Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2018 5:52:15 GMT -5
Donald Cerrone is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Ferocious staredown by Pettis while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Donald Cerrone tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Pettis tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Pettis
Cerrone tries to escape from the closed guard
Cerrone succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Pettis
Cerrone is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Donald Cerrone efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls him over and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is cooling the fight on the ground
Pettis is in rear mount over Cerrone
Cerrone has Pettis controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Donald Cerrone sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Cerrone's guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Cerrone put Anthony Pettis in closed guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Cerrone
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Cerrone throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Pettis's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Cerrone is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Here comes Donald Cerrone with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Pettis's ribs!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Pettis launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cerrone with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Pettis goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cerrone's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Chin
Donald Cerrone seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anthony Pettis!
Donald Cerrone throws a combo
Anthony Pettis ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cerrone swings again, only to get countered once more! Cerrone is looking bad here!
A bad move from Donald Cerrone
allows Pettis to land a solid head kick.
Anthony Pettis tries a high kick!
Cerrone was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left cheek
Donald Cerrone is a bloody mess!
Anthony Pettis steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Cerrone is worried!
That punishment by Anthony Pettis has left Cerrone staggered! Anthony Pettis should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Donald Cerrone who almost cannot stand!
One after another Anthony Pettis is punishing Cerrone! Wow! Mario Yamasaki should be doing something soon!
The ref pulls off Anthony Pettis! Cerrone seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Cerrone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Anthony Pettis by TKO (Punches) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Ferocious staredown by Pettis while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Donald Cerrone tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pettis goes down.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Pettis tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Pettis
Cerrone tries to escape from the closed guard
Cerrone succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He succeeds!
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Pettis
Cerrone is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Donald Cerrone efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Pettis in his guard...
Anthony Pettis rolls him over and takes his back!
Pettis is in rear mount over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is cooling the fight on the ground
Pettis is in rear mount over Cerrone
Cerrone has Pettis controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Donald Cerrone...
Donald Cerrone sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Pettis blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Cerrone's guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to close the guard.
Cerrone put Anthony Pettis in closed guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Cerrone
Anthony Pettis tries to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Anthony Pettis manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Anthony Pettis is in half guard over Cerrone
Cerrone throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Pettis's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Cerrone is locking that Triangle Armbar...
Anthony Pettis realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Here comes Donald Cerrone with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Pettis's ribs!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Pettis launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cerrone with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Pettis goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cerrone's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Chin
Donald Cerrone seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anthony Pettis!
Donald Cerrone throws a combo
Anthony Pettis ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cerrone swings again, only to get countered once more! Cerrone is looking bad here!
A bad move from Donald Cerrone
allows Pettis to land a solid head kick.
Anthony Pettis tries a high kick!
Cerrone was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left cheek
Donald Cerrone is a bloody mess!
Anthony Pettis steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Incredible high kick!
Cerrone is worried!
That punishment by Anthony Pettis has left Cerrone staggered! Anthony Pettis should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Donald Cerrone who almost cannot stand!
One after another Anthony Pettis is punishing Cerrone! Wow! Mario Yamasaki should be doing something soon!
The ref pulls off Anthony Pettis! Cerrone seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Cerrone's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Anthony Pettis by TKO (Punches) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 7/7 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s