Post by The Sandmen on Feb 21, 2018 22:55:11 GMT -5
Demetrious Johnson 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 looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demetrious Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mighty Mouse is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Cruz leans back...
Mighty Mouse eyes him warily.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Mighty Mouse has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cruz is unable to move under Mighty Mouse control.
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Dominick Cruz throws his leg over Demetrious Johnson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Dominick Cruz's rear naked choke attempt!
Demetrious Johnson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Dominick Cruz and ends up on top!
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cruz leans and gets Demetrious Johnson's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz holds Demetrious Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
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.
Mighty Mouse wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Dominick Cruz's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mighty Mouse is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Demetrious Johnson shoots and grab both of Dominick Cruz's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Mighty Mouse lifted Cruz's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in open guard over Cruz... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Cruz rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Demetrious Johnson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demetrious Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dominick Cruz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mighty Mouse into his guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mighty Mouse doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
2:53 Round 1 and Mighty Mouse is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demetrious Johnson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Demetrious Johnson forces Dominick Cruz to open his guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Cruz struggles to free himself
Cruz struggles to free himself
Cruz is able to break the lock.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson isolates Dominick Cruz's right arm looking for an armbar...
Dominick Cruz manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Demetrious Johnson lost his dominant position.
Mighty Mouse clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mighty Mouse blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson hooks Cruz's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Cruz hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
Cruz struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Dominick Cruz manages to kick Mighty Mouse away and scrambles on top!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse attempts a triangle from bottom! Dominick Cruz slips out. Mighty Mouse quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dominick Cruz slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mighty Mouse misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz opts to jump inside Mighty Mouse's guard.
Mighty Mouse fights back with his feet, forcing Cruz to try something else.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson sits up and gets an arm around Cruz's neck!
Punishing hold!
That Guillotine from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Cruz tries to break the lock slamming Demetrious Johnson against the mat!
Demetrious Johnson doesn't allow Dominick Cruz to escape. He is tightening the Guillotine
Crippling lock!
Cruz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
That Guillotine from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Hard blow to Cruz's mid-section, he seems hurt
After a couple of slams, Cruz loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Guillotine) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Cruz came on strong, and I felt like this was going to be over before it started. But then DJ was like, "Wait, I have the same name as that Full House girl. I can't lose to a guy whose name has no Full House significance" so he got his shit in order, and won the fight. That's the only reason why that happened.
Dominick Cruz looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Demetrious Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mighty Mouse is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Cruz leans back...
Mighty Mouse eyes him warily.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Mighty Mouse has Cruz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Cruz is unable to move under Mighty Mouse control.
Cruz is in rear mount over Mighty Mouse
Dominick Cruz throws his leg over Demetrious Johnson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Dominick Cruz's rear naked choke attempt!
Demetrious Johnson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Dominick Cruz and ends up on top!
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Cruz leans and gets Demetrious Johnson's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mighty Mouse is trying to counter now!
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz holds Demetrious Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
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.
Mighty Mouse wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Dominick Cruz's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Mighty Mouse is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Demetrious Johnson shoots and grab both of Dominick Cruz's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Mighty Mouse lifted Cruz's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Mighty Mouse
He is not able to do it
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is in open guard over Cruz... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Cruz rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Demetrious Johnson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Demetrious Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dominick Cruz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mighty Mouse into his guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse is taking this opportunity to rest.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Mighty Mouse doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Cruz
2:53 Round 1 and Mighty Mouse is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Demetrious Johnson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Demetrious Johnson forces Dominick Cruz to open his guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Cruz struggles to free himself
Cruz struggles to free himself
Cruz is able to break the lock.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Cruz
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson isolates Dominick Cruz's right arm looking for an armbar...
Dominick Cruz manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Demetrious Johnson lost his dominant position.
Mighty Mouse clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mighty Mouse blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Cruz
Demetrious Johnson hooks Cruz's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Cruz hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
Cruz struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Cruz's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Dominick Cruz manages to kick Mighty Mouse away and scrambles on top!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse attempts a triangle from bottom! Dominick Cruz slips out. Mighty Mouse quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Dominick Cruz slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mighty Mouse misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz opts to jump inside Mighty Mouse's guard.
Mighty Mouse fights back with his feet, forcing Cruz to try something else.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson sits up and gets an arm around Cruz's neck!
Punishing hold!
That Guillotine from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Cruz tries to break the lock slamming Demetrious Johnson against the mat!
Demetrious Johnson doesn't allow Dominick Cruz to escape. He is tightening the Guillotine
Crippling lock!
Cruz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
That Guillotine from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Hard blow to Cruz's mid-section, he seems hurt
After a couple of slams, Cruz loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Guillotine) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/9 (67%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 191 s
Cruz came on strong, and I felt like this was going to be over before it started. But then DJ was like, "Wait, I have the same name as that Full House girl. I can't lose to a guy whose name has no Full House significance" so he got his shit in order, and won the fight. That's the only reason why that happened.