Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2020 8:31:58 GMT -5
Urijah Faber is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Joseph Benavidez looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Faber looks to be in very good shape.
Urijah Faber and Benavidez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Benavidez leads with a punch
Urijah Faber evades but whiffs with a counter.
Some nice shots from Joseph Benavidez
that stun Faber.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joseph Benavidez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Benavidez
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Joseph Benavidez blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Faber misses a step and Joseph Benavidez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Benavidez tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Benavidez
Faber tries to escape from closed guard...
Benavidez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Urijah Faber! He is reversed and nor Joseph Benavidez is on half guard!
Joseph Benavidez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber is cooling the fight on the ground
Joseph Benavidez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Benavidez is trying to counter now!
Joseph Benavidez pushes Faber's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benavidez who is in full mount! Faber is in trouble now!
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 The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Joseph Benavidez and Faber engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
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 Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Benavidez's face!
Joseph Benavidez blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Joseph Benavidez to fight back!
Benavidez tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber is moving on the ground...
Benavidez tries to counter Faber's moves on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Faber misses a step and Joseph Benavidez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benavidez launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Faber's ribs.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber moves on the ground
Faber cannot take advantage in the ground
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Urijah Faber pushes Joseph Benavidez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Benavidez doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Benavidez
Benavidez 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 launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benavidez is covering himself! Faber tries to force the situation and Benavidez clumsily gives his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez works on the ground with his fingers over Faber's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Benavidez creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Faber launches a furious hook!
Benavidez ducks under and pushes Urijah Faber creating some space.
Benavidez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benavidez launches a furious hook!
That hits Faber's chin like a wrecking ball! Faber loses balance and goes to the mat.
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Benavidez is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Benavidez moves backwards and gestures for Urijah Faber to stand up.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Benavidez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
Brutal-looking high kick from Urijah Faber!
Benavidez dodges!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Not a desiderable position that Faber is in now. Joseph Benavidez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benavidez studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Brutal combination from Urijah Faber!
Benavidez moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Joseph Benavidez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Faber moves forward looking for some action
Urijah Faber shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Joseph Benavidez and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Benavidez stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Benavidez launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Joseph Benavidez is working his opponent ribs!
Urijah Faber pushes away Benavidez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benavidez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Urijah Faber
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Joseph Benavidez is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to breaks Urijah Faber's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Benavidez launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Faber's ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber launches a knee while holding Benavidez's in a double underhooks...
Joseph Benavidez pushes Urijah Faber and that knee goes nowhere!
Joseph Benavidez was tooling Urijah Faber for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Urijah Faber lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Joseph Benavidez jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Joseph Benavidez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Faber leads with a punch
Joseph Benavidez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Joseph Benavidez tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Joseph Benavidez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Herb Dean is asking Faber to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Winner is Joseph Benavidez by TKO (Punch) at 2:16 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 150 s
Statistics: Joseph Benavidez
Punches 21/26 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 12/20 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
I see. Welp. I see.
Joseph Benavidez looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Urijah Faber and Joseph Benavidez touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Faber looks to be in very good shape.
Urijah Faber and Benavidez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Benavidez leads with a punch
Urijah Faber evades but whiffs with a counter.
Some nice shots from Joseph Benavidez
that stun Faber.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Joseph Benavidez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Benavidez
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Joseph Benavidez blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Faber misses a step and Joseph Benavidez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Benavidez tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Benavidez
Faber tries to escape from closed guard...
Benavidez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Urijah Faber! He is reversed and nor Joseph Benavidez is on half guard!
Joseph Benavidez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber is cooling the fight on the ground
Joseph Benavidez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Benavidez is trying to counter now!
Joseph Benavidez pushes Faber's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Benavidez who is in full mount! Faber is in trouble now!
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 The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Joseph Benavidez and Faber engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
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 Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Urijah Faber uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Benavidez's face!
Joseph Benavidez blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Joseph Benavidez to fight back!
Benavidez tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber is moving on the ground...
Benavidez tries to counter Faber's moves on the ground.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Faber misses a step and Joseph Benavidez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Benavidez launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Faber's ribs.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Faber moves on the ground
Faber cannot take advantage in the ground
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Benavidez
Urijah Faber pushes Joseph Benavidez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Benavidez doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Benavidez
Benavidez 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 launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Benavidez is covering himself! Faber tries to force the situation and Benavidez clumsily gives his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez works on the ground with his fingers over Faber's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Faber is in rear mount over Benavidez
Benavidez has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Urijah Faber looks to pass to mount...
Benavidez creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Colosseum (Rome, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Faber launches a furious hook!
Benavidez ducks under and pushes Urijah Faber creating some space.
Benavidez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Benavidez launches a furious hook!
That hits Faber's chin like a wrecking ball! Faber loses balance and goes to the mat.
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Benavidez is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Benavidez moves backwards and gestures for Urijah Faber to stand up.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Benavidez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
Brutal-looking high kick from Urijah Faber!
Benavidez dodges!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Not a desiderable position that Faber is in now. Joseph Benavidez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benavidez studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Brutal combination from Urijah Faber!
Benavidez moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Joseph Benavidez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Faber moves forward looking for some action
Urijah Faber shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Joseph Benavidez and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Benavidez stumbles backwards but Urijah Faber chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Benavidez tries to take Urijah Faber down... Faber stumbles backwards and Joseph Benavidez launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Faber's jaw!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Benavidez launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Joseph Benavidez is working his opponent ribs!
Urijah Faber pushes away Benavidez trying to keep the fight at striking range
Benavidez doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Urijah Faber
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez launches a few hard punches to Urijah Faber's ribs!
Urijah Faber's ribs shows the damage! Joseph Benavidez is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Faber's body! He's holding his side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Benavidez tries to breaks Urijah Faber's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Benavidez launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Faber's ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber launches a knee while holding Benavidez's in a double underhooks...
Joseph Benavidez pushes Urijah Faber and that knee goes nowhere!
Joseph Benavidez was tooling Urijah Faber for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Urijah Faber lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Joseph Benavidez jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Joseph Benavidez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Faber leads with a punch
Joseph Benavidez avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
You can see Faber's blood making stains in the mat.
Joseph Benavidez tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
Faber ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Joseph Benavidez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Faber's chin! That stops Faber in his tracks!
Herb Dean is asking Faber to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Winner is Joseph Benavidez by TKO (Punch) at 2:16 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/11 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 150 s
Statistics: Joseph Benavidez
Punches 21/26 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 12/20 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
I see. Welp. I see.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!