Post by The Sandmen on Jul 12, 2013 22:46:48 GMT -5
Here it is. Almost a year in the making. All bullshit and excuses aside, this is a legit fight. Rousey is fine, Cruz is fine, no bullshit excuses (CANNON). Time to put up, or shut up.
Let's rock!
Ronda Rousey is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ronda Rousey is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rousey and Cruz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Not a desiderable position that Rousey is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Cruz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Chin
Ronda Rousey swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Ronda Rousey runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rousey is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Rousey leans back...
Cruz eyes her warily.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Rousey is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cruz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz closed his guard around Ronda Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Rousey tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow her to take this position easily.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Rousey struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Ronda Rousey is in Cruz open guard now
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Ronda Rousey tries to finish with a leg lock!
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
That leglock from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
That leglock from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Rousey is locking that leglock...
Rousey is locking that leglock...
Cruz is able to break the lock.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey tries to open up Dominick Cruz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cruz in the side of the head
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rousey's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rousey's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz breaks the closed guard of Ronda Rousey and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to show some ground skills
Cruz uses his strength to keep Cruz at a disadvantage
Rousey misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey 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 full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rousey's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey's Chin is beginning to swell
Rousey has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Dominick Cruz hovers above Rousey
Good punches to Rousey's body.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Dominick Cruz and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Ronda Rousey leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cruz
Rousey shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Rousey into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cruz.
Cruz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dominick Cruz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Rousey's head
Those punches are hitting! Rousey covers his head!
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Rousey forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rousey tries to breaks Dominick Cruz's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Rousey doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Rousey's head
Those punches are hitting! Rousey covers his head!
Rousey's Mouth is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Ronda Rousey's ribs!
Ronda Rousey's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Ronda Rousey pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronda Rousey
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Ronda Rousey's ribs!
Ronda Rousey's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronda Rousey
Rousey misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz pushes away Rousey trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rousey stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Dominick Cruz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Dominick Cruz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Rousey's knee!
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Dominick Cruz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in his tracks!
Rousey's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Left eye
Rousey seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Rousey seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dominick Cruz and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominick Cruz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Ronda Rousey seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dominick Cruz!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rousey goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Lightning fast low kick from Cruz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rousey hyper-extended his leg
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cruz won't budge, forcing Rousey to pull guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Ronda Rousey's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Ronda Rousey to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg...
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rousey's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Terrible one sided match... Rousey was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Rousey is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rousey's face!
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
The cutman is working on Rousey's face.
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Round 3
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Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rousey blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ronda Rousey's cheek! Rousey stumbles and the falls to the mat!
That brutal impact left Rousey laid out on the mat! Dominick Cruz's corner come in to congratulate him!
Rousey's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Rousey has a small cut on her Right cheek
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Punch) at 0:24 Round 3
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 23/34 (68%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/14 (71%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Dominick Cruz has knocked the ManMMA women's champion unconscious.
Your winner, and NEW Women's Champion, Dominick Cruz.
Here's how this went down. Very even at the beginning. Cruz fought defensively, so he was probably losing the fight by a little bit on the judges score cards. During round 2, though, Rousey bacame more tired, and Cruz had plenty left in the tank. And he began to use it, putting together good combos, and landing solid shots, finally getting big damage-control, then knocking her out cold.
A good fight, capping off a great Zenith.
Let's rock!
Ronda Rousey is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ronda Rousey is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rousey and Cruz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Not a desiderable position that Rousey is in now. Dominick Cruz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Cruz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Chin
Ronda Rousey swings...
hard impact to Cruz's face!
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Ronda Rousey runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rousey is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Rousey leans back...
Cruz eyes her warily.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Rousey is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cruz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz closed his guard around Ronda Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Rousey tries to move to full mount!
Cruz won't allow her to take this position easily.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in his guard.
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Cruz
Rousey struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Ronda Rousey is in Cruz open guard now
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Ronda Rousey tries to finish with a leg lock!
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
That leglock from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
That leglock from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Rousey is locking that leglock...
Rousey is locking that leglock...
Cruz is able to break the lock.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey tries to open up Dominick Cruz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cruz in the side of the head
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Cruz
Rousey tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rousey's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rousey's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz breaks the closed guard of Ronda Rousey and moves to half guard
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to show some ground skills
Cruz uses his strength to keep Cruz at a disadvantage
Rousey misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey 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 full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rousey's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Rousey's being punished here!
Rousey's Chin is beginning to swell
Rousey has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Dominick Cruz hovers above Rousey
Good punches to Rousey's body.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Cruz's moves.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Dominick Cruz and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Ronda Rousey leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cruz
Rousey shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz slightly pushes Rousey into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Cruz.
Cruz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Dominick Cruz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Rousey's head
Those punches are hitting! Rousey covers his head!
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Rousey forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rousey tries to breaks Dominick Cruz's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Rousey doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Rousey's head
Those punches are hitting! Rousey covers his head!
Rousey's Mouth is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Ronda Rousey's ribs!
Ronda Rousey's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Ronda Rousey pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronda Rousey
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Cruz launches a few hard punches to Ronda Rousey's ribs!
Ronda Rousey's ribs shows the damage! Dominick Cruz is working his opponent ribs!
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ronda Rousey
Rousey misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz pushes away Rousey trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rousey stumbles backwards and Dominick Cruz circles to get the center of the cage
Dominick Cruz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Dominick Cruz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Rousey's knee!
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Dominick Cruz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rousey's chin! That stops Rousey in his tracks!
Rousey's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Left eye
Rousey seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Rousey seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dominick Cruz and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominick Cruz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Ronda Rousey seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dominick Cruz!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rousey goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is a bloody mess!
Lightning fast low kick from Cruz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rousey hyper-extended his leg
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Ronda Rousey continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cruz won't budge, forcing Rousey to pull guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey doesn't stop bleeding.
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Ronda Rousey's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Ronda Rousey to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ronda Rousey's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Dominick Cruz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Rousey
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg...
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Rousey's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
You can see Rousey's blood making stains in the mat.
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Terrible one sided match... Rousey was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Rousey is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Dominick Cruz pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rousey's face!
Rousey has a small cut in his Left eye
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Cruz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dominick Cruz controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
The cutman is working on Rousey's face.
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Round 3
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Dominick Cruz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rousey blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ronda Rousey's cheek! Rousey stumbles and the falls to the mat!
That brutal impact left Rousey laid out on the mat! Dominick Cruz's corner come in to congratulate him!
Rousey's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Rousey has a small cut on her Right cheek
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (Punch) at 0:24 Round 3
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 23/34 (68%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 10/14 (71%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/10 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Dominick Cruz has knocked the ManMMA women's champion unconscious.
Your winner, and NEW Women's Champion, Dominick Cruz.
Here's how this went down. Very even at the beginning. Cruz fought defensively, so he was probably losing the fight by a little bit on the judges score cards. During round 2, though, Rousey bacame more tired, and Cruz had plenty left in the tank. And he began to use it, putting together good combos, and landing solid shots, finally getting big damage-control, then knocking her out cold.
A good fight, capping off a great Zenith.