Post by The Sandmen on Jan 11, 2013 16:51:38 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Dominick Cruz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Gray Maynard glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Now Dominick Cruz put his title in contention against Maynard.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The two exchange wildly
Cruz is connecting with a few punches
Gray Maynard launches a body shot
Cruz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Left eye
Cruz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Maynard sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside
A wicked punch by Dominick Cruz
rocks Maynard!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Mouth
Gray Maynard closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Maynard launches a flurry of punches
Cruz slips out of danger.
Maynard throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Cruz's defense muffles the blows.
Gray Maynard charges at Cruz throwing flurries left and right.
Dominick Cruz gets out of the way.
Maynard misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
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 Maynard
Maynard tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Maynard
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maynard's being punished here!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Maynard
Cruz is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Maynard
Cruz is in closed guard... Maynard tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Maynard
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Gray Maynard's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Maynard open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Maynard
Cruz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Maynard
Dominick Cruz tries to pass Gray Maynard's guard...
Dominick Cruz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Gray Maynard put Cruz in half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Maynard
Dominick Cruz tries to free his leg...
Dominick Cruz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Maynard's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard 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.
Cruz is trying to counter now!
Cruz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Pavilhão Atlântico (Lisbon, Portugal) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Cruz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Gray Maynard's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Cruz pushes Gray Maynard and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Maynard
this is getting worse and worse for Maynard
Maynard's Mouth is beginning to swell
Nice punch by Dominick Cruz
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Maynard avoids a dangerous strike from Cruz
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Cruz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dominick Cruz chases Maynard and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Maynard steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Cruz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gray Maynard didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Maynard
Dominick Cruz pushes Gray Maynard against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Maynard doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Maynard
Cruz positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Maynard's being punished here!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Cruz.
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Round 2
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Gray Maynard attempts to cut off Cruz with punches
Cruz avoids getting cornered.
Dominick Cruz and Maynard engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Dominick Cruz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Gray Maynard leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cruz
Maynard shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Dominick Cruz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cruz circles out and slips free of Gray Maynard's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Dominick Cruz goes with a looping right hand while Gray Maynard jumps back and jabs
Maynard seems staggered and Dominick Cruz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
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 Maynard
Cruz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maynard'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 half guard over Maynard
Cruz looks to be in very good shape.
Cruz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Maynard from the side mount!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Cruz breaths deeply while on the ground
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Dominick Cruz tries to open Maynard's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Dominick Cruz. Maynard is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Maynard tries to show some ground skills
Cruz uses his strength to keep Cruz at a disadvantage
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Gray Maynard...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Maynard.
Gray Maynard seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Dominick Cruz!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Dominick Cruz positions himself and tries to finish this!
Dominick Cruz storms Gray Maynard's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Herb Dean is asking Gray Maynard to defend himself!
Maynard's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Maynard seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Gray Maynard
Terrible one sided match... Maynard was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz knows his opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Gray Maynard is having a nightmare! Herb Dean watches for the moment he has to end this!
That brutal impact left Maynard laid out on the mat! Dominick Cruz's corner come in to congratulate him!
There is a small laceration on Gray Maynard's Nose
Winner is Dominick Cruz by KO (GnP) at 2:27 Round 2
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 20/30 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 20/25 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 3/25 (12%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 234 s
Dominick Cruz defends the Lightweight title!
Maynard did not get the upgrades he needed to be effective in this fight. I 100% believe with 2 or 3 small upgrades, this would have been a fight. Instead, it was a nothing. Toughness being a good one to upgrade if bored.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!