Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2012 11:31:37 GMT -5
B.J. Penn is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Dominick Cruz shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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B.J. Penn and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Cruz's defense muffles the blows.
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from B.J.
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from B.J. Penn!
Cruz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Quick hook by Dominick Cruz
Good shot! B.J. has reasons to be worried.
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
B.J. doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes B.J. forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
B.J. is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz takes a break to breathe while holding B.J. Penn.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tremendous strikes from B.J.!
Cruz blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
B.J. struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
Cruz misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn tries a hook to the body
but Cruz manages to dodge it
Bone shattering straight right hand from B.J. Penn!
Cruz ducks under...
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
B.J. blocks and pushes his opponent.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dominick Cruz realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz cartwheels towards B.J.!
He lands in side mount over a surprised B.J. Penn.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to B.J.'s face!
B.J. has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
Cruz moves on the ground
Cruz cannot take advantage in the ground
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over B.J.
Cruz is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to launch a few punches to B.J. Penn
B.J. is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dominick Cruz's punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
surprises B.J.!
B.J.'s Left eye is beginning to swell
B.J. has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Middle kick from Cruz.
The kick just misses.
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Cruz is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Damnit! Another fight that was playing out very exciting that ended suddenly and abruptly. Big, massive shots back and forth, damage exchanges out the wazzoo. Then ka-blingo. Broken face. Done.
The damage stats were almost identical. If Cruz's face hadn't have wussed out, we might have had a FotN here. Stupid face.
Dominick Cruz shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
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B.J. Penn and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Cruz's defense muffles the blows.
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from B.J.
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from B.J. Penn!
Cruz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Cruz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Quick hook by Dominick Cruz
Good shot! B.J. has reasons to be worried.
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
B.J. doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes B.J. forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
B.J. is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz takes a break to breathe while holding B.J. Penn.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Tremendous strikes from B.J.!
Cruz blocks with confidence
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
B.J. struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
Cruz misses a step and B.J. Penn sees an opportunity to counter him!
B.J. Penn tries a hook to the body
but Cruz manages to dodge it
Bone shattering straight right hand from B.J. Penn!
Cruz ducks under...
B.J. Penn gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
B.J. blocks and pushes his opponent.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
B.J. goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dominick Cruz realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz cartwheels towards B.J.!
He lands in side mount over a surprised B.J. Penn.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over B.J. Penn
B.J. Penn attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
B.J. Penn manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to B.J.'s face!
B.J. has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
Cruz moves on the ground
Cruz cannot take advantage in the ground
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for B.J. Penn to fight back!
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over B.J.
B.J. tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over B.J.
Cruz is in closed guard... B.J. tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to launch a few punches to B.J. Penn
B.J. is able to achieve closed guard and counter Dominick Cruz's punches.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
surprises B.J.!
B.J.'s Left eye is beginning to swell
B.J. has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Middle kick from Cruz.
The kick just misses.
B.J. throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Cruz is out! He has a broken orbital bone!
Winner is B.J. Penn by TKO (Injury - Broken orbital bone) at 4:13 Round 1
Statistics: B.J. Penn
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/4 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Damnit! Another fight that was playing out very exciting that ended suddenly and abruptly. Big, massive shots back and forth, damage exchanges out the wazzoo. Then ka-blingo. Broken face. Done.
The damage stats were almost identical. If Cruz's face hadn't have wussed out, we might have had a FotN here. Stupid face.