Post by The Sandmen on Jan 5, 2021 14:11:15 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Max Holloway 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.
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Now Max Holloway put his title in contention against Cruz.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Max Holloway jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holloway seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Some nice shots from Max Holloway
that stun Cruz.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holloway goes down.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Dominick Cruz pushes Max Holloway against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Max Holloway struggles not allowing Dominick Cruz improve his position.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Holloway
Holloway tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Holloway is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Dominick Cruz tries to open Holloway's guard...
Holloway breaks the lock and covers himself from Cruz's punches
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Holloway
Cruz is in closed guard... Holloway tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Dominick Cruz!
Max Holloway is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to escape from the full mount...
Max Holloway is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Max Holloway is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Holloway shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Max Holloway looks to mount Dominick Cruz...
Max Holloway slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Max Holloway is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Holloway tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cruz struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Holloway misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cruz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Max Holloway pushes Dominick Cruz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Max Holloway is in full mount over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz tries to roll to his side and trap Max Holloway in his guard...
Max Holloway rolls him over and takes his back!
Holloway is in rear mount over Cruz
Cruz has given his back to Max Holloway who is trying to get one hook in!
Max Holloway has one hook in!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Holloway is in rear mount over Cruz with one hook in
Holloway has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Cruz.
Nicely done! Holloway now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Holloway is in rear mount over Cruz with two hooks in
Cruz is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Holloway tries to use some of his tricky moves but Holloway's is smart enough to counter him.
Poorly executed technique. Max Holloway looks to counter!
Max Holloway positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cruz covers himself well
John McCarthy 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 takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The two exchange wildly
Holloway is connecting with a few punches
Holloway launches a furious hook!
That hits Cruz's chin like a wrecking ball! Cruz loses balance and goes to the mat.
Holloway is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Holloway moves backwards and gestures for Dominick Cruz to stand up.
Dominick Cruz is on his feet again.
Max Holloway attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz reels from the strikes.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cruz throws a lazy kick
Holloway dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Max Holloway launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cruz from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The ref pulls off Max Holloway! Cruz seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Cruz's Right eye is beginning to swell
Cruz has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Max Holloway by TKO (Punches) at 3:38 Round 1
Statistics: Max Holloway
Punches 23/28 (82%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 95 s
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 104 s
Max Holloway defends the Lightweight title!
Max 2.0. TO THE MAX. Good defence. Good opponent. Good legitz.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!