Jorge Masvidal claimed a massive win over Donald Cerrone tonight at UFC On FOX 23, dropping the in-form ‘Cowboy’ twice en-route to a second round TKO stoppage.
Round One:
Leg kick for Cerrone to start. Now a body kick from ‘Cowboy’. He looks for a jab, but a nice counter from Masvidal lands harder.
Nice right hand and then a kick behind it from Cerrone. Another kick for Cerrone. Jab for Masvidal. Cerrone with the leg kick.
Right hand from Masvidal lands solidly and a counter left in return from Cerrone. Push kick for Masvidal and then a couple of punches soon after.
Another leg kick for Cerrone. Now a solid jab from him. Misses with a left hand, but finds a home for a hard leg kick. Short flurry from Masvidal that ‘Cowbody’ blocks.
Another kick for Cerrone and this time Masvidal fires off counter punches. Punch for Masvidal and a push kick from Cerrone.
Solid connection for Masvidal as Cerrone lands at the same time. Spinning kick misses for Masvidal.
Cerrone with a takedown attempt but Masvidal is straight back up. Head kick attempt from Cerrone is just blocked in time. Right hook for Masvidal just grazes Cerrone.
Side kick for Masvidal pushes back Cerrone. Another jab gets home for Cerrone. Two jabs and a straight down the middle from Masvidal.
Another punch lands for Masvidal and that hurt. Couple of kicks for Cerrone, but then Masvidal floors Cerrone with a big left hand and starts to follow up with strikes to finish this fight off, but the bell sounds first! Cerrone rocked though and staggers as he goes back to his corner.
Round Two:
Right hand for Masvidal. Another punch to the head. Now targeting the body with a punch and a series of knees to the breadbasket against the cage.
Cerrone gets away. He’s just trying to survive right now. Cerrone with a body kick, but just as happened at the end of the first, Masvidal counters with another right hook that drops him again.
Cerrone back up against the cage under fire and Masvidal lands some brutal body shots as the referee rushes in and brings this fight to an end, handing ‘Gamebred’ a huge TKO victory at exactly one minute into the second round.
Defeating Cerrone is a huge feather in Masvidal’s cap and he’s really found his stride now in the UFC’s welterweight division with three victories in a row.
