Donald Cerrone Submits Mike Perry Via Armbar In The First Round!
We’re inside Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, at the co-main event of the evening of UFC Fight Night 139. This is also UFC’s 25th-anniversary show! Welcome to the Welterweight spectacle between Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry! This promises to be an amazing fight, both fighters are tremendous strikers. There has been a lot of bad blood between these two. “Platinum” promised “a beautiful death” for “Cowboy”. This is going to be a war!
Round 1
Mike Perry attacked with a tremendous oblique kick. Cerrone went under his right hand and clinched up. Both fighters trading knees and separate.
Low kick Cerrone, followed by a jab. Cerrone changes levels again and clinches up with his rival. Great knee from “The Cowboy”, who exits off the clinch like a pro.
Perry goes for a takedown.
Cerrone is on his back, while “Platinum” makes a transition to side control.
What a sweep by Donald Cerrone!
Now “The Cowboy” is in dominant side control position, big trouble for Mike Perry! “Cowboy” goes for his back, this is very dangerous. Perry was able to escape via a back door, but Cerrone now goes for the triangle.
World-class submission switch to an armbar by Cerrone!
Awesome slam by Perry but he cannot escape, “The Cowboy” has trapped his arm! That’s it, Cerrone won’t let go and Perry taps! What a victory for Donald “The Cowboy” Cerrone!
Check out the action below:
Making history in his home town, take a bow @Cowboycerrone, you deserve it! pic.twitter.com/EX3IIOdwZ6
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 11, 2018
All-time leader in:
UFC Wins ✅
UFC Finishes ✅Legend, @CowboyCerrone #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/M03pcjdPaZ
— UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2018
THAT'S IT!! @CowboyCerrone taps Perry in round 1!
… And then brings his son in the Octagon! #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/1LZPoIARtT
— UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2018
"I never knew what I was fighting for before. Now I do."@CowboyCerrone on having his son. #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/K3DAho3llr
— UFC (@ufc) November 11, 2018
Final Result: Donald Cerrone defeats Mike Perry via first-round (4:46) submission (armbar)
Donald Cerrone improves his score to 34-11, 1NC MMA, 21-8 UFC, Mike Perry drops to 12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC
