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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Cedeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Cantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Cedeno!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cedeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cedeno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cedeno!
Cedeno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jerry Cantrell has been cut.
Cantrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cedeno's waist but Cedeno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantrell off to one side.
Cedeno is looking for the big counter here.
We've been told by Cantrell's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cedeno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cedeno throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
Cantrell throws a poor cross that misses
and Cedeno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cantrell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cedeno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cantrell throws a head kick that misses
and Cedeno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cantrell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cantrell is rocked!
Jerry Cantrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cedeno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cantrell tries to clinch up but Cedeno circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantrell scores with a head kick. Cedeno tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cedeno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cedeno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cedeno shoots in for a takedown but Cantrell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cedeno misses with a few strikes there.
Cedeno misses with a series of wild punches.
Cedeno tests Cantrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cantrell dodges the punch combination from Cedeno.
Cedeno works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cedeno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cantrell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cedeno looks winded!
Cantrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cedeno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cantrell. Those never looked like landing.
Cantrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cedeno.
Cantrell fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Cantrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Cedeno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cedeno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cantrell.
Despite the aggression on Cedeno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cantrell swinging wildly here.
Cantrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cantrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Cedeno.
Cantrell clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cedeno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantrell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cedeno goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cantrell prevents it.
Cantrell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cedeno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cantrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Cedeno.
Cantrell misses with a series of wild punches.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cedeno fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cedeno unleashes a big counter combination but Cantrell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cantrell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Cedeno scores with a four punch combination!
Cantrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cedeno leaves Cantrell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Cantrell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Cedeno has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cedeno avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Cantrell with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Cedeno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cedeno fails with a takedown attempt.
Cedeno lands a jab-cross combination.
Cantrell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cedeno scores with a jab to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cedeno or perhaps it was just good defense by Cantrell, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedeno shoots for a takedown but Cantrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerry Cantrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Cedeno.
Cedeno is breathing heavily.
Cantrell moves forwards but Cedeno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cedeno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jerry Cantrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cedeno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Cedeno is having none of it.
Cantrell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cantrell moves in looking to clinch but Cedeno pushes him off.
Cantrell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cedeno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cedeno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cedeno throws a big counter head kick but Cantrell avoids it with no problem.
Cedeno keeps the fight on the outside.
Cedeno moves into the clinch successfully.
Cedeno tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
Cedeno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno is trying to force a seperation but Cantrell has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Cedeno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cantrell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cedeno.
Cantrell misses with a knee strike.
Cantrell is trying to break the clinch but Cedeno has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Cedeno won't allow it.
Cedeno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cantrell is trying to pull guard but Cedeno has him pressed against the cage.
Cantrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cedeno is keeping busy.
Cedeno has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cantrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cantrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cedeno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantrell has him pressed against the cage.
Cedeno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cantrell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cedeno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cedeno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Cedeno both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cedeno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cedeno sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cantrell wants to stand but Cedeno is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cedeno working some strikes from top position.
Cedeno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Cedeno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerry Cantrell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cedeno throws a nice looking combination but Cantrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cedeno lands with a shot to the body.
Cantrell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cedeno.
Cantrell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cantrell misses with a double jab.
Cedeno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cedeno lands a nice hook to Cantrell's body. Cantrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Cedeno does no damage.
Cedeno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cedeno wants it to stay on the feet.
Cedeno throws a series of punches but Cantrell avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedeno misses with a double jab.
Cantrell dips to his left and cracks Cedeno with an uppercut!
Cedeno works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Cedeno swings for the body but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell slips a jab and a cross from Cedeno.
It looked like Cantrell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantrell tries to close the distance and clinch but Cedeno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cantrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cedeno leaves Cantrell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Cantrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cedeno scores with a one two! Cantrell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cedeno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cedeno wants it to stay on the feet.
Cedeno works over Cantrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cantrell tries to clinch but Cedeno is having none of it.
Cedeno forces Cantrell back against the cage and clinches.
Cedeno prevents a body shot from Cantrell.
Cedeno has had enough of the clinch but Cantrell keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cantrell has a couple of punches blocked by Cedeno.
Cantrell wants to take the fight to the mat but Cedeno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cedeno tries to break free but Cantrell pushes him back against the cage.
Cedeno tries to break the clinch but Cantrell is controlling the position.
Cantrell pulls guard successfully.
Cedeno's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cedeno is continuing to stall.
Cantrell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cantrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cedeno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cantrell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cedeno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cantrell counters with a straight right hand.
Cedeno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cedeno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantrell throws a sloppy head kick and Cedeno moves out of range easily.
Cedeno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cedeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cantrell.
A counter left hand to the body from Cantrell misses its target.
Cedeno throws a series of punches but Cantrell moves out of range.
Cantrell feints and then cracks Cedeno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cedeno down.
Cantrell has his takedown stuffed
and Cedeno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cantrell pushes Cedeno up against the cage in a clinch.
Cedeno slowing the pace effectively.
Cedeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cantrell pulls guard effortlessly.
Jerry Cantrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Cedeno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cantrell is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduardo Cedeno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cedeno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Cedeno!
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RATING
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