repeatedly punches Faber.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Pulver's cheek from the guard.
Jens Pulver uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Jens Pulver is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber tries to escape from the full mount...
Jens Pulver is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Jens Pulver is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Jens Pulver in his guard.
Jens Pulver keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pulver begins to launch a barrage of punches over Faber
this is getting worse and worse for Faber
Faber's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Mouth
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Pulver is going to have a big headache after that blow!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Jens Pulver goes with a looping right hand while Urijah Faber jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Jens Pulver runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Pulver quickly defends.
Faber misses a step and Jens Pulver sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Pulver dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Jens Pulver fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Pulver who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Faber doesn't stop bleeding.
Pulver launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Jens Pulver is working his opponent ribs!
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pulver tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Jens Pulver launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Faber doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jens Pulver embrace and tries to move away...
Jens Pulver pushes Faber forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber pushes off of Jens Pulver and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Pulver holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Pulver tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pulver pushes off of Urijah Faber and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Faber stumbles backwards but Jens Pulver chases him and continues the rain of blows!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Urijah Faber is a bloody mess!
Jens Pulver tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pulver circles out and slips free of Urijah Faber's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jens Pulver takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Jens Pulver chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Faber steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Jens Pulver!
A right hand from Jens Pulver
makes Faber stumble back!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Jens Pulver throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
The frightening power of Jens Pulver has left Faber sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Faber's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Jens Pulver by KO (Punch) at 4:43 Round 3
Statistics: Jens Pulver
Punches 46/64 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/18 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 19/43 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/13 (46%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 13/35 (37%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Pulver fight. Good fight. Austin might get a tattoo of ManMMA on his forehead for 1000 points. Anyone object to this offer?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!