Post by The Sandmen on Apr 3, 2013 18:09:33 GMT -5
Jose Aldo is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ferocious staredown by Cruz while John McCarthy recites the rules.
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.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Jose Aldo wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jose Aldo jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Dominick Cruz tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz leads with a punch
Jose Aldo avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Cruz has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
but Aldo manages to dodge it
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Aldo
and counters with a solid straight!
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Aldo evades.
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Cruz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Aldo with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Aldo with punches
Aldo reels from the strikes.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Aldo stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Dominick Cruz is coming in again!
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Aldo.
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jose Aldo managed to maintain his balances and move away from Cruz
Dominick Cruz fires an unorthodox punch to Aldo's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Aldo 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.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Cruz hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Aldo into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aldo steps backwards away from Dominick Cruz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Aldo with punches
Aldo avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jose Aldo who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Cruz's face while in the clinch!
Cruz pushes Jose Aldo with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aldo's chin
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Aldo hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Dominick Cruz has left Aldo unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Uppercut) at 3:40 Round 1
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 12/21 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Cruz cruzed to a win here, with a delightful little flash KO.
Ferocious staredown by Cruz while John McCarthy recites the rules.
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.
Jose Aldo comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Jose Aldo wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jose Aldo jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Dominick Cruz tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Aldo tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Cruz leads with a punch
Jose Aldo avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Cruz has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
but Aldo manages to dodge it
Cruz avoids a dangerous strike from Aldo
and counters with a solid straight!
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Aldo evades.
Aldo decides to launch some tentative punches
Cruz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Aldo with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Aldo with punches
Aldo reels from the strikes.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Aldo stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Dominick Cruz is coming in again!
Cruz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cruz is clinching with Aldo.
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Jose Aldo and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jose Aldo managed to maintain his balances and move away from Cruz
Dominick Cruz fires an unorthodox punch to Aldo's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Aldo 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.
Jose Aldo postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Cruz hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Aldo into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Aldo is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aldo steps backwards away from Dominick Cruz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz attempts to cut off Aldo with punches
Aldo avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Jose Aldo tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Jose Aldo who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Cruz's face while in the clinch!
Cruz pushes Jose Aldo with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Jose Aldo gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Aldo's chin
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Aldo hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Dominick Cruz has left Aldo unconscious on the mat!
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Uppercut) at 3:40 Round 1
Statistics: Jose Aldo
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 12/21 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Cruz cruzed to a win here, with a delightful little flash KO.