Urijah Faber defeats Scott Jorgensen by Rear Naked Choke Round 4, 3:16
by Ben Heather @benheather
Urijah Faber keeps himself in title contention and within touching distance of yet another title shot. It seems that nobody (without a title around their waste) can knock him far enough down the ladder to the point he is no longer talked about as a title challenger.
"The California Kid" is 0-5 in his last five cracks at gold, but I think if he can win another fight he might get yet another chance to win a belt especially if Cruz makes his long awaited return and bests Barao/ Wineland in a unification bout.
On Saturday night however, Faber finished his second straight top 10 opponent, Scott Jorgensen to tap out to a rear naked choke at 3:16 of the fourth round.
Faber controlled the first round with a variety of striking attacks and he very nearly got Jorgensen to tap to a guillotine, Jorgensen however recouped at the end of the round and his corner got him back into it with excellent adjustments.
Jorgensen began throwing combinations moving forward and keeping Faber on his heels. By the start of the third it seemed as though he was very much back into the fight and putting fans on notice for yet another upset on the card.
The fourth round began much the same way for Jorgensen, but that soon ended as Faber enforced his will and grappling advantage. The finish came off a scramble as Faber's speed allowed him to get to Jorgensen's back. At that point, a hand fight ensued with Faber getting his choking arm under Jorgensen's chin and soon after the fight was all over for his 16th career submission.
Jorgensen certainly made a fight of it but Faber has now won six straight non title fights, improving his record to 28-6. Jorgensen however is now 14-7.
"I've known for a long time how tough Scott is," Faber said after the TUF 17 Finale main event. "He got me with some good punches. We were going back and forth. It's incremental things at the highest level. He made one mistake and I was able to capitalise."
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