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Saturday, July2, 2011 UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber went live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by the first ever UFC bantamweight title defense when Urijah Faber challenged Dominick Cruz for the newly minted UFC gold.
Utilizing his superior footwork, Cruz - although hit more than he is accustomed to - danced his way to a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout in his favor (50-45, 49-46, 48-47). With the victory, Cruz retains the bantamweight title and avenges his 2007 loss to Faber, the lone blemish on the young champion's career. A fast-paced five round affair that saw neither man gain significant advantage over the other, the contest won fight of the night honors allowing the 135lbs stars to pocket an additional $75 000 each.
In the co-main event, Chris Leben added to his tally of knockout victims with a swift stoppage of former PRIDE FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva at 0:27 of the very first round. As the fighters engaged, a free-swinging Silva clipped Leben as he pressed forward, but a series of short, counter-uppercuts buckled Silva in what could be the biggest win of Leben's career to date, and potentially, the last time we see "The Axe Murderer" inside the octagon as was hinted by UFC president, Dana White.
Taking home knockout of the night, Team Jackson's Carlos Condit made short work of Korean ace Dong Hyun Kim, catching him with a flying knee that sent Kim crashing into the cage before a series of punches solidified the finish with the referee's interjection. Condit continues to push up the welterweight ranks, and with a stale list of contenders at the top, could realize a title crack against teammate Georges St. Pierre, should St. Pierre defend later this year against Nick Diaz.
Submission of the night went to none other than "The Huntington Beach Badboy" Tito Ortiz who shocked the MMA world making quick work of Ryan Bader. Catching "Darth" with a short right that put him on the canvas, Ortiz followed up with some ground and pound before a recovering Bader shot for a single-leg takedown to regain his whits; but Ortiz in anticipation of the shot immediately locked up an arm-in Guillotine choke that forced the tap at 1:56 of round 1. The victory was Ortiz's first since 2006, and with his back against the wall, it looks as though the longest running UFC light heavyweight champion in history will get his opportunity to grace the octagon once more.
Below you can find all the official results from UFC 132:
1 Jeff Hougland def. Donny Walker via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
2 Anthony Njokuani def. Andre Winner via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
3 Aaron Simpson def. Brad Tavares via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
4 Brian Bowles def. Takeya Mizugaki via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
5 Rafael dos Anjos def. George Sotiropoulos via KO (Punch) rd1 0:59
6 Melvin Guillard def. Shane Roller via KO (Punches) rd1 2:12
7 Carlos Condit def. Dong Hyun Kim via TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) rd1 2:58
8 Tito Ortiz def. Ryan Bader via Submission (Guillotine Choke) rd1 1:56
9 Dennis Siver def. Matt Wiman via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
10 Chris Leben def. Wanderlei Silva via KO (Punches) rd1 0:27
11 Dominick Cruz def. Urijah Faber via Decision (Unanimous) rd5 5:00
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