Post by The Sandman on Feb 19, 2021 23:01:53 GMT -5
Dustin Poirier looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Justin Gaethje doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Gaethje grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Poirier struggles... Justin Gaethje is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Poirier seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Gaethje leads with a punch
Dustin Poirier avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Poirier looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Justin Gaethje's punches
Poirier measures the resilience of Gaethje's chin with an uppercut while Gaethje lands some great crosses.
Poirier and Gaethje circle around the center of the cage.
A bunch of leg kicks from Justin Gaethje
are blocked by Poirier.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Dustin Poirier to fight back!
Dustin Poirier tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Poirier staggers backwards. Gaethje wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Gaethje and Poirier circle around the center of the cage.
Nice punches from Dustin Poirier.
Gaethje staggers backwards. Poirier wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gaethje may be in trouble!
Dustin Poirier launches a rapid series of punches
taking Gaethje from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Poirier pushes Justin Gaethje and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Gaethje moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Gaethje showing excellent timing, blasts Dustin Poirier with a right hand.
Poirier steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Dustin Poirier is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Justin Gaethje!
Poirier is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Poirier throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Some nice shots from Dustin Poirier
that stun Gaethje.
Gaethje launches a kick
but Dustin Poirier avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Poirier wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Poirier moves forward and holds Gaethje
Justin Gaethje pushes away Poirier trying to keep the fight at striking range
Poirier doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Justin Gaethje
The fighters are clinching.
Dustin Poirier pushes away Gaethje trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gaethje stumbles backwards and Dustin Poirier circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Gaethje steps forward
Dustin Poirier catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Poirier decides to launch some tentative punches
Dustin Poirier takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
makes Gaethje stumble back!
Justin Gaethje launches a body shot
Poirier dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Gaethje's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje and Poirier engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dustin Poirier is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Justin Gaethje's Right eye
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dustin Poirier!
Gaethje is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Poirier moves backwards and Justin Gaethje is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
surprises Gaethje!
Dustin Poirier tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gaethje's face
Justin Gaethje moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Poirier launches a kick
Gaethje checks it and keeps distance.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Poirier is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dustin Poirier was tooling Justin Gaethje for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Justin Gaethje lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Justin Gaethje swings...
...no good.
Dustin Poirier's mind is definitely in the fight, Gaethje just got nailed! Dustin Poirier saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Gaethje is going to have a headache after this one.
Gaethje's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gaethje has a small cut in his Chin
Gaethje seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
makes Gaethje stumble back!
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dustin Poirier tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The two exchange wildly
Poirier is connecting with a few punches
Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and launches himself over Justin Gaethje
Great move by Poirier who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Justin Gaethje pushes away Poirier trying to keep the fight at striking range
Poirier doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Justin Gaethje
The fighters are clinching.
Justin Gaethje postures up and launches another series of punches!
Poirier pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Justin Gaethje's offensive.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Dustin Poirier to fight back!
Dustin Poirier tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gaethje's face
That punishment by Dustin Poirier has left Gaethje staggered! Dustin Poirier should try push forward now and finish this!
Gaethje goes to the body...
his punches graze Poirier's arm.
Gaethje steps backwards away from Dustin Poirier. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Poirier launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gaethje stops that one with his ribs!
Gaethje moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Gaethje's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Poirier.
It looks like Gaethje was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Dustin Poirier! Gaethje seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Dustin Poirier by TKO (Punch) at 3:16 Round 2
Statistics: Dustin Poirier
Punches 54/60 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/21 (38%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Daniel Poirier had toughness that Gaethje did not have (?!?!?) and that probably helped. What didn't help though was Gaethje doing less and sucking more. That will likely change, or need to change, in the near future.
Justin Gaethje doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Gaethje grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Poirier struggles... Justin Gaethje is unable to take him down
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Poirier seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Gaethje leads with a punch
Dustin Poirier avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Poirier looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Justin Gaethje's punches
Poirier measures the resilience of Gaethje's chin with an uppercut while Gaethje lands some great crosses.
Poirier and Gaethje circle around the center of the cage.
A bunch of leg kicks from Justin Gaethje
are blocked by Poirier.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Dustin Poirier to fight back!
Dustin Poirier tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Poirier staggers backwards. Gaethje wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Gaethje and Poirier circle around the center of the cage.
Nice punches from Dustin Poirier.
Gaethje staggers backwards. Poirier wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Dustin Poirier just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gaethje may be in trouble!
Dustin Poirier launches a rapid series of punches
taking Gaethje from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Poirier pushes Justin Gaethje and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Gaethje moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Gaethje showing excellent timing, blasts Dustin Poirier with a right hand.
Poirier steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Dustin Poirier is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Justin Gaethje!
Poirier is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Poirier throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Some nice shots from Dustin Poirier
that stun Gaethje.
Gaethje launches a kick
but Dustin Poirier avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Poirier wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Poirier moves forward and holds Gaethje
Justin Gaethje pushes away Poirier trying to keep the fight at striking range
Poirier doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Justin Gaethje
The fighters are clinching.
Dustin Poirier pushes away Gaethje trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gaethje stumbles backwards and Dustin Poirier circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Gaethje steps forward
Dustin Poirier catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Poirier decides to launch some tentative punches
Dustin Poirier takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
makes Gaethje stumble back!
Justin Gaethje launches a body shot
Poirier dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Gaethje's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje and Poirier engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dustin Poirier is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
There is a small laceration on Justin Gaethje's Right eye
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dustin Poirier!
Gaethje is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Poirier moves backwards and Justin Gaethje is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
surprises Gaethje!
Dustin Poirier tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gaethje's face
Justin Gaethje moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Poirier launches a kick
Gaethje checks it and keeps distance.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Poirier is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Dustin Poirier was tooling Justin Gaethje for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Justin Gaethje lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Justin Gaethje swings...
...no good.
Dustin Poirier's mind is definitely in the fight, Gaethje just got nailed! Dustin Poirier saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Gaethje is going to have a headache after this one.
Gaethje's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gaethje has a small cut in his Chin
Gaethje seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A right hand from Dustin Poirier
makes Gaethje stumble back!
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dustin Poirier tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The two exchange wildly
Poirier is connecting with a few punches
Dustin Poirier fakes a punch and launches himself over Justin Gaethje
Great move by Poirier who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Justin Gaethje pushes away Poirier trying to keep the fight at striking range
Poirier doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Justin Gaethje
The fighters are clinching.
Justin Gaethje postures up and launches another series of punches!
Poirier pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Justin Gaethje's offensive.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Dustin Poirier to fight back!
Dustin Poirier tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Gaethje's face
That punishment by Dustin Poirier has left Gaethje staggered! Dustin Poirier should try push forward now and finish this!
Gaethje goes to the body...
his punches graze Poirier's arm.
Gaethje steps backwards away from Dustin Poirier. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Poirier launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gaethje stops that one with his ribs!
Gaethje moves backwards and Dustin Poirier is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Dustin Poirier
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Gaethje's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Poirier.
It looks like Gaethje was hit by a bus!
The ref pulls off Dustin Poirier! Gaethje seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Dustin Poirier by TKO (Punch) at 3:16 Round 2
Statistics: Dustin Poirier
Punches 54/60 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/21 (38%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Daniel Poirier had toughness that Gaethje did not have (?!?!?) and that probably helped. What didn't help though was Gaethje doing less and sucking more. That will likely change, or need to change, in the near future.
