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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jesus pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ludacris - Act A Fool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jesus pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but pettis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
Faber moves out of range of the body kick from pettis.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. pettis tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag pettis to the ground. pettis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber dodges the punch combination from pettis.
Faber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
jesus pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
pettis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Faber trying to control the position.
pettis trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from pettis.
pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and pettis defends well.
Faber looks gassed!
pettis wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Faber as pettis shoots in.
Faber with a lazy takedown attempt
and pettis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Faber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. pettis is aware though and is defending well.
pettis controls from within his opponent's guard.
pettis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Faber is controlling pettis's posture.
pettis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pettis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Faber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pettis is controlling him.
pettis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and pettis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. pettis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. pettis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Faber looking to control.
Faber seems keen to control pettis's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pettis wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pettis tries to stand but Faber is controlling from the bottom.
Faber controlling pettis's posture.
Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
pettis stays in close to Faber's body and controls the position.
pettis trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of jesus pettis.
Faber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and pettis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Faber keeping moving, preventing pettis from controlling successfully.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and pettis defends well.
Faber keeping moving, preventing pettis from controlling successfully.
Faber is controlling pettis's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jesus pettis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from pettis. No joy for Faber on that attempt.
pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Faber tries to sprawl out of it but pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber scores with a takedown into pettis's guard.
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
pettis keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
pettis controls Faber momentarily but Faber frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pettis is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
pettis has an active guard here but Faber has managed to pass into half guard.
pettis trying to control but Faber postures up.
Faber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Faber seems to be working for a kimura but pettis defends the submission attempt.
Faber is looking for a kimura but pettis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Faber to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
pettis missing with punches from the bottom.
Faber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
pettis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
pettis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
pettis keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! pettis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! pettis has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber controlling the position.
pettis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
pettis trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
jesus pettis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faber pulls pettis in close to his closed guard and prevents pettis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but pettis is proving a slippery customer.
pettis trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
pettis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and pettis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. pettis is aware though and is defending well.
pettis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faber is proving hard to escape from.
Faber looking to control.
pettis won't allow Faber to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
pettis wants to stand and escape but instead Faber has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
pettis working a defensive guard here.
pettis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Faber fails with the takedown
and pettis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
pettis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Faber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faber working a defensive guard here.
pettis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faber's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber controlling pettis's posture.
Faber keeping moving, preventing pettis from controlling successfully.
Faber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Faber is trying to control the position but pettis postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Faber holds on and takes a little breather.
Faber is trying to keep pettis in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
pettis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Faber, up you get!
Faber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pettis pinned against the cage. pettis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
pettis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. pettis showed some decent athleticism there.
Faber trying to control here.
Faber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Faber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pettis is taking a breather. Faber says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
pettis trying to control from half guard but Faber is working away.
Faber is trying to control but can't.
pettis trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Faber blocks a head kick by pettis.
Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faber showed some decent athleticism there.
Faber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pettis is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
Faber is looking for a kimura here.
pettis is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can pettis avoid being mounted?
pettis is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
And that's the end of the fight!
jesus pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well pettis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jesus pettis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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