Post by The Sandmen on Aug 31, 2019 23:15:22 GMT -5
ManMMA SuperFight Championship
Joseph Benavidez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Benavidez and Cruz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Joseph Benavidez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Not a desiderable position that Benavidez is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benavidez steps forward
Dominick Cruz catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Dominick Cruz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Joseph Benavidez tries a hook to the body
and hits Cruz's ribs hard
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Joseph Benavidez sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Joseph Benavidez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Benavidez is trying to counter now!
Benavidez wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Benavidez moves forward and holds Cruz
The fighters are clinching.
Benavidez struggles and launches a few punches to Cruz's head
Nothing from this... Joseph Benavidez seems frustrated.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Benavidez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz and Joseph Benavidez are cliched up against the cage. Cruz steps for a throw
Joseph Benavidez is flat on his back. great Judo technique shown!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Joseph Benavidez manages to switch to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez works on the ground with his fingers over Cruz's face
Cruz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Benavidez misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Joseph Benavidez
Blocked by Benavidez.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Cruz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz pushes Joseph Benavidez against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Joseph Benavidez struggles not allowing Dominick Cruz improve his position.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz storms over Benavidez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Benavidez's face with his elbows!
Benavidez has a small cut in his Forehead
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Cruz is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Joseph Benavidez, who is barely covering up!
Benavidez has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Benavidez uses his forearms to block the impact!
Benavidez is trying to counter now!
Benavidez tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz breaks the closed guard of Joseph Benavidez and moves to half guard
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Benavidez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Benavidez doesn't fight back!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joseph Benavidez...
Joseph Benavidez takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benavidez
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cruz tries to escape from closed guard...
Benavidez waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Dominick Cruz! He is reversed and nor Joseph Benavidez is on half guard!
Joseph Benavidez is in half guard over Cruz
Joseph Benavidez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz showing excellent timing, blasts Joseph Benavidez with a right hand.
Benavidez steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Cruz launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Benavidez's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Benavidez decides to launch some tentative punches
Joseph Benavidez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Benavidez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Benavidez measures the resilience of Cruz's chin with an uppercut while Cruz lands some great crosses.
Not a desiderable position that Cruz is in now. Joseph Benavidez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Benavidez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Dominick Cruz's punches
Cruz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Benavidez.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joseph Benavidez's punches
Cruz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Benavidez.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Benavidez goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Benavidez tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benavidez
Terrible one sided match... Benavidez was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Benavidez measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benavidez
Cruz tries to escape from the closed guard
Cruz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Joseph Benavidez can't prevent his opponent from passing. Cruz looks to work from half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz storms over Benavidez with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Benavidez's face with his elbows!
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Benavidez
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Joseph Benavidez moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Benavidez leads with a punch
Dominick Cruz avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Joseph Benavidez's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Benavidez
Deep breaths from Joseph Benavidez who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
Cruz blocks those punches
Benavidez clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) is cheering him!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Joseph Benavidez
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Joseph Benavidez...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Joseph Benavidez
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benavidez is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benavidez has a small cut in his Right cheek
Cruz is in rear mount over Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez is a bloody mess!
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Benavidez is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Benavidez has a small cut in his Left cheek
Cruz is in rear mount over Benavidez with one hook in
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Benavidez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Benavidez doesn't fight back!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Benavidez was not intelligently defending himself!
Benavidez's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Benavidez has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 2:56 Round 2
Statistics: Joseph Benavidez
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 274 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 26/44 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 274 s
Dominick Cruz (best trash-talker in MMA) wins the SuperFight title!
JoBen was trying to show everyone he is that "next-level" sort by coming out strong and doing food things. But Cruz felt the need to remind JoBen he is not, in fact, the same level of "next-level" as Cruz is, and put JoBen in his place.