Post by The Sandman on Aug 22, 2021 4:09:03 GMT -5
Henry Cejudo is the favourite fighter of the crowd at SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario).
Cody Garbrandt doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Henry Cejudo raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Cody is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Henry Cejudo comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The Messenger studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A furious flurry of punches from Cody Garbrandt
puts The Messenger in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Henry Cejudo's Right eye
The Messenger tries to grapple
He puts The Cody in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cody Garbrandt slightly pushes The Messenger into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brilliant combination from Cody Garbrandt
that forces The Messenger to try and defend better.
The Messenger is holding Cody Garbrandt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cody Garbrandt shows great balance while pushing away Henry Cejudo
The Cody moves backwards and Henry Cejudo is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
A right hand from Cody Garbrandt
surprises The Messenger!
The Messenger and The Cody circle around the center of the cage.
The Messenger pushes Cody Garbrandt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Cody wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Henry Cejudo pushes away The Cody trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Cody doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Henry Cejudo
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Messenger tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Cody Garbrandt's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
Cody Garbrandt slightly pushes The Messenger into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Henry Cejudo tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Cody goes down.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over The Cody
The Cody tries to close his guard around The Messenger
He succeeds!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Cody measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Messenger blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt is cooling the fight on the ground
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Messenger is in closed guard... The Cody tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Cody's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Henry Cejudo is in half guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt was tooling Henry Cejudo for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Henry Cejudo lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cody Garbrandt tries to close the guard.
The Cody put Henry Cejudo in closed guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Messenger is in closed guard... The Cody tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Cody Garbrandt in his guard...
Cody Garbrandt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Cody positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Messenger's being punished here!
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Cody Garbrandt hovers above The Messenger
Good punches to The Messenger's body.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Cody Garbrandt in his guard...
Cody Garbrandt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to The Cody's cheek from the guard.
Cody Garbrandt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Messenger clumsily fails here and it's time for Cody Garbrandt to fight back!
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cody Garbrandt rolls Henry Cejudo to his stomach and takes his back!
The Cody is in rear mount over The Messenger
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Cody positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Messenger's being punished here!
The Messenger's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Cody Garbrandt has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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The Cody seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Cody Garbrandt swings...
hard impact to The Messenger's face!
There is a small laceration on Henry Cejudo's Nose
Henry Cejudo tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Cody is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over The Cody
The Messenger tries to jump to side mount.
Cody Garbrandt jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Cody Garbrandt is in closed guard over The Messenger
Cody Garbrandt looks to posture up and open Henry Cejudo's guard...
Cody Garbrandt forces Henry Cejudo to open his guard.
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Messenger tries to close his guard around The Cody
He is not able to do it
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Cody is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Cody breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Cody looks to be in very good shape.
Cody Garbrandt is opening up on The Messenger and raining down combinations!
The Messenger's corner looks worried!
The Messenger crumples to the mat and The Cody moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
The Messenger's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cody Garbrandt by KO (Punches) at 1:32 Round 2
Statistics: Cody Garbrandt
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Henry Cejudo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Henry came in ready to go! Then he got punched HARD and was WAY less ready to go, ultimately losing by way of getting his face knocked in, out, and around. Cody had no opportunity to be a moron, thus held onto the win.
Cody Garbrandt doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Henry Cejudo raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Cody is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Henry Cejudo comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The Messenger studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
A furious flurry of punches from Cody Garbrandt
puts The Messenger in a world of hurt!
There is a small laceration on Henry Cejudo's Right eye
The Messenger tries to grapple
He puts The Cody in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cody Garbrandt slightly pushes The Messenger into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Brilliant combination from Cody Garbrandt
that forces The Messenger to try and defend better.
The Messenger is holding Cody Garbrandt's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cody Garbrandt shows great balance while pushing away Henry Cejudo
The Cody moves backwards and Henry Cejudo is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
A right hand from Cody Garbrandt
surprises The Messenger!
The Messenger and The Cody circle around the center of the cage.
The Messenger pushes Cody Garbrandt and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The Cody wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Henry Cejudo pushes away The Cody trying to keep the fight at striking range
The Cody doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Henry Cejudo
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
The Messenger tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Cody Garbrandt's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
The fighters are clinching.
Cody Garbrandt slightly pushes The Messenger into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Henry Cejudo tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Cody goes down.
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over The Cody
The Cody tries to close his guard around The Messenger
He succeeds!
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Cody measures the resilience of The Messenger's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Messenger blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt is cooling the fight on the ground
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Messenger is in closed guard... The Cody tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Messenger is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Cody's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Henry Cejudo is in half guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt was tooling Henry Cejudo for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Henry Cejudo lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Cody Garbrandt tries to close the guard.
The Cody put Henry Cejudo in closed guard.
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
Cody Garbrandt launches a few punches to The Messenger's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Messenger tries to cover his face,
Henry Cejudo is in closed guard over The Cody
The Messenger is in closed guard... The Cody tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Henry Cejudo!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Cody Garbrandt in his guard...
Cody Garbrandt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
The Cody positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Messenger's being punished here!
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Cody Garbrandt hovers above The Messenger
Good punches to The Messenger's body.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and trap Cody Garbrandt in his guard...
Cody Garbrandt keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cody Garbrandt is in full mount over Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo launches a few punches to The Cody's cheek from the guard.
Cody Garbrandt uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Messenger clumsily fails here and it's time for Cody Garbrandt to fight back!
Henry Cejudo tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Cody Garbrandt rolls Henry Cejudo to his stomach and takes his back!
The Cody is in rear mount over The Messenger
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Cody positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Messenger's being punished here!
The Messenger's Mouth is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Cody Garbrandt has to be confident that he won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The Cody seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Cody Garbrandt swings...
hard impact to The Messenger's face!
There is a small laceration on Henry Cejudo's Nose
Henry Cejudo tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Cody is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Henry Cejudo is in open guard over The Cody
The Messenger tries to jump to side mount.
Cody Garbrandt jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Cody Garbrandt is in closed guard over The Messenger
Cody Garbrandt looks to posture up and open Henry Cejudo's guard...
Cody Garbrandt forces Henry Cejudo to open his guard.
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Messenger tries to close his guard around The Cody
He is not able to do it
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Cody is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cody Garbrandt is in open guard over The Messenger
The Cody breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The Cody looks to be in very good shape.
Cody Garbrandt is opening up on The Messenger and raining down combinations!
The Messenger's corner looks worried!
The Messenger crumples to the mat and The Cody moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
The Messenger's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cody Garbrandt by KO (Punches) at 1:32 Round 2
Statistics: Cody Garbrandt
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Henry Cejudo
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Henry came in ready to go! Then he got punched HARD and was WAY less ready to go, ultimately losing by way of getting his face knocked in, out, and around. Cody had no opportunity to be a moron, thus held onto the win.
