Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2016 10:39:46 GMT -5
Urijah Faber looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Edson Barboza raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Edson Barboza is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Edson Barboza touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Faber launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edson stops that one with his ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Edson Barboza moves forward looking for some grappling action
Edson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edson and Urijah Faber are cliched up against the cage. Edson steps for a throw
Faber stays on his feet
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
Edson Barboza sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Edson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Edson launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Faber.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Edson Barboza jumps back and jabs
Edson seems staggered and Urijah Faber runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Urijah Faber fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Edson's chin
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Faber moves forward and holds Edson
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Faber blocks Edson Barboza's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Edson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Urijah Faber storms over Edson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Edson's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Chin
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Edson has a small cut in his Forehead
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edson's being punished here!
Edson has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Faber tries to open up Edson Barboza's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edson in the side of the head
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Edson Barboza and moves to half guard
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
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 Edson Barboza
Edson doesn't stop bleeding.
Faber catch Edson Barboza's left arm and tries a kimura
Edson Barboza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Faber misses a step and Edson Barboza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Urijah Faber doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
You can see Edson's blood making stains in the mat.
Edson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Urijah Faber pushes Edson Barboza down and prevents his attempts to escape
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Faber catch Edson Barboza's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Urijah Faber appears to be unbreakable
Edson Barboza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Edson Barboza's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Edson's eyes...
Edson struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Edson hold his own hand and breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber measures the resilience of Edson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edson's side.
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Edson tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Edson in half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Edson Barboza is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
Edson Barboza is in half guard over Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Edson Barboza is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Edson
He succeeds!
Edson Barboza is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
Edson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Edson Barboza is in closed guard over Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Edson is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Edson Barboza!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Faber.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Urijah Faber is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Terrible one sided match... Edson was not ready to fight a fighter of Urijah Faber caliber.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Edson
You can see Edson's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber moves on the ground
Urijah Faber moves to side mount
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Edson tries to escape from the full mount...
Urijah Faber is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Urijah Faber looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson doesn't stop bleeding.
Edson Barboza tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Faber is in rear mount over Edson
Faber is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Urijah Faber slides his arm under Edson Barboza's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Edson Barboza's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Urijah Faber by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:25 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/16 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 20/26 (77%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 246 s
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 246 s
...huh. Barboza felt completely out of his league here. Faber mixed it up and used that mixey uppey to dominatey.
Edson Barboza raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Edson Barboza is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Urijah Faber and Edson Barboza touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Faber launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edson stops that one with his ribs!
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Edson Barboza moves forward looking for some grappling action
Edson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edson and Urijah Faber are cliched up against the cage. Edson steps for a throw
Faber stays on his feet
Faber is trying to counter now!
Urijah Faber shoots for a double leg takedown!
Edson Barboza sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Edson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Edson launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Faber.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Edson Barboza jumps back and jabs
Edson seems staggered and Urijah Faber runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Urijah Faber fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Edson's chin
Edson's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Faber moves forward and holds Edson
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Faber blocks Edson Barboza's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Edson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Urijah Faber storms over Edson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Edson's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Edson Barboza's Chin
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Edson tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edson's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Edson has a small cut in his Forehead
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edson's being punished here!
Edson has a small cut in his Right cheek
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Faber tries to open up Edson Barboza's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edson in the side of the head
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Edson
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber breaks the closed guard of Edson Barboza and moves to half guard
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Urijah Faber looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
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 Edson Barboza
Edson doesn't stop bleeding.
Faber catch Edson Barboza's left arm and tries a kimura
Edson Barboza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Faber misses a step and Edson Barboza sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edson tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Urijah Faber doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
You can see Edson's blood making stains in the mat.
Edson is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Urijah Faber pushes Edson Barboza down and prevents his attempts to escape
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Faber catch Edson Barboza's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Urijah Faber appears to be unbreakable
Edson Barboza holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Edson Barboza's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Edson's eyes...
Edson struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Edson hold his own hand and breaks Faber's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber measures the resilience of Edson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edson's side.
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Edson tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Edson Barboza is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Faber tries to show some ground skills
Urijah Faber put Edson in half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Edson Barboza is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
Edson Barboza is in half guard over Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Edson Barboza is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Edson
He succeeds!
Edson Barboza is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Edson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edson tries to cover his face,
Edson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Edson Barboza is in closed guard over Faber
Edson Barboza's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Edson is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Edson Barboza!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Faber.
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Round 2
=========================================
Urijah Faber and Edson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Urijah Faber is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Terrible one sided match... Edson was not ready to fight a fighter of Urijah Faber caliber.
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Edson
You can see Edson's blood making stains in the mat.
Faber moves on the ground
Urijah Faber moves to side mount
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Edson tries to escape from the full mount...
Urijah Faber is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Edson Barboza
Urijah Faber looks to mount Edson Barboza...
Urijah Faber slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Edson Barboza
Edson doesn't stop bleeding.
Edson Barboza tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Faber is in rear mount over Edson
Faber is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Urijah Faber slides his arm under Edson Barboza's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Edson Barboza's face turns completely red before he taps out!
Winner is Urijah Faber by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:25 Round 2
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 9/16 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 20/26 (77%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 246 s
Statistics: Edson Barboza
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 246 s
...huh. Barboza felt completely out of his league here. Faber mixed it up and used that mixey uppey to dominatey.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!