The ninth fight of the night and airing on pay-per-view at UFC 139 is Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles. This is a bantamweight fight, meaning 135 pounds. The referee in charge of the action is Jason McCoy.
ROUND 1 - Both fighters standing orthodox. Hard outside leg kick from Faber finds the mark. Leaping left from Faber just misses. Faber landing shots and then backing out. Now Faber throwing combinations. Left hook from Faber lands. Right uppercut from Bowles finds the mark. Faber times a beautiful double leg and slams Bowles to the mat. Bowles tries to use the cage to stand, but Faber drags him out. Bowles lands a decent upkick, but is rewarded with a right elbow over the top from Faber.
MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Faber.
ROUND 2 - Faber fakes out Bowles and lands a monster uppercut. Bowles collapses back to the fence and eats a huge knee. Bowles trying to recover and is getting bombed on. Bowles eating a knee to the body, now several hard elbows. Faber moves locks up a guillotine and that's it. He puts Bowles away. There's the tap.
Sensational performance by Faber.
UFC 139 results: Urijah Faber defeats Brian Bowles by submission (guillotine choke) 1:27 of round 2.