Post by The Sandmen on Apr 1, 2013 18:00:58 GMT -5
Urijah Faber doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Tony Ferguson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Faber and Ferguson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ferguson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ferguson.
Tony Ferguson tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
Solid low kick from Urijah Faber.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Solid low kick from Urijah Faber.
Ferguson deflects it.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
It looks like Ferguson was hit by a bus!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ferguson.
Faber's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ferguson moves backwards and Urijah Faber is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from Ferguson
grazes the chin of Faber.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ferguson throws a lazy kick
Faber dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
It looks like Ferguson was hit by a bus!
Ferguson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ferguson pushes Urijah Faber and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Faber moves forward looking for some action
Urijah Faber shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tony Ferguson is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Faber.
Tony Ferguson slightly pushes Faber into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Urijah Faber tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ferguson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Ferguson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson 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 Ferguson
Urijah Faber pushes Tony Ferguson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Ferguson doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Ferguson
Urijah Faber tries to free his leg
Urijah Faber uses some of his skill by jumping out of Ferguson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Urijah Faber keeps control and remains in side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Faber is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ferguson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Ferguson has given his back to Urijah Faber who is trying to get one hook in!
Urijah Faber has one hook in!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson with one hook in
Tony Ferguson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Tony Ferguson. 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tony Ferguson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Ferguson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ferguson doesn't fight back!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ferguson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ferguson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Tony Ferguson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ferguson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Left cheek
Ferguson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber positions himself and tries to finish this!
Urijah Faber storms Tony Ferguson's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Tony Ferguson to defend himself!
Ferguson's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Ferguson staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Tony Ferguson!
Tony Ferguson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ferguson has a small cut in his Chin
Ferguson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Urijah Faber has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ferguson
Faber shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Tony Ferguson's ribs!
Tony Ferguson's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tony Ferguson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Faber is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tony Ferguson just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Ferguson's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Ferguson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Tony Ferguson's eyes.
The ref pulls off Urijah Faber! Ferguson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Ferguson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Punches) at 0:54 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 10/13 (77%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/31 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Ferguson did some beefy striking here, but toughness was his weakness. Faber's shots were ripping him apart. He seemed to have good KO resistance though, ironically. But yeah, good offense from Tony, weak defense. Potential, he might have.
Tony Ferguson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Faber and Ferguson move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ferguson looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Urijah Faber's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ferguson.
Tony Ferguson tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
Solid low kick from Urijah Faber.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Solid low kick from Urijah Faber.
Ferguson deflects it.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
It looks like Ferguson was hit by a bus!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tony Ferguson's punches
Faber is on the receiving end of a great combo by Ferguson.
Faber's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ferguson moves backwards and Urijah Faber is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from Ferguson
grazes the chin of Faber.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ferguson throws a lazy kick
Faber dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Faber.
It looks like Ferguson was hit by a bus!
Ferguson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ferguson pushes Urijah Faber and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Faber moves forward looking for some action
Urijah Faber shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Tony Ferguson is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Faber.
Tony Ferguson slightly pushes Faber into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Urijah Faber tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ferguson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Hard blow to Ferguson's mid-section, he seems hurt
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson 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 Ferguson
Urijah Faber pushes Tony Ferguson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Ferguson doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Ferguson
Urijah Faber tries to free his leg
Urijah Faber uses some of his skill by jumping out of Ferguson's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Urijah Faber keeps control and remains in side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Faber is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Tony Ferguson
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ferguson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Ferguson has given his back to Urijah Faber who is trying to get one hook in!
Urijah Faber has one hook in!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson with one hook in
Tony Ferguson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Tony Ferguson. 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tony Ferguson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Ferguson's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ferguson doesn't fight back!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Ferguson tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Ferguson
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ferguson is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ferguson has a small cut in his Left cheek
Tony Ferguson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Tony Ferguson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ferguson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tony Ferguson's Left cheek
Ferguson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber positions himself and tries to finish this!
Urijah Faber storms Tony Ferguson's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Steve Mazzagatti is asking Tony Ferguson to defend himself!
Ferguson's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Ferguson staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Ferguson
Urijah Faber Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Tony Ferguson!
Tony Ferguson is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Ferguson has a small cut in his Chin
Ferguson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Urijah Faber has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ferguson
Faber shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Tony Ferguson's ribs!
Tony Ferguson's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tony Ferguson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Faber is throwing a flurry of punches!
Tony Ferguson just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Ferguson's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Ferguson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Tony Ferguson's eyes.
The ref pulls off Urijah Faber! Ferguson seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Ferguson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Punches) at 0:54 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 10/13 (77%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 18/31 (58%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Statistics: Tony Ferguson
Punches 8/10 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 141 s
Ferguson did some beefy striking here, but toughness was his weakness. Faber's shots were ripping him apart. He seemed to have good KO resistance though, ironically. But yeah, good offense from Tony, weak defense. Potential, he might have.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!