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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen California Love as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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138 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cejudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cejudo throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Faber gets caught napping as Cejudo dives in and scores a takedown. Faber manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cejudo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cejudo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cejudo trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Cejudo throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Cejudo trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants to control from the top but Cejudo keeps moving.
Cejudo has his hands on Faber's head, controlling the position.
Cejudo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Faber!
Cejudo raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cejudo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cejudo controlling his opponent.
Faber tries to hold on but Cejudo pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cejudo controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejudo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Faber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cejudo thowing shots but they're missing.
Cejudo unloading with bombs!
Cejudo looking to secure an arm triangle but Faber defends it well.
Cejudo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo looking to control but Faber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cejudo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cejudo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cejudo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cejudo looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejudo controlling his opponent.
Cejudo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cejudo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cejudo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cejudo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cejudo landing strikes.
Cejudo advances nicely into full mount.
Cejudo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cejudo trying to control but Faber is having none of it.
Cejudo lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo landing strikes from the mount.
Cejudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cejudo looking to finish with strikes here!
Cejudo wants to control the pace but Faber is squirming around nicely.
Faber tries to hold on but Cejudo pushes him away.
Cejudo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cejudo with a couple of short strikes.
Cejudo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faber?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber is bucking up trying to escape but Cejudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cejudo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Faber is looking to get to half guard.
Cejudo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Faber regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Cejudo seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control but Cejudo postures up.
Henry Cejudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cejudo controlling the action here.
Cejudo thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Cejudo content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cejudo is looking to advance position but Faber won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Cejudo just wasn't active enough.
Cejudo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cejudo digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
Cejudo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cejudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cejudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cejudo is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cejudo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cejudo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cejudo dominated that second round.
That's time! Cejudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cejudo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faber circles away quickly and effectively.
Cejudo throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Cejudo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cejudo lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejudo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Cejudo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cejudo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cejudo somewhat.
Cejudo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Faber sprawls well initially but Cejudo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Faber regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cejudo.
Cejudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber controls Cejudo momentarily but Cejudo frees himself.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Cejudo from controlling successfully.
Cejudo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Faber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cejudo wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Henry Cejudo.
Faber misses with a takedown
and Cejudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cejudo wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cejudo stays in close to Faber's body and controls the position.
Cejudo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cejudo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Cejudo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cejudo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Faber's guard.
Cejudo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faber keeping moving, preventing Cejudo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cejudo wants to stand but Faber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Cejudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cejudo 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Cejudo!
A victorious Henry Cejudo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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