In the final prelims bout of UFC on ESPN+ 1 which takes place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, veteran lightweight fighter Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone put a brutal beatdown on Alexander Hernandez and stopped him via TKO (head kick/punches) at 3:43 of Round 2.
The opening round started with both fighters going to toe-to-toe with each other and started trading, although initially, Hernandez got the better of Cerrone. But Cerrone got back into the fight and landed a knee on Hernandez. The crowd broke up with chants for Cerrone.
The Cerrone again came back with head kicks and by this point, there was a swelling on Hernandez’s eye, he then continued with elbows and bloodied the opponent’s face.
Cerrone again landed few good punches and caught Hernandez’s chin with a knee. Although Hernandez showed a good chin in the first round, he lost most of the exchanges.
The second round again started with quick pacing from both the fighters. Donald Cerrone retaliated and was fighting with extreme composure and relaxation, but he ultimately dropped a huge head kick on Hernandez’s head and landed a flurry of punches and ultimately referee had to step in.
Massive head kick!😮
🇺🇸 Donald Cerrone def. Alexander Hernandez 🇺🇸
Via. 2nd Round TKO!
•#UFCBrooklyn 🇺🇸
🎥- RT: @UFC— MMA Latest (@MMALatestNws) January 20, 2019
Here are the best Twitter reactions:
For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you.
Congratulations.— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) January 20, 2019
"Cowboy" Cerrone breaks his own record for most wins (22) and finishes (16) in UFC history.
He also passes Wanderlei Silva for most wins in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/Strikeforce combined history with 28. An all-time great. #UFCBrooklyn
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) January 20, 2019
Donald Cerrone now has more wins in UFC/WEC/PRIDE/STRIKEFORCE competition than any fighter ever. The top 5:
28 – Donald Cerrone
27 – Wanderlei Silva
25 – Dan Henderson
23 – Mirko Cro Cop
22 – Minotauro Nogueira
22 – Shogun Rua#UFCBrooklyn— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) January 20, 2019
Cerrone wins. What a fight.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 20, 2019
COWBOY CERRONE!!!!! He brought that left arm of Alexander Hernandez down with the body kick and BANG, right head kick closes it in the second round. We've seen it before!
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) January 20, 2019
COWBOY CERRONE GETS THE WIN AND THE PLACE COMES UNGLUED!!! #UFCBrooklyn
🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠 pic.twitter.com/8K6NuGfRCV
— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) January 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/alexscaffidi_/status/1086819023268933633
Cerrone: I want top five next. I even want Conor if he’ll agree to me. #UFCBrooklyn
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) January 20, 2019
Cerrone took some hard shots from Hernandez too, which should remind you that Cerrone does have a pretty good chin and that it's clearly no secret Dariush is a bit chinny. Hernandez's power might have been overstated.
— Mookie Oleksandr (@mookiealexander) January 20, 2019
Cerrone extends his UFC wins record. 22. 2 more than GSP.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 20, 2019
There will never be anything like Donald Cerrone in MMA ever again. He’s straight out of a movie. #UFCBrooklyn
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) January 20, 2019
So I'm confused. Will Cowboy Cerrone still go yeehawing back to the stables or nah?
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) January 20, 2019
Cerrone has had some great fights in his career. But that might have been his best. BEWARE WHEN HE KISSES BABIES ON HIS WAY TO THE CAGE.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) January 20, 2019
Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone wants to fight Conor McGregor next. Not sure he'll get it but I dig the call out.
I'd watch Cowboy vs. Al Iaquinta or Cowboy vs. Justin Gaethje all day if either of those fights could happen #UFCBrooklyn
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) January 20, 2019
Cowboy mutha fuckin Cerrone!! @ufc #ufcbrooklyn #ufcespn
— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) January 20, 2019
OMG!!! Donald Cerrone stops Alex Hernandez in the second round. This place just went INSANE!!! #UFCBrooklyn
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) January 20, 2019
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