Post by The Sandmen on May 11, 2019 23:27:07 GMT -5
Urijah Faber is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Dominick Cruz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Dominick Cruz throws a combo
Urijah Faber ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cruz swings again, only to get countered once more! Cruz is looking bad here!
Cruz follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cruz needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
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 Faber
Dominick Cruz pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Dominick Cruz in closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Faber
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Faber
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Urijah Faber's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Faber open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Faber
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dominick Cruz!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber
Dominick Cruz Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Dominick Cruz has left Faber staggered! Dominick Cruz should try push forward now and finish this!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber
Faber 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.
Faber misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
2:17 Round 1 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Urijah Faber 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.
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
Cruz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Faber.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Faber!
Faber 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 Faber with two hooks in
As the fight continues it seems that Dominick Cruz is taking the best of the fight.
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Faber to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 3:00 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Faber did some huge damage, but Cruz countered with his own thing immediately and took the win. Good back and forth stuff, is what I mean. But yeah, Faber's last offence was damaging, then Cruz hail Mary'ed it and took the fight-times.
Dominick Cruz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Dominick Cruz throws a combo
Urijah Faber ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Cruz swings again, only to get countered once more! Cruz is looking bad here!
Cruz follows Urijah Faber
only to get counter punched in a big way! Cruz needs to stop playing Urijah Faber's game or he'll get knocked out!
There is a small laceration on Dominick Cruz's Right eye
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 Faber
Dominick Cruz pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber tries to close the guard.
Faber put Dominick Cruz in closed guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Faber
Cruz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Faber's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Faber
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Urijah Faber's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Faber open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Faber
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dominick Cruz!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber
Dominick Cruz Swarms all over his opponent trying to finish this fight!
Urijah Faber is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
Faber's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
That punishment by Dominick Cruz has left Faber staggered! Dominick Cruz should try push forward now and finish this!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber
Faber 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.
Faber misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Dominick Cruz has one hook in!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
2:17 Round 1 and Faber is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Urijah Faber 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.
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with one hook in
Cruz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Cruz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Faber.
Nicely done! Cruz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Cruz is in rear mount over Faber with two hooks in
Cruz tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Faber!
Faber 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 Faber with two hooks in
As the fight continues it seems that Dominick Cruz is taking the best of the fight.
Cruz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Faber is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Dan Miragliotta is asking Faber to defend himself! Dan Miragliotta jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Faber.
Faber's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbows) at 3:00 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/18 (61%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Faber did some huge damage, but Cruz countered with his own thing immediately and took the win. Good back and forth stuff, is what I mean. But yeah, Faber's last offence was damaging, then Cruz hail Mary'ed it and took the fight-times.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!