Post by The Sandmen on Jul 7, 2014 16:01:32 GMT -5
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.
Ferocious staredown by Diego while Herb Dean recites the rules.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nice punches from Urijah Faber.
Diego staggers backwards. Faber wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Diego's Right eye is beginning to swell
Faber is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Faber uses his strength to keep Faber at a disadvantage
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Urijah Faber fakes some punches
Diego ties him up.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Faber
Diego is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Faber goes for an armbar!
Diego Sanchez breaks the lock and pushes away Urijah Faber, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Faber steps backwards away from Diego Sanchez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Diego showing excellent timing, blasts Urijah Faber with a right hand.
Great hook by Diego Sanchez! Urijah Faber is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
It lands flush with Diego Sanchez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Diego decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Faber's guard.
Faber tries to fight back with his feet and Diego just needs another plan now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Diego Sanchez steps back and allows Faber to get back to his feet.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Low kick by Urijah Faber to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Diego Sanchez launches a body shot
Faber evades.
Pulverizing punch to Diego's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Diego who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Diego Sanchez's ribs!
Diego Sanchez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber slightly pushes Diego into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber launches a rapid series of punches
taking Diego from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
Superb haymaker by Faber
that lands on Diego's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
Faber slips it.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego sprawls and remains on his feet.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Urijah Faber!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Urijah Faber throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Diego has a small cut in his Right eye
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
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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Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Diego has reasons to be worried.
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Diego Sanchez stumbles back.
Urijah Faber throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Diego 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.
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Diego Sanchez jumps back and jabs
Diego seems staggered and Urijah Faber runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diego
Urijah Faber hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diego
Urijah Faber looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Urijah Faber forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Diego has a small cut in his Right eye
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diego
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Diego was not intelligently defending himself!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Elbows) at 1:40 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 28/34 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 1/3 (33%)
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 129 s
Soooooo, Faber's legit as hell now apparently. Who the hell knew?
(oty)
Ferocious staredown by Diego while Herb Dean recites the rules.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Nice punches from Urijah Faber.
Diego staggers backwards. Faber wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Diego's Right eye is beginning to swell
Faber is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Faber uses his strength to keep Faber at a disadvantage
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez closed his guard around Urijah Faber.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Urijah Faber fakes some punches
Diego ties him up.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Diego Sanchez to fight back!
Diego 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 side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Diego Sanchez manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber tries to jump to side mount.
Diego Sanchez jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Faber
Diego is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Diego Sanchez!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Faber goes for an armbar!
Diego Sanchez breaks the lock and pushes away Urijah Faber, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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.
Faber steps backwards away from Diego Sanchez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Diego showing excellent timing, blasts Urijah Faber with a right hand.
Great hook by Diego Sanchez! Urijah Faber is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber launches an up-kick intended for Diego Sanchez's head...
It lands flush with Diego Sanchez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Diego decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Faber's guard.
Faber tries to fight back with his feet and Diego just needs another plan now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Diego is standing while Faber is on the ground on his back
Diego Sanchez steps back and allows Faber to get back to his feet.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Low kick by Urijah Faber to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Diego Sanchez launches a body shot
Faber evades.
Pulverizing punch to Diego's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Diego who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Diego Sanchez's ribs!
Diego Sanchez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Urijah Faber slightly pushes Diego into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber launches a rapid series of punches
taking Diego from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diego has a small cut in his Nose
Superb haymaker by Faber
that lands on Diego's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez throws an uppercut
Faber slips it.
Diego clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diego sprawls and remains on his feet.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Urijah Faber!
Diego is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Urijah Faber throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Diego has a small cut in his Right eye
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
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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Quick hook by Urijah Faber
Good shot! Diego has reasons to be worried.
Crisp uppercut by Faber followed by a hard jab
Diego Sanchez stumbles back.
Urijah Faber throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diego's chin! That stops Diego in his tracks!
Diego 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.
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Diego Sanchez jumps back and jabs
Diego seems staggered and Urijah Faber runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Diego Sanchez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Faber into his guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diego
Urijah Faber hovers above Diego
Good punches to Diego's body.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diego
Urijah Faber looks to posture up and open Diego Sanchez's guard...
Urijah Faber forces Diego Sanchez to open his guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diego
Faber moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Diego has a small cut in his Right eye
Diego Sanchez seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diego
Faber shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Diego's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diego doesn't fight back!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Diego was not intelligently defending himself!
Diego's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Urijah Faber by TKO (Elbows) at 1:40 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 28/34 (82%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 164 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 1/3 (33%)
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 129 s
Soooooo, Faber's legit as hell now apparently. Who the hell knew?
(oty)
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!