Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2015 21:03:22 GMT -5
Cruz vs. McGregor
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Conor McGregor 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.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Notorious avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Crisp uppercut by Notorious followed by a hard jab
Cruz deflects the blows.
0:24 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious launches a furious low kick!
Cruz receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
Notorious shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brutal-looking high kick from Conor McGregor!
Cruz dodges!
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz is opening up on Notorious and raining down combinations!
Notorious doesn't look worried as he defends.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Notorious dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
Notorious fires low kicks
punishing Cruz's legs repeatedly.
Cruz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Conor McGregor tries a high kick!
Cruz was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cruz's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Conor McGregor has left Cruz staggered! Conor McGregor should try push forward now and finish this!
Dominick Cruz throws a looping left hand...
Notorious moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Notorious
that lands on Cruz's face like a cannon ball!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
makes Notorious stumble back!
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cruz.
It looks like Notorious was hit by a bus!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz circles around Notorious
Cruz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Notorious from the ground!
A bad move from Dominick Cruz
allows Notorious to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Cruz's ribs!
Crushing shot to Cruz's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Dominick Cruz who almost cannot stand!
One after another Conor McGregor is punishing Cruz! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Down Cruz goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Conor McGregor's divison on notice!
Cruz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Conor McGregor by KO (Punches) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
I'm not going to lie...this surprised and disappointed me. I want Conor to be better, but I was secretly cheering for PHX in this GP, and he and his team needed this should-have-been sure-thing win.
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Conor McGregor 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.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Notorious avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and counters with a solid straight!
Crisp uppercut by Notorious followed by a hard jab
Cruz deflects the blows.
0:24 Round 1 and Notorious is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Notorious launches a furious low kick!
Cruz receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Cruz hyper-extended his leg
Notorious shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Brutal-looking high kick from Conor McGregor!
Cruz dodges!
Conor McGregor gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Dominick Cruz is opening up on Notorious and raining down combinations!
Notorious doesn't look worried as he defends.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Notorious dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Notorious struggles... Dominick Cruz is unable to take him down
Notorious fires low kicks
punishing Cruz's legs repeatedly.
Cruz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Conor McGregor tries a high kick!
Cruz was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Cruz's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That punishment by Conor McGregor has left Cruz staggered! Conor McGregor should try push forward now and finish this!
Dominick Cruz throws a looping left hand...
Notorious moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Notorious
that lands on Cruz's face like a cannon ball!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
makes Notorious stumble back!
Notorious has a small cut in his Mouth
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Notorious with a double overhooks!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cruz.
It looks like Notorious was hit by a bus!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz circles around Notorious
Cruz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Notorious from the ground!
A bad move from Dominick Cruz
allows Notorious to land a solid head kick.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Conor McGregor can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Here comes Conor McGregor with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Cruz's ribs!
Crushing shot to Cruz's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Conor McGregor!
Conor McGregor runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Dominick Cruz who almost cannot stand!
One after another Conor McGregor is punishing Cruz! Wow! Steve Mazzagatti should be doing something soon!
Down Cruz goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Conor McGregor's divison on notice!
Cruz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Cruz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Conor McGregor by KO (Punches) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Conor McGregor
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
I'm not going to lie...this surprised and disappointed me. I want Conor to be better, but I was secretly cheering for PHX in this GP, and he and his team needed this should-have-been sure-thing win.