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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dominic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francois Dominic!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dominic to the ground. Faber is now in Dominic's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Faber forces his way into half guard.
Dominic trying to hold on to Faber's head to control him but Faber postures up.
Faber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dominic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faber.
Dominic manages to get to full guard.
Faber postures up.
Faber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Faber wants to control from the top but Dominic keeps moving.
Dominic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Faber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dominic's head.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic working for a triangle but Faber defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber slips nicely into half guard.
Dominic gets full guard.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dominic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominic working a defensive guard here.
Dominic looking for a sweep. Not yet Dominic, not yet.
Faber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Faber has managed to get both his arms back between Dominic's legs - danger averted.
Faber throws and elbow that misses. Dominic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Dominic!
Dominic wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but Dominic is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dominic looking for submissions off his back.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dominic defending well though.
Faber is thwarting Dominic's attempts to control the position.
Faber slips a nice elbow through Dominic's hands, connecting with Dominic's forehead.
Dominic tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dominic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Faber prevents Dominic from improving his position.
Dominic looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominic is trying to maintain the position but Faber is very close to passing his half guard.
Dominic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dominic wants to control but Faber passes into side.
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
Faber is putting a hurting on Dominic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
Dominic manages to get back to half guard.
Faber working Dominic over with strikes.
Faber working over Dominic with some ground and pound. Dominic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
Dominic tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber drops an elbow to the side of Dominic's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Faber gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Dominic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Faber cracks Dominic with a big right hand but Dominic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Faber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dominic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dominic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dominic is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dominic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faber lands strikes from half guard.
Faber throwing shots but Dominic is blocking nicely.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Faber prevents Dominic from improving his position.
Dominic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dominic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dominic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominic wants to control but Faber is keeping busy.
Faber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Faber is nestled in close to Dominic, 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 Dominic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dominic is looking to improve his position.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Faber connects with a nice short shot to Dominic's temple.
Faber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dominic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dominic.
Faber working some strikes from top position.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Faber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Faber trying to control but Dominic is working from the bottom.
Dominic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dominic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Faber is aware though and is defending well.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dominic looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber postures up.
Dominic has his foot on Faber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber is in close to Dominic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dominic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dominic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Faber kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Faber is in close to Dominic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faber landing with the ground and pound.
Dominic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dominic is looking for a triangle but Faber pushes his legs off easily.
Dominic looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.
Dominic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Faber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Urijah Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faber connects with a couple of short punches.
Dominic looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Faber dives in and scores a takedown into Dominic's guard.
Dominic trying to control the position.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dominic's head.
Faber works over Dominic with some ground and pound from guard.
Faber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dominic's head.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dominic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Faber has picked Dominic up and slammed him! Dominic can't keep hold of the triangle and Faber manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber working the ground and pound.
Faber lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Faber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dominic down.
Dominic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Faber's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
Faber in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Faber scoring with punches from side control.
Dominic tries to improve position but can't.
Faber working the head with strikes.
Faber passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dominic!
Dominic is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is landing with some decent strikes but Dominic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dominic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dominic tries to lock up and control but Faber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Faber lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber prevents Dominic from getting the reversal.
Faber working Dominic over with strikes here.
Faber lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Faber with a couple of short strikes.
Dominic tries to lock up and control but Faber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Faber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Faber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Faber looking to finish Dominic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dominic!
Dominic tries to hold on but Faber postures up.
Faber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dominic looks a forlorn figure.
Faber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Faber lands a big elbow.
Dominic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Faber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dominic is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dominic is in a horrible position here. Faber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Faber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dominic's face.
Francois Dominic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faber 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
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energy
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