UFC 199 results: Cruz dominates Faber to defend bantamweight championship

Dominick Cruz is still the best bantamweight in the world. In a defining grudge match against Urijah Faber, Cruz took the trilogy bout with another strong performance, which included nearly finishing his bitter rival in the 2nd round. here’s how the fight played out.

Takedown by Cruz in the first 30 seconds as the pro-Faber crowd was quickly silenced. They scrambled and Cruz got hold of Faber’s back against the fence as Faber looked to turn his hips. Faber’s pants were falling down but Herb Dean took care of that. Body kick by the champion. Good straight right by Faber and then a takedown by Urijah, but Cruz scrambled on top. Faber got back to his feet and Cruz had him pinned against the fence. Urijah let go of a non-threatening standing guillotine choke. Charging right by Faber. Cruz came up short with the jab but got an inside leg kick. Both men whiffed on punches. Reactive takedown by Cruz was stuffed. Two jabs and a right hand by Cruz. Another Cruz jab.

Faber missed with a head kick to start the 2nd round. Big left hand knocks Faber down and Cruz had his chance to finish him but couldn’t. Cruz went for the kill as Faber was clearly still not fully recovered. Just missed with a head kick as Faber ducked for a single. Two jabs by Cruz and a leg kick. Another hard …

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