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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cejudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cejudo has chosen I wanna be adored. as his entrance music. Henry Cejudo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Cejudo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws an off balance right hand
and Cejudo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
Cejudo controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira can't escape the position.
Cejudo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cejudo avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.
Cejudo controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
Cejudo avoids the attempt from Oliveira to control.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cejudo on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oliveira tries to reverse the position but Cejudo maintains control.
Cejudo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oliveira manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Oliveira, under a barage of strikes from Cejudo.
Cejudo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cejudo controlling the pace.
Cejudo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cejudo is keen to just control but Oliveira is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo controlling the pace.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Cejudo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliveira cracks Cejudo with an open hand slap.
It looks like Henry Cejudo has been cut.
Cejudo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cejudo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejudo slips a jab from Oliveira.
Cejudo is still on wobbly legs! Can Oliveira finish him?
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cejudo was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Wendell Oliveira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cejudo swinging wildly here.
Cejudo seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliveira tries to sprawl but Cejudo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oliveira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cejudo.
Cejudo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
Cejudo is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oliveira is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Cejudo counters with a left to the body.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Cejudo avoids the punch easily.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Cejudo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliveira slaps away a takedown attempt from Cejudo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cejudo ducks under a wild hook from Oliveira.
Cejudo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Cejudo slips the punch.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Cejudo slips the punch.
Oliveira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Cejudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Cejudo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira has his hands on Cejudo's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cejudo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Cejudo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cejudo throws a body punch but Oliveira moves out of range.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Cejudo saw that one coming.
Cejudo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cejudo staying calm.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo working the ground and pound but Oliveira is defending the strikes.
Cejudo wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
Oliveira is looking to get back to his feet here but Cejudo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Oliveira's back.
Cejudo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oliveira doesn't escape.
Cejudo lands punches and elbows.
Cejudo biding his time, controlling Oliveira.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Cejudo controlling well, preventing Oliveira from escaping the position.
Cejudo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here.
Oliveira is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Henry Cejudo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henry Cejudo.
Cejudo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and Cejudo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oliveira has his hands on Cejudo's head, controlling the position.
Cejudo stops Oliveira from standing up.
Cejudo advances to half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Cejudo is controlling him
Cejudo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira wants to control but Cejudo is keeping busy.
Cejudo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henry Cejudo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cejudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cejudo fails with the takedown.
Cejudo misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Cejudo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Cejudo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cejudo blocks a jab.
Cejudo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oliveira but Oliveira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira looks to land a left hand but Cejudo moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Cejudo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cejudo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oliveira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oliveira misses with a left hand
and Cejudo counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a left and a right that send Cejudo crashing to the mat, dazed. Oliveira thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira stuns Cejudo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a jab when Cejudo was well out of range.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and Cejudo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Cejudo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira is looking to stand back up but Cejudo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Oliveira.
Cejudo is pressing down on Oliveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliveira is holding on for now.
Oliveira is trying to stand up here but Cejudo is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cejudo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to kick Cejudo off in order to stand up. Cejudo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cejudo controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cejudo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cejudo just content to control the position.
Oliveira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wendell Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliveira trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oliveira pushes Cejudo off looking to stand but Cejudo dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cejudo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cejudo controlling his opponent.
Oliveira wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Cejudo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cejudo working the ground and pound effectively.
Cejudo landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oliveira tries to hold on but Cejudo pushes him away.
Henry Cejudo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cejudo punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wendell Oliveira.
I think Cejudo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Cejudo!
After winning the bout, Henry Cejudo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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