Post by The Sandmen on May 25, 2015 8:44:13 GMT -5
Michael Chiesa raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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.
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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Chiesa and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chiesa looks to be in very good shape.
Chiesa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chiesa
Hard blow to Faber's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Michael Chiesa tries to finish with a leg lock!
Faber is able to break the lock.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He succeeds!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Michael Chiesa storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chiesa doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chiesa work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chiesa a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Chiesa is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Chiesa
Urijah Faber positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Urijah Faber is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Chiesa's abdomen
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Chiesa launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Chiesa is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber 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
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.
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Urijah Faber takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Middle kick from Chiesa.
The kick just misses.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Chiesa leads with a punch
Urijah Faber evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Faber is wobbling!
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
Chiesa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Chiesa is in open guard over Faber... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Faber rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. 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 4:15 in the 1 round
Chiesa fires low kicks
punishing Faber's legs repeatedly.
Michael Chiesa fakes a move and moves laterally.
Michael Chiesa is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean is asking Faber to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Winner is Michael Chiesa by TKO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 12/12 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Chiesa defined efficiency with this performance. Look at those stats
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.
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
=========================================
Chiesa and Faber move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Chiesa looks to be in very good shape.
Chiesa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chiesa
Hard blow to Faber's mid-section, he seems hurt
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Michael Chiesa tries to finish with a leg lock!
Faber is able to break the lock.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He succeeds!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Chiesa's side.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Michael Chiesa storms over Faber with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Chiesa doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Faber's face with his elbows!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chiesa work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to move on the ground and shows Michael Chiesa a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Faber's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Chiesa is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Chiesa!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Michael Chiesa gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Chiesa
Urijah Faber positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Urijah Faber is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Chiesa's abdomen
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Chiesa launches a barrage of elbows over Faber's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Faber doesn't fight back!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Chiesa is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Chiesa is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber 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
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.
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Urijah Faber takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Middle kick from Chiesa.
The kick just misses.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Chiesa leads with a punch
Urijah Faber evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa has found an opening in the defense of Faber, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Faber is wobbling!
Brutal combination from Michael Chiesa!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Faber's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Chin
Chiesa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Faber
Chiesa is in open guard over Faber... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Faber rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Michael Chiesa. 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 4:15 in the 1 round
Chiesa fires low kicks
punishing Faber's legs repeatedly.
Michael Chiesa fakes a move and moves laterally.
Michael Chiesa is opening up on Faber and raining down combinations!
Faber's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean is asking Faber to defend himself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Winner is Michael Chiesa by TKO (Punches) at 4:30 Round 1
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 12/12 (100%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Chiesa defined efficiency with this performance. Look at those stats
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!