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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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141 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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146 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun misses with a hook.
Sun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sun.
Sun misses with a few strikes there.
Sun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faber.
Sun lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
Faber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun darts in and clinches Faber up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sun - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sun throws an elbow but misses.
Faber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sun after a bit of a struggle.
Sun leaning against his opponent.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sun cracks a nice hook into Faber's ribs.
Sun instigates a clinch.
Faber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Faber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sun lands with a good body shot.
Sun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sun throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good exchange - Sun coming out on top.
Faber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sun tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sun misses the target.
Sun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Faber.
Sun looks to land a right hand but Faber moved out of range.
Sun lands a nice looking body shot.
Sun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun moves into the clinch.
Sun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber is looking to control Sun's arms but Sun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faber has his back to the cage.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fabers head.
Sun misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faber.
Sun thows a body shot but no joy.
Sun throws a hook but Faber avoids it easily.
Wei Sun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sun leaning against his opponent.
Faber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sun has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Faber blocks an elbow strike from Sun.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sun holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber avoids the elbow strike from Sun, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faber is pushing Sun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Sun.
Sun lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber managing to block the knees to the body from Sun.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Faber letting Sun take a breather here.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Sun lands an elbow inside.
Faber takes a shot to the head.
Faber lands with a short shot to the head.
Faber has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sun regains guard immediately.
Faber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sun looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sun looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sun!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sun is working away from the top position though.
Sun wants to stand but Faber has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sun is thwarting Faber's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faber.
Faber throws a big shot that misses.
Sun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faber.
Sun tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Sun scores with a jab to the head.
Sun instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Sun.
Sun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sun content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Sun.
Sun lands an elbow just above Faber 's eye.
Sun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Faber avoids it.
Sun misses with the head strike.
Sun looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wei Sun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sun is defending well.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber trying to control the position but instead, Sun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Faber into the cage.
Sun misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber looking to stall.
Sun effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun struggles to land a body shot inside as Faber controls his hands.
Sun trying to stall but Faber improves his position.
Urijah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sun is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Faber has denied him.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Faber is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Faber up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sun tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Sun throws an elbow that misses.
Faber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sun can't fight it off and eventually Faber manages to take the fight to the floor. Sun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wei Sun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wei Sun!
Wei Sun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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