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Perry. On account of, I prefer rap to country music.
Cerrone logically but more importantly...View attachment 468007
Good evening Sherdog. Korolla speaking.
This weekend will see a sacrifice to the JUST BLEED GOD when Platinum Mike Perry and Cowboy Cerrone lock horns. This fight has FOTY written all over it.
While Perry is the betting favorite - as he should be - the veteran he’s facing got all kinds of tricks up his sleeve and a ton of experience. Cowboy is certainly not to be overlooked here.
Be a man - take a stand! Who will get his fist raised at the end of the battle? Whose blood-smeared face will show a big grin?
Can we get a poll for this one? @jei
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Good evening Sherdog. Korolla speaking.
This weekend will see a sacrifice to the JUST BLEED GOD when Platinum Mike Perry and Cowboy Cerrone lock horns. This fight has FOTY written all over it.
While Perry is the betting favorite - as he should be - the veteran he’s facing got all kinds of tricks up his sleeve and a ton of experience. Cowboy is certainly not to be overlooked here.
Be a man - take a stand! Who will get his fist raised at the end of the battle? Whose blood-smeared face will show a big grin?
Can we get a poll for this one? @jei
Going with Cowboy via experience and being more well rounded.
That said, Perry could sleep him. lol
Leon Edwards, Till, Masvidal, and Robbie beg to differ as of late.
I wonder how serious Perry has been since his win over Felder. If he’s been motivated and training hard, I think Perry wins.
Great analysis. I'd like to add, Cerrone did pretty good against Robbie who is a Southpaw. When he's on, he's as game as they come. I hope he's focused enough to stay sharp and get the win.I'm pulling for Cerrone to get it done but it could be a tough out. I haven't watched either guys' last fights in completion but I plan to before fight night.
When the fight was announced, my initial reaction was that Perry would KO Cerrone. Here's the thing, both guys have glaring holes in their games - both get hit a lot, both are pretty flat footed. Cowboy struggles with pressure; he struggles with guys with solid boxing, he has a hard time against southpaws. He can be overwhelmed and bullied, he doesn't take body shots well, his chin has perhaps regressed, he doesn't move his head or feet well (although he has made improvents to his head movement) but he has depth to his game; something that Mike Perry doesn't really have.
Perry is a dangerous in-fighter who has rocks for fists, and also can land elbows and knees and he works well in the clinch. Perry is much better in the pocket, whereas as Cerrone is limited to a step-in knee and doesn't really have much else. Perry's inside game coupled with a solid chin and power that doesn't regress could be enough to get it done. In a way, he sounds like a nightmare matchup for Cowboy, but Cerrone also has weapons that Mike Perry struggles to deal with. Cerrone is a very good kicker; the best Perry has faced. Cerrone has a reach advantage (something that Perry is used to coming up against) and sometimes his jab is servicable enough to work with when combined with his ability at range with his kicks. Cerrone has a solid straight right hand that has pop in it at 170 and I would say it's his best punch. Cerrone has the tools to be able to work from range effectively in this fight imo. Perry doesn't have a good jab from what I have seen.
In terms of grappling, Donald is miles ahead of Perry on the mat. When Cerrone first came to 170 he was shooting excellent takedowns. I think he can rake Perry down. His submissions are great and he could certainly sub Perry. Iirc, Perry even admitted Donald got the better of him in grappling during training.
I could see it going either way, but a smart Cerrone with a good gameplan can shut Perry's game down and finish him. Cerrone has a tendency to brawl though and this fight is personal. He has fallen apart in fights that are personal, although he did just happen to face stylistically challenging opponents in those fights, and stylistically challenging opponents who could implement their games better than Perry is able to and they had elite skills. If Cowboy brawls for prolonged periods of time then I expect him to get creamed.
I will settle on Cowboy. I think his prime has gone but he is a crafty veteran and he isn't a shot fighter imo. Mike Perry is entertaining but he will never be a leigitimate top 5 guy at 170, maybe not even a top 10 or top 15 guy. Stylistically they both cause each other problems. I feel it mainly comes down to what type of fight Cowboy gives Perry.
Cowboy via stoppage inside two rounds.