Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2013 13:13:35 GMT -5
Roger Huerta is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Urijah Faber glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Huerta and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Roger Huerta chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Faber steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Roger Huerta just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Faber may be in trouble!
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Huerta with a double overhooks!
Roger Huerta tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Faber
Huerta moves on the ground
Roger Huerta moves to side mount
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Roger Huerta looks to pass to mount...
Huerta slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Urijah Faber.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Huerta's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Huerta blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Huerta goes for an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock and pushes away Roger Huerta, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
A furious flurry of punches from Urijah Faber
puts Huerta in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Roger Huerta's Right eye
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Huerta takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Quick hook by Roger Huerta
Good shot! Faber has reasons to be worried.
Roger Huerta is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Huerta tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Huerta is clinching with Faber.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Roger Huerta and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Huerta holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Urijah Faber
just misses Huerta.
Huerta tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Roger Huerta tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Faber launches a stiff jab!
Huerta ducks that one.
Faber steps backwards away from Roger Huerta. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Huerta
Roger Huerta is smart enough to duck backwards
Huerta is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Roger Huerta
that forces Faber to try and defend better.
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
Roger Huerta shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Urijah Faber is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Huerta into his guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Huerta leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Huerta knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Urijah Faber is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta moves to better his position on the ground...
Roger Huerta viciously slams hammer blows to Faber's face!
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Mario Yamasaki is asking Faber to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
Winner is Roger Huerta by TKO (GnP) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/33 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 89 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 89 s
Huerta had this Hearly and Hoften. Thought it would be closer, but a solid showing from Huerta would have none of that.
Urijah Faber glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Huerta and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Roger Huerta chases Faber and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Faber steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber has a small cut in his Right cheek
Roger Huerta just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Faber may be in trouble!
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Huerta with a double overhooks!
Roger Huerta tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in open guard over Faber
Huerta moves on the ground
Roger Huerta moves to side mount
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Roger Huerta looks to pass to mount...
Huerta slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Urijah Faber.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Huerta's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Huerta blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Roger Huerta tries to take advantage...
Roger Huerta throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Roger Huerta is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Huerta goes for an armbar!
Urijah Faber breaks the lock and pushes away Roger Huerta, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Roger Huerta. 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.
A furious flurry of punches from Urijah Faber
puts Huerta in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Roger Huerta's Right eye
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Huerta takes a break to breathe while holding Urijah Faber.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Quick hook by Roger Huerta
Good shot! Faber has reasons to be worried.
Roger Huerta is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Huerta tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Huerta is clinching with Faber.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber pushes off of Roger Huerta and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Huerta holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Urijah Faber
just misses Huerta.
Huerta tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Roger Huerta tries a hook to the body
and hits Faber ribs hard
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Faber launches a stiff jab!
Huerta ducks that one.
Faber steps backwards away from Roger Huerta. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Huerta
Roger Huerta is smart enough to duck backwards
Huerta is trying to counter now!
Brilliant combination from Roger Huerta
that forces Faber to try and defend better.
Faber has a small cut in his Mouth
Roger Huerta shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Urijah Faber is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Huerta into his guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Huerta leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Huerta knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Urijah Faber is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment he has to end this!
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Nose
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Faber has a small cut in his Left cheek
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta moves to better his position on the ground...
Roger Huerta viciously slams hammer blows to Faber's face!
That punishment by Roger Huerta has left Faber staggered! Roger Huerta should try push forward now and finish this!
Roger Huerta is in closed guard over Faber
Roger Huerta Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Mario Yamasaki is asking Faber to defend himself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Right cheek
Winner is Roger Huerta by TKO (GnP) at 4:39 Round 1
Statistics: Roger Huerta
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/33 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 89 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 89 s
Huerta had this Hearly and Hoften. Thought it would be closer, but a solid showing from Huerta would have none of that.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!