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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Faheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faheem comes to the cage accompanied by Tunak Tunak Tun. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Faheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Cerone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faheem fakes the leg kick and cracks Cerone in the body.
Faheem has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Faheem as Cerone shoots in.
Faheem scores a takedown into full mount!
Cerone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Faheem with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerone gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerone wants to control the action here but instead Faheem manages to pass to full mount!
Cerone is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Cerone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Faheem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Faheem punishing his opponent with strikes.
Faheem cracks Cerone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faheem scoring with strikes but Cerone is staying in there.
Cerone tries to hold on but Faheem pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faheem wants to control but instead Cerone manages to regain half guard.
Faheem not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faheem is keen to just control but Cerone is a slippery customer.
Faheem is thwarting Cerone's attempts to control the position.
Faheem trying to mount his opponent but Cerone defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faheem is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cerone wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cerone slips a straight right by Faheem.
Faheem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cerone looks gassed!
Faheem decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cerone wants to get back to full guard but Faheem has passed into side control.
Faheem trying to control but Cerone is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faheem is really struggling to control Cerone but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faheem moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cerone has worked his arm free - good work by Cerone!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Faheem dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faheem throws a head kick but Cerone moves out of range.
Cerone keeps the fight on the outside.
Faheem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faheem keeps Cerone at a distance using the push kick.
Cerone blocks a head kick by Faheem.
Cerone misses with a takedown attempt
and Faheem counters with a big head kick but Cerone shrugs it off.
Cerone misses with a low kick.
Cerone avoids the head kick by Faheem.
Cerone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faheem.
Faheem tries to clinch but Cerone is having none of it.
Cerone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faheem circles away.
Cerone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amir Faheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerone.
Faheem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cerone is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faheem has closed the distance and engaged Cerone in a clinch.
Faheem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerone blocks an elbow strike from Faheem.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faheem.
Faheem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faheem pushes Cerone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faheem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faheem cracks Cerone with a nice body shot.
Faheem slowing the pace effectively.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faheem.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Faheem.
Faheem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faheem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faheem controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faheem misses with a knee to the head.
Faheem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Faheem.
Faheem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cerone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Faheem is leaning against Cerone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faheem misses with a knee strike.
Faheem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Faheem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerone.
Cerone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faheem misses with an elbow strike.
Faheem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cerone's face.
Faheem missing with knees to the body.
Cerone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Faheem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faheem lands a nice uppercut.
Faheem stalling in the clinch.
Faheem tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerone avoids the damage to the body.
Faheem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faheem prevents it.
Cerone dodges an elbow strike from Faheem.
Faheem landing knees to the head.
Faheem has Cerone pushed against the cage.
Faheem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cerone is keeping busy.
Cerone tries to score a body lock takedown but Faheem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Faheem trying to land knees to the body.
Cerone blocks an uppercut.
Cerone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerone pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cerone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faheem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faheem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cerone throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Faheem won't allow Cerone to sweep him here.
Faheem trying to control but Cerone is working from the bottom.
Cerone wants to sweep here but Faheem controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Faheem dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Faheem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cerone tries for a takedown but Faheem circles away easily
and Faheem counters with a big head kick but Cerone shrugs it off.
Faheem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Faheem tries to avoid it but Cerone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Faheem to the ground. Faheem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cerone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cerone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amir Faheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerone.
Faheem scores with a leg kick.
Faheem thuds his shin into the meat of Cerone's side.
Faheem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faheem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Faheem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerone can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faheem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerone blocks a head kick by Faheem.
Faheem tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cerone swivels and escapes.
Faheem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faheem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faheem showed some decent athleticism there.
Cerone is staying active underneath Faheem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Faheem is thwarting Cerone's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faheem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faheem is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donald Cerone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amir Faheem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerone is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cerone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Faheem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cerone keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerone has a takedown stuffed.
Faheem clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faheem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faheem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faheem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Faheem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faheem 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Faheem!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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