Post by The Sandmen on Apr 9, 2017 21:15:17 GMT -5
Dan Henderson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Dan Henderson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Henderson and Cruz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Henderson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cruz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Henderson's side.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cruz misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson tries to open Cruz's guard...
Cruz breaks the lock and covers himself from Henderson's punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson 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.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dominick Cruz paws at Henderson.
Henderson swings ineffectively.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Henderson steps forward
Cruz feints.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dan Henderson!
Cruz ducks under...
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz storms over Henderson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Henderson's face with his elbows!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Deep breaths from Dan Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
That hit Cruz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dominick Cruz storms over Henderson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Henderson's face with his elbows!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cruz is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Henderson, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson 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 Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cruz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Henderson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Dan Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Dan Henderson to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Dan Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Henderson
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Henderson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Cruz is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
Cruz is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dan Henderson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Cruz is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Cruz misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz leads with a punch
Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Chin
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dan Henderson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Dominick Cruz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Dominick Cruz to open his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson pushes Dominick Cruz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Henderson jumps and tries to free his leg! Cruz doesn't allow this but Dan Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dominick Cruz
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson tries to open up Cruz with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Cruz is trying to block them with his hands...
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson tries to open up Dominick Cruz's defense faking a few punches.
Dominick Cruz wraps his arms around Henderson's arms and counters the punches.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Henderson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
Cruz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
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 Henderson's moves.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dominick Cruz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dominick Cruz doesn't defend himself!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Henderson leans back...
He clobbers Dominick Cruz's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cruz's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Forehead
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Forehead) at 3:41 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/39 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 16/23 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
A tale of 2 rounds. In the first, Cruz used his wrestling to control and dominate Henderson. In the 2nd, Henderson landed something, got his takedown, and capitalized on the GnP. 1) Cruz was out of health, and 2) a forehead cut is much more legit a stoppage than a chin cut.
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Dan Henderson is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Henderson and Cruz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Henderson goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Henderson tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Henderson uses his forearms to block the impact!
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cruz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Henderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Henderson tries to cover his face,
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Henderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Henderson's side.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dominick Cruz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Dan Henderson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cruz misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dan Henderson tries to open Cruz's guard...
Cruz breaks the lock and covers himself from Henderson's punches
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson 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.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz tries to better his position on the ground...
Dan Henderson tries to roll on the ground...
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dominick Cruz paws at Henderson.
Henderson swings ineffectively.
Dan Henderson gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Henderson steps forward
Cruz feints.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dan Henderson!
Cruz ducks under...
Cruz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz storms over Henderson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Henderson's face with his elbows!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Deep breaths from Dan Henderson who tries a hammer punch to Cruz's ribs.
That hit Cruz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Henderson is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dan Henderson!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dominick Cruz storms over Henderson with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cruz doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Henderson's face with his elbows!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Cruz is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Dan Henderson, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson 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 Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Dan Henderson
Henderson tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
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 continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Cruz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Henderson sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Dan Henderson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Henderson's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to posture up and open Dan Henderson's guard...
Dominick Cruz forces Dan Henderson to open his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Henderson
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Dan Henderson closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Dan Henderson...
Dan Henderson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Henderson
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Dan Henderson
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Henderson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson measures the resilience of Cruz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cruz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Cruz is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Dan Henderson tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Dan Henderson!
Cruz is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dan Henderson jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Cruz is holding Dan Henderson's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Henderson shows great balance while pushing away Dominick Cruz
Cruz misses a step and Dan Henderson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz leads with a punch
Dan Henderson avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Dan Henderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Cruz's chin
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Chin
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Dan Henderson sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson attempts a sweep single...
Dan Henderson catches Dominick Cruz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Henderson.
Dan Henderson is in closed guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson looks to posture up and open Dominick Cruz's guard...
Dan Henderson forces Dominick Cruz to open his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in open guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson pushes Dominick Cruz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Henderson jumps and tries to free his leg! Cruz doesn't allow this but Dan Henderson is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson throws a few hammer fists to the face of Dominick Cruz
Solid shots!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson tries to open up Cruz with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Cruz is trying to block them with his hands...
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Cruz clumsily fails here and it's time for Dan Henderson to fight back!
Henderson tries to open up Dominick Cruz's defense faking a few punches.
Dominick Cruz wraps his arms around Henderson's arms and counters the punches.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dan Henderson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Dan Henderson storms over Cruz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Henderson doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Cruz's face with his elbows!
Cruz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
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 Henderson's moves.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Dominick Cruz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Dominick Cruz doesn't defend himself!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to stand up!
Henderson doesn't allow him!
Dan Henderson is in half guard over Cruz
Henderson sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Henderson leans back...
He clobbers Dominick Cruz's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Cruz's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Forehead
Winner is Dan Henderson by TKO (Stoppage - Small cut Forehead) at 3:41 Round 2
Statistics: Dan Henderson
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 17/39 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 16/23 (70%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 380 s
A tale of 2 rounds. In the first, Cruz used his wrestling to control and dominate Henderson. In the 2nd, Henderson landed something, got his takedown, and capitalized on the GnP. 1) Cruz was out of health, and 2) a forehead cut is much more legit a stoppage than a chin cut.