Two of the best bantamweights in the world collided last night (April 13, 2013) as former WEC champion Urijah Faber took on former title challenger Scott Jorgensen in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Faber was coming off a dominant first round submission over Ivan Menjivar and was looking to prove he deserves one last crack at the title while Jorgensen was simply trying to steal the spotlight and score that impressive victory he's been lacking inside the Octagon.
It didn't happen for 'Young Guns."
Faber opened aggressively, looking to work his strikes but Jorgensen was having none of it, shooting in and actually taking him down. "The California Kid" would not be stuck on his back for long, forcing some very exciting scrambles and eventually reversing the position.
This would be a recurring theme.
Once back to the feet, Faber attempted to work some combinations while Jorgensen's goal was to get inside and connect with his powerful left and right hooks. Faber had a much easier job simply because his punches were straighter and more technical so he was able to pop Jorgensen from a distance. Whenever Jorgensen tried to get inside too aggressively, he was met with a big knee to the body.
Jorgensen didn't tire out like many expected and actually had some of his most success in the third round with some fun grappling scrambles as well as connecting with his strikes, but Faber wisely mixed up his attack and in the fourth, he shot in and put the Boise State alumni on his back, a position he's not used to being in.
When Jorgensen tried to turtle to get back to his feet, Faber took his back and locked in a body triangle. This was not a good sign for "Young Guns" and eventually he was submitted as the head Alpha Male sunk in a rear naked choke and forced the tap.
For complete TUF 17 Finale results, including blow-by-blow, fight-by-fight coverage of the entire event as well as immediate post-fight reaction click here, here and here.
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