WEC 36 – Faber vs Brown – Play by Play Live Results

Results

*note
Paulo Filho came in 7 pounds overweight and therefore his fight against Chael Sonnen is now a 3 round non-title fight.

Jake Rosholt vs. Nissen Osterneck
Round 1
Rosholt comes out looking for a double leg take down right from the start. He gets Osterneck against the cage and lands a beautiful double leg takedown slam. From there Rosholt attempts to pass into guard but is unsuccessful before Osterneck finally got back to his feet. Osterneck lands a couple nice strikes before again being put down. After standing in Osternecks guard throwing bombs, Rosholt eventually got on top and then to Osternecks back, landing strikes until finally Osterneck was able to protect himself and get Rosholt back to his front where Rosholt attempted a side choke until the end of the round.
10-9 for Rosholt, if not 10-8.

Round 2
Rosholt again rushes Osterneck and gets him down, however on the way down Osterneck is able to lock a kimura. It looks deep, but Rosholt is able to escape. Rosholt stands in Osternecks guard for a while before getting in half guard and then into side mount. Osterneck gets back up and is landing devastating strikes on Rosholt. He looks rocked but is able to survive and get Osterneck back down. From here Rosholt is able to continue striking until the referee put an end to the fight.
Jake Rosholt via strikes in the 2nd round.

Leonard Garcia vs Jens Pulver
Round 1
Both fighters come to the centre of the cage and Garcia lands a leg kick and fell backwards into the cage, allowing Pulver to land a couple of punches. Garcia is keeping more busy and landing precision strikes, getting the better of Pulver. Garcia pushes the action against the cage and rocks Pulver until the referee steps in to stop the fight less than a minute and a half in.
Leonard Garcia defeated Jens Pulver via strikes in the 1st round
*Note: Garcia says he is #1 contender for Urijah Faber and after that performance, I have to agree. Faber couldn’t finish Pulver, Garcia did it in just over a minute.

David Avellan vs Aaron Simpson * pre-recorded
Round 1
Both go in circles posing BEFORE SIMPSON KNOCKES AVELLANS HEAD OFF. Simpson went down and through a punch over the top, cailing Avellan right on the jaw and putting him down in 18 seconds.
Aaron Simpson defeated David Avellan via strikes in the 1st round

Paulo Filho vs Chael Sonnen
Round 1
The fighters circle before Filho finally goes for a single leg takedown. Sonnen stuffs it fairly easily. Back to the feet where Filho throws a wild punch, losing his balance and falling down. Sonnen takes pot shots at Filho while he is on the ground, and continues to strike, not allowing Filho to move. Sonnec finally gets into Filho’s half guard, throwing strikes from the top. Finally after landing a couple ineffective shots, Sonnen stands up over top of Filho some more, nearly getting caught in an arm bar. Sonnen nearly gets caught in a leg lock before again backing out. Sonnen still refuses to allow Filho up, which may lead to his downfall. The round ends with Sonne standing over Filho..as most of the round went.
The round goes to Sonnen 10-9 although it was quite uneventful.

Round 2
Filho comes out throwing leg kicks and Sonnen lands a good face shot. Filho looking very sloppy. Filho gets Sonnen into his guard and then easily escapes and we’re back to our feet. Filho attempts to get him down but is having absolutely no luck. Sonnen is landing some slappy punches on Filho that look to have no affect. Filho gets Sonnen in a clinch and tries to take Sonnen down and Filho gets SLAMMED down hard and Sonnen stands back up. Filhos left eye is swelling and possibly bleeding. Sonnen again is landing little shots on the feet and Filho is throwing back weak leg kicks.
Sonnen again 10-9 in another relatively uneventful round. Filho is looking sluggish and sloppy.

Round 3
30 seconds in and they are still circling. Sonnen is throwing punches which aren’t getting through. Filho fakes a take down attempt and then lays on his back and Sonnen takes shots at him on the top before finally letting him back up. How Filho ever got to 16-0 looking like this is beyond me. A very Kaleb Starnes-esque showing by Filho. They are circling and doing absolutely nothing. Sonnen throwing little shots at Filho but again nothing is getting through. The crowd is booing heavily and chanting bullshit throughout the last 2 minutes. Filho keeps talking in Portuguese and looking over to the side of the cage, paying little attention to Sonnen at all. This is a very bizarre fight. The fight ends and Filho looks confused as he did throughout the fight.
Sonnen takes this round 10-9…I guess. Any/All of these rounds could have went 10-8 for Sonnen. Filho did absolutely nothing in this fight and apparently lost his mind in the last round talking in Portuguese and looking out of the cage throughout the final 2 minutes. This fight was awful, straight up.
The judges give a unanimous decision (30-27) 3x to Chael Sonnen.
* Interesting note: Neither of the fighters got an after fight interview, quite possibly because of the extremely heavy boos echoing throughout the building.

WEC Lightweight Championship
Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber (C)

Round 1
The fighters circle and Faber lands good left before clinching up. Brown goes for a take down and cant and Brown hits a beautiful shot to Fabers head dropping him hard. Brown follows up with shot after shot before the referee finally stops it.
Mike Brown defeated Jens Pulver in 2:23 by strikes to become the new WEC Featherweight Champion of the World. Unbelievable.