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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Cejudo (ranked 4573 p4p, 4723 weight class) and Roberto Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Cejudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roberto Campos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campos tries to clinch but Cejudo moves out of range.
Cejudo throws a low kick but Campos avoids it.
Cejudo lands a head kick!
Campos wants to clinch.
Cejudo shoots in but no luck this time.
Cejudo has a takedown stuffed.
Campos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cejudo avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campos thuds a left hand into Cejudo's body.
Campos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Campos as Cejudo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Cejudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cejudo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cejudo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Campos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cejudo scores with a head kick.
Cejudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Cejudo both land. Nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Campos is looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cejudo avoids the elbow strike from Campos, against the cage.
Campos tries to pull guard but Cejudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Campos drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cejudo lands a takedown into guard.
Cejudo stands and steps away. Campos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Campos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cejudo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Campos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cejudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cejudo swivels and escapes.
Campos looks winded!
Cejudo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Campos sprawls well initially but Cejudo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cejudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cejudo stands up and beckons Campos to join him on the feet.
Cejudo throws a head kick that misses.
Cejudo throws a head kick but Campos moves out of range.
Cejudo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campos is fending him off so far but Cejudo persists. Nope, Campos circles away and we're back to standing.
Cejudo misses with a takedown attempt - Campos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cejudo.
Campos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cejudo as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campos defends it nicely.
Campos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cejudo dips to his left and cracks Campos with an uppercut!
Cejudo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cejudo or perhaps it was just good defense by Campos, which made it look bad.
Cejudo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Cejudo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cejudo closes the distance and clinches up with Campos, looking for a takedown. Cejudo pushes Campos against the cage but Campos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cejudo.
Cejudo clinches up with Campos and pushes him back against the cage.
Cejudo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cejudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campos can do to turn this around?
Cejudo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cejudo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Campos is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Cejudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cejudo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejudo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Campos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cejudo is pulling down on Campos's head. It's preventing any offense from Campos, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cejudo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cejudo keeping moving, preventing Campos from controlling successfully.
Cejudo is looking for a triangle here but Campos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Campos trying to control the position but Cejudo is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cejudo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Cejudo tries to bench press Campos off him but Campos keeps the position.
Campos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Campos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cejudo is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo isn't going anywhere.
Cejudo wants to get back to his feet but Campos is dominant here and he's now got Cejudo's back!
Cejudo tries to break free.
Cejudo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cejudo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cejudo is keeping busy.
Cejudo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Campos on the ground.
Cejudo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Campos.
Campos is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campos avoiding Cejudo 's attempts to control his hands.
Campos keeps control of the position as Cejudo tries to break free.
Cejudo just trying to survive but Campos is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cejudo wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cejudo just trying to survive but Campos is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Campos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 looks for the body kick but Campos saw that one coming.
Cejudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cejudo closes the distance and pushes Campos back into the cage.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cejudo is fending him off so far but Campos persists. Nope, Cejudo circles away and we're back to standing.
Cejudo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campos.
Cejudo throws a sloppy head kick and Campos moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Campos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Campos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cejudo can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cejudo fails with a takedown attempt.
Cejudo lands a really nice looking cross but Campos seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejudo shoots in for a double leg but Campos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cejudo misses with a two punch combination.
Cejudo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cejudo tries to keep at a distance but Campos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Campos prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Cejudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cejudo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Campos to keep the fight standing.
Campos gets underhooks to prevent Cejudo's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cejudo can't get the takedown.
Campos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Cejudo.
Cejudo avoids the head kick by Campos.
Campos shoots in but Cejudo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Campos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Campos keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicky Cejudo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cejudo clinches up against the cage.
Cejudo wants a takedown.
Cejudo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Campos smiles and moves away.
Campos fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo scores with a push kick.
Cejudo fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Campos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Campos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cejudo counters by moving into the clinch.
Campos jumps guard but Cejudo stands there with Campos around his waist. Campos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cejudo manages to pull guard.
Cejudo seems keen to control Campos's posture.
Campos trying to control but Cejudo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejudo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cejudo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cejudo is pulling down on Campos's head. It's preventing any offense from Campos, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Cejudo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cejudo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Cejudo!
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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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