WEC 43 Review: Donald Cerrone reacts to his Decision loss against Benson Henderson

by 3PA on Oct 11, 2009 3:34 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

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"I think [Henderson] won the fight," Cerrone told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "Some people will say it might have gone the other way, but he definitely won the fight."

On being a slow starter:

"I have that problem a lot," Cerrone said. "I just don't get started. It's something I'm trying to work on.

"I'd like to just go out there and get going right from the start, but I didn't. I just got my ass kicked for the first two rounds and then decided I'd get fired up."

"I'm obviously disappointed in myself," Cerrone said. "I didn't go out there and show what I had the first couple of rounds.

"I asked my coach, 'What round are we in?' He said, 'Fourth.' I said, 'Oh, [expletive], I better get going.'"

On the toughness of his opponent:

"The guillotine, I felt him gargling one time," Cerrone said. "But that son of a bitch just kept holding on.

"Then one time I felt like he was knocked out on top of me. I was looking at the ref like, 'What?' But [Henderson] just kept coming around."

"Ben is a hell of a fighter," Cerrone said. "A couple of spots I thought I had him, but he just kept going. I got karate chopped in my throat in the first round, but no excuses.

"I take my hat off to the guy. He did what he had to do, and hell, it was a great fight. I'm ready to do it again anytime he's ready."

Interestingly enough, Cerrone's bitter rival – WEC lightweight champ Jamie Varner – did award "Cowboy" the fight:

"Donald was saying he's a slow starter, but he was all over [Henderson's] neck in that first round," Varner said. "I actually gave the first round to Donald with all the submission attempts."

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Ehh

I still think Cerrone won it…this is probably more modesty/personal disappointment talking than anything.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 11, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Still

Bitching about it won’t do him any good though – hell, he might think he won it too but I he’s the type of guy who don’t want to come across as a weiny ass sore loser.

It’s not really a devastating loss IMO anywho, and conversely wouldn’t have been so for Henderson if Cerrone had gotten the nod.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Oct 11, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh no doubt

I mean…there were no losers in that fight IMO…

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 11, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is the first fight in a long time that I wish both fighters could have won. Yes, Cerrone was closer to ending the fight numerous times, but other than that, Henderson controlled the fight. Rounds 2 and 3 go to Henderson. Rounds 4 and 5 go to Cerrone. Round 1 was the deciding factor. Cerrone had some deep submission attempts in the first 1:30 of the round but Henderson controlled about 2 mins of the round in top position raining down punches. The other 1:30 was spent dancing around the cage. I think the deciding factor was that Cerrone was on his back most of round 1 regardless of his potential to end the fight. We all think the fight could have been over but how do you credit Cerrone for almost ending the fight without crediting Henderson for battling through submissions to fight another round?

by MMA4Life on Oct 13, 2009 9:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs