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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Suez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Rafael Suez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Suez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Suez rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Faber blocks the elbow strike.
Suez misses with a knee strike.
Faber blocks an elbow strike from Suez.
Faber tries for a takedown but Suez manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Suez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suez misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suez connects with a knee to the head.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suez throws an elbow but misses.
Suez stalls.
Suez looking to throw knees to the head but Faber is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Suez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Suez throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Faber to work.
Suez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Suez missing with knees to the body.
Suez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Suez manages to end up in side control.
Suez is trying to ground and pound but Faber uses the momentary lack of control by Suez to regain half guard.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Suez pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suez.
Suez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suez has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber is trying to control the position but Suez postures up.
Suez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suez's guard.
Suez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Faber defends it easily.
Faber slips nicely into half guard.
Faber controlling the pace.
Suez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is nestled in close to Suez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Faber wants to control but Suez is keeping him busy.
Suez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faber is keen to just control but Suez is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Faber pulls his head out easily.
Suez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rafael Suez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Faber on his heels. He'll look to pass Faber's guard now, I'm sure.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suez.
Suez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suez pushes down on Faber's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Suez wants to work for an arm triangle but Faber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Faber wants to control but Suez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Faber working to try and regain half guard.
Suez avoids the attempt from Faber to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez throws some wild stikes that Faber manages to avoid easily.
Faber regains half guard.
Faber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suez.
Faber wants to get back to full guard.
Suez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Faber has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Suez is very close to passing his half guard.
Rafael Suez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Faber trying to hold on to Suez's head to control him but Suez postures up.
Suez trying to pass the guard but Faber defending well.
Suez controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faber defends it well.
Faber trying to hold on to Suez's head to control him but Suez postures up.
Suez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faber defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suez is looking for a kimura here.
Suez throwing shots but Faber is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Suez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suez.
Faber misses with a hook.
Faber throws the left hand but Suez avoids the punch easily.
Suez throws a body kick that misses
and Faber counters with a right hand to the body.
Suez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Suez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faber.
Suez rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suez pulls guard effortlessly.
Faber wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Suez keeping full guard, as Faber tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Suez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Suez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Suez stands and throws Faber's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber sneaks back into half guard.
Faber is looking for a sweep. Suez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Suez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Faber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suez.
Faber gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Suez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Faber working a defensive guard here.
Suez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafael Suez.
Suez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suez throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Suez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suez has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Faber receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Suez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Suez!
After winning the bout, Rafael Suez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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