Post by The Sandmen on Aug 2, 2019 3:21:39 GMT -5
Now Renzo gets to lose. In the first of many gimme fights of the night.
Ferocious staredown by Cerrone while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Renzo Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Renzo Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cerrone has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Donald Cerrone has found an opening in the defense of Renzo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Renzo's ribs.
Cerrone is holding Renzo Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Renzo Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone storms over Renzo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cerrone doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Renzo's face with his elbows!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Renzo Gracie...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Donald Cerrone pushes Renzo Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Renzo Gracie gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Donald Cerrone tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Renzo is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Renzo Gracie creates enough space to control Donald Cerrone's leg.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Renzo Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Renzo Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Renzo misses a step and Donald Cerrone sees an opportunity to counter him!
Donald Cerrone pushes Renzo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cerrone who is in full mount! Renzo is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Renzo Gracie creates enough space to control Donald Cerrone's leg.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Donald Cerrone isolates Renzo Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Renzo Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone steps backwards away from Renzo Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Renzo moves forward looking for some action
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Cerrone is holding Renzo Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Renzo Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Donald Cerrone
Cerrone wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cerrone moves forward and holds Renzo
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Renzo Gracie grapple with Donald Cerrone and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Renzo Gracie is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Renzo Gracie is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Renzo Gracie in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Renzo Gracie is in closed guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Donald Cerrone for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Renzo time to recover. Renzo Gracie seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Nice punch by Donald Cerrone
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone attempts a sweep single...
Donald Cerrone catches Renzo Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cerrone.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Renzo
Donald Cerrone tries to pass Renzo Gracie's guard...
Donald Cerrone manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Cerrone tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Renzo from the side mount!
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone was tooling Renzo Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Renzo Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Renzo tries to show some ground skills
Renzo Gracie put Cerrone in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Cerrone tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Renzo Gracie, who is barely covering up!
Renzo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cerrone's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Donald Cerrone.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Donald Cerrone tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Donald Cerrone who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Renzo hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Donald Cerrone is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Renzo with uppercuts!
Renzo is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Renzo is unable to escape!
Renzo has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Renzo Gracie
well done Renzo falls hard on the mat
Cerrone is standing while Renzo is on the ground on his back
Cerrone cartwheels towards Renzo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Renzo Gracie.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone looks to pass to mount...
Cerrone slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Renzo Gracie.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cerrone's moves.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone leans back...
He clobbers Renzo Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Renzo Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Cerrone launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Renzo Gracie's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Renzo taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Donald Cerrone by Submission (Armbar) at 1:41 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Renzo Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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 226 s
SPider is waiting for me to make a mistake. And when I do...BLAM! Fucker is gonna take my soul back with him to hell.
Ferocious staredown by Cerrone while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Renzo Gracie is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Renzo Gracie is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cerrone has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Donald Cerrone has found an opening in the defense of Renzo, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Renzo's ribs.
Cerrone is holding Renzo Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Renzo Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone storms over Renzo with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cerrone doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Renzo's face with his elbows!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Renzo Gracie...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Donald Cerrone pushes Renzo Gracie down and prevents his attempts to escape
Renzo Gracie gets sloppy and Donald Cerrone tries to take advantage...
Donald Cerrone tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Renzo is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Renzo Gracie creates enough space to control Donald Cerrone's leg.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Renzo Gracie is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Renzo Gracie tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Renzo misses a step and Donald Cerrone sees an opportunity to counter him!
Donald Cerrone pushes Renzo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cerrone who is in full mount! Renzo is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Renzo Gracie creates enough space to control Donald Cerrone's leg.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Donald Cerrone isolates Renzo Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Renzo Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone steps backwards away from Renzo Gracie. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Renzo moves forward looking for some action
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Cerrone is holding Renzo Gracie's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Renzo Gracie shows great balance while pushing away Donald Cerrone
Cerrone wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Cerrone moves forward and holds Renzo
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Renzo Gracie grapple with Donald Cerrone and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Renzo Gracie is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Renzo Gracie is in side mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone attempts to trap Renzo Gracie in his guard.
Donald Cerrone manages to switch to full guard.
Renzo Gracie is in closed guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Donald Cerrone for headbutt.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Renzo time to recover. Renzo Gracie seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Nice punch by Donald Cerrone
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone attempts a sweep single...
Donald Cerrone catches Renzo Gracie's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cerrone.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Renzo
Donald Cerrone tries to pass Renzo Gracie's guard...
Donald Cerrone manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Cerrone tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Renzo from the side mount!
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone was tooling Renzo Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Renzo Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Renzo tries to show some ground skills
Renzo Gracie put Cerrone in half guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Renzo
Cerrone tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Renzo Gracie, who is barely covering up!
Renzo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cerrone's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Donald Cerrone.
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Round 2
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Donald Cerrone tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Donald Cerrone who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Renzo hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Donald Cerrone is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Renzo with uppercuts!
Renzo is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Renzo is unable to escape!
Renzo has a small cut in his Right eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Donald Cerrone tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Renzo Gracie
well done Renzo falls hard on the mat
Cerrone is standing while Renzo is on the ground on his back
Cerrone cartwheels towards Renzo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Renzo Gracie.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Renzo Gracie
Donald Cerrone looks to pass to mount...
Cerrone slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Renzo Gracie.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cerrone's moves.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone leans back...
He clobbers Renzo Gracie's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Renzo Gracie
Cerrone fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Renzo Gracie's arm and tries an armbar!
Cerrone launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Renzo Gracie's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Renzo taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Donald Cerrone by Submission (Armbar) at 1:41 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 9/12 (75%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 215 s
Statistics: Renzo Gracie
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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 226 s
SPider is waiting for me to make a mistake. And when I do...BLAM! Fucker is gonna take my soul back with him to hell.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!