Post by The Sandman on Oct 6, 2022 23:47:54 GMT -5
Kamaru Usman glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Dustin Poirier 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.
Kamaru Usman has fight Dustin Poirier 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Kamaru Usman is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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Kamaru Usman and Dustin Poirier touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kamaru Usman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dustin Henderson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare moves on the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman moves to better his position on the ground...
Kamaru Usman wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Dustin Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dustin Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Dustin Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dustin Henderson's side.
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman attempts to trap Dustin Poirier in his guard.
Kamaru Usman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to break the lock.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to break the lock.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier isolates Kamaru Usman's left arm looking for an armbar...
Kamaru Usman manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Dustin Poirier lost his dominant position.
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Dustin Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dustin Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson tries to launch a few punches to Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dustin Poirier's punches.
Dustin Poirier is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to pass Kamaru Usman's guard...
Dustin Poirier manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Dustin Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dustin Henderson's side.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman attempts to move to full guard
Dustin Poirier keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mark Smith stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Low kick by Dustin Poirier to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Dustin Henderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Kamaru Usman to fight back!
The Nigerian Nightmare showing excellent timing, blasts Dustin Poirier with a right hand.
Great hook by Kamaru Usman! Dustin Poirier is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
Dustin Henderson tries to stand up!
The Nigerian Nightmare doesn't allow him!
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
The Nigerian Nightmare decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dustin Henderson's guard.
Dustin Henderson did not see that coming! Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Kamaru Usman slips out. Dustin Henderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Kamaru Usman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
The Nigerian Nightmare climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
The Nigerian Nightmare decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dustin Henderson's guard.
Dustin Henderson did not see that coming! Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson now.
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to move to full mount
The Nigerian Nightmare succeeds
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman aggressively and repeatedly punches Dustin Henderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Dustin Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mark Smith halts the fight to stand up Dustin Poirier. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Kamaru Usman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dustin Poirier is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Nigerian Nightmare into his guard.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman moves to better his position on the ground...
Kamaru Usman viciously slams hammer blows to Dustin Henderson's face!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dustin Henderson's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman looks to posture up and open Dustin Poirier's guard...
Kamaru Usman forces Dustin Poirier to open his guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare moves on the ground
Kamaru Usman moves to side mount
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman hovers above Dustin Henderson
Good punches to Dustin Henderson's body.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
The Nigerian Nightmare gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dustin Poirier! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dustin Poirier doesn't defend himself!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Nigerian Nightmare moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from The Nigerian Nightmare
grazes the chin of Dustin Henderson.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dustin Poirier and The Nigerian Nightmare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kamaru Usman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Dustin Henderson launches a stiff jab!
The Nigerian Nightmare ducks that one.
Kamaru Usman throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dustin Henderson's chin! That stops Dustin Henderson in his tracks!
Dustin Henderson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Dustin Henderson throws a lazy kick
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dustin Henderson goes down.
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman pushes Dustin Poirier against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Nigerian Nightmare jumps and tries to free his leg! Dustin Henderson doesn't allow this but Kamaru Usman is able to get half guard here.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare leans back...
He clobbers Dustin Poirier's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mark Smith has seen enough! The fight is over! Dustin Henderson was not intelligently defending himself!
Dustin Henderson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dustin Henderson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Kamaru Usman by TKO (GnP) at 2:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kamaru Usman
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/36 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 258 s
Statistics: Dustin Poirier
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 290 s
Usman absolutely crushed Poirier. Absolutely fucking crushed him.
Dustin Poirier 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.
Kamaru Usman has fight Dustin Poirier 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
Kamaru Usman is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Kamaru Usman and Dustin Poirier touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kamaru Usman tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dustin Henderson is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare moves on the ground
The Nigerian Nightmare cannot take advantage in the ground
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman moves to better his position on the ground...
Kamaru Usman wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Dustin Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dustin Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Dustin Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dustin Henderson's side.
Dustin Poirier is in side mount over Kamaru Usman
Kamaru Usman attempts to trap Dustin Poirier in his guard.
Kamaru Usman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to break the lock.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to break the lock.
Dustin Poirier is in open guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier isolates Kamaru Usman's left arm looking for an armbar...
Kamaru Usman manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Dustin Poirier lost his dominant position.
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Kamaru Usman launches a few punches to Dustin Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dustin Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Henderson tries to launch a few punches to Kamaru Usman
The Nigerian Nightmare is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dustin Poirier's punches.
Dustin Poirier is in closed guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Dustin Poirier tries to pass Kamaru Usman's guard...
Dustin Poirier manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
The Nigerian Nightmare measures the resilience of Dustin Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dustin Henderson's side.
Dustin Poirier is in half guard over The Nigerian Nightmare
Kamaru Usman attempts to move to full guard
Dustin Poirier keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Mark Smith stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Low kick by Dustin Poirier to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Dustin Henderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Kamaru Usman to fight back!
The Nigerian Nightmare showing excellent timing, blasts Dustin Poirier with a right hand.
Great hook by Kamaru Usman! Dustin Poirier is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
Dustin Henderson tries to stand up!
The Nigerian Nightmare doesn't allow him!
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
The Nigerian Nightmare decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dustin Henderson's guard.
Dustin Henderson did not see that coming! Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson attempts a triangle from bottom! Kamaru Usman slips out. Dustin Henderson quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Kamaru Usman slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
The Nigerian Nightmare climbs to his feet and is standing now.
The Nigerian Nightmare is standing while Dustin Henderson is on the ground on his back
The Nigerian Nightmare decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Dustin Henderson's guard.
Dustin Henderson did not see that coming! Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson now.
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare tries to move to full mount
The Nigerian Nightmare succeeds
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman aggressively and repeatedly punches Dustin Henderson.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Kamaru Usman is in full mount over Dustin Poirier
Dustin Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mark Smith halts the fight to stand up Dustin Poirier. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Kamaru Usman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dustin Poirier is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Nigerian Nightmare into his guard.
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman moves to better his position on the ground...
Kamaru Usman viciously slams hammer blows to Dustin Henderson's face!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dustin Henderson's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in closed guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman looks to posture up and open Dustin Poirier's guard...
Kamaru Usman forces Dustin Poirier to open his guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare moves on the ground
Kamaru Usman moves to side mount
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
Kamaru Usman hovers above Dustin Henderson
Good punches to Dustin Henderson's body.
Kamaru Usman is in side mount over Dustin Poirier
The Nigerian Nightmare gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dustin Poirier! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dustin Poirier doesn't defend himself!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for The Nigerian Nightmare, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Nigerian Nightmare moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A left hook from The Nigerian Nightmare
grazes the chin of Dustin Henderson.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Dustin Poirier and The Nigerian Nightmare engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Kamaru Usman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Dustin Henderson launches a stiff jab!
The Nigerian Nightmare ducks that one.
Kamaru Usman throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dustin Henderson's chin! That stops Dustin Henderson in his tracks!
Dustin Henderson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Dustin Henderson throws a lazy kick
The Nigerian Nightmare blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Kamaru Usman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dustin Henderson goes down.
Kamaru Usman is in open guard over Dustin Henderson
Kamaru Usman pushes Dustin Poirier against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The Nigerian Nightmare jumps and tries to free his leg! Dustin Henderson doesn't allow this but Kamaru Usman is able to get half guard here.
Kamaru Usman is in half guard over Dustin Henderson
The Nigerian Nightmare leans back...
He clobbers Dustin Poirier's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mark Smith has seen enough! The fight is over! Dustin Henderson was not intelligently defending himself!
Dustin Henderson's Right eye is beginning to swell
Dustin Henderson has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Kamaru Usman by TKO (GnP) at 2:23 Round 2
Statistics: Kamaru Usman
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/36 (69%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 258 s
Statistics: Dustin Poirier
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 290 s
Usman absolutely crushed Poirier. Absolutely fucking crushed him.
