Post by The Sandmen on Jan 15, 2015 17:24:54 GMT -5
Donald Cerrone looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Brad Pickett 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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Cerrone and Pickett move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Cerrone moves back and takes a deep breath.
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.
The fighters are clinching.
Brad Pickett postures up and launches another series of punches!
Cerrone pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Brad Pickett's offensive.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Pickett follows Donald Cerrone
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pickett needs to stop playing Donald Cerrone's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Donald Cerrone!
Pickett seems to be done!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett attempts a sweep single...
Brad Pickett catches Donald Cerrone's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pickett.
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett throws a few hammer fists to the face of Donald Cerrone
Blocked by Cerrone.
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett is in closed guard... Cerrone tries to roll on the ground!
Brad Pickett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett is in closed guard... Cerrone tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brad Pickett!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Brad Pickett 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.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cerrone is in rear mount over Pickett
Cerrone tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pickett! Cerrone has one hook in and keeps working!
Cerrone is in rear mount over Pickett with one hook in
Pickett has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Brad Pickett uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Here comes Donald Cerrone with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Pickett's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Donald Cerrone has found an opening in the defense of Pickett, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Pickett's ribs.
Donald Cerrone takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Donald Cerrone throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pickett's chin! That stops Pickett in his tracks!
Pickett has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pickett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Brad Pickett's cheek! Pickett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Cerrone cartwheels towards Pickett!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Brad Pickett.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Pickett breaks the lock showing some skills...
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett 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 Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Brad Pickett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Brad Pickett manages to switch to half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Pickett
Donald Cerrone tries to pass Brad Pickett's guard...
Donald Cerrone manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Good looking punches from Donald Cerrone on the ground
They could take their toll on Pickett.
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone tries to open Pickett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Donald Cerrone. Pickett is unable to cover himself now!
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Cerrone gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Donald Cerrone.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Brad Pickett goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cerrone seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Brad Pickett attempts to cut off Cerrone with punches
Cerrone avoids getting cornered.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Cerrone!
Some big punches are landing!
Brutal-looking high kick from Donald Cerrone!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pickett's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brad Pickett's Mouth
A high kick from Brad Pickett
misses badly. Pickett slips and falls!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Brad Pickett continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Pickett tries to stand up!
Cerrone doesn't allow him!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Cerrone moves backwards and gestures for Brad Pickett to stand up.
Pickett climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cerrone grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Donald Cerrone pushes Brad Pickett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cerrone jumps and tries to free his leg! Pickett doesn't allow this but Donald Cerrone is able to get half guard here.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Pickett
Cerrone sits over his knees and pushes away Pickett's leg!
Donald Cerrone is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone was tooling Brad Pickett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Brad Pickett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cerrone tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Pickett can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Donald Cerrone by Submission (Armbar) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Cerrone came beast mode. Brad barely came at all. ...Not like that, perv!!!
Brad Pickett 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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cerrone and Pickett move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cerrone decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Cerrone moves back and takes a deep breath.
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.
The fighters are clinching.
Brad Pickett postures up and launches another series of punches!
Cerrone pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Brad Pickett's offensive.
Poorly executed technique. Donald Cerrone looks to counter!
Pickett follows Donald Cerrone
only to get counter punched in a big way! Pickett needs to stop playing Donald Cerrone's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
High kick from Donald Cerrone!
Pickett seems to be done!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett attempts a sweep single...
Brad Pickett catches Donald Cerrone's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pickett.
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett throws a few hammer fists to the face of Donald Cerrone
Blocked by Cerrone.
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett is in closed guard... Cerrone tries to roll on the ground!
Brad Pickett uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Cerrone
Pickett is in closed guard... Cerrone tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Brad Pickett!
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Brad Pickett 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.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Donald Cerrone in his guard...
Donald Cerrone rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cerrone is in rear mount over Pickett
Cerrone tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pickett! Cerrone has one hook in and keeps working!
Cerrone is in rear mount over Pickett with one hook in
Pickett has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Brad Pickett uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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 Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Here comes Donald Cerrone with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Pickett's ribs!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Donald Cerrone has found an opening in the defense of Pickett, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Pickett's ribs.
Donald Cerrone takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Donald Cerrone throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Pickett's chin! That stops Pickett in his tracks!
Pickett has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Donald Cerrone launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Pickett blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Brad Pickett's cheek! Pickett stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Cerrone cartwheels towards Pickett!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Brad Pickett.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Pickett breaks the lock showing some skills...
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett 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 Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Donald Cerrone keeps control and remains in side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Brad Pickett can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brad Pickett attempts to trap Donald Cerrone in his guard.
Brad Pickett manages to switch to half guard.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Pickett
Donald Cerrone tries to pass Brad Pickett's guard...
Donald Cerrone manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Good looking punches from Donald Cerrone on the ground
They could take their toll on Pickett.
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone tries to open Pickett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Donald Cerrone. Pickett is unable to cover himself now!
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Donald Cerrone slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Cerrone gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Donald Cerrone.
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Round 2
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Terrible one sided match... Pickett was not ready to fight a fighter of Donald Cerrone caliber.
Brad Pickett goes with a looping right hand while Donald Cerrone jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Cerrone seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Brad Pickett attempts to cut off Cerrone with punches
Cerrone avoids getting cornered.
Cerrone tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Tremendous strikes from Cerrone!
Some big punches are landing!
Brutal-looking high kick from Donald Cerrone!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pickett's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Brad Pickett's Mouth
A high kick from Brad Pickett
misses badly. Pickett slips and falls!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Brad Pickett continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Pickett tries to stand up!
Cerrone doesn't allow him!
Cerrone is standing while Pickett is on the ground on his back
Cerrone moves backwards and gestures for Brad Pickett to stand up.
Pickett climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cerrone grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Cerrone is trying to counter now!
Donald Cerrone pushes Brad Pickett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cerrone jumps and tries to free his leg! Pickett doesn't allow this but Donald Cerrone is able to get half guard here.
Donald Cerrone is in half guard over Pickett
Cerrone sits over his knees and pushes away Pickett's leg!
Donald Cerrone is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Donald Cerrone is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone was tooling Brad Pickett for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Brad Pickett lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cerrone tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Donald Cerrone is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Donald Cerrone throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Pickett can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Donald Cerrone by Submission (Armbar) at 2:06 Round 2
Statistics: Donald Cerrone
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 8/14 (57%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 241 s
Cerrone came beast mode. Brad barely came at all. ...Not like that, perv!!!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!