Post by The Sandmen on Jul 20, 2015 11:55:44 GMT -5
Michael Chandler is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Cruz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Chandler moves back and takes a deep breath.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Chandler seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A right hand from Michael Chandler
misses its target.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Incredible haymaker from Dominick Cruz!
You can see Michael Chandler's head being snapped backwards!
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chandler feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Brutal combination from Michael Chandler!
Cruz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Chandler in a world of hurt!
Chandler moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Chandler's arm.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chandler to fight back!
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chandler has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz pushes Michael Chandler againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Chandler cannot escape Dominick Cruz's clinch! Dominick Cruz is just brutalizing Chandler with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz grapple with Michael Chandler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Chandler managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Chandler hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz looks to be in very good shape.
Dominick Cruz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Chandler hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz grapple with Michael Chandler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Chandler falls hard on the mat with Dominick Cruz on top of him
Hard blow to Chandler's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chandler measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Cruz is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Michael Chandler fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Michael Chandler isolates Dominick Cruz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Dominick Cruz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Chandler's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Chandler
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Chandler from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Cruz launches a vicious knee to Michael Chandler's head!
Bang! You can hear Michael Chandler's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler 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 side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
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
Michael Chandler 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.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Chandler steps forward
Dominick Cruz catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Michael Chandler launches a body shot
Cruz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Chandler's Mouth is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Michael Chandler takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz has a small cut in his Mouth
Superb haymaker by Chandler
that lands on Cruz's face like a cannon ball!
Cruz's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
As the fight continues it seems that Michael Chandler is taking the best of the fight.
Brutal combination from Michael Chandler!
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Michael Chandler's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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 Chandler
Cruz is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Michael Chandler's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Michael Chandler to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries an armbar from the bottom!
Dominick Cruz breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Michael Chandler's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Cruz struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz breaks the closed guard of Michael Chandler and moves to half guard
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
Chandler has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler 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 Michael Chandler
Chandler tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Michael Chandler to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
Dominick Cruz moves to better his position on the ground...
Dominick Cruz viciously slams hammer blows to Chandler's face!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chandler work his BJJ game.
Chandler tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Chandler! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Chandler.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Chandler!
Chandler adopts the turtle defense and Cruz is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
John McCarthy is asking Chandler to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Chandler.
Chandler's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 9/20 (45%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s
Chandler inexplicably tried to stand with Cruz, instead of going for the takedown. Ever. If you are one of ManMMA's most complete wrestlers...who 0 takedowns, Chandy? WHY?!?!?! Anyways the 0 takedowns made him a punching bag for Cruz and made me sad I didn't get to see the fight these two are capable of. Cruz is happy though. Then he will be out for 4-5 seasons with many consecutive minor injuries.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Cruz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Chandler moves back and takes a deep breath.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Michael Chandler jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Chandler seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A right hand from Michael Chandler
misses its target.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Incredible haymaker from Dominick Cruz!
You can see Michael Chandler's head being snapped backwards!
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Chandler feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Brutal combination from Michael Chandler!
Cruz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
A furious flurry of punches from Dominick Cruz
puts Chandler in a world of hurt!
Chandler moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Chandler's arm.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chandler to fight back!
Michael Chandler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Chandler has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz pushes Michael Chandler againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Chandler cannot escape Dominick Cruz's clinch! Dominick Cruz is just brutalizing Chandler with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Cruz grapple with Michael Chandler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Chandler managed to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dominick Cruz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Chandler hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz looks to be in very good shape.
Dominick Cruz postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Chandler hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Michael Chandler 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.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz grapple with Michael Chandler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Michael Chandler falls hard on the mat with Dominick Cruz on top of him
Hard blow to Chandler's mid-section, he seems hurt
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Michael Chandler seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Chandler measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cruz's side.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Cruz is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chandler in his guard...
Dominick Cruz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Michael Chandler fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Cruz's face!
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Michael Chandler isolates Dominick Cruz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Dominick Cruz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Michael Chandler is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Chandler's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Chandler
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Chandler from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Cruz launches a vicious knee to Michael Chandler's head!
Bang! You can hear Michael Chandler's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Chandler 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 side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
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
Michael Chandler 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.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Dominick Cruz. 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Chandler steps forward
Dominick Cruz catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Michael Chandler launches a body shot
Cruz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Chandler's Mouth is beginning to swell
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Chandler decides to launch some tentative punches
Michael Chandler takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz has a small cut in his Mouth
Superb haymaker by Chandler
that lands on Cruz's face like a cannon ball!
Cruz's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
As the fight continues it seems that Michael Chandler is taking the best of the fight.
Brutal combination from Michael Chandler!
Cruz moves aside and dodges.
Chandler clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Dominick Cruz attempts a sweep single...
Dominick Cruz catches Michael Chandler's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler 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 Chandler
Cruz is in closed guard... Chandler tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Michael Chandler's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Michael Chandler to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Chandler
Chandler tries an armbar from the bottom!
Dominick Cruz breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Michael Chandler gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Michael Chandler's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Chandler
Chandler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Cruz struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Cruz breaks the closed guard of Michael Chandler and moves to half guard
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
Chandler has a small cut in his Chin
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler launches a few punches to Cruz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cruz tries to cover his face,
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Michael Chandler
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Michael Chandler...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler 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 Michael Chandler
Chandler tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls Michael Chandler to his stomach and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
Dominick Cruz moves to better his position on the ground...
Dominick Cruz viciously slams hammer blows to Chandler's face!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Michael Chandler work his BJJ game.
Chandler tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Chandler! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with one hook in
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Chandler.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Chandler!
Chandler adopts the turtle defense and Cruz is ready to make his way to the victory with a round of punches!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Cruz is in rear mount over Chandler with two hooks in
Dominick Cruz storms over Chandler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Chandler's face with his elbows!
John McCarthy is asking Chandler to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Chandler.
Chandler's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 3:48 Round 2
Statistics: Michael Chandler
Punches 9/20 (45%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/16 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 307 s
Chandler inexplicably tried to stand with Cruz, instead of going for the takedown. Ever. If you are one of ManMMA's most complete wrestlers...who 0 takedowns, Chandy? WHY?!?!?! Anyways the 0 takedowns made him a punching bag for Cruz and made me sad I didn't get to see the fight these two are capable of. Cruz is happy though. Then he will be out for 4-5 seasons with many consecutive minor injuries.