Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2017 14:31:06 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Cerrone while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Gaethje while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Donald Cerrone today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Cerrone and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Donald Cerrone
rocks Gaethje!
Donald Cerrone launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Gaethje's knee!
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone throws a looping right hand...
Gaethje moves aside and dodges.
Cerrone follows Justin Gaethje
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cerrone needs to stop playing Justin Gaethje's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Nose
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cerrone fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Justin Gaethje didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Gaethje's eyes...
Gaethje is able to break the lock.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone breaths deeply while on the ground
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cerrone blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cerrone moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to move to full guard
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cerrone's side.
Hard blow to Cerrone's mid-section, he seems hurt
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gaethje's face!
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cerrone blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gaethje is able to break the lock.
Gaethje is trying to counter now!
Gaethje tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He is not able to do it
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone tries to move to full mount
Cerrone succeeds
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cerrone's side.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Justin Gaethje shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Justin Gaethje breaks that americana attempt!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to escape from the full mount...
Donald Cerrone is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Justin Gaethje gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Cerrone fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Gaethje holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gaethje's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Donald Cerrone.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Justin Gaethje looks to pass to mount...
Gaethje slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Cerrone
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Donald Cerrone can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cerrone has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Cerrone manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Gaethje
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cerrone throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
A left hook from Gaethje
falls short.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Cerrone throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Crisp uppercut by Gaethje followed by a hard jab
Cerrone deflects the blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cerrone.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Justin Gaethje!
Cerrone is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Right cheek
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Cerrone moves backwards and Justin Gaethje is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Crisp uppercut by Cerrone followed by a hard jab
Gaethje deflects the blows.
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Inside leg kick from Gaethje
that lands on Donald Cerrone's leg.
Cerrone hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone chases Gaethje and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Gaethje steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone paws at Gaethje.
Gaethje answers with solid punches!
Donald Cerrone fakes a punch and launches himself over Justin Gaethje
Great move by Cerrone who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Gaethje with uppercuts!
Nothing that Gaethje must fear as he blocks nicely
Justin Gaethje tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gaethje launches a few hard punches to Donald Cerrone's ribs!
Donald Cerrone's ribs shows the damage! Justin Gaethje is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Gaethje hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone pushes Justin Gaethje against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Gaethje's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Gaethje ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Gaethje is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Cerrone's jaw!
Cerrone hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Justin Gaethje has left Cerrone unconscious! What a finish by Justin Gaethje!
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (Punch) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
So I had planned on posting this video, but then Gaethje won:
Honestly, I love that commercial and believe it should be part of one of those "Heritage Minutes" commercials.
Ferocious staredown by Gaethje while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Donald Cerrone today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cerrone and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Donald Cerrone
rocks Gaethje!
Donald Cerrone launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Gaethje's knee!
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone throws a looping right hand...
Gaethje moves aside and dodges.
Cerrone follows Justin Gaethje
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cerrone needs to stop playing Justin Gaethje's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Nose
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Cerrone fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Justin Gaethje didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish with a leg lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Gaethje's eyes...
Gaethje is able to break the lock.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone breaths deeply while on the ground
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cerrone blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cerrone moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to move to full guard
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cerrone's side.
Hard blow to Cerrone's mid-section, he seems hurt
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Gaethje's face!
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cerrone blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gaethje is able to break the lock.
Gaethje is trying to counter now!
Gaethje tries to close his guard around Cerrone
He is not able to do it
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone tries to move to full mount
Cerrone succeeds
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Cerrone's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cerrone's side.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Justin Gaethje shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Justin Gaethje breaks that americana attempt!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to escape from the full mount...
Donald Cerrone is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Justin Gaethje gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Cerrone fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Gaethje holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gaethje's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Donald Cerrone.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Justin Gaethje looks to pass to mount...
Gaethje slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Donald Cerrone.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Gaethje is in rear mount over Cerrone
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Donald Cerrone can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Cerrone has Gaethje controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Cerrone manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Gaethje
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Cerrone throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
A left hook from Gaethje
falls short.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Cerrone throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Crisp uppercut by Gaethje followed by a hard jab
Cerrone deflects the blows.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cerrone.
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Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Justin Gaethje!
Cerrone is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Right cheek
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Cerrone moves backwards and Justin Gaethje is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Crisp uppercut by Cerrone followed by a hard jab
Gaethje deflects the blows.
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Inside leg kick from Gaethje
that lands on Donald Cerrone's leg.
Cerrone hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone chases Gaethje and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Gaethje steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone paws at Gaethje.
Gaethje answers with solid punches!
Donald Cerrone fakes a punch and launches himself over Justin Gaethje
Great move by Cerrone who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Gaethje with uppercuts!
Nothing that Gaethje must fear as he blocks nicely
Justin Gaethje tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cerrone is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gaethje launches a few hard punches to Donald Cerrone's ribs!
Donald Cerrone's ribs shows the damage! Justin Gaethje is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Gaethje hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone pushes Justin Gaethje against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Gaethje's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gaethje doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Donald Cerrone embrace and tries to move away...
Donald Cerrone pushes Gaethje forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Gaethje ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Gaethje is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Cerrone's jaw!
Cerrone hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Justin Gaethje has left Cerrone unconscious! What a finish by Justin Gaethje!
Winner is Justin Gaethje by KO (Punch) at 2:26 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 215 s
So I had planned on posting this video, but then Gaethje won:
Honestly, I love that commercial and believe it should be part of one of those "Heritage Minutes" commercials.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!