Post by The Sandmen on Jun 21, 2014 15:02:00 GMT -5
Anthony Pettis doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Anthony Pettis and Urijah Faber touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Faber is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Pettis's jaw!
Pettis's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Faber attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Urijah Faber looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Anthony Pettis to his stomach and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is cooling the fight on the ground
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Pettis has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Pettis manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Faber
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pettis stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Urijah Faber is coming in again!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Anthony Pettis is taking the best of the fight.
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
Faber tries to grapple
He puts Pettis in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Urijah Faber
well done Faber falls hard on the mat
Pettis is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis creates space and allows Urijah Faber to stand up.
Faber climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anthony Pettis! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anthony Pettis doesn't defend himself!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Anthony Pettis and moves to half guard
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Urijah Faber was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Left eye
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Pettis's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Anthony Pettis's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big uppercut
Anthony Pettis is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as 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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Urijah Faber attempts a sweep single...
Anthony Pettis was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Faber's ribs!
Pettis studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Faber dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pettis from the ground!
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Pettis
this is getting worse and worse for Pettis
Pettis's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Pettis seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Pettis stumbles backwards staggered and Urijah Faber launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Pettis is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Pettis's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
Anthony Pettis seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Anthony Pettis to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Anthony Pettis is standing now.
Pettis follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pettis needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Pettis's chin with an uppercut while Pettis lands some great crosses.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Urijah Faber and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Urijah Faber is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Urijah Faber leans forwards and tries to grapple with Pettis
Faber shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Anthony Pettis tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Faber is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Pettis's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Anthony Pettis's eyes.
The ref pulls off Urijah Faber! Pettis seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Punches) at 2:35 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Faber kept his attack varied thus would not let Pettis get any consistent offence going. Like kicks.
Ferocious staredown by Faber while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Anthony Pettis and Urijah Faber touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Faber is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Pettis's jaw!
Pettis's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Faber attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Pettis's kick.
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber is holding Anthony Pettis's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Urijah Faber looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Urijah Faber rolls Anthony Pettis to his stomach and takes his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Faber's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Faber tries to cover his face,
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Anthony Pettis is cooling the fight on the ground
Faber is in rear mount over Pettis
Pettis has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Pettis manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Faber
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pettis stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Urijah Faber is coming in again!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Anthony Pettis is taking the best of the fight.
High kick from Anthony Pettis!
He misses narrowly!
Faber tries to grapple
He puts Pettis in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Urijah Faber
well done Faber falls hard on the mat
Pettis is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Anthony Pettis creates space and allows Urijah Faber to stand up.
Faber climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Anthony Pettis is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Anthony Pettis! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Anthony Pettis doesn't defend himself!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Anthony Pettis and moves to half guard
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Urijah Faber was tooling Anthony Pettis for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Anthony Pettis lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Pettis
Faber is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Pettis's Left eye
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Faber tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Pettis's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Anthony Pettis's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Pettis's being punished here!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis 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
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big uppercut
Anthony Pettis is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as 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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Urijah Faber attempts a sweep single...
Anthony Pettis was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Faber's ribs!
Pettis studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Faber dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pettis from the ground!
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Pettis
this is getting worse and worse for Pettis
Pettis's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Pettis seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Pettis stumbles backwards staggered and Urijah Faber launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Pettis is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Pettis's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Nose
Anthony Pettis seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Anthony Pettis to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Anthony Pettis is standing now.
Pettis follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pettis needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
Pettis's Chin is beginning to swell
Faber moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Pettis's chin with an uppercut while Pettis lands some great crosses.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Urijah Faber and Pettis engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Urijah Faber is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Urijah Faber leans forwards and tries to grapple with Pettis
Faber shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Anthony Pettis tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Faber is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Pettis's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Anthony Pettis's eyes.
The ref pulls off Urijah Faber! Pettis seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Punches) at 2:35 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 19/21 (90%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Faber kept his attack varied thus would not let Pettis get any consistent offence going. Like kicks.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!