Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2020 8:56:27 GMT -5
Justin Gaethje looks very relaxed.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Donald Cerrone seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Donald Cerrone attempts a sweep single...
Donald Cerrone catches Justin Gaethje's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cerrone.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Donald Cerrone uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Cerrone breaks the closed guard of Justin Gaethje and moves to half guard
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
Cerrone tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Donald Cerrone controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full 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...
Donald Cerrone keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Cerrone is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone rolls him over and takes his back!
Cerrone is in rear mount 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.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cerrone is in rear mount over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone throws his leg over Justin Gaethje's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Donald Cerrone's rear naked choke attempt!
Justin Gaethje frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Donald Cerrone and ends up on top!
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Gaethje has Cerrone 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
Donald Cerrone is in side 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.
Crushing shot to Cerrone's body! He's holding his side
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Cerrone tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Donald Cerrone fires an unorthodox punch to Gaethje's torso
that goes wide.
Justin Gaethje paws at Cerrone.
Cerrone answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gaethje dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Cerrone feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Crisp uppercut by Cerrone followed by a hard jab
Justin Gaethje stumbles back.
Donald Cerrone leans forwards and tries to grapple with Gaethje
Cerrone shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
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.
Cerrone is launching some bone breaking punches to Gaethje's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Justin Gaethje's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone takes a break to breathe while holding Justin Gaethje.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Donald Cerrone's punches
Cerrone is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gaethje.
Justin Gaethje's mind is definitely in the fight, Cerrone just got nailed! Justin Gaethje saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Cerrone is going to have a headache after this one.
Cerrone's Chin is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a small cut in his Chin
Gaethje is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Justin Gaethje charges at Cerrone throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cerrone is rocked!
Justin Gaethje is opening up on Cerrone and raining down combinations!
Cerrone's corner looks worried!
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Donald Cerrone has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Justin Gaethje launches a body shot
Cerrone dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Gaethje's Left eye is beginning to swell
As the fight continues it seems that Justin Gaethje is taking the best of the fight.
Justin Gaethje charges at Cerrone throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cerrone is rocked!
Donald Cerrone and Gaethje engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Donald Cerrone is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gaethje has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Gaethje is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cerrone into his guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Gaethje
Cerrone is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone measures the resilience of Gaethje's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gaethje's side.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gaethje's ribs.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Justin Gaethje moves to better his position on the ground...
Justin Gaethje viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Gaethje doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Gaethje doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Donald Cerrone gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cerrone's face!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone measures the resilience of Gaethje's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gaethje's side.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje moves to better his position on the ground...
Justin Gaethje viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Gaethje
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Gaethje's jaw!
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Justin Gaethje takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cerrone's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Donald Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gaethje is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone tries to jump to side mount.
Justin Gaethje jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Left cheek
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gaethje doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Nose
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje fires a barrage of punches at Cerrone's head!
This is bad! Gaethje is just pounding on Donald Cerrone's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
John McCarthy is asking Cerrone to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Cerrone's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Justin Gaethje by TKO (GnP) at 4:43 Round 2
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 14/22 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 34/43 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Good war. Potential fight of the night. Guys fought like they do IRL. I dig it, yo.
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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Donald Cerrone seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Donald Cerrone attempts a sweep single...
Donald Cerrone catches Justin Gaethje's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cerrone.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Donald Cerrone uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Cerrone breaks the closed guard of Justin Gaethje and moves to half guard
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
Cerrone tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Donald Cerrone controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full 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...
Donald Cerrone keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Donald Cerrone tries to better his position on the ground...
Cerrone is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone rolls him over and takes his back!
Cerrone is in rear mount 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.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cerrone is in rear mount over Gaethje
Donald Cerrone throws his leg over Justin Gaethje's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Donald Cerrone's rear naked choke attempt!
Justin Gaethje frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Donald Cerrone and ends up on top!
Cerrone clumsily fails here and it's time for Justin Gaethje to fight back!
Gaethje has Cerrone 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.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
Donald Cerrone is in side 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.
Crushing shot to Cerrone's body! He's holding his side
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Cerrone's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cerrone tries to cover his face,
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Cerrone tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Donald Cerrone fires an unorthodox punch to Gaethje's torso
that goes wide.
Justin Gaethje paws at Cerrone.
Cerrone answers with solid punches!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Gaethje dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Cerrone from the ground!
Cerrone feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Crisp uppercut by Cerrone followed by a hard jab
Justin Gaethje stumbles back.
Donald Cerrone leans forwards and tries to grapple with Gaethje
Cerrone shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
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.
Cerrone is launching some bone breaking punches to Gaethje's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Justin Gaethje's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cerrone takes a break to breathe while holding Justin Gaethje.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Donald Cerrone's punches
Cerrone is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gaethje.
Justin Gaethje's mind is definitely in the fight, Cerrone just got nailed! Justin Gaethje saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Cerrone is going to have a headache after this one.
Cerrone's Chin is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a small cut in his Chin
Gaethje is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Justin Gaethje charges at Cerrone throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cerrone is rocked!
Justin Gaethje is opening up on Cerrone and raining down combinations!
Cerrone's corner looks worried!
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Donald Cerrone has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Justin Gaethje launches a body shot
Cerrone dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Gaethje's Left eye is beginning to swell
As the fight continues it seems that Justin Gaethje is taking the best of the fight.
Justin Gaethje charges at Cerrone throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Cerrone is rocked!
Donald Cerrone and Gaethje engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Donald Cerrone is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gaethje has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Donald Cerrone shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Gaethje is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cerrone into his guard.
Donald Cerrone is in closed guard over Gaethje
Cerrone is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Donald Cerrone!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone measures the resilience of Gaethje's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gaethje's side.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gaethje's ribs.
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Justin Gaethje moves to better his position on the ground...
Justin Gaethje viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Gaethje doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Cerrone tries to stand up!
Gaethje doesn't allow him!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone tries to roll to his side and trap Justin Gaethje in his guard...
Donald Cerrone gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cerrone's face!
Cerrone's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone is taking this opportunity to rest.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone measures the resilience of Gaethje's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gaethje's side.
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje moves to better his position on the ground...
Justin Gaethje viciously slams hammer blows to Cerrone's face!
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over Cerrone
Cerrone tries to close his guard around Gaethje
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Cerrone
Donald Cerrone doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Donald Cerrone. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Taylor Field (Regina, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Cerrone is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Gaethje's jaw!
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Justin Gaethje takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cerrone's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Donald Cerrone tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gaethje is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Gaethje
Cerrone tries to jump to side mount.
Justin Gaethje jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Donald Cerrone's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cerrone's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Left cheek
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Justin Gaethje storms over Cerrone with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gaethje doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cerrone's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Donald Cerrone's Nose
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Cerrone
Gaethje fires a barrage of punches at Cerrone's head!
This is bad! Gaethje is just pounding on Donald Cerrone's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
John McCarthy is asking Cerrone to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Cerrone.
Cerrone's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cerrone has a small cut in his Left eye
Winner is Justin Gaethje by TKO (GnP) at 4:43 Round 2
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 14/22 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 34/43 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Good war. Potential fight of the night. Guys fought like they do IRL. I dig it, yo.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!