Henry Cejudo needed only 36 seconds to make a statement Saturday at RAF 12.
Just weeks after he blew a large lead and lost a decision to Merab Dvalishvili, Cejudo exacted his revenge with a 36-second pin fall victory at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.
Cejudo went for a low single-leg takedown immediately from the start of the match. Dvalishvili tried to defend and spin out of it, but Cejudo reversed him and landed on top – where he got the pin.
Henry Cejudo makes QUICK work of Merab Dvalishvili in their RAF rematch. 🤼♂️
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The result of the match could propel the promotion toward a trilogy between the two men, though that remains to be seen. Both moved to 2-1 in RAF after Saturday's match.
The full RAF 12 results include:
- Henry Cejudo def. Merab Dvalishvili via pinfall – Round 1, 0:36 – for lightweight crossover title
- Jordan Burroughs def. Sean Brady via tech fall – Round 2, 0:16
- Gable Steveson def. Anthony Cassioppi via decision (6-0)
- Kennedy Blades def. Reese Larramendy via tech fall
- Max McEnelly def. Bo Nickal via decision (3-2)
- Jason Nolf def. Evan Wick via tech fall – Round 3, 0:26
- Jesse Mendez def. Vladimer Khinchegashvili via decision (7-2)
- David Carr def. Tajmuraz Salkazanov via decision (5-4)
- Johnni Dijulius def. Asu Almabayev via technical fall – Round 1, 1:28
- Kadik def. Will Lewan via retirement (leg injury) – Round 1, 2:00
- Tyron Woodley def. Joaquin Buckley via decision (14-8)
- Masanosuke Ono def. Ben Davino via decision (4-0)
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