Post by The Sandmen on Feb 19, 2012 23:58:56 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Cruz while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Frankie Edgar doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cruz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cruz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz closed his guard around Frankie Edgar.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Dominick Cruz put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Frankie Edgar hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Edgar is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Frankie Edgar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Edgar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Dominick Cruz
well done Cruz falls hard on the mat
Edgar is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Edgar opts to jump inside Cruz's guard.
Cruz fights back with his feet, forcing Edgar to try something else.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Dominick Cruz launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Edgar is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
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
Dominick Cruz is on his feet again.
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Edgar's arm.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Edgar.
Dominick Cruz's reflexes save him!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nice punches from Frankie Edgar.
Even nicer blocks from Cruz.
Edgar misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
makes Edgar stumble back!
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
but Edgar manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Cruz!
Nice move by Edgar who clinches and pushes Cruz against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz tries to breaks Frankie Edgar's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Cruz launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Edgar's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches towards Edgar's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Edgar seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar pushes Dominick Cruz againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cruz tries to block Frankie Edgar punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Edgar's head
Those punches are hitting! Edgar covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar tries to take Dominick Cruz down... Cruz stumbles backwards and Frankie Edgar launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cruz's jaw!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dominick Cruz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
Cruz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to improve position.
Edgar adjusts and closes his guard.
Cruz misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Edgar leads with a punch
Dominick Cruz evades but whiffs with a counter.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar goes down.
Edgar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edgar
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edgar's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edgar's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar 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 side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frankie Edgar.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Edgar! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Edgar is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Frankie Edgar has seen better days.
Edgar has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Edgar is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to open up Frankie Edgar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edgar in the side of the head
Edgar has a small cut in his Forehead
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Dominick Cruz slides his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Frankie Edgar pulls down on Dominick Cruz's hand and staves off danger
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz steps forward
Edgar feints.
Edgar pushes Dominick Cruz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Edgar is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 3
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Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frankie Edgar didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edgar's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Frankie Edgar work his BJJ game.
Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Edgar's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz tries to open Edgar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Edgar is unable to cover himself now!
Edgar's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Edgar
that goes awry.
Cruz launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edgar stops that one with his ribs!
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tremendous strikes from Cruz!
Some big punches are landing!
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Edgar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Cruz who put distance between them
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Edgar evades.
Brilliant combination from Dominick Cruz
that forces Edgar to try and defend better.
Cruz is holding Frankie Edgar's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz tries to open up Edgar with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Edgar is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Dominick Cruz.
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 24/35 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/35 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 479 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 4/19 (21%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 462 s
A highlight reel performance by Cruz from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Nice effort tonight from Frankie Edgar who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
This makes the event worth the money!
Frankie Edgar doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cruz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Frankie Edgar tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Cruz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Edgar
He is not able to do it
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Edgar tries to jump to side mount.
Dominick Cruz closed his guard around Frankie Edgar.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in side mount over Dominick Cruz
Cruz tries to show some ground skills
Dominick Cruz put Edgar in half guard.
Frankie Edgar is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches to Edgar's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Edgar tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in open guard over Cruz
Frankie Edgar tries to pass to half guard...
Dominick Cruz's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Frankie Edgar hovers above Cruz
Dominick Cruz stops him from throwing strikes.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Dominick Cruz holds Frankie Edgar and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar struggles on the ground and tries to break Dominick Cruz's guard...
Cruz doesn't want to free his opponent and Edgar continues in closed guard
Frankie Edgar gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Edgar is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Frankie Edgar uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Edgar seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Frankie Edgar moves forward looking for some grappling action
Edgar has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Frankie Edgar tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Dominick Cruz
well done Cruz falls hard on the mat
Edgar is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
Edgar opts to jump inside Cruz's guard.
Cruz fights back with his feet, forcing Edgar to try something else.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Dominick Cruz launches an up-kick intended for Frankie Edgar's head...
It lands flush with Frankie Edgar's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Edgar is standing while Cruz is on the ground on his back
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
Dominick Cruz is on his feet again.
Cruz goes to the body...
his punches graze Edgar's arm.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Edgar.
Dominick Cruz's reflexes save him!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Dominick Cruz!
Edgar is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Nice punches from Frankie Edgar.
Even nicer blocks from Cruz.
Edgar misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
A right hand from Dominick Cruz
makes Edgar stumble back!
Dominick Cruz tries a hook to the body
but Edgar manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Frankie Edgar fakes a punch and launches himself over Cruz!
Nice move by Edgar who clinches and pushes Cruz against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz tries to breaks Frankie Edgar's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Cruz launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Edgar's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Dominick Cruz launches a few punches towards Edgar's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Edgar seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Edgar is trying to counter now!
Edgar pushes Dominick Cruz againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Cruz tries to block Frankie Edgar punches...
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cruz struggles and launches a few punches to Edgar's head
Those punches are hitting! Edgar covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Frankie Edgar's Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar tries to take Dominick Cruz down... Cruz stumbles backwards and Frankie Edgar launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Cruz's jaw!
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz circles out and slips free of Frankie Edgar's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Dominick Cruz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Frankie Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Dominick Cruz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Edgar into his guard.
Cruz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Cruz measures the resilience of Edgar's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Edgar's side.
Frankie Edgar is in closed guard over Cruz
Edgar is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frankie Edgar!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to improve position.
Edgar adjusts and closes his guard.
Cruz misses a step and Frankie Edgar sees an opportunity to counter him!
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Edgar leads with a punch
Dominick Cruz evades but whiffs with a counter.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Frankie Edgar jumps back and jabs
Cruz seems staggered and Frankie Edgar runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dominick Cruz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Edgar goes down.
Edgar ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edgar
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Edgar's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Edgar's being punished here!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar 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 side mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frankie Edgar attempts to trap Dominick Cruz in his guard.
Dominick Cruz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Frankie Edgar.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz rolls him over and takes his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Edgar! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Edgar is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Cruz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Cruz's is smart enough to counter him.
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Frankie Edgar has seen better days.
Edgar has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Edgar is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Edgar clumsily fails here and it's time for Dominick Cruz to fight back!
Cruz tries to open up Frankie Edgar's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Edgar in the side of the head
Edgar has a small cut in his Forehead
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Dominick Cruz slides his arm under Frankie Edgar's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Frankie Edgar pulls down on Dominick Cruz's hand and staves off danger
Cruz is in rear mount over Edgar with one hook in
Edgar tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Frankie Edgar. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cruz steps forward
Edgar feints.
Edgar pushes Dominick Cruz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Edgar is holding Dominick Cruz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dominick Cruz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Frankie Edgar.
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Round 3
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Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frankie Edgar didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz succeeds
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edgar's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Frankie Edgar work his BJJ game.
Edgar 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 full mount over Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Frankie Edgar gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Edgar tries to close his guard around Cruz
He is not able to do it
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Frankie Edgar 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 is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to move to full mount
Cruz's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Dominick Cruz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Edgar's face!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edgar
Cruz tries to jump to side mount.
Frankie Edgar closed his guard around Dominick Cruz.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz tries to open Edgar's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Edgar is unable to cover himself now!
Edgar's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Frankie Edgar
Solid shots!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to escape from the full mount...
Edgar struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dominick Cruz gets sloppy and Frankie Edgar tries to take advantage...
Edgar tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Dominick Cruz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Frankie Edgar
Edgar tries to stand up!
Cruz doesn't allow him!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Edgar
that goes awry.
Cruz launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edgar stops that one with his ribs!
Cruz decides to launch some tentative punches
Dominick Cruz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tremendous strikes from Cruz!
Some big punches are landing!
Cruz moves forward looking for some action
Dominick Cruz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Frankie Edgar pushes away Cruz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cruz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frankie Edgar
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Edgar doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Dominick Cruz embrace and tries to move away...
Dominick Cruz pushes Edgar forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frankie Edgar embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Cruz who put distance between them
Frankie Edgar goes with a looping right hand while Dominick Cruz jumps back and jabs
Edgar seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Frankie Edgar stumbles back.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz launches a body shot
Edgar evades.
Brilliant combination from Dominick Cruz
that forces Edgar to try and defend better.
Cruz is holding Frankie Edgar's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frankie Edgar loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Cruz tries to open up Edgar with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and Edgar is trying to block them with his hands...
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Frankie Edgar
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Frankie Edgar...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Dominick Cruz.
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Judge: Dominick Cruz 10 10 10: 30
Judge: Frankie Edgar 9 9 8: 26
Winner is Dominick Cruz by Unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 24/35 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 29/35 (83%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 479 s
Statistics: Frankie Edgar
Punches 4/19 (21%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 462 s
A highlight reel performance by Cruz from beginning to end! We want this man in all the events!
Nice effort tonight from Frankie Edgar who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
This makes the event worth the money!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!