Post by The Sandmen on Apr 1, 2013 18:41:44 GMT -5
Dominick Cruz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Yves Edwards looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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!
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 Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to escape from the closed guard
Dominick Cruz any adventage in the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Edwards leans and gets Dominick Cruz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Edwards tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edwards reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cruz blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Left eye
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz pushes Edwards's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cruz who is in full mount! Edwards is in trouble now!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
Edwards's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edwards'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 Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Edwards goes to the body...
his punches graze Cruz's arm.
Yves Edwards 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
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Cruz
Yves Edwards positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cruz covers himself well
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Edwards
He succeeds!
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Cruz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Edwards is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yves Edwards!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yves Edwards tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Edwards misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz aggressively and repeatedly punches Edwards.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 Edwards
Edwards has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Edwards struggles in the ground trying to break Cruz's control
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards
Terrible one sided match... Edwards was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Edwards! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards with one hook in
Edwards has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Edwards is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Dominick Cruz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Edwards locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Dominick Cruz unil he can pull his arm free! Cruz lost his dominant position.
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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz fires low kicks
punishing Edwards's legs repeatedly.
Dominick Cruz circles around Edwards
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Yves Edwards stumbles back.
Edwards's Chin is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. 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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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Yves Edwards fakes a punch and launches himself over Dominick Cruz
Great move by Edwards who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yves Edwards embrace and tries to move away...
Yves Edwards pushes Cruz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Yves Edwards and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Yves Edwards managed to maintain his balances and move away from Cruz
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Edwards
this is getting worse and worse for Edwards
Edwards's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cruz launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Edwards's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Cruz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
A solid combination from Yves Edwards
mostly hits air.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Edwards is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Edwards's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Edwards's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Edwards doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Yves Edwards, who is barely covering up!
Edwards's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Edwards's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Edwards doesn't fight back!
Edwards's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Edwards is covering himself! Cruz tries to force the situation and Edwards clumsily gives his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Edwards's eyes...
That RNC from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Edwards's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Edwards manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Cruz
Edwards is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yves Edwards!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Edwards tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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 Yves Edwards
Cruz is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yves Edwards.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Yves Edwards! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Cruz pushes Yves Edwards and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yves Edwards is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Edwards open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cruz drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Nose
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz pushes Yves Edwards against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Edwards doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edwards's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref pulls off Dominick Cruz! Edwards seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbow) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/29 (79%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
I had to get up for a minute, and when I came back this was the result. So I got nothing to add. Edwards could be better...umm...that's about it.
Yves Edwards looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
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!
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 Edwards
Edwards tries to close his guard around Cruz
He succeeds!
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz is in closed guard... Edwards tries to roll on the ground!
Dominick Cruz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Cruz tries to escape from the closed guard
Dominick Cruz any adventage in the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Edwards leans and gets Dominick Cruz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Edwards tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Edwards reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Cruz blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Left eye
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz pushes Edwards's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Cruz who is in full mount! Edwards is in trouble now!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Dominick Cruz on the ground
They could take their toll on Edwards.
Edwards's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edwards'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 Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Cruz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Edwards goes to the body...
his punches graze Cruz's arm.
Yves Edwards 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
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Cruz
Yves Edwards positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cruz covers himself well
Yves Edwards is in open guard over Cruz
Cruz tries to close his guard around Edwards
He succeeds!
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Cruz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Edwards is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yves Edwards!
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll on the ground...
Cruz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz was tooling Yves Edwards for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Yves Edwards lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Yves Edwards tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Yves Edwards takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards launches a few weak punches
Cruz blocks them effectively.
Edwards misses a step and Dominick Cruz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dominick Cruz aggressively and repeatedly punches Edwards.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to mount Yves Edwards...
Dominick Cruz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 Edwards
Edwards has given his back to Dominick Cruz who is trying to get one hook in!
Edwards struggles in the ground trying to break Cruz's control
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards
Terrible one sided match... Edwards was not ready to fight a fighter of Dominick Cruz caliber.
Cruz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Edwards! Cruz has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards with one hook in
Edwards has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Edwards is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Dominick Cruz looks to counter!
Dominick Cruz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Edwards locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Dominick Cruz unil he can pull his arm free! Cruz lost his dominant position.
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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Cruz fires low kicks
punishing Edwards's legs repeatedly.
Dominick Cruz circles around Edwards
Crisp uppercut by Cruz followed by a hard jab
Yves Edwards stumbles back.
Edwards's Chin is beginning to swell
The ref stops the action. 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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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Yves Edwards fakes a punch and launches himself over Dominick Cruz
Great move by Edwards who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Cruz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yves Edwards embrace and tries to move away...
Yves Edwards pushes Cruz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cruz grapple with Yves Edwards and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Yves Edwards managed to maintain his balances and move away from Cruz
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cruz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Edwards
this is getting worse and worse for Edwards
Edwards's Mouth is beginning to swell
Cruz launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Edwards's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Cruz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Edwards is trying to counter now!
A solid combination from Yves Edwards
mostly hits air.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Edwards is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Edwards's body! He's holding his side
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Cruz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Edwards's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Edwards doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Yves Edwards, who is barely covering up!
Edwards's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a barrage of elbows over Edwards's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Edwards doesn't fight back!
Edwards's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Cruz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Edwards is covering himself! Cruz tries to force the situation and Edwards clumsily gives his back!
Cruz is in rear mount over Edwards
Cruz tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Edwards's eyes...
That RNC from Dominick Cruz appears to be unbreakable
That RNC looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Edwards's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Edwards manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Yves Edwards is in half guard over Cruz
Dominick Cruz attempts to move to full guard
Dominick Cruz manages to switch to full guard.
Yves Edwards is in closed guard over Cruz
Edwards is in closed guard... Cruz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yves Edwards!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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.
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Dominick Cruz tries to take advantage...
Edwards tries to escape from the full mount...
Dominick Cruz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards 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 side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards 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 Yves Edwards
Cruz is taking this opportunity to rest.
Dominick Cruz is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Dominick Cruz looks to pass to mount...
Cruz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yves Edwards.
Dominick Cruz is in full mount over Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards tries to roll to his side and trap Dominick Cruz in his guard...
Dominick Cruz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Dominick Cruz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Yves Edwards! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Dominick Cruz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Cruz pushes Yves Edwards and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dominick Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Yves Edwards is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Cruz into his guard.
Dominick Cruz is in closed guard over Edwards
Cruz struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Dominick Cruz is in Edwards open guard now
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cruz drills Yves Edwards's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Nose
Dominick Cruz is in open guard over Edwards
Dominick Cruz pushes Yves Edwards against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Cruz jumps and tries to free his leg! Edwards doesn't allow this but Dominick Cruz is able to get half guard here.
Dominick Cruz is in half guard over Edwards
Edwards tries to move on the ground and shows Dominick Cruz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Edwards's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Herb Dean knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref pulls off Dominick Cruz! Edwards seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Dominick Cruz by TKO (Elbow) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Dominick Cruz
Punches 10/13 (77%)
Kicks 4/7 (57%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/29 (79%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
I had to get up for a minute, and when I came back this was the result. So I got nothing to add. Edwards could be better...umm...that's about it.
